Animar Tel Aviv

Animar sits on Retsif Herbert Samuel Street. It is a ten-minute walk from Frishman Beach and currently holds the no. 25 spot on The World's 50 Best MENA list.

The menu leans into Mediterranean and Israeli seafood, but the room is what dictates the experience. While nearby spots rely on the predictable energy of the beachfront strip, Animar focuses on the water itself. The room runs smart and elegant, feeling more like a deliberate destination than the casual cafés that dominate the surrounding stretch of sand. You go here for the specific ambition of the kitchen, which separates it from the neighboring bistros that treat the coastline as an afterthought.