Meatless Mecca Meatless Mecca

Tel Aviv has ‘world’s best vegetarian food’

Conde Nast Traveler contends that vegan and veggie options in the White City are among some of the city’s ‘best bites’

Sometimes you want to move beyond falafel. (illustrative photo credit: Orel Cohen/Flash90)
Sometimes you want to move beyond falafel. (illustrative photo credit: Orel Cohen/Flash90)

Tel Aviv has the world’s best vegetarian food, according to a newly published article in Conde Nast Traveler.

The Nov. 10 article by Raphael Kadushin describes the Israeli city as an “herbivore smorgasbord.”

“Spending a week going meatless in Tel Aviv isn’t just easy; it lets you sample the city’s best bites,” Kadushin writes.

The article lists several recommended vegan and “veg-friendly” restaurants in the White City, including one devoted to vegan Georgian food and an Ethiopian vegan cafe. Vegan diets omit not just meat but all animal products, including eggs and dairy.

According to the activist group Vegan-Friendly, Israel is home to approximately 300,000 vegans, the highest per capita vegan population anywhere in the world. A separate survey found that 8 percent of Israelis are vegetarian and nearly 5 percent are vegan.

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