7 Vegan Desserts One must Try in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv is a city full of plant-based foods and vegetables of all sorts, making it a vegan foodie heaven. However, sometimes, that’s just not enough. Finding a vegan dessert to make your sweet tooth completely satisfied may have been hard before, but with this list, you will never have an unfulfilled craving again.

# Halva / The Kingdom of Halva and Tahini

Halva is one of the most beloved and famous Israeli desserts. It’s usually made only with tahini (sesame seed paste) and honey or sugar. The Kingdom of Halva, which originated in Jerusalem’s Machne Yehuda market, is the most famous halva boutique in Israel, known for its incredible range of flavours and top artisan quality. It is recommended to come here open-minded and sample all the unique flavours before choosing a favourite, like spicy chilli halva or whisky halva.

# Vegan Chocolate Babka / Bakery

The bakery, with five locations across Tel Aviv, is perhaps Tel Aviv’s most beloved bakery, patisserie, and coffee shop. For those who can’t resist this picture and are thinking of giving up veganism – it’s your lucky day. The Bakery sells these heavenly vegan babka cakes, either with chocolate or nuts, individually wrapped in a single-serve size–as if you couldn’t finish a big one by yourself!

# Seasonal Dessert / Bana

Recently opened Bana is not a regular vegan restaurant – it is a plant-based eatery. The idea is that the dishes here aren’t made with vegan substitutions and are not supposed to imitate meaty dishes. Instead, the whole menu is based on unique combinations of vegetables, fruit and nuts. As this is one of the most talked-about restaurants in Tel Aviv, this recipe seems to work. Just look at this picture and you’ll understand.

# Lotus Rozalach / Cafe Landwer

Cafe Landwer is one of the most popular chains in Tel Aviv. Their signature dish is the Rozalach, a twist on the Israeli Rugelach, a pastry filled with Nutella, rolled and then baked in a pizza oven, and served dusted with confectioner’s sugar. Recently, as part of their vegan menu, Landwer launched the signature dish, with Lotus Biscoff cookies. Spread is used to replace chocolate, making the signature dish edible for everyone and oh-so-yummy.

# Cookeez / Cookeez

Get a huge cookie, and another one, place a scoop of ice cream between the two and voila! Cookeez is responsible for some of Tel Aviv longest late-night queues, as they serve these delicious cookie ice-cream sandwiches until 2 am, thus satisfying many happy partiers. The cookies are available in so many flavours, the latest craze being rainbow unicorn cookies. The variety also includes three vegan cookie options (chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, and peanut butter), as well as four vegan ice cream options (coconut, dark chocolate, halva, or lotus biscotti) so no one is left out.

# Dairy-free Ice Cream / Anita – La Mamma del Gelato

Anita is not only Tel Aviv’s favourite ice cream place, it is an establishment. It recently expanded to several international locations, offering a range of over 150 different kinds of ice cream, frozen yoghurt, sorbets, organic sugar-free, fat-free, soy-based and creamy ice creams. People travel from all over the country to indulge in Anita’s boutique, which is in the heart of the picturesque Neve Zedek. Would you ever guess that the ice cream in the photo is vegan?

# Mojito Popsicle / Tamara

There is nothing more refreshing than a popsicle in the Tel Aviv summer heat. Well, perhaps a Mojito? Tamara, Tel Aviv’s most famous yoghurt and juice shop, has combined the two, added some lime and lemongrass, and created this heavenly treat – the Mojito popsicle.