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Tel Aviv
Israel
with a long, deep bar
perfect for single
diners.Vietnamese
shrimp are particularly
recommended.
Reservations essential.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Nina
Café
(29 Shabazi)
A little bit of Paris
in the heart of Neve
Tzedek, a great place
to enjoy good coffee
and patisserie at the
end of a hard day’s
designer shopping in
the neighbourhood.
LATE & LIVELY
The Breakfast
Club
(6 Rothschild
Boulavard, tel: 03
560 8852) One of the
hottest places on the
city’s dance scene,
attracting top DJs and
amixed crowd with
staying power – it
doesn’t peak till 4am.
THIS MONTH
GO
Head down to
Tel Aviv Port around
the start of Passover
on 6–7April to catch
a recital of the Shirat
Hayam– the prayer
of thanks for safe
crossing of the Red
Sea that Israelis give
at this time beside
a body of water.
NOWAY!
Bread is a no-no in
most hotels andmany
restaurants during the
10 days of Passover,
when it’s replaced by
matzo
– a delicious
unleavened flatbread
that comes diced and
scrambled with eggs
into
matzo brei
.
Anthea Gerrie
DIALLING CODE
+972
CURRENCY
ILS
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Geneva, London (LTN)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs
about ILS150.
Trains run to
the city centre
every 30minutes.
Tickets: ILS14.5.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Market Kitchen
(Hangar 12,Tel Aviv
Port, tel: 03 544
6669) Agreat place
to visit on Friday
morning; it sits on
the top floor of an
airy farmers’market
building which is a hive
of activity in the run-
up to the weekend.
Bread baskets and
brunch dishes are a
strong point, ditto the
great views of port
life through the huge
plate-glass windows.
EXCLUSIVE
Montefiore
(36
Montefiore, tel: 03
564 6100) Located
in the StockMarket
district,Montefiore
is a buzzyAsian
fusion restaurant
TAXI
Canarian-stylemenu.
The fillet steak with
pepper sauce is the
star of themenu.
AFTER DARK
LATE & LIVELY
Agua de Coco
(San
Telmo, LosCristianos)
Enjoy chilled caipiriñas
and thewarmest
of welcomes at this
popular bar with indoor
andoutside seating
andgreat views of the
beachbelow.
THIS MONTH
GO
April sees the
Heineken I Love
Music event come to
Tenerife, with concerts
being played up and
down the island,most
notably the Semana
Santa night at Siam
Park on 6April.
NOWAY!
Many international
singers graceTenerife’s
stages including
Michael Jackson, Elton
John andRod Stewart.
Natasha Laming
Tenerife
South
Spain
DIALLING CODE
+34
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Basel, Berlin,
Bristol, Edinburgh,
London (LGW),
Manchester
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €30.
Route 487 stops
at Los Cristianos
and Playa de Las
Americas.Tickets: €3.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Lupita
(2 Canada Blanca,
Parque de La Reina)
Sample Canarian
cuisine fused with a
Mexican flavour at this
original Gaudi-style
restaurant whose
prices are as pleasing
as the food.
EXCLUSIVE
Gran
Reserva
(5Avenida de
LasAmericas, Playa de
LasAmericas, tel: 922
798 508) Set in the
opulent surroundings
of the Safari Centre,
this steak house
restaurant stands
out for its first-class
service, goodwine
list and authentic
TAXI
Harry’s Bar
(5
Avenida de las
Américas) This is
the perfect venue
to enjoy an evening
drink. Sit around
the stunning nightly
water fountain
display and relax.
LOW KEY
Thessaloniki
Greece
high-quality fish and
other seafood, aswell
as smart decor and
lunchtimes often see
it host impromptu
musical sessions.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Loxias
(5 Isavron, tel: 2310
233925)This rather
bohemianplace
attracts a literary
crowd, as evidencedby
the photos of authors,
andboasts a view
of PlatiaNavarinou,
making it a fine spot
just for a coffee or beer,
although there are
filling snacks aswell.
LATE & LIVELY
Kafodeio Elliniko
(3
Loustinianou, tel: 2310
237 016) Buzzing
venue that often has
live performances
after 10.30pmand
then stays open round
the clock, whereby
it becomes a trendy
place for the city’s
youth to drink and
dance the night away.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Orthodox
Easter (13–15April)
isGreece’smost
important religious
festival and the old
Byzantine churches
of central Thessaloniki
are atmospheric places
towatch theGood
Friday processions and
lively celebrations at
Saturdaymidnight.
NOWAY!
Famous British writer
and artist Edward Lear
drew the city’sArch of
Galerius in 1848.
Nick Edwards
DIALLING CODE
+30
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Berlin, Dortmund,
London (LGW), Milan
(MXP), Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
Alocal taxi costs€20.
Route 78 goes
directly to the
city centre.Tickets:
€0.80.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
To
Meteoro Vima
Tis Garidas
(31
Vaslileos Irakliou, tel:
2310 279 867) The
name,meaning“the
meteoric step of the
shrimp”, is a parody
of an artsy filmby the
lateAngelopoulos but
the seafoodmezze
are among the best
at one of Modiano
Market’s favourite
local hangouts.
EXCLUSIVE
EptaThalasses
(10
Kalapothaki, tel: 2310
233 173)Also knownby
its EnglishnameSeven
Seas, this upmarket
seafront taverna offers
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