Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Mall: a hub in the city center
Wavy Staircase inside Dizengoff In our city you don't have to go to the suburbs to find a first class shopping mall. Dizengoff center is located in the heart of the city on Dizengoff and King George streets. This mall is too big to write about in one blog article. So I will start with an overview before we discuss specific stores.
The first issue is how do we get to the mall. Driving your car is no problem, there is a large underground parking garage. There are numerous buses that will drop you off at or close to the mall (bus fair NIS 5.10). A taxi from a hotel on Ha'yarkon beach area will cost about NIS 20 to 30. Tipping taxi drivers for short rides is not required, and they will not be offended.
Another issue for mall goers is restrooms. If you are going to do serious shopping for extended trips... "when you got to go - YOU GOT TO GO"! The mall provides 3 major restroom facilities. They are always clean and well kept, which is a reflection on their respect for customers. Mall staff seem to always be somewhere nearby making sure the facilities are clean.
Shopping is a major activity at the mall. Followed by eating and socializing with friends at a cafe. As we get into the hundreds of small stores that populate the mall, we will explore some of them. There are just too many to write about, even in a blog. For now, I will tell you about a few of the major venues. On the first and second floors of the south building is the 365 department store (Hamashbir). This is a first class upscale department store. If you plan on spending money in the store for about NIS 40, you can buy a 365 card and enjoy money saving discounts. Hamashbir is a large chain department store.
Book Browsing Dizengoff Center Other major stores are Castro, Zara, Gulf, Pull and Bear, Toys-R-US and Super Pharm. These are all representative of the large retail chains in Israel. Some of the stores are also international chains, for the most part, Israel has it's own set of store chains, clothing is a very strong retailing sector here.
On Thursdays and Fridays the mall hosts a major food fair. Vendors offer a wide variety of ethnic food. There are also many regular restaurants at the mall. At later posts I will describe them in more detail. Dizengoff center has: McDonald's, Burger Ranch, Shelly, Arcafe, Sbarro Pizza & Pasta, Hoggie Bar, Sushi, Caffeneto Cafe Y Restaurant and verious juice bars.
Some of the other offerings are a major hardware store and first class bakery. You also have a place to entertain your children. On the 3rd floor of the south building a bridge connects the two buildings. A good size play area provides many type of playthings for children, there is no charge for use of the facility.
For adult entertainment there are 2 cinema venues showing all the latest movies. So go to the mall in the city and enjoy life in the city -- sam-d-man
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