Alcohol Drink Mix in Montifiore Cafe

Small alcoholic drink selection in Montifiore, a cafe during the day and bar at night (Ibn Gvirol @ Arlozorov)

Tel Avivians are different in their entertainment and drinking habits than Americans or Europeans. Alcohol drinking is not as popular as in most western countries. There is also less abuse, especially in the younger (millennial) population. Israelis consume less hard liquor than most westerners this makes for a lower alcoholic statistics (driving accidents and poisoning related incidents). But you can still get a good drink in many restaurants and cafes. With higher living standard constantly pushing up, Israelis started going out more and entertain in bars is way up (mostly with friends and work related events). This trend is driving many to Tel Aviv's more popular entertainment centers. Even small cafes (Montifiore on Ibn Gvirol in the picture above) are getting in the game. There are hundreds of small bars, cafes and restaurants serving drinks. Most will have beer (Goldstar and Maccabee are local Israeli beers) and a few choices of wine. The ones with small bars have a few selections of Whiskey, Vodka, Arak and Rum. In most small bars the selection is small so don't expect an exotic top shelf Irish Whiskey. But a good Johnnie Walker Red Label or a nice bottle of Absolut is definitely available. Beer 15 to 25 shekels, wine 25 to 50 shekels (cup), mixed drinks 25 to 80 shekels. There are variations in everything alcoholic in Tel Aviv, even taxes on alcohol in shops are a hotly debated topic.