British food in Tel Aviv: fish and chips, a proper pint and where to find the PG Tips

Tel Aviv is one of the best places in the world to eat, just not if you want a Sunday roast. You'll find good fish and chips, an Irish pub with Guinness on tap and the footie on, but the Marmite and PG Tips mostly come by post or in your suitcase.

The short version

• Molly Bloom's on Hayarkon Street is the closest thing to a British local, with Guinness, Magners and the Premier League [1][2].
• Mike's Place on the beachfront is the long-running sports bar for football, burgers and live music [3].
• For fish and chips, Joseph 'n Sons in the city centre is a dedicated chippy, and there's a fish and chips spot at Jaffa Port [4][5].
• A full English or a Sunday roast is hard to find. The Israeli breakfast is the local answer, and a very good one.
• PG Tips, Marmite and British biscuits can be ordered online and delivered in Israel, but at a price: 80 PG Tips bags cost ILS 47.19 (about £11) when we checked [6].

Pound conversions use the Bank of England spot rate of 5 November 2026 (£1 = ILS 4.3162).

Pubs: pints and the football

Tel Aviv has plenty of bars but only a handful with a British or Irish feel. These two have been around for years and were still showing matches in November 2026.

Molly Bloom's

If you miss your local, start here. Its drinks menu in November 2026 had Guinness, Carlsberg, Tuborg, Weihenstephan, Magners cider and the local Shikma Amber Ale on draught [2]. Prices were:

It opens from 6pm Sunday to Thursday, from 4pm on Friday and from 3pm on Saturday, and happy hour (20% off food and drink) runs until 7pm from Sunday to Thursday [1]. Its sport page for 5–8 November 2026 listed four Premier League matches on the Saturday and England v Australia in the rugby on the Sunday [1]. Some games depend on the satellite signal, so don't stake your whole weekend on one.

Mike's Place

Mike's Place sits on the promenade at 90 Herbert Samuel and opens from noon until 1am or the last customer, and until 2am on Fridays, with happy hour from 5pm to 7pm [3]. It's more sports bar than pub, but the football's on and the sea view beats any beer garden in Blighty. Check its sports and music schedules on the website before you go.

Fish and chips

Israelis love fried fish, so a decent fish and chips is easier to find than you'd think.

• Joseph 'n Sons, at 10 Malchei Yisrael Street near Rabin Square, calls itself "fish n' chips n' rock n' roll" and lists opening hours seven days a week [4]. A November 2026 restaurant listing put a portion of cod at around ILS 100 (about £23) and called the portions small [5]. Parts of its website look a few years old, so ring 03-961-1141 before you make a special trip.
• Fish & Chips at Jaffa Port was on the same November 2026 listing, praised for flaky white fish with a view of the old port; chips are ordered separately [5].

Expect it to be different from your seaside chippy. The fish might be sea bass or local white fish rather than cod or haddock, the batter is often lighter, and mushy peas are a rarity. Bring your own malt vinegar.

Breakfast, roasts and a proper cuppa

The full English

We couldn't find a café in Tel Aviv that reliably serves a full English in 2026. Many restaurants are kosher, and pork is less common than at home, so bacon and sausages aren't a given. Instead, try the Israeli breakfast: eggs, chopped salad, cheeses, dips, bread and coffee, often for two. It won't replace a fry-up on a hungover Sunday, but it comes close.

The Sunday roast

Sunday is a working day in Israel, so the roast is a weekend tradition with nowhere to go. We couldn't find a pub or restaurant advertising a Sunday roast in Tel Aviv for 2026. Most British families do theirs at home on Friday night or Saturday, when the whole country slows down for Shabbat.

Tea

Israelis drink plenty of tea, often black with fresh mint (nana), but a strong builder's brew is another matter. Local supermarket tea is fine for most people. For PG Tips, Yorkshire or Typhoo, see the shops below.

Shops: Marmite, PG Tips and Christmas pud

Ordering online

British Essentials, an online shop delivering British brands, runs an Israeli store with prices in shekels. When we checked in November 2026, a box of 80 PG Tips bags was ILS 47.19 (about £11) [6]. Delivery charges and times weren't shown on the product page, so check them at the checkout and order early for Christmas.

Israeli supermarkets

Big Israeli supermarkets stock some British brands, and McVitie's digestives have been easy to find for years. The larger chains carry a wider range of imported goods; Tiv Ta'am, for example, says it sells products from all over the world [7]. Stock changes, so ask in our community group for Brits in Israel where people found Branston, Bisto or crumpets this month.

Bringing it back from Blighty

The old expat trick still works: fill the gaps in your suitcase with teabags, Marmite, gravy granules and a Christmas pudding. Keep it to sealed, shop-bought food in sensible quantities, and check the Israeli customs rules on meat and dairy before you pack any.

The British food calendar in Tel Aviv

Christmas takes some planning, as 25 December is an ordinary working day. Many Brits book the day off and do a proper roast with friends, turkey and all. Turkey is easy to buy in Israel, so it's only the pudding and the crackers that need importing.

For more on the British crowd in the city, see our guide to British life in Tel Aviv.

Sources

1. Molly Bloom's Tel Aviv: home page and sport schedule (sport listings for 5–8 November 2026)
2. Molly Bloom's Tel Aviv: drinks menu (checked November 2026)
3. Mike's Place: Tel Aviv branch (opening hours checked November 2026)
4. Joseph 'n Sons: fish and chips in Tel Aviv
5. Atly: Best fish and chips in Tel Aviv (updated November 2026)
6. British Essentials Israel: PG Tips 80 tea bags (checked November 2026)
7. Tiv Ta'am supermarkets

Keep reading

• British life in Tel Aviv
• Nightlife in Tel Aviv
• Cost of living in Tel Aviv vs London and the UK average
• Shabbat in Tel Aviv: what's open and getting around