eat & drink

The dynamic experiences offered by The George in the beating heart of Tel Aviv feature a collection of restaurants and bars celebrating the best of Israeli cuisine.  Our eclectic style is equal parts classic and innovative, intimate and extravagant, relaxed, bubbly, and meaningful.
The menus and dishes rely on the cultural and culinary wealth of the Mediterranean, sun-drenched kitchens, and fresh regional produce.

PARDES

Chef Restaurant

Pardes introduces a new and emerging Israeli cuisine with a menu showcasing the wide array of seasonal ingredients and local produce. Created by chef Barak Aharoni, the menu features traditional dishes executed in a contemporary style.
We serve a lunch and dinner menu as well as cocktail and light snacks that can be enjoyed in the main bar or outside, in the garden.
The restaurant will be open to the public and located on the entrance floor.

Loft

Casual all-day restaurant and bar

The beautiful restaurant overlooks Tel Aviv’s urban landscape, reflecting the city’s changing atmosphere throughout the day; bright and laid-back in the morning and afternoon, intimate and vibrant in the evening.
We start the day with a hearty breakfast from ‘Ofaimme’ farm, delivering the best locally grown produce straight to the heart of Tel Aviv. Later on in the day the menu is varied and eclectic, featuring both Israeli dishes as well as the classics. The bar menu serves an expansive array of cocktails, drinks and a carefully-curated list of wines from Israel and the rest of the world.

*Open exclusively to ‘Friends of George' club members and hotel guests.

Deck Bar

Wet pool area

Set in the pool and spa area, the light and vibrant bar offers a curated plant-based menu with Mediterranean street food, smoothies and freshly pressed juices, refreshing cocktails and summer wines. The informal seating around the bar and pool is perfect for spending time in sunny Tel Aviv at all hours of the day, most days of the year.

*Open exclusively to ‘Friends of George' club members and hotel guests.

Ofaimme Farm

Farm-fresh produce, coffee & pastries

Located on the entrance floor, Ofaimme farm café and shop delivers the finest local produce directly from the field, orchard, barn and coop into to the heart of Tel Aviv. Enjoy a light meal with the farm’s signature cheese selection and handmade products, freshly baked pastries, excellent coffee and cold pressed juices. Available to eat in or to take away, from the morning hours and throughout the day.

Meet our team

Barak Aharoni Executive Chef

Chef Barak Aharoni developed his techniques and style throughout his professional career working in Tel Aviv's leading restaurants and through his travels abroad, where he is always delving into various food cultures.
It has always been the Mediterranean landscape, combined with his mother's Tunisian and his father's Persian roots, that has given him the possibility to explore and mix together traditional and modern cooking techniques.
His approach marries only the freshest regional ingredients with specialties by local growers and the result is fully realized is a rich, gentle and daring culinary language.
In Pardes, Barak creates a mature and personal menu, with interpretation of traditional and contemporary dishes - creating a true modernist Israeli cuisine.

Galia Ornan Culinary & Creative Manager

An eager culinary tourist, a collector of tools, accessories and textiles, a food stylist and a culinary concept consultant, Ornan and has been passionate about good food, cooking and design ever since she can remember.
She is a graduate of the Corcoran School of Art & Design (Washington DC) and The Department of Textile Design at Shenkar College of Engineering, Design & Art (Ramat Gan).
By merging the two disciplines, Ornan has led a long and successful career in both the restaurant and hospitality industries and has founded and managed some of Israel’s finest catering companies, restaurants and F&B departments.
Ornan is responsible for the concept design and development of ‘The George’s’ food and beverage division, in collaboration with chef Barak Aharoni.

Mor Bernstein Wine program manager

A passionate Sommelier and wine consultant, Mor Bernstein has curated and developed some of Israel's finest hospitality wine programs. Her original thought and down-to-earth approach have manifested unique and sustainable wine lists and wine education programs.
She holds a L4-Diploma in Wine and Spirits from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust in London UK and has been greatly influenced by the diversity of the London wine scene in her work in Israel.
For 'The George', Bernstein's wine lists selections include handpicked local producers alongside wines from around the world, in addition to collaborating with local wineries to produce 'The George's' tailor made house brand wine.
Mor Bernstein is responsible for the wine program for 'The George's' chef restaurant Pardes, the Loft restaurant, the Jazz Hall and the Pool deck.

Bar Shira Alcohol & Cocktails Division Manager

Having managed some of Tel Aviv’s leading bars and won several international cocktail competitions, Bar Shira founded the ‘Imperial Group’. Since its opening in 2013, the 'Imperial Craft Cocktail Bar' is considered Tel Aviv’s best cocktail bar and has been awarded the ‘Best bar in Tel Aviv’ by Time Out magazine every year. In 2015, the ‘Imperial’ was ranked 17th in the world and was awarded ‘The best bar in Africa and the Middle East’ by THE WORLD'S 50 BEST BARS.
As leader and co-owner of the Imperial group, Shira opened many bars throughout Israel, as well as launched the ‘Imperial's Bootled Cocktails’, a bottled cocktails venture.

The George's bar collection:
Pardes- chef restaurant bar, The Loft- restaurant bar, The Jazz Hall- event bar, The Deck-pool bar.