Project Description
Tel Aviv has the most eclectic bunch of people, including Israelis and internationals. Here’s a list of things that make Tel Avivians who they are. How many of these have you done?
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Say ampam instead of AM-PM.
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Complain about the lack of public transit on the weekends. (Trying shared transport options instead).
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Complain about the cost of living.
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Buy your groceries from Shuk HaCarmel.
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Buy a grocery cart for the shuk.
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Do yoga.
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Go vegetarian.
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Go vegan.
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Watch a sunset on the beach.
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People-watch on Rothschild Boulevard.
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Start your Friday mornings at Shuk HaPishpeshim in Yafo.
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Buy gifts at the Artist’s Fair on Nahalat Binyamin on Friday afternoon.
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Curse the architect of Dizengoff Center.
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Eat authentic foods in the Dizengoff Center at the Friday food market.
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Get your Mediterranean spices at Shuk Levinsky.
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Argue about which coffee shop is best to work from.
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Argue about where to find the best hummus.
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Argue about which beach is the best.
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Eat at Miznon.
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Eat at Tony Vespa after midnight.
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Spend your whole weekend at the beach.
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Ride an electric scooter.
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Ride a Mobike by the beach.
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Sit at the park in Habima Square and marvel at Tel Aviv’s urban beauty.
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Work at a shared workspace, like Mindspace.
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Join a protest at Kikar Rabin.
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Have a heart-to-heart with a taxi driver.
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Stay out late enough to watch the sunrise.
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Learn to love the unbearable humidity in the summer.
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Take a graffiti tour in Florentine.
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Buy 5-shekel coffee from Cofix.
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Buy 6-shekel falafel on King George.
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Party at the Pride Parade in June.
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Complain that the Pride Parade closes the streets and you can’t get anywhere.
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Complain about parking, even if you don’t have a car.
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Complain about the two weeks of annual rain.
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Get a dog.
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Be a dog-walker as a full-time job.
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Bartend at one of Tel Aviv’s endless bars.
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Help someone on the street when they ask you how to get somewhere — in Hebrew.
