Yemin Moshe
Jerusalem
02 - 625 10 42 / Fax. 624 46 96

The view through the large windows of Mishkenot Shaananim, in Jerusalem's scenic Yemin Moshe, takes in the walls of the Old City, David's Tower and Mt. Zion, plus the edge of the Judean Desert as well. For 22 years it's been the semi-official Jerusalem restaurant for very important guests from home and abroad, politicians and authors, artists and top journalists and business leaders. That fact is documented by a rotating display of photographs at the entrance, from Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin and Arthur Rubinstein to Jacques Chirac and John Le Carré.

The decor may be old-fashioned, but that also means that there's silver and crystal, and the service is of an international level. Owner Moise Peer's wine cellar is one of the biggest and best in the world, including vintages of one or two hundred years. Some of the bottles are literally worth their weight in gold. It may be snobbishly fashionable to look down on the food, which can be inconsistent and too classic for some tastes, but it's generally of the highest quality, based on the best ingredients. From the filet in pepper sauce that melts in the mouth to the goose liver in fruit sauce, via the appetizers, the duck à l'orange, the milk-fed veal with mushrooms and even the steak tartare, all the way to the desserts. That was the view of the GaultMillau inspectors, who visited Mishkenot and awarded it 14 points and a toque.

How to reach Mishkenot Mishkenot Shaananim Restaurant can be reached from two directions: (1) from hotels in King David Street, descending by foot down the stairs at the side of the windmill (see top arrows), also parking available. (2) From the Lion's Fountain (lower arrows).

	on all days between 18.30 and 24.00h
	from 12:00 to 15:00
	until 100 persons in the winter, 300 in the summer
	is preferred
	possible

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