3.1.1 Around Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv is a cool place, and here are some of its coolest neighborhoods. See also Tel Aviv Streets.
Tel Aviv's White City is the World's largest collection of International or Bauhaus style buildings in the world. Since being designated one of the first 'modern' UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world in 2003, restoration of these buildings constructed by German immigrants in the 1920's and 1930's has picked up and this quarter is now almost restored to its earliest glory. Tours of the area are available.
Rothschild Boulevard is the main street running through the White City, a boulevard with gardens in the middle. Fashionable restaurants and cafes line the street, whilst even trendier kiosks sit in the center of the boulevard in the gardens enjoyed by residents and tourists alike. Also within the White City is funky Sheinkin Street, one of the city's trendiest addresses.
Built in 1887 as the first neighborhood outside of Jaffa, Neve Tzedek was neglected over time, being restored in the 1980's to regain a reputation as a charming, prestigious area in south Tel Aviv. The narrow streets are lined with boutiques and unique galleries. The main street you want is Shabazi Street. The Suzanne Dellal Center is Tel Aviv's dance center with a superb piazza and interesting gardens, and popular cafe Suzanna shouldn't be missed.
Jaffa, the Ancient Port which Tel Aviv has grown out of has in recent years, like much of South Tel Aviv, been regenerated. Now another highly desirable part of this city, Jaffa's flea markets sit beneath million-dollar apartments and alongside trendy cafes. The Old City of Jaffa is a cool place to stroll through with its gardens and narrow pathways, whilst the hustling streets of the flea markets are just as interesting, if not as serene.
The recently restored Port of Tel Aviv is now one of the hottest places in town. During the day, the cafes and stores here host some of the city's richest and trendiest, whilst at night, the area transforms into one of Tel Aviv's most popular nightclub venues.
Earlier in its period of gentrification than Neve Tzedek, Florentin is another of the oldest southern neighborhoods of Tel Aviv. home to some of Tel Aviv's poorest neighborhoods including many foreign workers, the area has gained a cool reputation in recent years. Artists and young residents have moved into the area and along with them have bars and cafes.
