Successful Pop-Up 'Sich' Opens Permanent Restaurant in Tel Aviv
Translated & summarized from Globes by baba
The "Sich" restaurant, which began as a successful pop-up in Tel Aviv's Florentin neighborhood in November 2025, has now opened as a permanent establishment. Created by chefs Ali Peretz, Nir Barak, Ido Ben Chafar, and manager Ilai Peretz, the restaurant offers a modern take on Galilean skewer traditions. The menu features 28 dishes, with signature items like "chicken butts" skewers and a vegetarian appetizer trio, and reservations are recommended.
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- The "Sich" restaurant, initially a pop-up, has opened a permanent location in Tel Aviv's Florentin neighborhood.
- The restaurant was founded by chefs Ali Peretz, Nir Barak, Ido Ben Chafar, and manager Ilai Peretz.
- Sich offers a modern interpretation of Galilean skewer traditions, incorporating foraging and local ingredients.
- Signature dishes include "chicken butts" skewers and a three-part vegetarian appetizer tribute to grandmothers.
- The menu features 28 dishes with prices ranging from 16 to 82 shekels, and reservations are advised.
- The restaurant aims to showcase young Israeli gastronomy with a blend of tradition and contemporary trends.
Sich, a restaurant concept born from a pop-up, has opened a permanent location in Tel Aviv's Florentin neighborhood. Initially launched in November 2025 as a month-long "Galilee-Tel Aviv skewer joint" by chefs Ali Peretz, Nir Barak, Ido Ben Chafar, and restaurant manager Ilai Peretz of the culinary group "Barulah," the venture proved so successful that its creators decided to establish a permanent establishment. After a nine-month hiatus, Sich has reopened in the same area, now featuring a larger seating area, a bar surrounding an open kitchen, and an expanded menu.
The restaurant's concept is rooted in a longing for the Galilee and its traditional skewer houses, but it speaks the language of four young chefs living and working in Tel Aviv. The new iteration transforms the accessible and cheerful skewer joint into a local food bar that reflects contemporary Israeli culinary trends, including foraging, fermentation, direct relationships with farmers, zero waste, and a blend of tradition and nostalgia. The menu offers 28 dishes, with prices ranging from 16 to 82 shekels, and reservations are recommended.
Signature dishes include "chicken butts" skewers, a concept inspired by chef Ali Peretz's childhood, utilizing the flavorful and often discarded part of the chicken. Another notable dish is the "Instagrammable" vegetarian appetizer trio, a tribute to the chefs' grandmothers, featuring a ricotta and harissa tartlet, stuffed grape leaves with freekeh, and an Italian-Levantine take on shishbarak. The dessert menu includes a grilled Spanish melon skewer with fermented fig glaze.
The beverage program features seven light cocktails made in-house, incorporating foraged ingredients, and a wine list primarily featuring Israeli wines, with plans to expand to include more from small Israeli producers. The service is described as young, knowledgeable, and informal. Sich's evolution from a simple skewer joint to a more refined establishment has not diminished its lightheartedness and hospitality, making it a recommended spot to experience young Israeli gastronomy.