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Full coverage· Culture· Updated

Legendary Israeli Skewers Restaurant Opens New Branch in Tel Aviv

The famed Or Yehuda skewer restaurant "Oved BaKfar" opened a new branch in Tel Aviv’s Hader Yosef neighborhood, drawing large crowds from day one. The new location replicates the original menu and atmosphere, run by the founding family, while the original site faces ongoing zoning disputes.

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What happened

  1. 01Oved BaKfar opened a new branch in Tel Aviv near Hader Yosef sports complex.
  2. 02The new restaurant quickly attracted long queues similar to the original Or Yehuda branch.
  3. 03Menu and prices at the new branch are identical to the original location.
  4. 04The restaurant is a family business founded by Yaakov Shakuri and now run by his grandson Kobi.
  5. 05A popular song by Odaya Azulai boosted the restaurant’s cultural status.
  6. 06The original Or Yehuda site faces unresolved legal issues over land use zoning.
Translated and summarized by baba from Ynet, the latest report. Read Ynet’s original

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