Ein El-Wadi Lebanese Restaurant
עין אל ואדי
A family-run Lebanese home-cooking restaurant in an Ottoman-era stone house, long ranked first in Haifa on Tripadvisor.
Located at 140 Independence Boulevard near the Haifa port, the restaurant is run by a local Arab Christian family in a stone house from the Ottoman period. It specializes in Lebanese and Galilean home cooking: shishbarak (small meat dumplings simmered in hot yogurt sauce), sheikh al-mahshi (stuffed eggplant), mnazzaleh (Aleppo-style eggplant with minced meat), and maqluba (upside-down chicken and vegetable rice). Meals end with cheese knafeh and fresh mint tea. Plenty of vegetarian and gluten-free options. Prices average NIS 100–150 per person. Closed on Sundays; reservations are recommended on weekends. It's a little away from the German Colony restaurant street, so it's easy to miss.
Opening hours
Monday–Thursday 12:00–20:00, Friday 12:00–22:00, Saturday 12:00–19:00, closed Sundays
Nearby sights
- German Colony
- Wadi Nisnas
- Bahá'í Gardens & Shrine of the Báb
- Madatech – Israel National Museum of Science
- Louis Promenade
- Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art
- Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum
- Stella Maris Monastery & Cable Car