Roladin’s Sufganiyot- Pricey but Worth it

Just about everywhere you turn in Tel Aviv during Chanukah you’ll encounter sufganiyot, or donuts. Supermarkets, gas stations, convenience stores, and yes, bakeries. And in all those places you can always pick up powdered sugar-covered, strawberry jelly filled sufganiyot. Roladin just blows their competition away,  They offer the traditional strawberry filled sufganiyot, but don’t waste your time with those. Roladin offers so many more mouth-watering flavors.

With it now being Chanukah, everyone is looking for their beloved sufganiyot. All 9 Roladin locations, regardless whether it’s day or night,will be crowded. Some locations have an outdoors or extra section just for buying their sufganiyot. So my advice is to be patient because the outcome will be totally worth it.

Roladin  offers many different flavors. They created sufganiyot  which has “chasers”, small vials of liquid you inject into the donut before eating. The flavors of “chasers” includes tiramisu with mascarpone cheese, coffee and white chocolate which they call Black Forest (whipped cream), Belgian Chocolate and a cherry chaser, Bianco Chocolate which is Italian milk chocolate ganache, Sugar Pearls and a chocolate hazelnut chaser. Some of their other flavored sufganiyot are Creme Brulee with a shard of caramel, Ginger-Lime Curd, Apple Cider, Mexican Hot Chocolate, Chai Sufganiyot with orange-pumpkin buttercream, Tiramisu, Halva, Oreo, Pistachio, Chocolate, and  Caramel and many more…

Warning: Roladin posts the calorie counts of each sufganiya on the menu, which will scare some people away, but trust me its worth the extra calories.

Price: 5NIS-15NIS

Locations: 9 locations across Tel Aviv.

Hours: 7:00 am to 10:00 PM

Hashdera 34

Great food with a great atmosphere at a good price…

While walking on Dizengoff street you might wonder where can I go out to eat without spending too much money. Hashdera 34 which is located right off the corner of Dizengoff and Ben Gurion street. Hashdera presents a menu with almost every kind of food you could ask for at great prices. Their menu is set by price range. If its Appetizers which vary from the great price of 15NIS to main dishes that are priced between 30NIS to 70NIS. For those who are looking for a steak Hashdera 34 offers it for only 89 NIS. The portions of all the main dishes tend to be very large.

The atmosphere of Hashedra 34 is great.  I advise  come early or you will be stuck in line. Peak dinner hours you might have to wait in line for 15 minutes at most.The staff are very friendly and very talkative. The Staff will offer you free shots of alcohol various times throughout the meal.  Their bar is fully stocked with any drink you would want and the prices of their alcohol are less than other Tel Aviv restaurants.

Recommendation: Order the Scallopini. This dish is boneless  grilled chicken  served on mashed potatoes or rice. I advise to order it with mashed potatoes. Personally I would say this is their best dish. If you are less than four people i recommend to sit on the bar, this will come with many free shots from the bartender.

Address: Ben Gurion 34

Hours: 7 days a week 12:00 PM-1:00 Am

Not Kosher