Hamalabiya specializes in Malabi, a middle-eastern milk pudding served hot or cold. It’s rose flavored sweetness and light, creamy texture will have you savoring it until the last bite. Moreover, the people behind the counter will keep you coming back for more.

A trip to Israel isn’t complete without a taste of their classic dessert - the malabi. It’s a creamy custard topped with rose syrup and crunchy bits, the perfect combination of Middle Eastern flavours and textures. Hamalabiya has multiple restaurants around the city dedicated to this dreamy dessert (which they make completely vegan) but I also recommend trying the warm cinnamon-y custard called Sachlev (only served during winter) and their rose-flavoured beer, which is only sold on the spot.

Before your delicious day of eating comes to an end, head over to Hamalabiya, which has several locations across the city, to order a Malabi for 10 shekels and a beer for 15 shekels, and relax!. Malabi is an Israeli dessert with Turkish roots, is a milk based pudding (which Hamalabiya offers in addition to its equally tasty and equally priced vegan option) topped with rose water and chopped nuts and shredded coconut. It’s the perfect, sweet ending to a day in Tel Aviv.

I get Biergarten vibes here with its open courtyard space with rows of picnic tables. We ended our tour with Delicious Israel here to nosh on some, malabi –– a kind of milk pudding made with rice, sugar, and milk that originated in Persia, brought to Israel by Jews who fled Iran throughout the 1950s and especially following the Iranian Revolution of 1979 when the community dropped from 80,000 to less than 20,000.

I couldn’t forget my favorite malabi, a Turkish influenced Israeli rosewater pudding topped with vanilla and rosewater syrup. Right next to Shuk Ha’Carmel, this mouthwatering pudding is the perfect treat to grab on your way to the beach. Hopefully you’ll squeeze in all these foodie destinations on your next trip to Israel, but in the meantime we can share in our nostalgia for Israeli cuisine.

Malabi is no spot to recommend, but an Israeli dessert that you shoud look out for. There are some variations of this dessert in other countries but thanks to the kosher diet, you'll often find vegan Malabi in Tel Aviv that is based on almond or coconut milk. It's thickened with starch or rice flour and served with different syrups and toppings.

I’d never heard of malabi before coming to Hamalabiya, but it had high ratings on Google so we decided to stop by. Malabi is a traditional Israeli pudding layered with different toppings. We chose to do the peanuts, shredded coconut, and original syrup (they give you 4 syrup options).

From the Sabich place, it does not even take 2 minutes to get to Hamalabiya. This is one of the best places to try one of Israel's most famous desserts – Malabi!. It is a beautifully served milk pudding with rose syrup.

You’ll have to head back to Jaffa for our favorite Malabi spot in Tel Aviv – the Hamalabiya. This place serves nothing but Malabi and drinks so it’s the perfect place to get your first Malabi taste.

Traditionally, its a milk-based pudding with rose syrup and toppings. It’s light and creamy and super delicious. Hamalabiya was the first place I had it and I was hooked.