Shabtai Hayafe

Shabtai Hayafe is one of the first fish restaurants in Jaffa, founded in 1962 when there wasn't a big popularity in the city for fresh fish restaurants. The restaurant started its way as a fish stand which Shabtai's father use to fry for the local fishermen and pack in half a bread loaf, in return they would give him some of the fish, Over the years the restaurant and clientele grew significantly and from a small stand it evolved into a beautiful tavern which became very trendy over the 70's. Today, the menu is inspired by the Turkish and Greek beach restaurants with a variety of grilled fish and seafood accompanied with local mezze.