OCD Restaurant

Tel Aviv, Israel

• No.14 Middle East & North Africa's 50 Best Restaurants 2023
• Sustainable Restaurant Award 2023

Ingenuity is the name of the game at chef Raz Rahav’s exclusive restaurant in Tel Aviv. Mixing Mediterranean techniques with Jewish and Israeli culinary traditions, Rahav’s one-of-a-kind creations are truly inspired. The 19-course tasting menu is served for only 19 diners, all of whom sit at the circular chef’s table surrounding the open kitchen. On any given day, you might find Israeli sturgeon black caviar with cauliflower pancakes, or Askhenazi dumplings with kasha buckwheat puffs. Complementing many of the dishes are special homemade sides such as chickpea hummus miso, or a tangy olive oil marmalade. It’s waste-not want-not at OCD. Rahav makes a concerted effort to avoid food waste, using extra cuts and ends of vegetables such as asparagus stalks, which are aged in sugar and served as a (perhaps surprising) dessert. Driven by the heady success of his restaurant, Rahav has plans to expand beyond traditional fine dining – a Tel Avivian wine bar and a Jaffa-based bakery may soon be on the cards.

Key Information

• Tasting menu from $120
• Lunch: Fri, Dinner: Mon – Thu
• +972 3 556 6774
• Visit OCD Restaurant's Website

Location

17th Tirza Street, Tel Aviv,