Cicchetti, Italian restaurant in Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Cicchetti is an Italian restaurant in Tel Aviv that focuses on small shared plates, from handmade pasta to arancini and fish carpaccio with pistachios. The menu is built around the idea of ordering several dishes and passing them around the table.
The cicchetti tradition grew in the wine bars of Venice, where small bites were served alongside a glass of wine over many centuries. This way of eating eventually traveled beyond Italy and found a new home on the Mediterranean coast of Israel.
The name comes from the Venetian tradition of cicchetti, small bites served in local wine bars called bacari. At the table, the sharing format shapes the whole meal, with plates arriving in rounds rather than all at once.
Booking ahead is a good idea, as the restaurant fills up quickly on weekend evenings. The central location in Tel Aviv makes it easy to reach on foot from many parts of the city.
One of the pasta dishes on the menu is a carbonara made with lamb bacon instead of the usual pork, giving the classic recipe a local twist. This swap is not accidental but reflects the food habits and availability of ingredients in Israel.
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