Herbert Samuel restaurant

Herbert Samuel
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Restaurant information
ChefKobi Obayon (Herzliya)
Food typeKosher fine dining
Street addressRitz Carlton Hotel
CityHerzliya
CountryIsrael

The Herbert Samuel restaurant (Hebrew: הרברט סמואל) is a kosher fine-dining restaurant in Herzliya, Israel. It was established as a branch of a non-kosher restaurant in Tel Aviv that has since closed.

Herbert Samuel in Tel Aviv often appeared on lists of top restaurants; it was so listed by La Liste and by the French Foreign Ministry.[1][2][3][4]

In 2016 Herbert Samuel opened a kosher edition in Herzliya; Yonatan Roshfeld was the chef.[5][4] In 2016 Herbert Samuel opened a Jerusalem branch, in the Herbert Samuel Hotel, which was kosher.[6][7] The restaurant in Jerusalem "closed" the same year. In reality, it continued operating as the dining hall of the Herbert Samuel Hotel but it is no longer branded as the Herbert Samuel restaurant. There are additional Herbert Samuel hotels in Israel in a similar setup.

Tomato salad, from the restaurant

The signature dish of the Herzliya restaurant, located in the Ritz Carlton Hotel, is a tomato salad made with seven varieties of tomatoes, tossed together with olives, radishes, onion, scallion, and fresh basil by chef Kobi Obayon.[8]

The Tel Aviv Herbert Samuel closed in August 2016.[9]

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  2. ^ Maimon, Rotem (4 December 2018). "11 Israeli Restaurants Make French Ranking of World's 1,000 Best Restaurants". Haaretz. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. ^ Gancman, Lee (22 December 2015). "4 Israeli restaurants make France's list of world's top 1,000". Haaretz. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b Maimon, Rotem (8 September 2016). "The 10 Best Kosher Restaurants in Israel". Haaretz. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  5. ^ Maimon, Rotem; Kushner, Tali (18 December 2013). "Israeli Celebrity Chef Takes on Kosher Challenge in Herzliya". Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  6. ^ Brinn, David (4 December 2016). "Top-Floor Dining at Herbert Samuel". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  7. ^ Rogers, Shawn (5 January 2016). "Dining: A meal and a name to remember". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  8. ^ Kedushin, Raphael (10 November 2015). "Why the World's Best Vegetarian Food Is in Tel Aviv". Conde Nast Traveler. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  9. ^ "סוף תקופה: מסעדת "הרברט סמואל" בתל אביב נסגרת". הארץ.