This historic street was established even before Tel Aviv was born, in 1909, not long after Tel Aviv’s first Hebrew neighborhood of Ahuzat Bayit came to be. Over the years, streets and buildings were built around it. The Nahalat Binyamin Street now runs from Allenby (Magen David Square) all the way south to Florentin.

After Israel’s independence, Nahalat Binyamin became the textile center of the city. In 1985, its northern part was turned into a pedestrian mall and its buildings were renovated. The architecture is distinctly eclectic, with some Bauhaus structures and Art Nouveau ones standing  side by side. These house posh cafés, chef restaurants, fast food joints, fashion studios and old textiles stores.

The pedestrian mall includes the Nahala’s adjoining streets, which almost all of them are equally as appealing. On Tuesdays and Fridays (10AM-5PM) it’s at its very best with the local and stylish Crafts Market. Artists open their stalls and sell handmade crafts, from sculptures to paintings to trinkets to photography. There’s something here for everyone. If you’re traveling with kids they’ll be enchanted by the clowns, musicians and acrobats performing for some applause and a few shekels.