Tel Aviv Port

In the middle of the last decade, the port returned to life when quite a few bars and nightclubs opened their doors to entertain ever growing crowds, consisting mostly of non-Tel Avivians. When Tel Aviv’s controversial mayor Ron Huldayi decided that bars and clubs located in residential areas in urban Tel Aviv were a nuisance that had to be removed, many of them closed down while canny entrepreneurs seized the opportunity by opening high profile clubs and bars in the port, where the loudest music at 2am doesn’t really bother anyone.

At the beginning of 2010, the same city hall that turned the port into a bar and club haven changed its mind once again and was now looking to turn it into a family-oriented attraction. So there are now more day activities and fewer parking, so as to deter partygoers from coming there.

If you’re looking for outdoor drinking go to Resort, whereas a more upmarket and chic joint is Whiskey a Go Go, for those who have money to burn on the best alcohol out there. The TLV is one of the city’s most famous nightclubs, with its rotating arches, top sound system, and a wide range of electronic music.

Those of you in the mood for jazz, salsa and world music should like Shablul Jazz Club (Hangar 13).