HaCarmel Market, Tel Aviv-Yafo

This market near the Alenby st. has whatever fake items you wish to buy, t-shirts, CDs, video, all is obviously cheaper then in the stores, but mostly low in quality. However, the vegetables are original and taste much better then any you can get in any of the European markets.

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Tel Aviv’s biggest and busiest marketplace, filled with colorful stalls and shouting vendors selling everything from dried fruits and exotic spices, souvenirs to clothing, Judaica to fruit juices. Remember to bargain for the best prices - often just putting the item down and starting to walk away will initiate the price drop. NEVER pay the asking price...

The Hacarmel Market is really the place where you can find everything you need in terms of food. The range of product is really huge and all are fresh and look much better than in supermarket.
It is also a great place to have a feeling of middle east in the heart of TA.

Ha'carmel market , Shuk Ha'carmel is very close to Alenbi St,
You will find here food .
The market is not very big but you can pass here will walking between Alenbi , Nahalat Binyamin , Shenkin.

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Every Middle Eastern town and city has one - the produce market where fresh fruit, vegetables, bread and dairy products can be purchased, and, to one side of the main drag, the foul smelling meat section. Tel Aviv is no exception. As with most of these places, if it was it was in Western Europe or North America, it would probably be closed down overnight and replaced with indoor, white tiled, sanitised, soulless environs. Thankfully, those rules do not apply here. Full of character, the real essence of Tel Aviv is caught here - especially on Friday as people shop to they drop for the fear of running out of food during shabbat -:)

Many times a daily routine of the locals is the best tourism attraction. We run to such places to learn more about the life of the people and to taste the real local experience. After a long journey of 5 years, I have finally started settling in the country which I love the most. During the first week I was seeing my home town through the eyes of a tourist. Tel Aviv has changed during the 5 years, while I was away and missing it.
When my parents offered me to join them and go to the Market I of course said yes.
Vegetables, fruits, fish, meet, spices, clothes, everything can be found at the HaCarmel.
I enjoyed the celebration of the smells and colors.
Seeing the vendors, working hard selling their products, made me appreciate these people a lot. They get up at 5am every morning so we'll have the fresh food on our tables. They will be friendly with the tourists and will pose for the cameras. Some will handle a conversation about pretty much everything, you choose the topic. And some will try to sell you things that you don't even need, but you'll still buy it, just to remember the experience.
You're free to taste everything you like, the vendors will be happy to introduce you to whatever they sell. And of course, to feel like a local you're welcome to bargain, sometimes. It's a market after all.

This is the biggest market of Tel-Aviv and possibly the entire country. If you like food markets you shouldn't miss this place. A word of caution, this is not for claustrophobic people! This place is always crowded, noisy and smelly. Well, if you feel you need a break, just step out, walk about 20 metres and you are right on the beach.

You'll be treated to a kaleidascope of colors and aromas as you drift through this busy market. It pulsates with life.

Whether you're looking for clothing or produce, juices or cosmetics, you're bound to find it in this market which seems to extend forever.