Any visitor to Tel Aviv will travel up and down Allenby Street numerous times during their stay. It is one of the main arteries of the city and home to several of Tel Aviv’s top attractions. This vibrant thoroughfare stretches for 2.5km from HaAliya Street in the southeast to Tel Aviv’s beachfront in the northwest. The street intersects the iconic Rothschild Boulevard and King George Street. The action never stops on Allenby! Whether it is the constant traffic, cafes, and
markets during the day, or Allenby’s pubs and clubs that come alive at night.
Allenby Street has an eclectic mix of stores selling cheap clothing, high-end designer garments, ball gowns, shoes, and accessories. You’ll also find souvenirs, jewelry stores, and a wide selection of sidewalk cafes, and restaurants. There are historic and modern buildings along the street, including Eclectic Style, Colonial, Classical buildings, and UNESCO-listed Bauhaus buildings. Parts of Allenby are neglected while others have been renovated and preserved.
At the northern end of Allenby Street is an impressive modern convention center and Opera Square. This site was home to the first Israeli Parliament and the original Israeli Opera. Both have since found new homes. In the last year, the building was converted into the Herbert Samuel Hotel.
This is one of 50 beautifully restored buildings on Allenby. The Eclectic Style building was designed by Alexander Levi and built in 1925.
Six streets pass through this intersection which forms the heart of Allenby and is considered by many to be the center of the city. From here you can reach Carmel Market, Nachalat Binyamin Street, Sheinkin Street, and King George Street.
A pedestrian street lined with restored historic buildings in pastel colors. Here you can enjoy the Nachalat Binyamin Arts and Crafts Market held on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Pro Tip: Nachalat Binyamin is also famed for its street art. Join a Graffiti Tour to discover its hidden gems.
This street has long been considered one of Tel Aviv’s trendiest bohemian streets where chic sidewalk cafes are frequented by the city’s up-and-coming artists, musicians, and hipsters! You’ll find some unique one-off clothing stores along Sheinkin.
Just off Magen David Square is Tel Aviv’s most famous market - Carmel Market. The bustling market has stalls selling fresh produce, clothing, and household items. It has also earned a reputation for some of the city’s best eateries.
Pro Tip: This is the best place to discover Israeli street food. Join a Carmel Market Food Tour.
The Great Synagogue
At #110 Allenby you’ll find Tel Aviv’s iconic synagogue built in 1926, its stained glass windows are replicas of synagogue windows destroyed in the Holocaust.
In Paris, you have Shakespeare & Co. and in Tel Aviv, there is Halper’s, a second bookstore along a narrow alleyway with a maze of bookshelves piled high.
At the intersection of Allenby and Rothschild Blvd., you’ll find a fascinating building constructed in 1925. Note the ceramic murals on the exterior walls depicting Jewish pioneers working the land, Jerusalem, and a biblical quote: “Again I will rebuild thee and thou shalt be rebuilt” (Jeremiah 31:4). The murals were created by artist Ze’ev Raban of the Bezalel Academy of Arts.
Allenby has an eclectic mix of high-fashion luxury stores and cheap low-quality fashion stores. One area near Carmel Market has a row of stores selling evening dresses dripping with sequins, bows, and ribbons. The street is also home to souvenir stores, jewelry and accessory stores, and more. But if you want to discover the clothing stores only locals know about then take a look at the TLV fashionista's shopping guide.
This is just a small taste of what Allenby Street has to offer after dark:
In 1909 a group of Jewish families left the protection of Jaffa’s walls to establish a new settlement along the shore. They called their new city Ahuzat Bayit, which later became Tel Aviv. In 1911, a route called The Big Street was established through the settlement. A few years later in 1914, it was paved with concrete. After World War I the street was given its current name in honor of British General Edmund Allenby.
Make-shift buildings were built along the street, and camel caravans traveled along Allenby delivering building supplies to construction sites throughout Tel Aviv. Although it was originally a busy and popular street at the heart of the new city, Allenby became run down in the 1970s-80s when the more affluent families moved to Tel Aviv’s northern suburbs.
In the 1990s the municipality made efforts to clean up Allenby. Many of the historic buildings were restored, but the efforts were never completed. Today about a third of the street’s historic structures are still hidden beneath grime and graffiti.
Pro Tip: Allenby is currently undergoing another transformation as the Tel Aviv light rail is being constructed. On completion, parts of Allenby will be pedestrian-only.
Edmund Allenby, also known as Viscount Allenby of Megiddo and Felixstowe, played a pivotal role in the Middle East during World War I. As the British commander of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, he successfully led campaigns against the Ottoman Empire which ruled Palestine at the time and liberated Jerusalem in 1917.
Allenby commanded T.E. Lawrence, famously known as Lawrence of Arabia who employed Arab forces to disrupt Ottoman supply lines. Lawrence captured Aqaba for the British and traveled to Jordan where he visited the enchanting city of Petra.
Allenby's military successes contributed to the establishment of British authority in Palestine which continued until the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.
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