Sarona Market and Sarona Quarter

Sarona Market and the surrounding Sarona Quarter occupy a restored 19th-century German Templer colony at 3 Kaplan Street in central Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, now one of the city's most popular food and leisure districts. The Templer settlers founded the colony in 1871, and the low stone houses with red-tiled roofs, built around the colony's original streets, have been carefully restored and set among lawns, mature trees and glass towers. Sarona Market, opened in 2014, is a large indoor food hall with more than a hundred stalls selling fresh produce, cheeses, bread, pastries, spices, wine, meat and fish, plus counters serving ready-to-eat dishes from Israeli, Mediterranean and international kitchens. Seating areas let visitors graze across several counters. Outside, the quarter offers a landscaped central park, boutique shops, restaurants and a small museum-style exhibition on the colony's history, with information panels beside the restored buildings. A visit of 1.5 to 2 hours covers the market, a lunch and a short walk around the heritage houses. Food costs about 40-90 ILS (approx $13-30) per person. The market operates Sunday to Thursday from about 10:00AM until 11:00PM and on Friday until early evening, while many stalls close on Saturday daytime, which makes it better to visit on a weekday or Friday morning. Crowds peak at lunch and on Thursday and Friday evenings; weekday late mornings and mid-afternoons are quieter. The quarter is near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Azrieli Center, about a five-minute walk from HaShalom station and Arlozorov station on the Red Line of the light rail. The photography highlight is the contrast between the Templer houses and the modern glass towers behind them.