Nachlaot
נחלאות
Alleys by the shuk, students and artists, everything walkable and nothing quiet.
Next buses near Nachlaot
Live arrivals at the closest stops, with timetable times where live ones aren't available.
Live times come from the Ministry of Transport's real-time feed via curlbus.app, and timetable times from the Open Bus project (Hasadna). Buses can run early or late, so leave a few minutes' margin. Most buses and the light rail don't run on Shabbat and chagim.
At a glance
- Community
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- Getting around
- Light rail
Our quick read, the same one the neighbourhood finder uses. Walk the streets on a Friday afternoon before you decide. Which neighbourhood suits us?
Getting around Nachlaot
- Nearest light-rail stop: מחנה יהודה (line 1, 3), about 6 minutes' walk.
- Bus lines at the nearest stops: 7, 9, 17, 18, 19, 25, 45, 66, 66א, 74, 75, 78, 107, 115, 209, 211, 267, 791. About 820 departures from those stops on a weekday.
From the Ministry of Transport timetable for 12 Nov 2026, via Open Bus (Hasadna). Routes change, so check Moovit before you rely on one.
Places in Nachlaot (20)
From the Jerusalem Local directory: listings in Nachlaot or within about a kilometre of its centre.
Groceries & supermarkets (1)
- Nitzat HaDuvdevan (Mahane Yehuda)
The original shop of the Nitzat HaDuvdevan organic and health-food chain, on Agripas Street at Mahane Yehuda market, selling organic groceries, supplements and natural cosmetics.
Restaurants & cafés (4)
- Azura
An Iraqi restaurant in the Iraqi market section of Mahane Yehuda, known for stews cooked in pots each morning. Kosher listings disagree on its supervision, so check before visiting.
- Crave
A kosher meat restaurant in Mahane Yehuda market serving gourmet street food with American, Mexican and Asian influences, including burgers, burritos and Reuben sandwiches.
- Jacko's Street
A kosher meat chef restaurant on Agripas Street by the market, serving Kurdish and Mediterranean dishes such as Kurdish ravioli. Its menu is printed in Hebrew and English.
- Machneyuda
A non-kosher chef restaurant beside Mahane Yehuda market with a changing menu built on ingredients from the market. It is led by chef Assaf Granit.
Bakeries & specialty food (3)
- Basher Fromagerie (Mahane Yehuda)
The Mahane Yehuda shop of the Basher boutique cheese chain, selling imported and Israeli cheeses and deli items. The chain delivers to most of the country.
- David Dagim
A fish shop in Mahane Yehuda market with about 40 years in business. It delivers free in Jerusalem and nearby on orders over 300 NIS, and its website has an English option.
- Tzidkiyahu Deli (Mahane Yehuda)
A branch of the family deli that began as a pickle cart in Mahane Yehuda in 1967. It sells cooked food, salads, pickles, cheeses, smoked fish and wine, and caters events.
Bathroom & kitchen design (1)
- Orchid Kitchens
A Jerusalem maker of custom-designed kitchens with a showroom on Abba Eban Street; the website is in Hebrew only.
Real estate agents (2)
- Gov Ari Real Estate
Local agency on Bezalel Street with homes for sale in Nachlaot, the city centre and other parts of Jerusalem.
- Noam Homes
Sales, rentals and property management from a Jerusalem main office, with a branch in Efrat; works with new olim.
Suits & menswear (1)
- Pigal
A menswear importer and shop for suits, including groom suits.
Shoes & repair (2)
- Avraham the Shoemaker
A cobbler on Agripas Street for shoe repairs.
- Shoemaker, Agripas 53
A cobbler on Agripas Street for shoe repairs.
Historic sites & tours (1)
- Mahane Yehuda Market Culinary Tour (Smart Tour)
A guided culinary walk through the alleys of Mahane Yehuda, Jerusalem's central food market, led by a chef who mixes the market's history with tastings at its most distinctive stalls. Run by Smart Tour, which also operates the city's bike and EZ-Raider tours.
Parks & nature (1)
- Wohl Rose Garden
Israel's largest rose park, opposite the Knesset and below the Supreme Court, with some 15,000 rose bushes in more than 400 varieties, many of them gifts from other countries, plus lawns, a pond and a waterfall.
Therapists & wellness (1)
- Feuerstein Institute Children's Clinic
Children's clinic at the Feuerstein Institute on Narkis Street, working with children, teenagers and young adults who face learning barriers. The multi-lingual team includes psychologists, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and teachers trained in the Feuerstein method, and the clinic offers assessments, one-to-one and group learning sessions, and parent counselling.
Dry cleaners & laundry (1)
- Bezalel Laundry
Self-service laundromat with a drop-off laundry service on Bezalel Street, on the edge of Nachlaot.
Seminaries & yeshivas (2)
- Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies – Men's Program
Yeshiva in Nachlaot for English-speaking students from abroad, mostly for a year after high school. Chabad; the learning is Chassidic. Dates, costs and admissions are on its own site.
- Yeshivat Moreshet Yerushalayim
Yeshiva in Nachlaot with a program for English speakers. Who it is for: Post-high-school young men. Dates, costs and admissions are on its own site.