Maafe HaBayit

מאפה הבית

Bakery · Café · Gush Etzion Religious Council, dairy

Hatzar HaKfar shopping centre, Kfar Etzion, Kfar Etzion

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A bakery, patisserie and café in the Hatzar HaKfar shopping centre of Kfar Etzion, baking breads, pastries and cakes every day from six in the morning

Maafe HaBayit is a bakery, patisserie and café in the Hatzar HaKfar shopping centre of Kfar Etzion that bakes every day: breads, sourdough, baguettes, ciabattas, bagels and focaccia, sweet and savoury pastries sold by weight at 55 shekels a kilo, celebration cakes, cookies, and gluten-free and spelt baking. Sandwiches, toasts and shakshuka are made at the counter, alongside hot and iced coffee, fresh juices and shakes, and catering trays are ordered at least 18 hours ahead. It is kosher dairy, and it has a second branch in Beitar Illit.

15 facts checked 2026-10-05

At a glance

Shabbat: Closed. Friday until 14:00
Kosher: Gush Etzion Religious Council, dairy
Diet: Gluten-free options
Wheelchair: For its website only: semantic structure, high contrast, readable text sizes, keyboard navigation and text for images

Own website
Pastries and cakes
Coffee
Fresh juice

Photos

For illustration: the town and the trade, not Maafe HaBayit itself.

Rows of square sesame bourekas on a baking tray, one cut open to show the potato filling. — Rows of square sesame bourekas on a baking tray, one cut open to show the potato filling

White prefabricated buildings beside a road in Kfar Etzion, with a terraced hillside of trees behind them.

Opening hours

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Opening hours by day
Sunday to Thursday	06:00-20:00
Friday	06:00-14:00
Saturday	Closed

Candle lighting 5:55 PMShabbat ends 6:50 PM

As published on homemadebakery.co.il, read 2026-10-05. All Shabbat times

Sources disagree on these hours

Its site says the hours may change on holiday eves and holidays. The Hatzar HaKfar centre's list gives 07:00 to 21:00 and Friday 07:30 to 13:30.

Location

Hatzar HaKfar shopping centre, Kfar Etzion, Kfar Etzion

Waze Google Maps

Train: Biblical Zoo11.6 km from the door, straight line
Bus: Nearest stop 121 mlines 43, 264, 361, 362, 371, 372, 409, 410

Questions

Sunday to Thursday 06:00 to 20:00, Friday 06:00 to 14:00, Saturday closed. As listed on homemadebakery.co.il, read on 5 October 2026.

No. It is closed on Saturday; on Friday it closes at 14:00.

Hatzar HaKfar shopping centre, Kfar Etzion, Kfar Etzion. As listed on homemadebakery.co.il, read on 5 October 2026.

homemadebakery.co.il lists gluten-free options. If it is coeliac disease, ask about cross-contact when you order.

By train: Biblical Zoo station is 11.6 km away. By bus: the nearest stops are כביש 367/מזרח (121 m), כפר עציון/כניסה (147 m), כביש 367/מערב (151 m), כביש 367/צפון (203 m), כפר עציון ב׳ (294 m), כיכר אלון שבות/כביש 367 (467 m).

02-993-5338, as published on homemadebakery.co.il.

No. We found no listing on Wolt or on 10bis when we checked on 5 October 2026.

About Maafe HaBayit

Bakery and café in oneIt trades as both, under one name at one address.
Closed on ShabbatOpen 6 days a week; on Friday it closes at 14:00.
11.6 km from Biblical Zoo stationBus stops within 467 m: כביש 367/מזרח, כפר עציון/כניסה, כביש 367/מערב, כביש 367/צפון, כפר עציון ב׳, כיכר אלון שבות/כביש 367.

homemadebakery.co.il

Maafe HaBayit is a bakery at Hatzar HaKfar shopping centre, Kfar Etzion in Kfar Etzion, in the Judea and Samaria Area. It is also a café.

Hours, as listed on homemadebakery.co.il on 5 October 2026: Sunday to Thursday 06:00 to 20:00, Friday 06:00 to 14:00, Saturday closed.

The nearest railway station is Biblical Zoo, 11.6 km away. The nearest bus stops are כביש 367/מזרח (121 m), כפר עציון/כניסה (147 m), כביש 367/מערב (151 m).

The Gush Etzion religious council's list on the Ministry of Religious Services' kashrut portal, read on 5 October 2026, has it as "מאפה הבית". Its site says it is kosher dairy under the Badatz of the Edah HaCharedit. We found no published accessibility statement, so call ahead if step-free access matters to you.

Its terms say the site is run by Maafe HaBayit Ltd (מאפה הבית בע"מ), company number 516754447. The Companies Registrar lists Mafe HaBait Ltd as an active private company incorporated on 25 January 2023. Gush Etzion Regional Council does not publish its business licence register online, so the licence could not be checked.

כל בוקר מתחיל אצלנו עם ריח של לחמים ומאפים טריים. במאפה הבית בכפר עציון תמצאו מגוון מאפים, קונדיטוריה, עוגות, כריכים, קפה ומוצרים שמתאימים לבוקר, להפסקת קפה, לשבת, לאירוח ולרגעים המתוקים של היום.

From its website, read 2026-10-05

The public registers a directory should check and usually does not. A blank is reported as a blank.

Kosher certificate: The Gush Etzion religious council's list on the Ministry of Religious Services' kashrut portal, read on 5 October 2026, has it as "מאפה הבית". Its site says it is kosher dairy under the Badatz of the Edah HaCharedit. shirathayam.m-datit.org.il2026-10-05
Accessibility statement: None found on its site or its listings homemadebakery.co.il2026-10-05
Companies Registrar: Its terms say the site is run by Maafe HaBayit Ltd (מאפה הבית בע"מ), company number 516754447. The Companies Registrar lists Mafe HaBait Ltd as an active private company incorporated on 25 January 2023. data.gov.il2026-10-05
Municipal business licence: Businesses in Kfar Etzion are licensed by the Gush Etzion Regional Council, whose business licensing pages explain which businesses need a licence, the documents an application needs, the fees, the council's uniform specification and the fast track for low-risk businesses, but it publishes no list of licensed businesses, and none is on data.gov.il. baitisraeli.co.il2026-10-05

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Field	Value	Source	Read on	Use
Name	מאפה הבית / Maafe HaBayit	homemadebakery.co.il	2026-10-05	Fact, shown
Address	Hatzar HaKfar shopping centre, Kfar Etzion	homemadebakery.co.il	2026-10-05	Fact, shown
Coordinates	31.6539967, 35.1167899 (the map link on its website)	homemadebakery.co.il	2026-10-05	Fact, shown
Phone	02-993-5338	homemadebakery.co.il	2026-10-05	Fact, shown
Website	homemadebakery.co.il	homemadebakery.co.il	2026-10-05	Fact, shown
Opening hours	Sunday to Thursday 06:00 to 20:00, Friday 06:00 to 14:00, Saturday closed	homemadebakery.co.il	2026-10-05	Fact, shown
What it is like	Written from homemadebakery.co.il	homemadebakery.co.il	2026-10-05	Fact, shown
Kosher certificate	Gush Etzion Religious Council, dairy	shirathayam.m-datit.org.il	2026-10-05	Fact, shown
Accessibility	For its website only: semantic structure, high contrast, readable text sizes, keyboard navigation and text for images	homemadebakery.co.il	2026-10-05	Fact, shown
Train and bus	Biblical Zoo 11.6 km; כביש 367/מזרח 121 m; כפר עציון/כניסה 147 m; כביש 367/מערב 151 m; כביש 367/צפון 203 m; כפר עציון ב׳ 294 m; כיכר אלון שבות/כביש 367 467 m	openstreetmap.org	2026-10-05	Fact, shown
Delivery apps	Not on Wolt or 10bis	Our own check	2026-10-05	Fact, shown
Companies Registrar	Its terms say the site is run by Maafe HaBayit Ltd (מאפה הבית בע"מ), company number 516754447. The Companies Registrar lists Mafe HaBait Ltd as an active private company incorporated on 25 January 2023.	data.gov.il	2026-10-05	Fact, shown
Business licence	Businesses in Kfar Etzion are licensed by the Gush Etzion Regional Council, whose business licensing pages explain which businesses need a licence, the documents an application needs, the fees, the council's uniform specification and the fast track for low-risk businesses, but it publishes no list of licensed businesses, and none is on data.gov.il.	baitisraeli.co.il	2026-10-05	Fact, shown
The owners' own words	Quoted from its website	homemadebakery.co.il	2026-10-05	Quoted, attributed
Photographs	3 licensed	homemadebakery.co.il	2026-10-05	Linked, not copied