Rubida
רובידה
Restaurant · New Israeli · Mediterranean · ₪₪₪
8 HaMeyasdim Street, in the museum compound, Mazkeret Batya
A chef's restaurant in a restored building over a century old in the museum compound of Mazkeret Batya, cooking seasonal Israeli food from the farms of the Judean lowlands.
Rubida is at 8 HaMeyasdim Street, in the museum compound. Its site says it sits in a listed building more than 100 years old, carefully renovated to keep its history and character, with a warm room of wood and stone, rare vintage furniture and a modern open kitchen, and a courtyard with a blooming garden and plenty of seats. Chef Amos Hayon, the owner, is self-taught and grew up in leading New York kitchens beside Michelin-starred chefs; here he cooks every day with what the land gives, a new Israeli cuisine with flavours from Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey and Israel, rich in vegetables, fruit, fish and local olive oil, beside a list of wines from Israeli boutique wineries. Its menu names its partner growers, among them the Arkin farm in Mazkeret Batya for oranges and pomegranates. Breakfast is served on Friday only, a tasting menu runs from Sunday to Thursday, and the site asks guests to book ahead.
What happens here
- Friday morning
- Friday breakfast
The breakfast menu is served on Friday only: a breakfast for two at 220 shekels, with starters, two egg dishes to choose and coffee, tea or juice, or dishes one by one.
- Sunday to Thursday
- Tasting menu
A tasting menu for 300 shekels a couple: the table's opening dishes, two mains to choose and a dessert from the dessert menu, offered for a limited time and changing with the season.
As published on rubida-restaurant.com, read 2026-10-05.
At a glance
- Shabbat
- Closed. Friday until 14:00
- Kosher
- Unknown
- Diet
- New Israeli, mediterranean
- Prices
- ₪₪₪ of ₪₪₪
- Seating
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair
- the statement covers the website, built to the Israeli standard at level AA; for accessible parking the contact page asks guests to call the restaurant
- Own website
- Breakfast
- Open on Friday
Photos
For illustration: the town and the trade, not Rubida itself.
Opening hours
Checking the clock in Israel
| Sunday to Thursday | 12:00-23:00 |
|---|---|
| Friday | 08:00-14:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
Candle lighting 5:56 PMShabbat ends 6:51 PM
As published on rubida-restaurant.com, read 2026-10-05. All Shabbat times
Sources disagree on these hours
The kitchen closes an hour before the restaurant on weekdays, at 22:00, and at 12:30 on Friday. Its contact page asks guests to book a table ahead.
Location
8 HaMeyasdim Street, in the museum compound, Mazkeret Batya
- Train: Mazkeret Batya2.1 km from the door, straight line
- Bus: Nearest stop 65 mlines 26, 26א, 27, 38, 91
- Parking: For accessible parking, its contact page asks guests to call the restaurant.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Distances from OpenStreetMap, read 2026-10-05.
Questions
About Rubida
- Closed on ShabbatOpen 6 days a week; on Friday it closes at 14:00.
- 2.1 km from Mazkeret Batya stationBus stops within 400 m: רוטשילד/הגורן, שדרות רוטשילד/הגורן, רוטשילד/הלזנר, כיכר המשוריין/שדרות מוטה גור, שדרות אליהו/מוהליבר, שדרות אליהו/לילך.
- Price band ₪₪₪On its evening menu the starters cost 22 to 76 shekels, the pastas 78 to 82 and the fish mains 156 to 165; desserts are 48 to 58, and the tasting menu is 300 shekels for two.
Rubida is a restaurant at 8 HaMeyasdim Street, in the museum compound in Mazkeret Batya, in the Central District. Behind it: chef and owner Amos Hayon.
It publishes its menu on rubida-restaurant.com; 12 of its dishes are listed below with their prices, as read on 5 October 2026.
Hours, as listed on rubida-restaurant.com on 5 October 2026: Sunday to Thursday 12:00 to 23:00, Friday 08:00 to 14:00, Saturday closed.
The nearest railway station is Mazkeret Batya, 2.1 km away. The nearest bus stops are רוטשילד/הגורן (65 m), שדרות רוטשילד/הגורן (185 m), רוטשילד/הלזנר (229 m). For accessible parking, its contact page asks guests to call the restaurant.
Its site says the restaurant is under the supervision of Tzohar, the rabbis' organisation; no certificate is shown. It is not on the Mazkeret Batya religious council's list on the Ministry of Religious Services' kashrut portal, read on 5 October 2026, which carries the council's own certificates. We found no published accessibility statement, so call ahead if step-free access matters to you.
Mazkeret Batya does not publish its business licence register online, so the licence could not be checked.
רובידה שוכנת במבנה עתיק לשימור בן למעלה מ- 100 שנה, אשר חודש בקפידה תוך שמירת ההיסטוריה והאופי הייחודים לו. החלל החם והמזמין עוצב עם חומרים טבעיים הכוללים עץ ואבן, רהיטי וינטג' נדירים ומטבח פתוח עדכני. במקום, חצר קסומה עם גינה פורחת ושפע מקומות ישיבה - אשר יוצרים חווית אירוח אינטימית וכפרית.The public registers a directory should check and usually does not. A blank is reported as a blank.
- Kosher certificate
- Its site says the restaurant is under the supervision of Tzohar, the rabbis' organisation; no certificate is shown. It is not on the Mazkeret Batya religious council's list on the Ministry of Religious Services' kashrut portal, read on 5 October 2026, which carries the council's own certificates. rubida-restaurant.com2026-10-05
- Accessibility statement
- None found on its site or its listings rubida-restaurant.com2026-10-05
- Companies Registrar
- Its pages name no company. The Companies Registrar on data.gov.il lists one company of the name, קבוצת רובידה בע"מ (number 516469491), an active private company incorporated in 2021; the restaurant's pages do not tie it to that company. data.gov.il2026-10-05
- Municipal business licence
- Mazkeret Batya's local council publishes its licensing department's contacts, the licensing process, the reform, the uniform specification and an online application, but no list of licensed businesses, and none is on data.gov.il. mazkeret-batya.muni.il2026-10-05
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| Field | Value | Source | Read on | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | רובידה / Rubida | rubida-restaurant.com | Fact, shown | |
| Address | 8 HaMeyasdim Street, in the museum compound | rubida-restaurant.com | Fact, shown | |
| Coordinates | 31.853569, 34.8380463 (OpenStreetMap (the street address)) | nominatim.openstreetmap.org | Fact, shown | |
| Phone | 08-623-9864 | rubida-restaurant.com | Fact, shown | |
| Website | rubida-restaurant.com | rubida-restaurant.com | Fact, shown | |
| Table bookings | tabitisrael.co.il | rubida-restaurant.com | Linked, not copied | |
| Opening hours | Sunday to Thursday 12:00 to 23:00, Friday 08:00 to 14:00, Saturday closed | rubida-restaurant.com | Fact, shown | |
| What happens here | Friday breakfast; Tasting menu | rubida-restaurant.com | Fact, shown | |
| Price band | ₪₪₪ | rubida-restaurant.com | Fact, shown | |
| Menu | 12 items with prices | rubida-restaurant.com | Fact, shown | |
| Kosher certificate | Unknown | rubida-restaurant.com | Fact, shown | |
| Accessibility | the statement covers the website, built to the Israeli standard at level AA; for accessible parking the contact page asks guests to call the restaurant | rubida-restaurant.com | Fact, shown | |
| Parking | For accessible parking, its contact page asks guests to call the restaurant. | rubida-restaurant.com | Fact, shown | |
| Train and bus | Mazkeret Batya 2.1 km; רוטשילד/הגורן 65 m; שדרות רוטשילד/הגורן 185 m; רוטשילד/הלזנר 229 m; כיכר המשוריין/שדרות מוטה גור 286 m; שדרות אליהו/מוהליבר 345 m; שדרות אליהו/לילך 400 m | openstreetmap.org | Fact, shown | |
| Delivery apps | Not on Wolt or 10bis | Our own check | Fact, shown | |
| Companies Registrar | Its pages name no company. The Companies Registrar on data.gov.il lists one company of the name, קבוצת רובידה בע"מ (number 516469491), an active private company incorporated in 2021; the restaurant's pages do not tie it to that company. | data.gov.il | Fact, shown | |
| Business licence | Mazkeret Batya's local council publishes its licensing department's contacts, the licensing process, the reform, the uniform specification and an online application, but no list of licensed businesses, and none is on data.gov.il. | mazkeret-batya.muni.il | Fact, shown | |
| The owners' own words | Quoted from rubida-restaurant.com | rubida-restaurant.com | Quoted, attributed | |
| Photographs | 2 licensed | rubida-restaurant.com | Linked, not copied |
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