Shawarma Refael
שווארמה רפאל
Restaurant · Shawarma · Falafel and grilled meat · Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut local rabbinate (the municipality's religious department)
42 Dam HaMaccabim Street, city centre, Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
Is this your business?Claim it freeA kosher shawarma and grill restaurant on the Dam HaMaccabim promenade in the city centre, with seats inside and out
Shawarma Refael serves three kinds of shawarma, turkey, veal and chicken thigh, along with falafel, schnitzel and meat from the grill, in a pita, a laffa or a baguette or on a plate. The restaurant is on Dam HaMaccabim Street in the city centre, air-conditioned, with seats indoors and outdoors that can be booked ahead. It is open from late morning to night on weekdays, until the afternoon on Friday and again on Saturday night, and its own site takes orders for pickup and for delivery around Modi'in, Maccabim and Re'ut. Its kitchen is under the supervision of the Modi'in rabbinate.
At a glance
- Shabbat
- Closed. Friday until 15:00, back an hour after it ends
- Kosher
- Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut local rabbinate (the municipality's religious department)
- Diet
- Shawarma, falafel and grilled meat
- Seating
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair
- Disabled parking with a lift to the restaurant, wide wheelchair entrance
- Parking
- Accessible parking listed
- Own website
- Open on Friday
- Takeaway
- Vegan options
Photos
For illustration: the town and the trade, not Shawarma Refael itself.
Opening hours
Checking the clock in Israel
| Sunday to Thursday | 11:00-23:00 |
|---|---|
| Friday | 10:00-15:00 |
| Saturday night | 19:35-23:30 |
On Saturday it opens an hour after Shabbat ends, so the time moves with the week: 19:35 this week.
Candle lighting 5:39 PMShabbat ends 6:35 PM
As published on refaelshawarma.co.il, read 2026-10-13. All Shabbat times
Sources disagree on these hours
Its site says it opens about an hour after Shabbat ends on Saturday night.
Location
42 Dam HaMaccabim Street, city centre, Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
- Train: Modi'in Center0.3 km from the door, straight line
- Bus: Nearest stop 211 mlines 32, 51, 53, 56, 83, 101, 111, 113 and 2 more
- Parking: Accessible parking listedIts site points to the car park of the Haim Zaken compound on Matityahu HaKohen Street, level minus 1, with a lift up to the promenade.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Distances from OpenStreetMap, read 2026-10-13.
Questions
About Shawarma Refael
- Closed on ShabbatOn Friday it closes at 15:00, and on Saturday it opens an hour after Shabbat ends: 19:35 this week.
- 0.3 km from Modi'in Center stationBus stops within 287 m: תלתן/לוע הארי, קניון עזריאלי מודיעין, תלתן/עמק איילון, עמק איילון/תלתן, ת. רכבת מודיעין מרכז, תלתן/ד״ר משה סנה.
Shawarma Refael is a restaurant at 42 Dam HaMaccabim Street, city centre in Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, in the Central District.
It publishes its menu on refaelshawarma.co.il; 11 of its dishes are listed below with their prices, as read on 13 October 2026.
Hours, as listed on refaelshawarma.co.il on 13 October 2026: Sunday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00, Friday 10:00 to 15:00, Saturday from an hour after Shabbat ends to 23:30.
The nearest railway station is Modi'in Center, 0.3 km away. The nearest bus stops are תלתן/לוע הארי (211 m), קניון עזריאלי מודיעין (227 m), תלתן/עמק איילון (237 m). Its site points to the car park of the Haim Zaken compound on Matityahu HaKohen Street, level minus 1, with a lift up to the promenade.
It is on the Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut religious department's list on the Ministry of Religious Services' kashrut portal, read on 13 October 2026, at 43 Dam HaMaccabim, and its site says it is kosher under the Modi'in rabbinate. Its statement says the car park of the Haim Zaken compound on Matityahu HaKohen Street, level minus 1, has disabled spaces and a lift straight up to the promenade and the restaurant, and that the entrance is wide enough for a wheelchair.
The name does not appear in the Companies Registrar, which points to a sole proprietorship or partnership rather than a company. It appears on the municipal business licence register.
שווארמה רפאל הינו מוסד קולינרי איכותי במודיעין, המקום נפתח עם המון תשוקה לאוכל מהיר טעים ואיכותי במיוחד, אנחנו מקפידים על חומרי גלם איכותיים ושירות מהיר ומקצועי.The public registers a directory should check and usually does not. A blank is reported as a blank.
- Kosher certificate
- It is on the Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut religious department's list on the Ministry of Religious Services' kashrut portal, read on 13 October 2026, at 43 Dam HaMaccabim, and its site says it is kosher under the Modi'in rabbinate. shirathayam.m-datit.org.il2026-10-13
- Accessibility statement
- Its statement says the car park of the Haim Zaken compound on Matityahu HaKohen Street, level minus 1, has disabled spaces and a lift straight up to the promenade and the restaurant, and that the entrance is wide enough for a wheelchair. refaelshawarma.co.il2026-10-13
- Companies Registrar
- Its site's footer names Shawarma Refael Ltd. No company of that name in the Companies Registrar on data.gov.il. data.gov.il2026-10-13
- Municipal business licence
- The municipality's table of licensed businesses, as of 1 September 2026, lists Shawarma Refael at 42 Dam HaMaccabim as a restaurant with a periodic licence. modiin.muni.il2026-10-13
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| Field | Value | Source | Read on | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | שווארמה רפאל / Shawarma Refael | refaelshawarma.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Address | 42 Dam HaMaccabim Street, city centre | refaelshawarma.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Coordinates | 31.903125, 35.007224 (the government's address map) | govmap.gov.il | Fact, shown | |
| Phone | 072-392-6712 | refaelshawarma.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Website | refaelshawarma.co.il | refaelshawarma.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Opening hours | Sunday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00, Friday 10:00 to 15:00, Saturday from an hour after Shabbat ends to 23:30 | refaelshawarma.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| What it is like | Written from refaelshawarma.co.il | refaelshawarma.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Menu | 11 items with prices | refaelshawarma.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Kosher certificate | Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut local rabbinate (the municipality's religious department) | shirathayam.m-datit.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Accessibility | Disabled parking with a lift to the restaurant, wide wheelchair entrance | refaelshawarma.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Parking | Its site points to the car park of the Haim Zaken compound on Matityahu HaKohen Street, level minus 1, with a lift up to the promenade. | refaelshawarma.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Train and bus | Modi'in Center 0.3 km; תלתן/לוע הארי 211 m; קניון עזריאלי מודיעין 227 m; תלתן/עמק איילון 237 m; עמק איילון/תלתן 239 m; ת. רכבת מודיעין מרכז 261 m; תלתן/ד״ר משה סנה 287 m | openstreetmap.org | Fact, shown | |
| Delivery apps | Not on Wolt or 10bis | Our own check | Fact, shown | |
| Companies Registrar | Its site's footer names Shawarma Refael Ltd. No company of that name in the Companies Registrar on data.gov.il. | data.gov.il | Fact, shown | |
| Business licence | The municipality's table of licensed businesses, as of 1 September 2026, lists Shawarma Refael at 42 Dam HaMaccabim as a restaurant with a periodic licence. | modiin.muni.il | Fact, shown | |
| The owners' own words | Quoted from refaelshawarma.co.il | refaelshawarma.co.il | Quoted, attributed | |
| Photographs | 3 licensed | refaelshawarma.co.il | Linked, not copied |
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