Leon Bakery
מאפה ליאון
Bakery · Balkan filo pastries · Tel Aviv-Yafo religious council
17 Olei Zion Street, Jaffa, Tel Aviv-Yafo
Is this your business?Claim it freeA fourth-generation family bakery in Jaffa, making Balkan filo pastries by hand since 1948
Leon Bakery's story begins in 1948, when grandmother Julie came to Israel from Bulgaria with the craft of hand-stretched filo dough, and its site says she was the only woman in the country working that way. In a small house in Jaffa she stretched the dough over every bed and table, with her son Leon at her side; he later opened a shop in Jaffa, and his sons Avi and Eli joined and widened the production. Four generations on, the bakery makes Balkan filo pastries by hand, with no margarine at all and fillings it puts at 70 per cent. It also supplies cafés, bakeries, restaurants and caterers, and offers tours and tastings at its factory in Jaffa.
At a glance
- Shabbat
- Closed Friday and Saturday
- Kosher
- Tel Aviv-Yafo religious council
- Diet
- Balkan filo pastries
- Wheelchair
- No statement
- Own website
- Pastries and cakes
- Homemade drinks and pies
- Open on Friday
- Takeaway
Photos
For illustration: the town and the trade, not Leon Bakery itself.
Opening hours
Checking the clock in Israel
| Sunday to Thursday | 06:30-19:00 |
|---|---|
| Friday | Hours not confirmed |
| Saturday | Closed |
Candle lighting 5:48 PMShabbat ends 6:43 PM
As published on the bakery's website, read 2026-10-13. Shabbat times in Tel Aviv
Sources disagree on these hours
On Friday it opens at 06:30 and closes at 16:00 or an hour before Shabbat begins; it is closed on Saturday.
Location
17 Olei Zion Street, Jaffa, Tel Aviv-Yafo
- Train: Holon Wolfson1.8 km from the door, straight line
- Bus: Nearest stop 215 mlines 13, 46, 83
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Distances from OpenStreetMap, read 2026-10-13.
Questions
About Leon Bakery
- 1.8 km from Holon Wolfson stationBus stops within 407 m: ת.רק״ל בלומפילד/יהודה הימית, אצטדיון בלומפילד/דרך בן צבי, יהודה הימית/אברהם לוינסון, שוק הפשפשים/יפת.
Leon Bakery is a bakery at 17 Olei Zion Street, Jaffa in Tel Aviv-Yafo, in the Tel Aviv District.
Hours, as listed on the bakery's website on 13 October 2026: Sunday to Thursday 06:30 to 19:00, Friday hours not confirmed, Saturday closed.
The nearest railway station is Holon Wolfson, 1.8 km away. The nearest bus stops are ת.רק״ל בלומפילד/יהודה הימית (215 m), אצטדיון בלומפילד/דרך בן צבי (301 m), יהודה הימית/אברהם לוינסון (329 m).
The Tel Aviv-Yafo religious council's index of kosher businesses, read on 13 October 2026, lists בורקס ליאון ובניו at 17 Olei Zion as a confectionery under regular supervision, with a certificate valid until 20 April 2027. Its own site says it is kosher under the Tel Aviv rabbinate. We found no published accessibility statement, so call ahead if step-free access matters to you.
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.
The public registers a directory should check and usually does not. A blank is reported as a blank.
- Kosher certificate
- The Tel Aviv-Yafo religious council's index of kosher businesses, read on 13 October 2026, lists בורקס ליאון ובניו at 17 Olei Zion as a confectionery under regular supervision, with a certificate valid until 20 April 2027. Its own site says it is kosher under the Tel Aviv rabbinate. rabanut.co.il2026-10-13
- Accessibility statement
- None found on its site or its listings2026-10-13
- Companies Registrar
- Its contact page names מאפה ליאון בע"מ, but no company of that name is in the Companies Registrar on data.gov.il. data.gov.il2026-10-13
- Municipal business licence
- Tel Aviv-Yafo's register of licensed businesses, which the municipality publishes as open data and reloads nightly, lists at 17 Olei Zion two café and restaurant uses, of 54 square metres from 2 November 2012 and of 62 square metres from 1 June 2023, and a snack bar of 47 square metres from 1 June 2002, all requiring a business licence and none naming a holder. It was read on 13 October 2026. The register does not say which row is the bakery. gisn.tel-aviv.gov.il2026-10-13
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| Field | Value | Source | Read on | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | מאפה ליאון / Leon Bakery | leonbakery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Address | 17 Olei Zion Street, Jaffa | leonbakery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Coordinates | 32.051587, 34.758546 (the government's address map) | govmap.gov.il | Fact, shown | |
| Phone | 03-683-3123 | leonbakery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Website | leonbakery.co.il | leonbakery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Opening hours | Sunday to Thursday 06:30 to 19:00, Friday hours not confirmed, Saturday closed | leonbakery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| What it is like | Written from leonbakery.co.il | leonbakery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Kosher certificate | Tel Aviv-Yafo religious council | rabanut.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Accessibility | No published statement found | Our own check | Fact, shown | |
| Train and bus | Holon Wolfson 1.8 km; ת.רק״ל בלומפילד/יהודה הימית 215 m; ת.רק״ל בלומפילד/יהודה הימית 222 m; אצטדיון בלומפילד/דרך בן צבי 301 m; יהודה הימית/אברהם לוינסון 329 m; אצטדיון בלומפילד/דרך בן צבי 332 m; שוק הפשפשים/יפת 407 m | openstreetmap.org | Fact, shown | |
| Delivery apps | Not on Wolt or 10bis | Our own check | Fact, shown | |
| Companies Registrar | Its contact page names מאפה ליאון בע"מ, but no company of that name is in the Companies Registrar on data.gov.il. | data.gov.il | Fact, shown | |
| Business licence | Tel Aviv-Yafo's register of licensed businesses, which the municipality publishes as open data and reloads nightly, lists at 17 Olei Zion two café and restaurant uses, of 54 square metres from 2 November 2012 and of 62 square metres from 1 June 2023, and a snack bar of 47 square metres from 1 June 2002, all requiring a business licence and none naming a holder. It was read on 13 October 2026. The register does not say which row is the bakery. | gisn.tel-aviv.gov.il | Fact, shown | |
| Photographs | 3 licensed | leonbakery.co.il | Linked, not copied |
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