To visit the flea markets of Tel Aviv means to go on a real excursion into the past of the city, and at the same time and inexpensively buy original gifts and rare things.
Shuk Ha-Pishpishim Market
Previously, this market was bypassed by the locals, but today it has become fashionable to buy something here, for example, beautiful vintage or antiques for the home, which will perfectly fit into the modern interior.
At this flea market, visitors will have the opportunity to acquire sets for making Turkish coffee, Arab national clothes made of cotton, outlandish decorations, paintings, old posters, books in ancient Hebrew, handmade utensils, antique furniture, boards for playing shesh besh, homespun carpets, candlesticks and copper lamps, ancient musical instruments, leather and copper products, as well as antiques in the form of teapots, coins, jewelry and more.
It should be noted that every year in early June during the week of Shuk Ha-Pishpishim becomes the venue for a kind of trade festival (at nightfall, the rows are highlighted with colorful illumination, performances by musicians and artists are organized).
Since the market is surrounded by streets where shops selling second-hand goods have found their shelter, you should definitely look in them, as well as in the nearby perfume shop (famous for a rich selection of fragrances and the ability to order personalized perfumes in accordance with the personal preferences of the client) and cafeterias, where you will be offered to drink Israeli coffee with a bite of sweets.
Flea market on Dizengoff square
Here everyone can find something interesting for themselves - real “treasures” are hidden in the local ruins in the form of military paraphernalia, old coins, rare musical instruments, original silverware, rare books, Art Deco jewelry, cameras, toys, second-hand clothes, collectibles.
Opening hours: Tuesday (11 am to 8 pm) and Friday (7 am to 4 pm).
Shopping in Tel Aviv
Guests of the city should attend the Nahalat Binyamin fair and exhibition (unfolds near the Carmel market every Friday and Tuesday from 10 am to 5 pm) - here visitors will be offered to buy clothes, knitted dolls, paintings, souvenirs, decor items, handicrafts local craftswomen, painters, artisans, sculptors and glassblowers.
Shops selling leather goods, as well as antique shops, shopaholics will be able to find on Ben Yehuda Street, small atmospheric boutiques with a variety of goods in shopping districts around Shenkin Street, and boutiques opened by young designers on Bugrashov Street.
