March 20, 2012

Jerusalem, Israel: Arcadia; restaurant review

Arcadia 

10 Agrippas St., +972 2 624 9138. Dinner daily.

chef at Arcadia restaurant in Jerusalem, Israel
chef at Arcadia restaurant in Jerusalem, Israel


Located down a tight pedestrian lane and behind attractive blue iron gates, Arcadia  restaurant is entered through a courtyard. The building interior features arches and vintage rough-hewn Jerusalem stone walls that are evocative of a castle cellar. Though it is a sophisticated upscale venue, the night I visited tables were decorated simply with freshly-pulled beets and lavender sprigs. Chef Ezra Kedem founded his restaurant in 1995 and uses locally-sourced ingredients in his menu creations. All veggies are organic and grown in the restaurant’s private garden. Entrees the night I visited included lightly herbed, long-braised lamb with root vegetables—perfect with a delicious Israeli Zinfandel—and also a tasty filet of gray grouper grilled with hyssop butter, cured lemons, and capers, but I especially enjoyed the lentil soup with hot focaccia and eggplant spread.



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image c2012 Carole Terwilliger Meyers 

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