Mul Yam
| Mul Yam | |
|---|---|
 Chef Yoram Nitzan | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1995 |
| Owner(s) | Shalom Maharovsky |
| Head chef | Yoram Nitzan |
| Food type | Seafood |
| City | Tel Aviv |
| Country | Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°6′1.4″N 34°46′28.25″E / 32.100389°N 34.7745139°E |
| Website | www |
Mul Yam (Template:Lang-he ‘in front of a sea’ or ‘sea mussel’) was an Israeli restaurant located in Tel Aviv Port, Tel Aviv. [citation needed]
Mul Yam was established in 1995 by Shalom Maharovsky, its current owner; the chef is Yoram Nitzan. The restaurant specialized in seafood and fish, which mainly import from different parts of the world and a little meat and vegetarian dishes.[citation needed]
Mapa guide to Israel's best restaurants writes: "The matching between the minimalist and delicate treatment of Yoram Nitzan and the finest fish, seafood and wines that Shalom Maharovsky import, makes Mul Yam the best fish restaurant in Israel and especially the best seafood restaurant in Israel." [1]
Gault Millau Israel awarded the restaurant its top rating for five consecutive years.[citation needed]
It was chosen as one of the ten best restaurants in Israel by Sagi Cohen, Maariv (newspaper) food critic.[2][3] and chosen as one of the best restaurants in Israel by Daniel Rogov, Haaretz food and wine critic[4] and as one of the ten best restaurants by Al Hashulchan magazine[5] Mapa guide writes that: "Maybe it's the best restaurant in Israel.[6]
On July 22, 2015, a fire caused by a short circuit in the restaurant's kitchen burned the place to the ground.[7]
See also
Gallery
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In popular culture
In the episode "The Banker" of the US TV series "The Office", Mul Yam is mentioned by Computron, the virtual helper, as having the best Maine lobster in the world.
References
- ^ Mapa guide to Israel's best restaurants and B&Bs, Mapa publishers house, 2011, pg 53.
- ^ Sagi Cohen, The Ten Best Israeli restaurants, Maariv (newspaper) (in Hebrew)
- ^ Ruti Ruso and Sagi Cohen (April 9, 2009), The Ten Best restaurants in Israel, Maariv (newspaper) (in Hebrew)
- ^ Daniel Rogov (December 18, 2004), The Ten Best restaurants in Israel Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Haaretz (in Hebrew)
- ^ The Ten Best restaurants in Israel, Al Hashulchan magazine 2009.
- ^ Hilik Gurfinkel, Culinary Journey: Mapa's New Good Food Guide to Israel, Mapa Publishers, 2009, p. 121
- ^ http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4683171,00.html
External links
- Mul Yam Site
- Restaurant description, yourway.co.il
- Niv Gilboa (April 17), Pisces: The Family of Mul Yam, Big Time magazine (in Hebrew)
- Iris Avramovich (August 24, 2008), The Upper Carp, Ynet (in Hebrew)
- Hanoch Bar-Shalom (June 26, 2002), The Chef and the Sea, Ynet (in Hebrew)
- Michal Palaty (February 20, 2006), The War on the Pan, Haaretz (in Hebrew)
- Oshrat Yekutiel (October 20, 2010), Business Menu in Mul Yam: Fish and Sea Food in International Level, City Mouse (in Hebrew)