Abbalé Telavivian Kitchen - Aventura

"This Israeli restaurant is close to—but not inside—the Aventura Mall. So it’s a great place to reward yourself with ice cream after surviving one of the city’s most chaotic parking garages. Abbalé is a proper restaurant (not an ice cream shop), but it’s also totally acceptable to just sit at the bar and order the tahini soft serve. It comes in a tall swirl, drizzled with date honey and topped with a little toupée of halvah fluff. It’s a little salty, very creamy, and so much more exciting than the cotton candy vending machine in the Aventura Mall." - virginia otazo, ryan pfeffer, mariana trabanino

"Abbalé Telavivian Kitchen in Aventura delivers a vibrant Mediterranean dining experience. Co-owners Chef Sam Gorenstein and Omer Horev bring Israeli-inspired cuisine to a spacious setting that is more than double the size of their South Beach location. The menu highlights dishes such as chopped Israeli salad, pan-roasted halloumi, and prime ribeye. The restaurant features an open kitchen, full-service bar, and live music on select evenings." - Eater Staff

"This Israeli restaurant is close to—but not inside—the Aventura Mall. So it’s a great place to steel yourself for one of the city’s most chaotic parking garages or unwind after swimming through hordes of mall teens. Abbalé has the neutral tones, wicker furniture, and prices of a beachside resort, but better food. Start with the incredibly creamy hummus or the tamarind-glazed crunchy cauliflower. The dinner menu is heavy on sharable grilled proteins like ribeye and whole fish. But the all-day menu casts a wider net of appeal with brunch dishes like shakshuka, sandwiches like lamb arayes, salads, and a few of the grilled entrees you’ll find during dinner. And the tahini soft serve for dessert is a good idea no matter when you’re here." - Ryan Pfeffer

"This popular Israeli neighborhood restaurant in Miami Beach recently opened a second Aventura outpost. For Valentine’s Day, both restaurants will offer a six-course prix-fixe menu with a glass of prosecco followed by a kosher-style menu with lamb chops, prime flat iron steak shashlik, and grilled branzino for $95 per person." - Alona Martinez

"Abbalé’s location in Aventura is bigger than the original in South of Fifth—with an open kitchen, chef’s counter, and bar. The menu is Israeli/Mediterranean and includes dishes like roasted halloumi, ahi tuna tartare, and kosher ribeye. " - Ryan Pfeffer, Virginia Otazo