Even in Haifa, Israel the adage rings true that the best restaurants are often in the sketchiest neighborhoods. Down by the port, among the abandoned warehouses, you'll find 24 Hamanal (both the address and the name of the restaurant.) You have to walk there, as the taxi drivers can't seem to navigate the maze of construction detours, and the chunky gravel road running in front of the building tells you this alley is not yet friendly to cars, much less high-heel shoes... but it's worth it once you walk up the steep, narrow staircase and find yourself transported somewhere... European.... From the Tuscany-inspired decor (note the window flower boxes, crumbling stone walls and wrought-iron railing in the background) to the absence of hummus and zataar in the fusion cuisine, you just don't feel like you are in Haifa anymore, or a back-alley restaurant in the dodgy wrong part of town, for that matter.
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This entry deserves to be published in an international travel magazine!
I bought a copy of your favorite youth novel yesterday at the Scholastic Book Fair at Park Forest Elementary. I'm reading it now, but I bought it for you (it's the 30th anniversary edition). Maybe the Disney movie version will be out by then!
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