BBR Group Opens Muman Tavern in Jaffa Flea Market With Greek Menu
BBR Group has opened Muman Tavern in Jaffa’s flea market, replacing the former Onza restaurant and adding another venue to its growing Tel Aviv portfolio. The Greek-style spot offers dishes priced mostly at 26-96 shekels and a 30% happy hour discount.
A new Greek tavern has opened in Jaffa’s flea market, taking over the former Onza space as the BBR group continues to expand across Tel Aviv. After the strong launch of BBR in Carmel Market last spring and the opening of the Mexican bar Taco de Lolita in the surrounding alleys, the group is now also preparing to open a café and burger spot at Moma, the new Hagag complex on Salame Street.
The latest opening is Muman Tavern, which has replaced Onza in the flea market. The former restaurant had struggled to recover since Oct. 7 and had been up for sale in recent years. The new venue is positioned as a lively Greek tavern, aiming to recreate the atmosphere of Greece with white tablecloths spread across a shaded alley, an indoor bar with a small fountain holding personal ouzo bottles, and a gallery space.
If the venue’s Instagram account is any indication, the concept is built around festive evenings, street dancing, plate breaking and live bouzouki performances.
Menu and concept
The menu is divided into starters, first courses, middle dishes and mains, with most prices ranging from 26 shekels to 96 shekels. The two most expensive dishes are a mountain of gyros with fries for 152 shekels and filet souvlaki with veal sweetbreads for 98 shekels.
Among the dishes listed are:
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fava lima
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bruschettas with fish
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sashimi served on yogurt ice cream
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stracciatella in fried phyllo dough
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pickled sardines
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charred eggplant with matbucha
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fried calamari
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shrimp in chicken stock and butter
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a pastry with crab, feta, corn syrup and corn cream
Other standout items include an unconventional watermelon salad with plenty of sesame, feta and a rich dressing, and challah with honey and whipped lemon butter.
One starter combines sourdough bread, tzatziki, olive oil jam, matbucha and ouzo for 42 shekels. The bread comes from Brotman, and instead of slices, diners get a large torn end piece of the loaf for dipping.
Another dish that mixes hot and cold, salty and sweet is fig saganaki: delicate stracciatella wrapped in phyllo dough, served with spicy vinaigrette and seared figs for 62 shekels.
Main dishes, desserts and happy hour
Main courses include moussaka, sausages and fish patties with yogurt, one of BBR’s better-known dishes.
Desserts include portokalopita with orange syrup, loukoumades and yogurt meringue ice cream. All desserts are priced equally at 46 shekels.
The restaurant is also offering a happy hour from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a 30% discount across the entire menu.
A new chapter for the alley
After a long period in which the space stood empty and searched for new owners, the opening marks a new use for a well-known address in the flea market. Together with the farmers market in the area, Muman Tavern points to a renewed revival of a part of Jaffa that has gone through a difficult period.
The venture is led by brothers Shir and Ran Tamir, whose group has become one of the more closely watched hospitality operators in Tel Aviv.
Muman Tavern is located at 3 Rabbi Hanina Street, Old Jaffa flea market. It is open Monday through Thursday from 5 p.m., and Friday from noon to 6 p.m. It is not kosher.
