Cuckoo’s Nest

Tel Aviv


One of the coolest pubs to crop up in Jaffa in recent years, The Cuckoo’s Nest (Ken HaKookia in Hebrew) is run by the same owners as popular rooftop bar Prince. Like its sister space, it has a rooftop beer garden and regularly holds nights with DJs and live electronic music.

Set in a spacious warehouse on the edge of the flea market, it’s filled with antiques, vintage furniture and also doubles as an art gallery. Like its namesake, the classic book and film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the pub celebrates eccentricity.


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