Tel-Aviv shopping

 The Dizengoff center is hard to miss. Located at the center of Tel Aviv, this mall offers a wide selection of fast food, films, shops and more. There are bi-weekly art fairs on Nakhlat Binyamin in the city center, bazaars with designer clothes and crafts in the exhibition grounds and around the port area, and an annual food fair called “Ta’am ha-Ir" (Taste of the City) where one can sample a variety of foods that are available in restaurants throughout the country. Tel Aviv also has a number of markets, offering a unique way to spend time, and the best way to find “real bargains”. Known for its abundance of picturesque falafel stands, Bezalel Market Bezalel Market is located near the corner of King George and Allenby streets. The Carmel Market, known in Israel as “Shuk Ha’Carmel”, located close to the new renovated Hatachana Complex, is the city’s biggest marketplace, and a fascinating, enjoyable place to visit. It is basically one crowded narrow alley with long line of colorful stalls standing on either side, and where vendors proudly (and loudly) presenting their goods. Here you can find almost anything imaginable for the lowest prices in the city, from different kinds of bread and pastry to delicious olives, dried fruits and exotic spices.  If you are looking to buy good quality fruits and vegetables, fish and poultry, cheeses or flowers, Carmel market provides the freshest produce imaginable. The first part of the market, coming from Allenby St, is mostly clothing and footwear stands, where excellent bargains can be found. The Flea Market in Jaffa is a place where one can find anything from second-hand clothes and shoes to antiques and household utensils, antique and modern furniture. Rumors have it you are most likely to get the best buys on early Sunday morning. If you are the first customer on the first day of the week, the seller hopes a quick sale will bring him luck through the week. You can weave your way through a mixed array of treasures and junk. Merchandise varies, but copper, brass, old Persian tiles, and jewelry are always to be found, as well as Judaica items, old family-photo albums, and tons of used jeans and mildewed clothing from India. Bargaining is the order of the day; feel free to indulge in lengthy haggling. Language may be a problem, but you can get a lot understood with your hands. It's great fun even if you don't buy anything