A cheese and wine restaurant on the roof of the Notre Dame Center opposite New Gate, with a view of the Old City walls and the Mount of Olives. Open Tue–Sat 16:30–22:30.
Hours: Tue–Sat 16:30–22:30
- Open on Shabbat
A view in Jerusalem usually means the walls, and anyone who sits facing them in the evening understands why. 7 places we checked one by one — each with its address, hours and a navigation button.
In short
7 restaurants and cafés with a view in Jerusalem on the list, most of them in Mamilla and the Old City (3) and Ein Kerem (2).
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A cheese and wine restaurant on the roof of the Notre Dame Center opposite New Gate, with a view of the Old City walls and the Mount of Olives. Open Tue–Sat 16:30–22:30.
Hours: Tue–Sat 16:30–22:30

A Mediterranean restaurant on Binyamin Mazar Street on Mount Scopus, at the Mount Scopus lookout, with outdoor seating and a sunset view over the city.
Hours: Sun–Fri 14:00-23:00 · Sat 12:00-23:00
Phone: 054-989-8840
A dairy Italian restaurant at 8 Mamilla, on the second floor of Mamilla Avenue; the window tables look out on the Old City walls.
Hours: Sun–Thu 10:00–23:00 · Fri 09:00–16:00 · Sat night from an hour after Shabbat ends until 00:00
Phone: 02-5021000

A restaurant and bar serving Armenian and Italian food at 13 HaSha'ar HeHadash (New Gate) Street, with a view of the Old City wall.
Hours: Mon–Wed 5pm–11pm · Thu–Sat 5pm–12am · Closed Sunday
Phone: 054-927-1066

A restaurant in an old stone building in Ein Kerem, running for 17 years, with a terrace and a view over the valley; open seven days a week.
Hours: Sun 11:00-23:30 · Mon–Sat 10:00-23:30
Phone: 02-6436643
A restaurant at 9 HaMaayan Street in Ein Kerem, with a view of the village's church spires, its mosque and its synagogue domes.
Hours: Sat from 10:00
Phone: 02-6431840
A kosher meat bistro at 1 Shmuel Brosa Street in Ramat Motza, with a view of the Judean Hills. Open Sun–Thu 18:30–24:00 and on Saturday night after Shabbat.
Hours: Sun–Thu 18:30–00:00 · Fri–Sat closed · Sat night one hour after Shabbat ends
Phone: 02-999-2211
Every place on the list was checked against a source — the place's own website, its menu or photos from the place itself — before it went in. Each one shows its address, hours and a Waze navigation button.
On rooftops and terraces there are fewer tables with the view than inside, and they go first — on summer evenings and at weekends it is worth booking.
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