Aricha Sabich — Restaurant in Jerusalem

Sometimes we try to be tourist in our home city - We came to the machane yehuda market this evening, but most of the food places there I found more expensive than I remembered from few years ago (been eating little outside since the pandemic 😷) so we eventually ended up seeing Aricha sabich. First I tried a bite of pita to see if it fresh and of my liking - the lovely girl there gave us to try some spreads that they make and sell - it tasted good - so we took 2 sabich in pita, matbucha spread( hot smoked pepper and tomato) and fresh orange juice (79sh total) It was amazing, I like aubergine, but this was actually the best sabich I ate in Israel! All toppings they use were good, fresh, and the portions are super generous. It is that warm feeling when you ate good, had pleasant experience and satisfied with the money spent. So definitely the place to eat when...

The difference between good sabich and great sabich is all in how you make it. Good sabich is simply layered like a felafel - the eggs, then the eggplant, then the salad, etc. Great sabich on the other hand is made sideways. The egg is spread with a knife on the inside of the pita. The eggplant is put in sideways, as are the other ingredients. In this way each bite contains a mix of all the ingredients, instead of eating something layered. At Aricha they make the sabich the right way, and also overfill the pita for a truly giant and delicious sabich. One of the best sabich places you'll find...

Located at the edge of Mahane Yehuda market, Arica Sabich offers just one thing: sabich, the combination of fried eggplant, slow-cooked egg, amba, chili sauce, tahini, hummus, and salads (cucumber, tomato, onions, pickles, herbs) in a freshly-baked pita or on a plate. The sabich here was traditional and rustically assembled. The slow-cooked egg was sliced and crushed, so it had a nice creamy consistency in the sandwich, and the highlight was the soft, chewy pita that held all the...