About

The George and John restaurant, a member of the Relais & Chateaux international culinary organization, serves dishes inspired by modern Israel, with broad Mediterranean influences. The restaurant is in the unique Drisco Tel Aviv Hotel, which has restored the historical grandeur of the Jerusalem Hotel, where brothers George and John Drisco opened the first restaurant outside the walls of Jaffa in 1866.

The unique restaurant reopened in 2018 after a decade of complex renovation processes and was voted of one of the 50 best restaurants in the Middle East & North Africa, winning the award of 50 best restaurants three times in a row, in the years 2022-2024, and winning the best restaurant in Israel according to the organization 50 best.

LOCATION AND SETTING

The George and John restaurant is located in the heart of the luxury Drisco Tel Aviv hotel.

Drisco Hotel Tel Aviv is a historical hotel that was established in 1866 and which was rated with its reopening in 2018, as a 5-star superior hotel.

The hotel is located in a perfect location, in the heart of the German American Colony, founded in 1866 and is within walking distance of Neve Tzedek, Alma Beach, Noga neighborhood, the flea market, the Florentine neighborhood, Hatachana Old Train Station complex, the Bridge Theater and more.

Thanks to strict standards of hospitality, service, cuisine, professional teams, facilities, comfort and atmosphere, the hotel was accepted in 2023 as a member of the prestigious international hotel organization Relais & Chateaux

Drisco Hotel Tel Aviv is committed to the strictest service standard of the prestigious organization which includes approximately 580 luxury hotels from all over the world.

The hotel carefully combines the wonders of the past with the comfort of the present. The  hotel is a Relais & Chateaux experience and boasts a rooftop with a spectacular 360 degree view, overlooking the panorama of the city and Tel Aviv’s beach.

The hotel has 42 luxury rooms of different sizes including five suites, George and John restaurant, bar, meeting rooms and a gym. When the sun goes down, hotel guests get to enjoy a happy hour drink at the hotel bar, in the inner courtyard on the roof of the hotel overlooking the sea.

In addition, Tel Aviv’s two light rail stations, Elifelt station and Shlomo station, are only about 500 meters away, only a 3-5 minute walk from the hotel, which makes it easily accessible and transforms the experience from amazing to perfect.