The Carmel market, or SHUK Hacarmel – the most famous of the tel Aviv markets. Not surprising, since it is the largest, also located in the city center street Carmel, in which it is located, rests in the area of the Magen David.

The history of the market is especially interesting for tourists from Russia. In 1912, Arthur Ruppin, a Zionist activist who participated in the Foundation of tel Aviv, bought this place the land was divided into plots and sold them to Jews. Immigrants from Russia arrived in Palestine in 1914 and purchased the lands of the opened stores and shops. The first mayor of tel Aviv Meir Dizengoff was quick to realize the potential of the new shopping area and gave it the official name is SHUK Hacarmel. So began the market.

Still, there are stalls and shops, whose owners have received their inheritance from their fathers and grandfathers. SHUK Hacarmel is a typical Eastern market: a little sloppy, loud, bright and cheerful. Sellers shout everywhere that "today only" will give the best price. The shelves with spices and luxury southern fruit and vegetables are pleasing to the eye with vivid colors. Smells of freshly baked bread. In General, for those who love markets – a charming place.

If you log on to SHUK Hacarmel with square Magen David, you first have to go through the rows of clothing. Regular customers recommend to find when entering the tray bourekas – Turkish pies puff pastry. Here bake them stuffed with boiled eggs, homemade pickles and tomatoes. Say, very tasty. A little further away you can buy a good ham or sausages for the picnic, and all the way to pick a favorite cheese of the many local and imported. And, of course, you can not go past Eastern sweets or delicious Israeli strawberries.

Right there, on the market, you can eat, good restaurants and cafés are missing – for example, a plate of hummus with marinated vegetables in Hummus Hacarmel", meatballs in "Ha-Cicone" or beetroot soup "Cavtat-Memslot". Or buy a falafel in pita bread and eat it on the go, kisiwa with fingers tahini paste, after which wash down fresh juice.

Reconstruction plans SHUK Hacarmel, which is constantly spoken in the municipality of tel Aviv, very concerned, and frequenters of the market, and sellers. It is assumed that all market space will become more civilized, although not eliminated, less authentic. But the friendly atmosphere of this place will probably remain the same in either case.