It feels like if you haven’t had St.Peter’s fish, then you haven’t been to the Sea of Galilee. In Tiberias, there is a restaurant called Avi’s Restaurant, and it’s probably the best for value restaurant. In 70 NIS, you get a St.Peter’s fish, with salad, fries, some side dishes (falafel, pita bread) and fruit! It’s good if you MUST try St.Peter’s fish (because I don’t like tilapia)
Location
Avi’s Restaurant is in an alley off the main street. It’s not by the lake!
A very visible flag of Tripadvisor! Well I found this place because of Tripadvisor too. They’re glowing with so many positive reviews there!
The outdoor seats… you get the idea. It’s a cozy little restaurant!
There’s a fish tank, These fish must be glad that they aren’t big enough to be eaten (or they don’t know about that? haha). There’s an office behind this fish tank, and there was an old man sitting there. Maybe he was Mr.Avi?
Dishes
I came to Avi for St.Peter’s Fish. You can choose either “grilled” or “fried”. The price is the same, 70NIS.
This one is fried. You get whole fish but there are tiny fish bones! If you don’t know how to eat a whole fish like this, maybe you should go for the grilled option.
Grilled St. Peter’s fish. No bones. But the meat is dryer and honestly there’s nothing special about the taste of tilapia. I like the sauce though!
If you prefer juicy meat… I guess you should go for the fried version. Just be patient with fish bones….
These are small appetizers served for two. The place is very generous on giving olives!
This is called Falafel. Each gets two.
Olives. Looks super healthy… I should learn to like olives!
Garlic bread.
Pita bread (am I supposed to eat this with fish? :/)
And fruits as desert! This is for two.
Final Verdict
Since I grew up having seafood, I find it hard to like tipilia, which is so common in my country. And the meal cost 150NIS for the two of us. So I guess unless you are dying for this experience, there are other things that you can eat with this budget! But if you have to try St.Peter’s fish in Tiberias, Avi’z place is very good for value!
