Café Hillel (Hebrew: קפה הלל) is an Israeli chain of coffehouses and restaurants. Established in 1998 by Koby and Yossi Sherf, the chain has 25 locations across Israel. The German Colony location of the chain was the site of the 2003 Café Hillel bombing.[1]
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1998 |
| Food type | Café |
| Country | Israel |
| Website | Official website |
History edit
In 1998, Koby and Yossi Sherf opened the first branch of Café Hillel on Jerusalem's Hillel Street, the source of the chain's name.[2] They envisioned a coffee shop with a relaxed "Jerusalemite" atmosphere serving world-class coffee and food.[3]
Most of the branches are run by franchises, with only two or three owned directly by the company.[4]
In 2003, seven people were killed and over 50 wounded in the Café Hillel bombing, a suicide attack at Jerusalem's German Colony branch of the cafe.[5]
The chain now has over 25 branches around the country.[3][6] Cafe Hillel sells its own private label coffee and has a red and black color scheme.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Cafe Scene: Cafe Hillel[permanent dead link], The Jerusalem Post, Viva Sarah Press, January 7, 2007[dead link]
- ^ Café Hillel, World Zionist Organization, Rochelle Mass Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Jeffrey Hyman (July 21, 2011). "Israel's top 10 cafes". Israel21c. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ Franchises are booming, The Jerusalem Post, Alex Margolin[dead link]
- ^ Tzrifin and Jerusalem[dead link], Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- ^ "Café Hillel locations". Archived from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2008.