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Shesek (Lilenblum St.) |
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Another one of the bars on the famous (or notorious) Lilenblum Street is the Shesek. Always a nice option for a drink even though the vibe can tend to be a little bizarre... The Shesek (Hebrew for loquat) is an excellent little lounge-bar with a cool ambience and pretty crowd. Its design is somewhere between alienating and warm, as today's designs tend to be - lots of metal and straight lines alongside cute little couches and tables. The place usually has very good DJs, playing everything from light-techno or punk to break-beat or dub and the emphasis is on variety and quality rather than on a certain style. It's an excellent place that's open very late into the night. The service is very professional; you can ask the bartender for almost any drink and get exactly what you intended (a rare characteristic in Israeli bars). The prices are a little high in comparison to other places on the street, but the difference isn't a major one. For a more serious drinking session try the Shesek's "big brother", The Mishmish (Hebrew for apricot), which is located just above the Shesek. This bar is styled with the 50's in mind; it offers expensive drinks in a very mellow atmosphere with leather couches and chandeliers galore! Open: Sun-Sat 21:00- Last Customer Address: 17 Lilenblum St. Tel: (03) 516-9520 |
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This place is horribly overrated. the music is far too loud for any decent conversation to take place. at most bars or clubs the noise problem is bearable because of how the place is set up (whether it emphasizes dancing or not). The problem with Shesek is that it is set up like a lounge and so talking should be encouraged. Unfortunately this is not the case as it is too loud. Another problem with this is that there is absolutely no room for dancing. By reducing the obscene music volume this place could be drastically improved. The drinks are overpriced and a bit weak (although this is also the case in most sections of tel aviv as well). I personally do not like the music at all but that is an opinion rather than a fact. The other faults are much more problematic and serious. Also calling the crowd pretty (in reference to the review above) is an insult to Israeli women. 9 out of 10 Israeli women are gorgeous, the other is at shesek.