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We're going to be in Tel Aviv on a Friday until Saturday. Will everything in the city be closed? Does public transportation close down? Will I be able to find restaurants and shops that are open. We will be staying at the Dan Panorama Hotel. I would like to be able to pick up some gifts while I'm there. I don't want to spend the time in my hotel.

Thanks

Many places are open especially restaurants. I have never had trouble finding a place for a beer and some food.

What to do, eat, drinks and pubs are no problems. Buses do not work and shopping might be difficult. I think some malls can be open but locals should confirm that. Try to go to Jaffa, just few km from your hotel, taxi will not be too costly and in the market there you can do some nice souvenirs shopping.

Most of the restaurants and cafes will be open. The public transportation doesn't run, but as the city is quite small a taxi could take you everywhere.
The shops are closed on Saturday. There are some malls which are open but they are outside of the city center and they are of little interest for a tourist. IT's mainly places like "ACE" or "Home Center". If you want to buy souvenirs on a Saturday you can do it in the souvenirs shops of the Dan and the nearby hotels.

Dan panorama is at the south of Tel-Aviv, only a 5 minuters walk from Jaffa and 2 minutes walk from Neve Zedek. In both of these places you can find a lot of souvenirs shops, but again not on a Saturday. If you'll be in Tel-Aviv on Friday morning, try going to Nacahlat-Binyamin street market. There you can find a lot of stuff. It shuold be open until 3:00-4:00 pm. Also, you can try the flea market in Jaffa for older stuff and the shops of Neze Zedek and Old Jaffa for more "touristic" high end stuff. Be warned that Old Jaffa is a "tourist trap". The shops there are much more exapnsive. Unless you are looking for a specific artist or high end jewelleries you can find much cheaper stuff on Nachalat Binyamin steet market.