Tel Aviv, Israel — Another Tel Aviv staple that you’d be hardpressed to find anywhere else — I’m looking at you, smug New Yorkers, thinking you can have it all!! — is Kiortush, the magical, mystery Hungarian pastry log of wonder.
Kiortush stores sell many other treats of cookies, cakes, and pastries, but the main event is the log, coming in three flavors: cinnamon, chocolate and dulce de leche. Unlike most pastries one will eat in one’s life, Kiortush has found the mystery balance of sweetness where one’s teeth do not ache while eating, but also the texture combination of the soft swirls on the inside and the crunchy outer layer are what makes this the most excellent pastry on earth, in my humble opinion.
Friends of mine and I are all enablers of each other, and we’re often found eating Kiortush logs for dinner in a hypnotic state of chewing and no talking allowed. We prefer to do this in the privacy of our apartments since most people in this city value health and judge us, but the Kiortush location on Dizengoff near Ben Gurion (conveniently located under these aforementioned friends’ apartment) has a so-cute-you-may-be-ill outdoor seating area, perfect for those romantic dates that end in hypnotic and silent dessert gorge-fests (how all of my best dates end.)
Who knew Hungary was the place to go for the best bakeries? Tel Aviv did. Chew on that, New York.
1 year ago • Notes