This elegant restaurant is located in a historic Ottoman-era villa, which was Tel Aviv's first hotel and is one of the most beautiful buildings in the city. The excellent and creative Levantine cuisine by chef Meir Adoni is served in noble surroundings with original tile floors, delicate wall stenciling, glass-enclosed dining rooms and a walnut bar. Try sea-bass with pasta, mushrooms, asparagus, and a truffle and porchini mousse, or a heavenly lamb osso buco. The menu changes with the seasons. Open Sunday-Friday for lunch and dinner, Saturday for lunch only. $$$. Most major credit cards. 4 Heychal Hatalmud St., Tel Aviv. Phone 510-7001. http://www.catit.co.il.
