City guide · Tel Aviv · 5 min read

How to make friends in Tel Aviv as a newcomer or visitor

Tel Aviv is a beach city with a nonstop café and nightlife culture.

Top 3 things to do — and how to turn them into plans

1
Gordon Beach sunset
Matkot paddle games and sunsets. On Sidecar, you can post exactly this as a plan — or join someone else's.
2
Carmel Market graze
The city's loudest food market. On Sidecar, you can post exactly this as a plan — or join someone else's.
3
Jaffa old port walk
Ancient lanes by the sea. On Sidecar, you can post exactly this as a plan — or join someone else's.

Sidecar is for locals meeting locals, travellers meeting locals, and fellow travellers meeting each other. Friends only.

A coffee or a short walk in a public place is the easiest first meetup in Tel Aviv — low pressure, easy to leave, easy to extend.

Tel Aviv works for every mix: locals meeting locals, travellers meeting locals, and travellers meeting each other. Friends only.

Sidecar shows small, platonic plans in Tel Aviv in time order, each with a host introduction and a public meeting place. Join one, or post your own.