In 1996, we expanded Tmol-Shilshom to include two separate sitting areas, and since then we frequently accommodate literary or other events in one hall, while serving our regular customers in the other.
Our claim to fame (aside from the salmon fillet in fig sauce, the Amanda Salad and the cheese cake) is that we quickly became a well known establishment, where Israel’s best known writers read from their works. The first one was Yehuda Amichai, who read from his poetry at the opening of Tmol-Shilshom in June 1994. Since then we`ve had Amos Oz, A.B. Yehoshua, David Grossman, Batya Gur and many others.
In the course of the years we`ve had to overcome many challenges, such as the hard days of the second Intifada. Having survived all that, we`re now one of the veteran and favorite cafes in town. Some people like us for the food, others for the books, and others yet for the atmosphere. There`s always something to do at Tmol-Shilshom.
Tmol-Shilshom is open from 9 a.m. till 1 a.m. (closed on Shabbat).
The Hebrew expression “Tmol-Shilshom” is translated as “Those Were the Days.”
