Penguin (Hebrew: פינגווין; German: Pinguin) was the oldest restaurant in Nahariya and one of Israel's oldest surviving restaurants.[1] It was located on the Ga'aton Boulevard, opposite the Ga'aton River. The cuisine was Israeli[1] with German influences. Its signature dish was the chicken schnitzel.[2] The restaurant was continuously family owned and operated.
History
editPenguin was founded as a 1940 kiosk by Ernst Oppenheimer,[3] who arrived in 1936 from Offenbach am Main, Germany and initially tried to make a living by farming.[4][5] It was named after Penguin Books.[4] Penguin developed into a restaurant and bar that was popular with the German immigrants of Nahariya and, until 1948, with the British Mandate soldiers.[4]
In the 2010s the restaurant was managed by Amir Oppenheimer, a great-grandson of the founder.[6] The restaurant closed on 26 December 2022. Its area, by now precious real-estate, will be redeveloped.
References
edit- ^ a b Levy, Lin (11 June 2015). "המוסדות הקולינריים הוותיקים בישראל". Ynet. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ Panhorst, Christine. "Nahariyas Leidenschaft für Schnitzel". Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Lapid, Yair (17 July 2006). "A day in Nahariya". Yediot Achronot. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ a b c Michal Oppenheimer; Rinat Berger (2010). פינגוין: סיפור של מקום - סיפורה של משפחה [Penguin: The story of a place - The story of a family] (PDF). Lohamei Hagetaot.
- ^ Gerold, Stefan. "Stipendium: Unsere Kollegin Christine Panhorst hat eine Recherchereise gewonnen". Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Trailblazer: Israel's first Arab manager of a gov't hospital". 24 October 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2018.