From a Michelin Star in Berlin to Metzitzim Beach: The New Project of Chef Gal Ben-Moshe
Chef Gal Ben-Moshe, whose Berlin restaurant Prism held a Michelin star for six years, has been chosen to lead the culinary operations at the new The Byron hotel. The plans include a restaurant, a bakery-patisserie, a rooftop lounge, and a breakfast complex facing the sea.
Chef Gal Ben-Moshe, one of the few Israeli chefs to have earned a Michelin star for a restaurant they own, has been chosen to lead the culinary department at The Byron hotel, which is currently being built on Metzitzim Beach in Tel Aviv and is expected to open during 2027.
As part of the role, Ben-Moshe will be responsible for developing and leading four different dining areas that will operate in the hotel: a street-facing restaurant, a breakfast restaurant overlooking the sea, a lounge on the hotel roof, and a European-style bakery-patisserie. Each of the areas is expected to operate as a separate concept.
The hotel itself will include 62 suites, an infinity pool overlooking the sea, and dining and entertainment areas. Architect Yoav Messer is responsible for the architectural design.
Four dining areas under one chef
Ben-Moshe will be involved in formulating the concept and menus for the various areas, with the street-facing restaurant expected to serve as the hotel's central culinary hub and be open to the public as well, not just hotel guests.
His selection also marks a significant return to activity in Tel Aviv, after his career in recent years was primarily based in Europe. Ben-Moshe's style combines European techniques with raw materials and flavors from the Levant and the Mediterranean basin, a line that also characterized the restaurants he led outside of Israel.
From Berlin to Metzitzim Beach
Throughout his career, Ben-Moshe has gained experience in several prominent restaurants around the world. Among others, he worked at Jason Atherton's Maze, Marcus Wareing's restaurant, and Hibiscus in London, as well as at Grant Achatz's Alinea in Chicago.
In 2012, he moved to Berlin, where he first opened the restaurant Glass and later Prism, which focused on a contemporary interpretation of Levantine cuisine. In 2020, Prism was awarded a Michelin star, which it maintained for six consecutive years. In doing so, Ben-Moshe became the second Israeli chef to win a Michelin star for a restaurant he owned.
Alongside his activities in Germany, Ben-Moshe also worked in Israel, and among other things, previously led the Pastel restaurant at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
After Berlin, Prague too
Today, Ben-Moshe also operates in Prague, where he leads the restaurant Parzival, which entered the Michelin guide shortly after its opening. There, too, his cuisine continues the line that has accompanied him in recent years, with a combination of contemporary cooking techniques and raw materials and influences from the Mediterranean and the Levant.
Now he is adding the new Tel Aviv project to his activities. The Byron is expected to open during 2027, when the four dining areas that Ben-Moshe will be in charge of will open as part of the hotel.
