Manta Ray

Manta Ray, beachfront restaurant on Alma Beach in Tel Aviv

Manta Ray is an Israeli restaurant located next to Alma Beach in Tel Aviv-Yafo. Its culinary offering revolves around Mediterranean and seafood cuisine, with dishes such as mullet ceviche and eggplant mousse, and a menu that has maintained a prominent presence on the local culinary scene.

A history spanning more than ten thousand days

The restaurant accumulated 10,107 days of operation, according to data released by the establishment itself. Over that period, 924 workers passed through its staff, nine of them doctors. The company notes that the workforce has remained balanced between men and women.

Cuisine and products

The menu includes preparations such as mullet ceviche and eggplant mousse. For the latter, the restaurant states that the eggplants were grown on 110 dunams in the Lakhish region. It also mentions the production of Balkan bread, with 803,072 pieces prepared, and gnocchi, for which 44,970 kilograms of potatoes were purchased, not counting mashed or fried potatoes.

Activity and clientele

The restaurant served 2,640,093 diners, with 1,320,795 unique customers. Among the data released by the company are 1,880,302 broken eggs for breakfast omelets, 50,000 broken glasses, and 79,546,117 steps counted by pedometer and extrapolation. The company also notes that among its former employees is a person who now works as a member of parliament.

Closure of the establishment

Manta Ray announced its closure on December 17, 2026. According to published information, the management of the venue will pass to a new team in February 2026, with the aim of keeping the project going. The owner, Ofra Ganor, thanks the customers, her family, and chef Ronen Skinezis, and confirms that she will continue her professional activity.