3 Best Performing Arts in German Colony and Baka, Jerusalem

Set in a former stable, this intimate venue offers local productions in Hebrew and some special events in English. There's a beautiful courtyard and a charming coffee shop and bar.

This popular music venue hosts the country's top jazz, rock, and pop performers. Small and intimate, it's a great place to see Israel's best musicians close up. Dinner and drinks are usually available. Posters around town announce upcoming concerts.

This venue—a single-screen cinema with a snack bar in an older building on a narrow lane—is a bit of a throwback to yesteryear's movie atmosphere. Its local following watches independent films, as well as the occasional blockbuster. Films are screened in their original language with Hebrew subtitles.