Penguin (restaurant)

Penguin (Hebrew: פינגווין; German: Pinguin) is the oldest restaurant in Nahariya and one of Israel's oldest surviving restaurants. It is located on the Ga'aton Boulevard, opposite the Ga'aton River. The cuisine is Israeli with German influences. Its signature dish is the chicken schnitzel. The restaurant is continuously family owned and operated.

History
Penguin was founded as a 1940 kiosk by Ernst Oppenheimer, who arrived in 1936 from Offenbach am Main, Germany and initially tried to make a living by farming. It was named after Penguin Books. Penguin developed into a restaurant and bar that was popular with the German immigrants of Nahariya and, until 1948, with the British Mandate soldiers. 

In the 2010s the restaurant is managed by Amir Oppenheimer, a great-grandson of the founder.

References

External links
Official website

Category:Restaurants in Israel
Category:1940 establishments in Mandatory Palestine
Category:Nahariya
Category:Restaurants established in 1940