A Good Spot in the Middle

Description:

• Away from the rush of downtown Tiberias restaurants, this is a roadhouse restaurant/bar with a broad picnic table-covered porch overlooking the road and the lake across the street. Its always friendly spirit shifts in style according to the hour -- it's a good choice for a hefty or light meal as you drive around the lake, but after dinner A Good Spot in the Middle slowly builds into a nightlong party as regulars and visitors filter in from the countryside. The restaurant is proud of its fried cheese, salads, and oven-smoked grilled pork steaks, pork filet, and filet mignon. The traditional stuffed vegetables, especially the eggplant, are the best I've had in this part of the country. The home-style couscous dish is great -- grab it on the days it's available. The restaurant is located 6.4km (4 miles) south of Tiberias on the right side of the road.

• © Frommer's 2013