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Golan With a Playground Finish

Cafe Sam Sam, a Friday stone bakery, lavender next to Pelter, optional Elka, then Katzrin Family Park — the finish the children will refuse to leave.

LeaveSamsam first, and only on a day its limited hours are confirmed. Friday if you want the Ein Zivan bakery.
MealsCafe Sam Sam for a daytime bite — quieter than Moshytz. Ein Zivan bakery on Friday before Shabbat. Sade for juice in the fields. Pelter is a tasting, not a playground lunch. Elka if you want a bar sit-down. Picnic at Katzrin.

Cherry season in Mas'ade is summer. Beetles is a published pin in the village, further north — not this Katzrin-finish sequence.

  1. Samsam barrel truck in Kidmat Tzvi (Cafe Sam Sam). Wed–Fri daytime in current listings. Quieter of the two north café favorites; Moshytz has the better pastry. · coffee.

    Samsam

    BakeryKidmat Tzvi

    One of Brett’s two personal favorite cafés in the north (with Moshytz). Quieter outdoor seating and workspace — more the afternoon-wine stop than the pastry roast.

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  2. Basalt stone bakery just inside the Ein Zivan gate — immediate right, dirt parking on the left. Friday before Shabbat; other days uncertain. · Skip if tired. · breakfast.

    Ein Zivan bakery

    BakeryEin Zivan

    Kristi Kate special — a hard-to-find basalt bakery, half underground, that is one of the best the Henrys have been to.

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  3. Ein Zivan, next door to Pelter. Lavender, juice, swings, shade.

    Sade Aromatics Farm

    Maker / shoppingEin Zivan

    Lavender, juice, swings, and shade next door to Pelter — a Golan sit-down that keeps the children out of the car.

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  4. Ein Zivan, next door to Sade. Check Pelter’s own channels for hours. · Restrooms.

    Pelter Winery

    WineryEin Zivan

    Golan tasting room with food, snacks, even popsicles — a grown-up stop that does not exile the children to the car.

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  5. Bar and cafe beside Pelter and Sade. Skip if you already ate. · Skip if tired. · lunch.

    Elka Bar

    RestaurantEin Zivan

    Bar and cafe in the Ein Zivan pocket — an easy sit-down when you are already at Pelter and Sade.

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  6. Free. Open 08:00–22:00 on the municipal listing. Do not promise a quick stop. · Restrooms.

    Katzrin Family Park

    PlaygroundKatzrin

    The best park in Israel. Do not promise the children a quick stop... they won't want to leave! Bring food from one of the great kibbutz cafés close by.

    ShadeToiletsStrollerPlayground
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