Penguin (restaurant)

Penguin (Hebrew: פינגווין; German: Pinguin) is the oldest restaurant in Nahariya and one of Israel's oldest surviving restaurants.[1] It is located on the Ga'aton Boulevard, opposite the Ga'aton River. The cuisine is Israeli[1] with German influences. Its signature dish is the chicken schnitzel.[2] The restaurant is continuously family owned and operated.

Penguin in the 1940s
Penguin in the 1950s
A 1960s fashion show at Penguin

History

Penguin was founded as a 1940 kiosk by Ernst Oppenheimer,[3] who arrived in 1936 from Offenbach am Main, Germany and initially tried to make a living by farming.[4][5] It was named after Penguin Books.[4] Penguin developed into a restaurant and bar that was popular with the German immigrants of Nahariya and, until 1948, with the British Mandate soldiers.[4]

In the 2010s the restaurant is managed by Amir Oppenheimer, a great-grandson of the founder.[6]

References
  1. Levy, Lin (11 June 2015). "המוסדות הקולינריים הוותיקים בישראל". Retrieved 16 November 2018 – via Ynet.
  2. Panhorst, Christine. "Nahariyas Leidenschaft für Schnitzel". Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. Lapid, Yair (17 July 2006). "A day in Nahariya". Yediot Achronot. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. Michal Oppenheimer; Rinat Berger (2010). פינגוין: סיפור של מקום - סיפורה של משפחה [Penguin: The story of a place - The story of a family] (PDF). Lohamei Hagetaot.
  5. Gerold, Stefan. "Stipendium: Unsere Kollegin Christine Panhorst hat eine Recherchereise gewonnen". Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. "Trailblazer: Israel's first Arab manager of a gov't hospital". 24 October 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

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