Hadekel: A Street in Israel, Rebuilt on 186th Street
Shakshuka is the order that defines a morning here: eggs poached in spiced tomato, with bread for the yolk. Around it sit the other fixtures of an Israeli breakfast, sabich in a pita or on puff pastry, strong coffee, and mini chocolate babkas for the end. The cafe is at 2500 NE 186th Street, and its name belongs to a street in Israel. Hadekel exists to make a weekday morning in North Miami Dade feel like breakfast at the brothers' childhood table.
Hadekel is the name of the street where Assaf and Tal Hadad lived as boys in Israel. Assaf was born in Hadera, and the two brothers opened the cafe to recreate the colorful, layered food of that childhood. The family background is Moroccan and Persian, and it shows in the seasoning more than in any single dish: the warm spice of the shakshuka, the lemon in the pistachio pie, the freekeh under the fish. The point of view is Israeli home cooking rather than restaurant theater, and the cafe says so plainly on its own site, promising authentic kosher Israeli flavors for Miami.