Based on a pole of 100 Israeli chefs and culinary experts, this 2016 webpage ranks the highest scores the restaurants recieved.
Most (how surprising?..) are in Tel-Aviv: #1: Toto (); #2: Thai House (
top 20); #3: Taizu (
top 20); #4: Rafael (
); #5: Mashya (
top 20); #6: Catit (F
)(
top10); #7: Topolopompo (
); #8: Shila (
top10) and Pronto (
); #9:Habasta (
); #10: Brut (
); #11: Yaffo-Tel-Aviv (
) and Yakimono (
). Also praised:Messa (
) (F
); Dinnings (
); Magdalena (
) (near Tiberias); Montefiore boutique hotel (
Top10); and Bistro Michael (
) (in Liman).
See my own list of recommended restaurants in Israel here, and specifically in Tel-Aviv here.