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.
