Mousseline Ice Cream Parlor (Mahane Yehuda)

Need something sweet and refreshing? Mousseline's ice cream is one of the best and most loved in the city: it tastes homemade and comes in a variety of flavours, including some very unusual must tries — their wasabi-flavoured ice cream is probably a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Information

addressHaArmonim Street 2, Mahane Yehuda Market (next to Morduch), Jerusalem
emailmousseline.jerusalem@gmail.com
moreInfoThe company owns a second cafe in the city, located at HaNasi Street 10, near the Jerusalem Theatre and the Islamic Art Museum
openingHoursSun–Wed 10am–midnight, Thu 9am–midnight, Fri 7:30am–5pm, Sat 8:30am–midnight
phone+972 2 500 3601
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Mousseline Ice Cream Parlor (Mahane Yehuda)

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