Mosh Beach
Best for. Travellers who want the most relaxed, stylish lounge day on the central bay, a slow, shaded beach with a fashionable eco minded kitchen and a view across the gulf, made for a long lunch by the water.
Best spot. A shaded lounger at the kitchen end in the early afternoon, with a plate from the vegetarian leaning menu and the gulf in front of you, the easy heart of a Mosh day.
Know this. The swimming is the ordinary central bay water, calm and plain, so come for the mood, the shade and the food rather than the snorkelling, which lives south of town.
Mosh is the beach Eilat goes to when it wants to exhale. Set on the central bay a short walk from the hotels, it is the relaxed lounge beach of the town, a shaded, low key, almost reggae spirited stretch that locals affectionately call the India of Eilat for its slow, easy mood. People do not come here to chase clear water, they come to claim a shaded lounger, order from the kitchen and let a long afternoon drift by with the gulf in front of them and the desert light overhead.
For a traveller who treats lunch as the centre of the day, Mosh is the pick of the central bay. The beach is best known for its kitchen, a fashionable, eco minded restaurant and bar that leans vegetarian and vegan, a genuine rarity in a town built on grilled fish and meat, and the crowd is part of the appeal, stylish without being stiff. Settle in for a slow meal, a cocktail and the view across the water to the Jordanian mountains, and you have the most enjoyable hours on this side of Eilat. It is a place to taste rather than rush, and the food carries the day where the swimming cannot.
The honest read keeps the swimming in proportion. The water at Mosh is the same calm, shallow, ordinary central bay you find all along North Beach, pleasant enough for a cooling dip but no reason to come. If the underwater world is what you want, drive south to Coral Beach or Princess Beach and snorkel the reef, then return to Mosh for the shaded lunch and the slow afternoon it does so well. Prices for loungers and food move with the season and are to be confirmed. Come for the mood and the kitchen, accept the plain swim, and Mosh is one of the most pleasant seats in Eilat.
A lounge beach, at its best
Mosh is itself one of the lounge beaches of Eilat, so the club layer here is the beach you are standing on, the shaded loungers and the eco minded kitchen. Its neighbours on the central bay round out the scene. We name the real, established places and mark lounger and food prices, which shift by season, as to be confirmed. To reserve a sunbed or a table, start with the Eilat clubs guide.
Photo: Ziv Sagi via GoogleMosh, the lounge and kitchen
Mosh is one of the most fashionable beaches in Eilat, with shaded loungers, a fine view across the gulf and an eco minded restaurant and bar that leans vegetarian and vegan, the stylish, grown up pick for a long lunch and a cocktail where the crowd is part of the appeal. Entry is free with a charge for the sunbed and food, and the figures are to be confirmed.
Dekel and the social bay
A short walk along the central bay, Dekel runs a floating bar you can order from in the water, beach volleyball and weekend DJs, the louder, younger neighbour to the calm of Mosh. It is the lively choice when you want music and movement after the slow lunch, with prices set by the beach and to be confirmed.
Dinner on the promenade
When the long lunch is done, the promenade and the marina a few minutes away hold the Red Sea fish houses and the hummus counters for an evening meal by the boats. It is the natural second act to a Mosh afternoon, busiest and best at sunset, with venues and hours to be confirmed.
Central Eilat, the lounge bay
Mosh sits on the central North Beach bay of Eilat, a short walk from the main hotels, the promenade and the marina, so it is among the easiest beaches in town to reach on foot. The airport and bus station are minutes away, and the reef beaches of the southern coast are a ten minute drive south, which lets you pair the slow lounge afternoon at Mosh with a morning of snorkelling on the coral coast.
You need to carry little here beyond sun cover and water for the desert heat, since the beach has loungers, shade, a bar and a kitchen. Come in the cooler hours and lean on the shade in high summer, and treat Mosh as the lunch and lounge half of the day rather than the swim. Spring and autumn are the kindest months. Conditions are typical and never guaranteed, and lounger and food prices shift by season.
Photo: Jaroslaw M via GoogleBook a beach club
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Common questions about Mosh Beach
What is Mosh Beach in Eilat known for?
Mosh is the relaxed lounge beach of the central bay, known for its slow, shaded, almost reggae mood, which locals nickname the India of Eilat, and for a fashionable eco minded kitchen and bar that leans vegetarian and vegan. It is the stylish, grown up pick for a long lunch and a cocktail by the gulf. People come for the atmosphere and the food rather than the swimming.
Is the swimming good at Mosh Beach?
It is easy but ordinary. The water is the same calm, shallow central bay you find along North Beach, fine for a cooling dip but plain compared with the reef coast south of town. If you want clear water and snorkelling, head to Coral Beach or Princess Beach, and use Mosh for the shaded lounger and the slow lunch it does so well.
Is Mosh Beach free?
Yes, Mosh is free to walk onto, with a charge for a sunbed, a parasol and what you eat and drink at the bar and restaurant. The figures move with the season, so we mark them as to be confirmed and suggest you ask the beach for your date. It is the food and the lounger rather than the entry that make up the cost of a day here.
Does Mosh Beach have good food?
Yes, the kitchen is the main reason to come. Mosh runs an eco minded restaurant and bar that leans vegetarian and vegan, a genuine rarity in a town built on grilled fish and meat, and it is stylish and relaxed rather than stiff. For Red Sea fish and hummus, the promenade and marina restaurants a short walk away round out the day, busiest at sunset.
Is Mosh Beach good for couples?
It suits couples well, with its calm, shaded mood, a stylish kitchen and a view across the gulf making it one of the more grown up seats in Eilat for a slow lunch and a cocktail. It is relaxed rather than secluded, since it is a central beach, but for an easy, stylish day together it is among the best on this side of town.
When is the best time to visit Mosh Beach?
Spring and autumn give the kindest weather for a long shaded afternoon, while the warm Red Sea keeps the central bay comfortable year round and winter mild. High summer is very hot, so lean on the shade and the cooler hours, and book a lounger ahead at busy weekends and around the Israeli holidays. See our Eilat season guide for the month by month picture.
