Ontopo Restaurant Search

Search Israeli restaurants, check table availability, view menus, and get direct booking links on the Ontopo platform.

Disclaimer: This is an unofficial tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by Ontopo. Availability data queries APIs that power the website and may not reflect actual availability. This tool does NOT place reservations - it generates booking links for manual confirmation on Ontopo's website. Provided "as is" without warranty of any kind.

Quick Start

# Search for a restaurant
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py search "taizu"

# Find available restaurants for tonight
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py available tomorrow 19:00 --city tel-aviv

Commands

cities

List supported cities.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py cities
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py cities --json

search

Find restaurants by name.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py search "taizu"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py search "sushi" --city tel-aviv
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py search "taizu" --json

available

Find venues with availability for date and time. Date and time are POSITIONAL arguments.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py available tomorrow 19:00
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py available tomorrow 20:00 --city tel-aviv
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py available +3 19:00 --party-size 4
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py available tomorrow 19:00 --safe-zone

check

Check availability at specific venue. Supports venue name or ID.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py check taizu tomorrow 19:00
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py check taizu +2 20:00
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py check 36960535 tomorrow 19:00 --party-size 4

range

Check availability across date range. Times is OPTIONAL (defaults to 19:00,20:00).

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py range taizu tomorrow +3
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py range 36960535 tomorrow +5 --times "18:00,19:00,20:00"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py range taizu +1 +7 --party-size 4

info

Get venue details.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py info 36960535
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py info 66915792 --json

url

Get booking URL for venue.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py url 36960535
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py url 66915792 --locale he

Options Reference

Option	Commands	Description
`--json`	all	Output in JSON format
`--locale`	search, info, url	Language: en or he
`--city`	available, search	City filter (tel-aviv, jerusalem, etc.)
`--party-size`	available, check, range	Number of guests (default: 2)
`--safe-zone`	available	Filter to venues tagged as safe zone (מרחב מוגן) on Ontopo. Alias: `--mamad`
`--times`	range	Comma-separated times (default: 19:00,20:00)
`--section`	menu	Filter by menu section
`--search`	menu	Search menu items by name
`--min-price`	menu	Minimum price filter
`--max-price`	menu	Maximum price filter

Date/Time Formats

Dates: YYYY-MM-DD, today, tomorrow, +N (days from now) Times: HH:MM, HHMM, 7pm, 19:30

Supported Cities

Run cities for the full list. Common cities: tel-aviv, jerusalem, haifa, herzliya, raanana, ramat-gan, netanya, ashdod, beer-sheva, eilat, modiin, rehovot, rishon-lezion, petah-tikva, holon, kfar-saba, hod-hasharon, caesarea. Hyphenated aliases are accepted (e.g. ramat-gan → ramatgan).

Workflow Example

# 1. Search for restaurant
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py search "taizu"
# Note the venue ID from results (e.g., 36960535)

# 2. Check availability
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py check 36960535 tomorrow --time 19:00

# 3. View menu
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py menu 36960535

# 4. Get booking link
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ontopo-cli.py url 36960535

Notes

Manual booking: Generates links - complete reservation on Ontopo website
No API key: Queries APIs that power the website
Bilingual: Supports Hebrew and English
Real-time data: Availability fetched live from Ontopo

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