Ali Karawan – Abu Hassan (Hebrew: עלי קרוואן – אבו חסן, Arabic: علي كروان – أبو حسن) is one of the oldest and most famous hummus restaurants in Israel.
The success of this branch, which despite its larger size is also characterized by a long line of diners at the entrance, led to the opening of a third restaurant, Pearl of Jaffa - Brothers Karawan that also sells fries, falafel, and salad.
In October 2007 Karawan died after years of minor involvement in the management of the network during which his son Ibrahim served as the director.
[2] Due to the long line that is steeped in the entrance, hummus is eaten sitting together with other diners around the same table, as is customary in many working restaurants.
The restaurant serves only four basic courses - hummus, masabacha, brown beans (ful medames) and labane - and dishes that combine them.