Must-see restaurants in Tunisia

  • Restaurant du Peuple

    Sousse

    Hearty meat and couscous dishes are served at this friendly little place just inside the medina walls. The menu complet offers starters, a main, dessert…

  • Pizzeria El Ons

    Sousse

    Filled chapatis, sandwiches made with tabouna bread and pizza are the fast-food staples sold at this popular stand just off Ave Habib Bourguiba. Eat at…

  • Restaurant Le Soleil

    Tozeur

    Make like you're in the palmeraie with the plaster palm tree decor at Le Soleil. The couscous is good here, along with the stews a la jarre (baked in a…

  • Restaurant Tozorous

    Tozeur

    This recommended restaurant serves up pasta, grilled meat and couscous dishes in a brick-walled dining room complete with a working coffee pot–shaped…

  • Restaurant Cap Farina

    Northern Tunisia

    This red-roofed restaurant set slightly back from the beach serves salads and delicious fresh fish and seafood, barbecued on pine cones. Book ahead on…

  • Restaurant Alhambra

    Tunisia

    The umbrella-shaded terrace tables here are great for people-watching. Geared to tourists and day trippers, the menu includes salads, grills and pizzas.

  • Restaurant de la République

    Tozeur

    Set back off the street, in an arcade next to the Mosque El Ferdous, this is an ever-popular local place and great for kebabs or couscous and salad.

  • Patisserie El Qods

    Tozeur

    A handy and welcoming place to drop into for a quick sandwich, or something sweet and sticky, washed down with a fresh juice or good coffee.

  • Pizzeria Azzura

    Tozeur

    One of the few Zone Touristique restaurants that have weathered the tourism downturn, Pizzeria Azzura serves quality pizzas.

  • Pizza Tomato

    Southern Tunisia

    This is a small, modern place done up in Italian-Tunisian decor. It's cute, and the pizzas are good.

  • Patisserie Zitouna

    Tunis

    This much-loved hole-in-the-wall pâtisserie sells delectable fruit and chocolate tarts.

  • Restaurant L’Escale

    Northern Tunisia

    Near the main town roundabout, L'Escale serves great roasted chicken, stews and couscous.

  • Slovenia

    Cap Bon

    While the menu might seem a tad idiosyncratic, the dishes are innovative and make a nice change from the usual Tunisian offerings. ‘Couseila’, couscous…

  • Il Gusto

    Cap Bon

    Run by the crew from the restaurant Slovenia next door but with a dedicated Italian menu, Il Gusto offers light pastas that are a cut above red-sauce…

  • L’Angolo Verde

    Hammamet

    This colourful spot is always buzzing and offers classic kid favourites, making it a good pit stop if you have little ones in tow. There's tree-shaded…

  • Au Bon Vieux Temps

    Sidi Bou Saïd

    Both the ridiculously romantic terrace and elegant dining room at this upmarket restaurant command amazing water views, although there is a nostalgic old…

  • Restaurant Bon Kif

    Cap Bon

    Bon Kif is a relaxed choice, with a pleasant, tiled courtyard that's perfect for a long lunch. It has the regular choices of pasta, seafood and Euro-style…

  • Chez Achour

    Hammamet

    This attractive garden restaurant, known for its seafood, makes for a lovely night out, with seating under fig trees decorated with white lanterns in a…

  • Tam Tam

    Sidi Bou Saïd

    Near Sidi Bou Saïd's train station, this place has a modern-diner design, music-video-pumping flat-screen TVs and a menu of fast-food favourites (burgers,…

  • El Khairat

    Sidi Bou Saïd

    Try a fresh fig-and-strawberry fruit whip or date smoothie to go from the friendly crew at the juice-and-sandwich stall El Khairat, or stay for a…

  • Restaurant Paradiso

    Southern Tunisia

    A cheery restaurant with brightly coloured wood panelling and fun art on its blue walls that come as a pleasant surprise in such an unassuming location…

  • Dar Zarrouk

    Sidi Bou Saïd

    This upmarket choice scores big on atmosphere: its large sea-facing terrace is filled with cloth-draped tables and comfortable wicker chairs, and the rear…

  • Restaurant La Daurade

    Cap Bon

    Next to Les Grottes, La Daurade has a delightful seaside setting and unsurprisingly stellar seafood (though stray elsewhere on the menu at your own risk)…

  • Centre d’Animation Bedouin

    Douz

    In happier times, this was a popular haunt for tourists, who were entertained over dinner with a floor show in an over-sized Berber tent. Those days may…

  • Le Golfe

    Tunis

    A glamorous step-to-the-sand setting and contemporary chic decor make this restaurant a place to see and be seen in Tunis. The cashed-up expats and locals…

  • La Joconde

    Southern Tunisia

    Maybe Medenine's best place to eat is La Joconde, the restaurant of the Hôtel El Kssour. It has excellent Tunisian standards, including couscous and stews…

  • Restaurant Anis

    Cap Bon

    Anis has a stuck-in-time wood-panelled interior, which leads into a small hotel of the same name. Seafood is the speciality, but if you need a break from…

  • Restaurant au Bec Fin

    Tunisia

    Centrally located and popular with locals, this restaurant has a plain and rather stuffy dining room, but it serves decent Tunisian fare: pan-fried fish,…

  • Dar Chraka

    Tunisia

    Inside a quiet courtyard across from the tourist office, this restaurant in an old dar is an atmospheric eating option. There are also tables set outside…

  • Restaurant Bou Makhlouf

    Tunisia

    This good-value cheapie with chummy service is very popular for lunch. The menu is in Arabic only, but someone on staff can work with you through the…

  • Restaurant de L'île

    Djerba

    More sophisticated than most souq restaurants, this place caters to a mix of locals and tourists; the former tend to be seated downstairs and the latter…

  • Planet Food

    Sousse

    Its concept is all-American diner (movie memorabilia, booths etc) but the reality is typically Tunisian, with groups of families and friends enjoying…

  • Canari

    Hammamet

    A popular cafe with a large, watch-the-world-go-by terrace, Canari is good for milkshakes, ice cream and fresh juices, and there are also sandwiches and…

  • Patisserie Rabbaoui

    Tunisia

    This bright and modern pâtisserie sells makhroud (date-filled semolina pastries soaked in honey), kaak warka (biscuit flavored with almond and rose water)…

  • Patisserie Sahara

    Southern Tunisia

    Patisserie Sahara is a good place to fill up on corne de gazelle pastries shaped like gazelle’s horn and filled with chopped nuts soaked in honey, which…

  • Restaurant Haroun

    Djerba

    The only upmarket restaurant in town, this huge place at Houmt Souk's port serves stock-standard cuisine in an airy and attractive dining room, as well as…

  • La Keffoise

    Tunisia

    This little bakery sells tasty sweet and savoury pasties if you need a fix between meals. If you're not staying in one of Le Kef's dars but want to sample…

  • Restaurant Razgallah

    Tunis

    Fish dominates the menu at this old-fashioned place (also known as La Victoire), and dishes are tasty if overpriced. The upstairs room here lacks…

  • Le Patio

    Cap Bon

    Le Patio is a smart, contemporary-styled little place with seats under a bright atrium or among nooks and crannies for intimate dining. It serves Tunisian…

  • Le Capitole

    Tunis

    Tasty traditional food is served in a large kitsch-filled ballroom that’s the very definition of faded grandeur, with views over the busy main drag below…

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