Tunisia
Sfaxoises rich and poor head to this clean and air-conditioned place for fast and filling dishes including roast chicken, savoury brik (flaky pastry),…
Must-see restaurants in Tunisia
Tunis
Resembling a bijou, violet-coloured boudoir, this branch of the national chain sells traditional Tunisian pastries, biscuits and macaroons that are packed…
Sidi Bou Saïd
Tasty mana'ich (Lebanese-style flat bread) is grilled on a saj (convex griddle) and stuffed with savoury fillings at this busy food stand on the main drag…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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.
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.
Tozeur
One of the few Zone Touristique restaurants that have weathered the tourism downturn, Pizzeria Azzura serves quality pizzas.
Southern Tunisia
This is a small, modern place done up in Italian-Tunisian decor. It's cute, and the pizzas are good.
Tunis
This much-loved hole-in-the-wall pâtisserie sells delectable fruit and chocolate tarts.
Northern Tunisia
Near the main town roundabout, L'Escale serves great roasted chicken, stews and couscous.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Sousse
Its concept is all-American diner (movie memorabilia, booths etc) but the reality is typically Tunisian, with groups of families and friends enjoying…
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…
Tunisia
This bright and modern pâtisserie sells makhroud (date-filled semolina pastries soaked in honey), kaak warka (biscuit flavored with almond and rose water)…
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…
Carthage
The terrace here with its spectacular water views makes the hefty price tag of a meal here understandable, but the lacklustre cuisine is a grave…
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…
