Must-see shopping in Tunis

Up winding tiled stairs, the rooms of this traditional dar are filled with rugs, textiles and antique musical instruments; downstairs there’s everything…

Top-quality Tunisian handicrafts are artfully displayed in the upstairs and side salons of this handsome funduq (caravanserai) in the heart of the medina…

As the pioneers of the ‘carton’ furniture movement and the first designers of these products in Africa, Jolla stocks a range of surprisingly hardy and…

The medina has more than its fair share of shops selling junk masquerading as antiques and artworks unworthy of that appellation, but this shop/gallery…

Located on the road to Gammarth, this boutique stocks toiletries, cosmetics, jewellery, hand towels and leather goods manufactured in Tunisia and marketed…

Tucked behind Café des Nattes, this Aladdin’s cave of a souvenir shop is a good place to pick up some traditional Tunisian handicrafts. Owner Ibrahim…

Philippe Xerri's boutique sells homewares and furniture that meld traditional Tunisian designs and contemporary French chic, with the one-off showroom…

A favourite expat shopping haunt, this cool concept store close to the Marsa Plage train station stocks an eclectic range of clothes, jewellery and…

There are plenty of shops selling babouches (traditional slippers) in the medina, but this one is a cut above the others in terms of the style and quality…

This is the La Marsa branch of the Tunisian company known for its floral-scented perfumes and body products made using natural extracts.

On La Marsa's main square, this place sells a large range of colourful traditional Tunisian tunics and robes, and while they’re no better in quality than…

This upmarket shop sells Tamerza dates au naturale, stuffed with pistachio paste and dried apricots, or covered in sesame seeds. By the bag, they are…

Facing the main entrance to the Zitouna Mosque, this gorgeous boutique sells perfumes for women and men, soaps, cosmetics and toiletries. For a great gift…

This stylish shop has a lovingly curated, refreshingly serious collection of books, including a good selection of locally themed photography titles, plus…

Selling traditional handicrafts (rugs, scarves, napery, jewellery and clothing) made by women in disadvantaged parts of southern and central Tunisia, this…

The stylishly reimagined traditional glass and metal pendant light fittings, gorgeous linen, candles and furniture sold at this chic boutique may put you…

If you can't source treats to take home here, you're not trying hard enough. Perfumed water, soaps, jewellery, cosmetics and other sweetly scented and…

Secreted in a space off the stairway leading to Café Culturel El Ali, this shop sells ceramics, textiles, jewellery and other contemporary artisanal wares.

Everything sold in this bijou shop is made in Tunisia. It specialises in quality artisan-designed textiles, including rugs, scarves and towels.

A Tunis institution since 1949, it has an excellent selection of French books, and a few novels in English.