Food
Where to eat in Tunisia: restaurants, cafés and dishes to try
The best-known place to eat in Tunisia is Café des Délices, Sidi Bou Said. The travel guide lists 16 places to eat and drink in Tunis. Local dishes to try: Harissa, Couscous, Mechouia salad, Lablabi, and Fricasse.
Well-known restaurants, cafés and bars in Tunisia
Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions describe each place. That measures how famous a place is, not how good the food is.
Cafés, bakeries and tea houses 1
Places travellers recommend in Tunisia
Listed in the Wikivoyage travel guide. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go.
Where to eat in Tunis
All places in TunisRestaurants and cafés
- Dar el-JeldSplurge
5-10 rue Dar el-Jeld
- The CornerBudget
36 Rue de Syrie
- Café de Paris BrasserieMid-range
Avenue Habib Bourguiba
- L'OrientMid-range
7 de, Rue Ali Bach Hamba
- La MammaMid-range
11 Bis, Rue de Marseille
- Restaurant Ojja ChouchouBudget
11 Rue Borj Bourguiba
- Etoile de La MedinaMid-range
Boulevard Bab Bnet
- La SirèneMid-range
La Goulette
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Tunis · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dishes and drinks Tunisia is known for
Foods and drinks that come from Tunisia, the most widely known first.
Couscous
Algerian and Moroccan dish of steamed granul of rolled semolina
Bambalouni
Mesfouf
type of fine couscous that is mixed with either fruits and nuts or broad beans and peas
Usban
North African dish of sausage stuffed with rice, herbs, lamb, chopped liver and heart
Frequently asked questions
What is the most famous restaurant in Tunisia?
Café des Délices, Sidi Bou Said is the most widely documented place to eat in Tunisia: 3 Wikipedia language editions describe it.
What food is Tunisia known for?
Tunisia is known for Harissa, Couscous, Mechouia salad, Lablabi, and Fricasse.
Where can you eat in Tunis?
The travel guide to Tunis lists Dar el-Jeld, The Corner, Café de Paris Brasserie, L'Orient, and La Mamma.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0), Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0), photos from Wikimedia Commons.