Restaurants in Tunis
The Tunis restaurants below have been hand-picked by our guide author and are grouped into three pricing categories:
Expensive (over TND50)
Moderate (TND25 to TND50)
Cheap (up to TND25)
These Tunis restaurant prices are for a three-course meal for one, including half-a-litre of wine or equivalent. Tax and service are included.
Expensive
Dar el-Jeld
Cuisine: Middle EasternSet in a grand 18th-century mansion in the heart of the medina, Dar el-Jeld quite possibly serves the best Tunisian food in the country. Dress for dinner and eat like a pasha – the traditional seafood and lamb dishes are house highlights.
Address: , 5 Rue Dar el Jeld, Tunis, 1006Telephone: +216 71 560 916
Website: http://www.dareljeld.com/
Le Rest'ô
Cuisine: Multi-CuisineDining out in Tunisia has rarely been so fashionable. By some degree, Le Rest'ô is the trendiest restaurant in Tunis, boasting Philippe Starck furnishings, excellent pan-Mediterranean food and magnificent views over the bay and all of Tunis.
Address: Carthage, Rue Mendes France, Byrsa Hill, Tunis, 2016Telephone: +216 71 733 433
Website: http://www.villadidoncarthage.com
Lucullus
Cuisine: Multi-CuisineThe harbourside district of La Goulette has plenty of fishy dining options, but Lucullus is one of the most upmarket seafood restaurants in Tunis. There's a large terrace in the shade of palm trees across from the harbour, close enough to see where your dish of the day was landed.
Address: La Goulette, 1 avenue Habib Bourguiba, Tunis, 2060Telephone: +216 98 219 403
Moderate
Le Bambou Cuisine Asiatique
Cuisine: Sushi, Asian fusionVery nice sushi and other Asian fusion meals presented exquisitely with friendly staff. Very popular so it might pay to book in advance.
Address: , 2 Avenue Hedi Nouira Ennasr, Tunis, 1001Telephone: +216 23 690 602
Website: http://www.facebook.com/lebamboucuisineasiatique
Chez Slah
Cuisine: Seafood, MediterraneanA perennial favourite among city locals (and consequently always full), Chez Slah isn't quite the easiest place to find in Tunis, but worth tracking down for simple yet beautifully cooked seafood and meat dishes. Closed Mondays.
Address: Le Passage, 14 bis rue Pierre de Coubertin, Tunis, 1000Telephone: +216 71 258 588
Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chez-Slah/540578572676883
Dar Belhadj
Cuisine: MediterraneanThis a grand restaurant in Tunis, in the palace style, and worth winding through medina alleyways to find. The menu doesn't stray too far from classic Tunisian offerings, though the seafood couscous is a nice twist. Alternatively, the set menu is a great introduction to the country's cuisine.
Address: , 17 Rue des Thamis, Tunis,Telephone: +216 71 200 894
Website: http://www.darbelhadj.net
Le Malouf
Cuisine: Middle EasternThis is a reliable Italian restaurant in Tunis, serving delicious homemade pastas, pizzas and seafood. Dine in the great courtyard, and if you can, grab a table on Friday or Saturday nights when live traditional Tunisian music accompanies your meal.
Address: , Rue de Yougoslavie, Tunis,Telephone: +216 71 254 246
Cheap
Café de Paris Brasserie
Cuisine: French, MediterraneanThere are plenty of brasseries along Avenue Habib Bourguiba, so walk along and take your pick. One of the most popular is Café de Paris Brasserie, a small yet busy restaurant serving traditional Tunisian fare, salads and pasta.
Address: , Avenue Habib Bourguiba, Tunis,Telephone: +216 71 240 583
Le Chargui
Cuisine: MediterraneanEat in the fresh air of this restaurant in Tunis, either in the courtyard or taking in the views from the roof terrace. As it overlooks the sea, fresh fish should really be top of your order, or zing your palate with grilled merguez (spicy lamb and beef sausages).
Address: Sidi Bou Said, 39 Rue Habib Thameur, Tunis, 2026Telephone: +216 55 355 942
Restaurant Les Trois Étoiles
Cuisine:Cheap and cheerful is definitely the order of the day at this place. Waiters whip away your plates to satisfy the constant demand for tables, all filling up with tasty grilled meat and huge piles of deeply satisfying couscous.
Address: , Rue Mustafa M'barek, Tunis,Telephone:
