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Best Restaurants in Tunis (2026)

Eating out in Tunis ranges from long lunches in medina palaces to seafood dinners on the coast. In the old city, Dar El Jeld is the classic choice for a special occasion, with a candlelit courtyard, traditional music and Tunisian dishes such as brik, couscous and grilled fish; book ahead and note that it closes on Sundays. The same owners run Fondouk El Attarine, a restaurant and craft shop in a restored merchants' inn in the perfume souk, and Dar Slah serves generous home-style lunches in an old house on Rue de la Kasbah.

On the coast, Le Golfe in La Marsa has served seafood since 1955 and appears on the Middle East and North Africa's 50 Best Restaurants list, while Le RestÔ at Villa Didon cooks market produce over open flame with views across the bay from Carthage. For a Tunisian dinner near the Gammarth hotels, El Dar at The Residence adds a weekly belly dance show. Le Chargui in Sidi Bou Said is a simple, affordable option for brik and grilled merguez. Tunisian meals often start with several small salads and starters, so pace yourself, and carry cash for smaller places.

7 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Tunis

  1. Dar El Jeld Traditional Tunisian, MedinaA long-established restaurant in an eighteenth-century medina mansion near the Kasbah, serving classic Tunisian dishes in a candlelit tiled courtyard.
  2. Le Golfe Mediterranean seafood, La MarsaA La Marsa seafood institution since 1955, with a sea-view terrace, seasonal Mediterranean cooking and a place on MENA's 50 Best Restaurants list.
  3. Fondouk El Attarine Tunisian, MedinaA restaurant and craft gallery in a restored merchants' inn in the perfume souk, serving Tunisian dishes under a covered arcaded courtyard.

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1. Dar El Jeld

Traditional Tunisian$$$Medina

A long-established restaurant in an eighteenth-century medina mansion near the Kasbah, serving classic Tunisian dishes in a candlelit tiled courtyard.

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2. Le Golfe

Mediterranean seafood$$$La Marsa

A La Marsa seafood institution since 1955, with a sea-view terrace, seasonal Mediterranean cooking and a place on MENA's 50 Best Restaurants list.

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4. Dar Slah

Traditional Tunisian$$Medina

A traditional Tunisian restaurant in a centuries-old medina house near the Kasbah, known for generous lunches and dishes such as black couscous.

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7. Le Chargui

Budget Tunisian and grills$Sidi Bou Said

A simple, inexpensive restaurant in Sidi Bou Said serving brik, fish couscous, salads and grilled merguez in a courtyard with a sea-view roof terrace.

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