Restaurant Fruit de Mer

Top choice in Southern Tunisia


This hugely popular open-sided restaurant near the port serves up the best seafood in town and has plenty of staff on hand to efficiently keep the crowds happy. The grilled fish or braised mussels and octopus are both worth your time, as is the calamari farçi, a Tunisian favourite of squid stuffed with rice, greens and chilli.


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