Must-see restaurants in Northern Tunisia

  • Le Sport Nautique

    Bizerte

    This highly regarded restaurant with breezy terrace is quite simply one of the best in the north. Fresh fish, cooked in any number of ways (grilled, baked…

  • Restaurant Le Grand Bleu

    Bizerte

    A genuine Italian restaurant run by an Italian family, right down to nonna on the till. Le Grand Bleu offers a nice change from Tunisian tuna. There are a…

  • Le Petit Mousse

    Bizerte

    The corniche’s most upmarket fish and seafood place, this elegant establishment also serves French dishes such as coq au vin. It has a balmy, candlelit…

  • Rastacabana

    Northern Tunisia

    There's not very much Rasta-flavoured about this wooden beach restaurant, but it does deliver the good food and good times that its painted slogan outside…

  • Restaurant Khemir

    Northern Tunisia

    Simple and reliable seafood dinners from this long-established favourite. It doesn't look fancy, but what you miss out on in marina views, you make up for…

  • La Bizertine

    Bizerte

    One of Bizerte's posher pastry shops, though they also do pizza slices, filled baguettes and ice creams. The almond croissants are simply perfection.

  • Le Phénicien

    Bizerte

    This giant Phoenician warship in the old port is pretty hard to miss. It's actually a rather upscale fish and seafood restaurant that's popular with well…

  • Restaurant Chez Mouldi

    Northern Tunisia

    This simple thatched beach hut amid the rocks and sand of Maloula beach serves up pretty simple grilled fish and soft drinks. Opening hours are unreliable…

  • Restaurant Le Minar

    Northern Tunisia

    This popular restaurant on the edge of the marina serves good seafood, including a 15DT set menu with brik (flaky savoury pastry), a meat or fish main and…

  • Restaurant Touta

    Northern Tunisia

    A popular alcohol-serving restaurant in the marina – look for the old French 2CV parked outside. There are a few tables outside but mostly its fresh…

  • Le Palmier

    Northern Tunisia

    This cheap-and-cheerful place is one of a series of similar restaurants on this stretch of street. It has a good set menu featuring staples such as…

  • Jendoubi

    Bizerte

    A popular canteen, with gargantuan portions and fast turnover. There's grilled chicken and the like, but if you follow the big fish mural outside and the…

  • Restaurant Cap Farina

    Northern Tunisia

    This red-roofed restaurant set slightly back from the beach serves salads and delicious fresh fish and seafood, barbecued on pine cones. Book ahead on…

  • Restaurant L’Escale

    Northern Tunisia

    Near the main town roundabout, L'Escale serves great roasted chicken, stews and couscous.

  • Dar Beja

    Northern Tunisia

    Smart Tunisian restaurant that manages to stretch beyond just couscous, with an interesting selection of stews like kamounia (beef cooked with cumin),…

  • Hébergement Serrat

    Northern Tunisia

    This pleasant open-fronted cafe and restaurant overlooking the beach offers up grilled fish along with salads and the occasional couscous and Tunisian…

  • La Cuisine Tunisienne

    Bizerte

    A cheap-and-cheerful corner eatery with a good choice of traditional Tunisian standards. Not gourmet by any standards but offers reliable good value and…

  • Indoor & Outdoor Markets

    Bizerte

    Two blocks west of the port’s southern end is Place Bouchacha, now the centre of a vast outdoor and indoor market where locals come to find both edibles…

  • Café Ksiba

    Bizerte

    Facing the old port and the fake Phoenician warship restaurant, with good coffee and a smattering of tables on the pavement.

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