Eating in Tunis

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Visitors of Tunis have a great passion to taste the delicious Tunisian food and try something new . You can get a delicious meal in the city's delightful seafront suburbs Sidi Bou Sa'id and Gammarth and enjoy the wonderful sea views . Sit on mute-colored sofas on raised platforms and smoke your sheesha (waterpipe used to smoke tobacco) with a good Turkish coffee in an airy courtyard . Try the Tunisian mixed hors d' oeuvres , the brochettes de merou (grouper kebabs) , and the delicious traditional Tunisian dish kabkabou (fish with tomatoes , capers and olives) .

Medina

If you come to medina , you will see the tables fill the narrow alleys by the Zaytouna Mosque and you are then allowed to sit in the finest restaurants in Tunis . Some of the popular ones there that serve food at affordable prices include Fast Food in Ettoumi Street and Mahdaoui in Jema Zaytouna Street . The medina intimate , elegant restaurants are ever-busy , so if you get here late , there will not be much choice left . The best cafes in medina include the Cafe Ez-Zitouna (Jemaa Zaytouna Street) which encloses tiled arched rooms open to the street . You can also have an unforgettable meal at M'Rabet (in Souq el-Trouk) , Dar Hamouda Pacha (in Sidi ben Arous) , Cafe Chaoechin (in the Grand Souq des Chechias) , Dar EI-Medina (in Sidi ben Arous Street) , Dar Hamouda Pacha (in Sidi ben Arous) , Dar Bel Hadj (in Des Tamis Street) , and Dar el-Jeld . Service at these places is fast and gratifying .

Ville Nouvelle

Charming as it is , the Ville Nouvelle comprises some of popular , elegant , friendly restaurants and cafes in Tunis . Such places offer traditional Tunisian food in pleasant , relax surroundings . Some of the cafes there serve delicious cheap-as-chips tasty traditional food in rooms with views over the busy main drag . Try the fresh fish and seafood , grilled meats , spicy Sfaxian dishes , the paella , and a varied range of salads (such as Roquefort and walnut) . You can not visit the city without trying the mechouia (grilled peppers and tomato with olive oil and garlic , served garnish with olives or tuna) . The menu is always excellent , with special mention going to the harissa and to the chocolate mousse .

If you fancy a wonderful , unforgettable meal , there are plentiful places to head . They include: Carcassonne (8 ave de Carthage) , Restaurante Les 3 Boiles (in Mus M'barek Street) , Neptune , Abid (98 rue de Y goslavie) , Cafe de Paris Brasserie (ave Habib Bourguiba) , Capitole (ave Habib Bourguiba) , Al-Mazar , Capri (34 rue Mokhtar Ania) , Tontonville (96 rue de Yougoslavie) , L'Orient (Ali Bach Hamba Street) , Bolero (6 Passage el Guattar) , Le Malouf (rue de Yougoslayie) , Le Carthage (10 rue Ali Bach Hamba) , Andalous (13 rue de Marseille) , Chez Nous (5 rue de Mar seille) , and Margaritas (3 rue el-Koufa) .