Elbarkoun — Restaurant in Tunis

By far the BEST meal in Tunisia across 3 cities visited (longer description below)

Came to Tunisia for 5 days with my partner (we’re from the US) stayed in Tunis, Sousse and finished our trip in Sidi Bou Said. Absolutely nothing compares to the meal, service, and atmosphere of this restaurant except not having a view of the water that you can have after a 5 min walk.

The Ojja is the best dish by far we’ve had here, we almost considered asking for more bread (they give you plenty) to scrape every last bit off the plate to eat.

The couscous was delicious and the spiced veggies inside made it exceptional.

Our only regret was not ordering Brik along with it, saw another couple eating this and loved it - and not ordering something else besides chicken, we were kinda fish’d out at this point.

Please do yourself a favor and visit this restaurant while you’re here. They’re also very fluent in English and will explain the menu to you if you need it - such kind and talented people with their cooking!

When we revisit Sidi Bou said in the future we will definitely be coming back - we almost skipped trying another place to come here again during...

We LOVE this place very much. I could even give 6 stars! I honestly don’t understand when people give lower than 3-4 stars for the overall experience we are getting. Tourist or not, as long as you don’t expect too cheap food, then you get what you pay.

One big difference might be that we came before dinner time, so the team is not overly busy. I could understand if during busy time, their quality might be lower. After all, it seems like family run business.

The only restaurant you should eat when you’re in Sidi Bou Said, in our opinion.

We pay 120 TND including tips for: Couscous octopus (massive portion) Meatball soup Fish + tunisian salad Tea Lemon juice Turkish coffee Countless pastries Big...

I asked the Tunisiah chefs to prepare us ANYTHING they'd recommend - so long as it was vegetarian, or had some fish. They did not disappoint! 😆

For our very first night in Tunisia, I felt ambitious and wanted a full blast of authentic Tunisian Cuisine. Through Google Maps, we found Elbarkoun - great reviews, and truly authentic looking. We used Google Translate to communicate; it wasn't too easy, but well, we decided to leave our fate to the chefs. 🧑🏻‍🍳

Amazing delicacies we had! 🥐Tunisian Brik (Phyllo Stuffed with Potato and Egg) 🥗Tunisian Salad (with Tuna) 🍲Shorbat frik (Tunisian soup, made of lentils) 🍛Vegetarian Couscous ☕Tunisian Mint Tea

Tunisian delicacies at it's finest. What a great...