What to eat in Sidi Bou Said
The village is eaten walking and on a terrace. Fried dough at the entrance, tea with pine nuts on the cliff, and one proper meal in between.
- Bambalouni
- €0.30–1
- Brik
- €1.50–3, crispy pastry with egg, fried
- Couscous
- €5.50–9, a sit-down main
The village is walked in a day, so the food is eaten along the way — bambalouni at the entrance, one sit-down for brik or couscous on the main street, and tea with pine nuts to finish, at a café on the cliff. None of it needs a detour, since it all sits on the route the itinerary already follows.
First, at the entrance
Fried dough dipped in sugar, €0.30–1 a piece, sold from stalls at the village entrance and eaten hot, walking, before you even reach the main street.
Brik and couscous, sit-down
Brik, a thin pastry sheet with beaten egg, fried until crisp, runs €1.50–3. For a proper meal, couscous with vegetables or meat runs €5.50–9 at restaurants on the main street, above the cafés and below the palace.
Tea with pine nuts, to close the day
Café Sidi Chabaane, on terraces on the cliff, and Café des Nattes on the steps of the main street, both keep the same ritual, tea with pine nuts over the bay, with a shisha for anyone who wants one. Neither place publishes a price list, so none is given here — ask on the spot.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
What is bambalouni?
Sugared fried dough, €0.30–1 a piece, sold at the village entrance.
How much does tea with pine nuts cost?
Neither café on the cliff publishes a price list, so no figure is given here — ask on the spot.
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