Café Cultural Balkiss

Top choice in Tunisia


Sip mint tea high above the medina's narrow laneways at this two-level rooftop cafe attached to the Dar Baya boutique hotel. It's particularly atmospheric when the call to prayer issues from nearby mosques.


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