Bambalouni Sidi Bou Saïd

Sidi Bou Saïd


Follow the locals' lead and join the cluster of customers in front of this blue hole-in-the-wall stand to order a freshly fried, sugar-dusted bombalouni (doughnut) or crisp brik aux amandes (crisp pastry stuffed with an almond, sugar and orange water paste).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Sidi Bou Saïd attractions

1. Galerie A.Gorgi

0.07 MILES

This highly regarded gallery showcases the work of contemporary Tunisian artists in individual and group shows; the latter are usually thematic in…

2. Selma Feriani Gallery

0.07 MILES

Just off the main drag in Sidi Bou Saïd's upper village, this commercial gallery exhibits the work of up-and-coming Tunisian and international…

3. Dar Ennejma Ezzahra

0.13 MILES

Built between 1912 and 1922 for French-born Baron Rodolphe d’Erlanger and his Italian-American wife Elizabetta, this palace residence is an exhilarating…

4. Galerie Saladin

0.25 MILES

This tiny gallery down a small alleyway is worth a quick visit. Though its exhibition program is nowhere near as stimulating as some of the other…

5. North Africa American Cemetery

1.1 MILES

Around 750m along the road from La Malga Cisterns, a striking forest of white crosses bears testament to the Americans killed in North Africa during WWII…

6. Damous El Karita Basilica

1.15 MILES

The ruins of this once-monumental church are 400m north of the massive Mosque Malik Ibn Anas Carthage. The basilica was 65m by 45m, with nine aisles, and…

7. Galeri El Marsa

1.27 MILES

Occupying a beautiful vaulted space behind a grand wooden door in the heart of La Marsa, this is one of Tunisia’s most respected and internationally…

8. Roman Theatre

1.4 MILES

This Roman-era theatre has been almost totally – and very unsympathetically – reconstructed, so unfortunately it's one of Carthage's most disappointing…