Plenty of restaurants in Sousse serve international as well as Tunisian food. As a port, it's no wonder the restaurants serve excellent fish dishes.
Try a tasty traditional dish of fish dusted in salt. You will also see meze, the Tunisian version of tapas, which often features a plate of houmus, flat bread, olives and other appetisers. Port El Kantaoui's Neptune restaurant, which boasts replica pirates, is especially child-friendly.
The Muslim tradition in Sousse means there are fewer bars than cafes here, but that doesn't stop the town getting busy in the evening when families come out to play, stopping for an hour's shopping or sipping some mint tea.
Expect to see hubbly-bubbly pipes, enormous pipes made from glass. These are traditional and often available in cafes, where you can order them along with a cup of tea or coffee, and choose your tobacco. Apple-flavoured tobacco is a favourite. Sousse is more of a family resort than a party town, so don't expect heaving clubs or all-night bar action.
