Have you tried everything in Tunis?

Tiny fried-dough sandwich stuffed with tuna, egg, potato and harissa — the classic mid-morning bite, 2-3 TND.

Families treat the post-prayer Friday couscous as sacred — restaurants run special versions just for the day.

Date-filled semolina cake normally paired with coffee, but some locals swear by the sardine-oil version.

Sit down at a working-class qahwa sha'biyya, order tea for 0.80 TND, and let the political debates wash over you.

Men sell fresh jasmine at cafés and intersections year-round — tuck a sprig behind your ear like locals do.

Join locals strolling the tree-lined boulevard 6-9 PM past colonial facades and packed café terraces.

Locals steer through the UNESCO maze by zaouias and doorways since street signs mean little here.

Declining hospitality can genuinely offend — expect three rounds of insisting before you're allowed to say yes.

Say "Yaishek" (YAY-shek), literally "life to you" — it lands warmer than a plain merci.

The whole city stops for this rivalry — cram into a café with a projector and pick a side fast.

Take the 0.58 TND train north and join the beachfront walk with volleyball games and cheap beer at Café Saf-Saf.

Go 9-11 AM when vendors grind spices fresh and locals judge quality by smell alone, not by the price tag.