Bizerte Nightlife

Nightlife in Bizerte is based around cafe life. As the sun begins to set, people flock to the old port to walk up and down the quayside in family groups, stopping at one of the cafes on the way. Most of them are the typical Tunisian male-only places, serving coffee, tea and chicha, but there are a few where women tend to go to. One option is the cafe on top of the Kasbah walls, which has great views over the whole town if you skip under the ropes and climb on an old antique or two...otherwise, you might as well be down by the water. the Fort Sidi el-Hani has an outdoor cafe with sometimes quite loud music, again with good views. One of the cafes close to the Kasbah (there are about 5 in a row) has tables by the waterside, and one or two women customers, but the rest seem totally male.

Set back from the water a bit (although only across a not-very-busy road) is the popular Cafe Pacha, with smoky tables inside, and an outdoor section sheltered from the wind. Opposite, on the Ksiba side, is another nice watreside cafe, much quieter than the others.

If you want to be young and trendy for the evening, head over to the town beach area, where there are some more expensive cafes, more women-friendly.

Dress Code: Dress codes in the cafes run the gauntlet from the latest jeans to black cloaks and red chechia hats...wear what you like! Although Tunisian women would not enter places like Cafe Pacha, a foreign woman would probably be accepted, as long as she dressed fairly modestly...i.e. no beach wear.