Fodor's Expert Review El Firma

El Firma is a good-value French gastronomic restaurant with a lovely Tunisian ambiance set in a traditional farm house and terrace and just a quick cab ride from the city center. The Tunisian chef trained in some top Paris kitchens and it shows in his menu: foie gras terrine, salmon rillette, tender duck breast with candied pear and white asparagus. Seafood is always the catch of the day and vegetables are market fresh. During certain times of the year, the chef serves French-inflected Tunisian specialties, a treat to look for.