Bar Al Hufra

This one is suppose to be one of the HOTTEST and interesting experience you will have in Tripoli,

The place is located on Bin-Assure street while hitting eastwards (east of Qadisiyah square) on the south side of the street next to a Quranic school or a mosque, the entry to the famous place almost looks as if you are entering a basement or a dangeon of some sort, the place is a small room with a fridge that is filled with soda pop* and a counter stuffed with baguette bread, the owner is a man in his sixties, proud and full of history, you can ask questions about almost any thing and he will drag the conversation right and left and to the corners as well. O.K. here's what you are going to have there:
A Tuna Fish sandwich, that's all he serves!!!
A sandwich that will test your taste buds to the extreme, filled with Tuna and (Harissa)HOT pepper sauce. The hot pepper is mixed with coriander and some other spices, I guess that's where the secret lays as usuall: in the sauce.
Libyans are fond of their Tuna fish sandwiches, it is equal to the juicy burger that Americans love at home. The experience is made better by finishing the first sandwich real quick and starting the second, make sure you visit the tuna sandwich bar with a slightly filled tummy other wise the experience can be ruined later since it is really HOT, the taste is worth it though.
Enjoy and welcome to Libya
*Regional Note: Generic terms for carbonated soft drinks vary widely in the United States. Probably the two most common words competing for precedence are soda, used in the northeast United States as well as St. Louis and vicinity, and pop, used from the Midwest westward. In the South any soft drink, regardless of flavor or brand name, is referred to as a Coke, cold drink, or just plain drink. Speakers in Boston and its environs have a term of their own: tonic. Such a variety of regional equivalents is unusual for a product for which advertising is so aggressive and universal; usually advertising has the effect of squeezing out regional variants. On the other hand, there are so many types and flavors of soft drinks that perhaps no single generic word has ever emerged to challenge the regionalisms.

Al-Marsa Tripoli-Libya

Fish on the Mediterranean
It is for sure a place for fish lovers, located on the Mediterranean, east of the harbour on shore drive (Tareeq Alshat) About 3 minutes west of Mayteega airport (Used to be an American airbase in the 60's). The first impression is kind of "what am I doing here" but once you indulge in the experience, it is all good, here's how it works:

-Park your car on the road or by entering the market (road is not paved so be careful).
-Browse the fish market and ask about prices before you decide to settle on one or two kinds of fish.
-Browse restaurants before deciding on where to eat, once you decide take one of their hosts with you so you purchase the fish (trust your host).
-When buying, make sure you ask if the fish is not a farm fish.
-The fish will be cleaned and delivered on your host's request to the kitchen of your restaurant of choice.
-I recommend that you eat your fish cooked non grilled style, this way you get to taste the chef's spices and abilities, trust me you will not regret it, you can always catch on grilled fish.
-Appetizers are great way to indulge in the experience make sure you have them plentifully.
-I recommend a sodapop that is hard to come by in north America, it is called Bitter Soda, red in color & the localy made one is the best.
-Do not have your tea in the same restaurant you had your meal in, walk out side towards the gate and on the right hand side as climbing the hill out to the main road, there will be this old man who actually sells tea in disposable cups he will make your night, better yet, the cup will be also filled with fresh nuts.

Smooth walk to the car while sipping your tea and a Mediterranean breeze will enhance the flavor of all
Precautions: - Thursdays are extremely busy it might be wise to avoid all together or come early ( 8pm ), locals eat out late so coming early will get you a better peak on the catch of the day as well.
Enjoy and welcome to Libya