Ed-Dar

Ed-Dar occupies a former residence dating to the late 15th century in the Souk Ettrouk quarter of the Tunis medina, at 6-7 Souk Ettrouk, 8 rue Sidi Ben Arous. The shop is run by brothers Ali and Youssef Chammakhi, who built its inventory around a personal collection of Tunisian antiques rather than items made for resale. Pieces on display range from the 17th through the 20th century and include jewelry, traditional costumes, and textiles alongside carpets, woven accessories, ceramic objects, trinkets, carved woodwork, silks, and tableware. Each item is drawn from the brothers' own holdings, assembled over years with an eye toward Tunisia's craft history and cultural memory rather than tourist souvenirs. Visiting Ed-Dar means walking through a centuries-old house whose rooms double as display cases, an approach that puts as much emphasis on the setting as on the objects themselves. It's less a conventional boutique than a private collection opened to the public within one of the medina's oldest surviving structures. For anyone researching Tunisian decorative arts, or simply looking for one antique carpet or a piece of old silverware, the shop can be reached ahead of a visit by phone, fax, or email, listed on its own contact page.