Tripoli

Tripoli, Libya

Medina souks, Martyrs Square, Corniche cafes

Alcohol is illegal in Libya and Tripoli has no bars or clubs, so the after-dark list is the Corniche grills and the medina shisha cafes, which is where people genuinely are past midnight. No board game cafe or bowling alley could be confirmed as trading either. One thing worth knowing: the Red Castle Museum reopened in December 2025 after fourteen years shut, so it will not appear in older guides.

City score

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Daygame

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    Gargaresh Road
    Coastal shopping strip west of centre
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    City Mall
    Drebi, 200 outlets, biggest mall in town
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    Tripoli Souk
    Covered market lanes inside the medina

Nightgame

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    Tripoli Corniche ThuFriSat
    No bars in Libya; grills and tea past 12
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    Medina shisha cafes ThuFriSat
    Mint tea and narghile after sunset

Date ideas

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    Latino Cafe
    Mocktails and tacos, casual, no alcohol Bar
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    Le Chocolatier
    Cakes and specialty coffee, city centre Coffee
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    ELLA
    Coffee, quiet enough to talk Coffee
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    tripoli apo ta lidl
    Ice cream Grab-and-go
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    The Red Castle
    Castle Estate
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    Tripoli Zoo
    Zoo Zoo

Second date

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    Medina of Tripoli
    Walled old town, copper and silver lanes
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    Arch of Marcus Aurelius
    Roman arch standing inside the medina
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    Gurgi Mosque
    Tiled Ottoman interior, medina corner
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    Karamanli Mosque
    Karamanli-era domes off the souq lane
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    Bab Al Bahar
    Seafood by the port, fish picked at ice

Last updated 2026-09-15. Venues change. Check before you go, and vote so the list stays honest.