Must-see restaurants in Morocco

  • Nomad

    Sidi Ifni

    The best restaurant in Sidi Ifni serves excellent grills and seafood, often to a soundtrack of Western music – English-speaking owner Abdellah is a big…

  • Le Jardin d'Eau

    Agadir

    By far the best restaurant on the Blvd de 20 Août touristS strip, the Jardin d'Eau slings fragrant, flavoursome tajines, salads and meat-based mains…

  • Pizzeria-Restaurant des Dunes

    Erfoud

    Authentic wood-fired pizza includes a house special with heart of palm, olives and oregano. For something a bit different, order the stellar madfouna (…

  • Restaurant Brasserie La Bavaroise

    Casablanca

    Down a dishevelled street behind the Marché Centrale, La Bavaroise has been serving an ultraloyal local clientele since 1968 and shows no sign of losing…

  • La Bodéga

    Casablanca

    Local partygoers of all ages love this hybrid tapas bar-restaurant where meaty dishes are served accompanied by a soundtrack of loud – and often live –…

  • Restaurant Chez Ali

    Zagora

    Feast among the flowers at Auberge Chez Ali's lovely garden restaurant, brimming with vibrant bougainvillea and rustling palms – or in a cosy salon on…

  • Gran Café Lixus

    Larache

    A Larache institution, this old-world cafe has occupied a prime perch on the Place de la Libération since 1920. Take a look at the art deco interior with…

  • Restaurant La Kasbah

    Tafraoute

    Decorated with rugs, lanterns and jewellery, this licensed restaurant serves dishes including a wonderful beef-and-prune tajine, harira (lentil soup) and…

  • Cafe Restaurant Izaguirre

    Northern Atlantic Coast

    Next to the sea-blue fishing boats moored in the lagoon, this clean and cheerful restaurant specialises in the catch-of-the-day and is universally…

  • Le Lokal

    El Jadida

    At this lovely, art-filled cafe you can sip on a fresh juice – perhaps avocado or date – or eat breakfast on one of the tiled terraces while gazing out…

  • La Capitainerie

    El Jadida

    In the annexe of L’Iglesia, the decor is retro, the plates and glasses are handmade and the à la carte and fixed-price menus change daily, with a focus on…

  • Cozy Cafe

    Rabat

    This contemporary cafe mixes French pastries, Moroccan sweet treats and American pancakes, all made on the premises. For a light lunch, there's a menu of…

  • Restaurant Les Alizés

    Essaouira

    Set in a 19th-century house, this popular place is run by a charming Moroccan couple. Expect delicious dishes, particularly the couscous with fish and the…

  • Chez Hosni

    Safi

    A consummate host, chef Hosni cooks up a selection of moreish traditional tajines, but a standout is his sea-bream tajine. And if you’re vegetarian, he’ll…

  • Casa Ché

    Larache

    This clean and simple place near the covered central market is bedecked with portraits of Che Guevara and popular with both locals and visitors for its…

  • Restaurant Zerda

    Ziz Valley & the Tafilalt

    On the main road through town, a short stroll from the bus station, this buzzing open-fronted eatery is one of the best spots in town for a quick,…

  • Café Restaurant Central

    Dadès Valley

    At Tinerhir's top restaurant, friendly staff serve up fresh Moroccan fare – salads, tajines, couscous, brochettes – in generous portions. There's a…

  • Al Fassia

    Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle

    In business since 1987 and renowned for its all-female team, this stalwart of the Marrakesh dining scene is still considered one of the best. The menu…

  • Mechoui Alley

    Marrakesh

    Just before noon, the vendors at this row of stalls start carving up steaming sides of mechoui (slow-roasted lamb). Very little English is spoken, but…

  • +61

    Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle

    The menu is constantly evolving at stylish +61, where Australian chef Andrew Cibej aims to capture the laid-back culture of his country in a thoroughly…

  • La Kasbah des Sables

    Ouarzazate

    Conceived by owner Brigitte Babolat, this Moorish fantasy palace – a medley of cosy lounges and nooks arranged around a series of patios – took three…

  • Hadj Mustapha

    Marrakesh

    The eastern side of Souq Ableuh is known as 'mechoui alley' for its lunchtime lamb feasts, but the alley's southern entrance is most famous for Hadj…

  • Sel de Mer

    El Jadida

    Bathed in an ethereal blue light, this sophisticated restaurant at the Mazagan Beach and Golf Resort focuses on the catch-of-the-day displayed on ice…

  • Namaste Cafe

    Marrakesh

    The only spot in the medina dedicated to vegan food, this simple organic cafe inside Marrakech Yoga Studio serves one set menu daily, but it's guaranteed…

  • Al Achab

    Tangier

    The Ville Nouvelle version of Populaire Saveur de Poisson, but less expensive and with superb service. The set menu here will leave you stuffed, with…

  • Relais Saint Exupéry

    Ouarzazate

    The Relais serves creative dishes featuring local ingredients such as Talouine saffron and Saharan salt. Try flaky bastilla (savoury pie) of fish, or…

  • La Table de la Plage

    Oualidia

    Even if you're not staying at La Sultana, consider indulging in a leisurely lunch at its terrace restaurant on the lagoon's edge. It specialises in fresh…

  • Jardin des Arômes

    Ouarzazate

    Step off busy Ave Mohammed V and climb the steps up to this peaceful garden, with white leather chairs, thick curtains and a tent-like interior…

  • Abo Tayssir

    Tangier

    Asma and Redwane serve Syrian food with a heart ten times larger than their heart-shaped falafel balls; it may be tough to eat and run without a chat over…

  • La Famille

    Marrakesh

    Stepping through the alleyway into La Famille is like emerging through a Narnia wardrobe: it's a different world inside this leafy garden cafe, cocooned…

  • La Mouette Gourmande

    Essaouira

    Set in Essaouira's ancient mellah (Jewish quarter), the Greedy Seagull is part restaurant, part social project, training women in culinary skills to help…

  • Hamadi

    Tangier

    Hamadi, an institution in Tangier for well over 50 years, has elegant red sofas and carpeted walls that may appear over the top, but the kitchen backs it…

  • Patisserie Al Jawda

    Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle

    Care for a pastry, or perhaps 200 different ones? Moroccan patissier Hakima Alami can set you up with sweet and savoury delicacies featuring figs, orange…

  • Chez Hicham

    Chefchaouen

    This lovely respite from the busy plaza has warm, comfortable candlelit seating, plus views over the kasbah from several terraces. The service can err on…

  • Ahlen

    Tangier

    Rachid, the owner of this affordable medina restaurant, is passionate about nutrition, so he makes all of his preservative-free tajines, soups and…

  • Corner Cafe

    Marrakesh

    Squeeze yourself up the stairs and onto the teeny Med-inspired mezzanine of this pocket-sized cafe and prepare for a treat. Corner Cafe's simple menu of…

  • Restaurant El Korsan

    Tangier

    One of Tangier’s top restaurants, this chic and classy place inside El Minzah Hotel offers a smaller, more-intimate version of the palace restaurant theme…

  • Canada Inn

    Mediterranean Coast & the Rif Mountains

    Don’t be fooled by the name, you won't find any maple syrup on the menu. But you will find the Moroccan restaurant classics: burgers, pasta, tajines,…

  • Restaurant du Port de Pêche

    Casablanca

    Packed to the gills at lunch and dinner, this tried-and-trusted restaurant on the upstairs floor of a building in the middle of Casablanca's port serves…

  • Bondi Coffee Kitchen

    Casablanca

    This cool contemporary cafe is a Moroccan-Australian enterprise aiming to bring healthy yet delicious eating to Casa. Think salmon poke and mango pickle,…

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