Northern Atlantic Coast
This Spanish-owned place opposite the beach is popular with the easy-going surfer crowd for its paella (fish, chicken or seafood), burgers and tajines…
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Middle Atlas
Very cool indeed, this place is all red brick with black accents, good music and a great vibe. It specialises in pasticcio, which in Morocco is fries in a…
Tafraoute
The covered terrace at Atlas is a popular hangout, with cheese omelettes, brochettes (kebabs), tajines and sandwiches on the broad menu. The sidewalk…
Moulay Idriss Zerhoun
A large, good-value place with tables spilling out onto the street and chickens roasting under the grill. A whole chicken is Dh90 with bread, fries and…
Tangier
This grand cafe overlooking the Terrasse des Paresseux has sumptuous, Egyptian-influenced decor and an intricately carved ceiling. Huge windows give great…
Asilah
Popular with locals, this impeccably clean place serves fresh and tasty harira (lentil soup), tajines, shawarma (meat sliced off a spit and stuffed in a…
Larache
Join the locals enjoying Moroccan staples, including tajines and brochettes (kebabs), along with Spanish favourites such as paella and tortilla at this…
Sidi Ifni
It's an easygoing vibe at this cafe, beloved by surfers and other mega-chilled folks. The English-speaking owner serves good breakfasts, juice, coffee and…
Rabat
The medina's indoor market has a good choice of fresh produce, dried fruits and nuts. You should be able to find everything else you need (including booze…
Ait Ben Haddou
For lunch or tea with a magnificent view, pull up a patio chair and gaze at Aït Ben Haddou across the way. Options include omelettes, couscous and kebabs…
Safi
A nice spot for a meal in the warmer months, this courtyard restaurant at the eponymous hotel serves simple pasta dishes, tajines and fried fish in a…
Le Petit Jardin Café Restaurant
Midelt
You can sit out the front and watch the traffic on the outskirts of town, or discover the pretty garden at the back. Abdelhai serves breakfast (Dh30) and…
Souss Valley
A basic, chilled beachside cafe in teal and orange, with a terrace from which you can watch the wipeouts of beginner surfers. Fish is the name of the game…
Frédéric Cassel Haute Pâtisserie
Casablanca
In the upmarket Anfa district, this cafe and pâtisserie from celebrated French pastry chef Cassel, serves top-quality cakes and pastries. It's a popular…
Oualidia
The best of the budget-friendly fast-food joints on the main road: English-speaking Pedro serves up a top-notch octopus tajine (small/medium Dh40/70), or…
Mediterranean Coast & the Rif Mountains
This restaurant next to the lighthouse is popular on weekends. Set over a couple of buildings with a lovely garden in summer, it serves good juice,…
Erfoud
The speciality is crispy-crust pizza Italian-style, along with the usual tajines, brochettes (kebabs) and omelettes, that you can eat alfresco in the…
Middle Atlas
When you need a breather after clambering over all those Roman ruins, this cafe overlooking Volubilis is perfect. There's plenty of shade, cold drinks and…
Rissani to Zagora
With a hearty menu of tajines, brochettes (kebabs) and omelettes, it's the calmer of the two hotel restaurants facing each other at the town's main…
Tangier
A trendy and popular fast-food joint, Mix Max serves up decent paninis, shawarma (sliced meat, cooked on a spit, and stuffed in a flatbread) and other…
Asilah
Asilah's small central market is a good place to source fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and spices; the row of restaurants in its front arcade serve…
Northern Atlantic Coast
In a prime position on the main street, this bustling place is popular with both tourists and locals. Decent sandwiches, pasta and pizza are on offer, as…
Ifrane
Like so many of Ifrane's cafes, L'Adresse is all modern glass and chrome and sits on a corner, so perfect for people-watching. Have breakfast here,…
Rabat
Efficient staff serve excellent coffees and good pastries and gateaux at this popular cafe. Claim a table under the large trees and watch the passing…
Souss Valley
At the northern end of the beach, Banana Beach is a great spot to while away a few hours, offering sunloungers on the sand and seafood, omelettes,…
Rif Mountains
This friendly beachside restaurant has an intriguing menu of salads, pizzas and paninis as well as Thai and rice dishes. Good for juice or a meal on a hot…
Draa Valley
A popular restaurant on the eastern side of Foum Zguid's main town square with outdoor seating, barbecued brochettes (kebabs)and monster sandwiches.
Ceuta
If you’ve had enough local food, change it up with some hearty portions of Chinese standards. Window tables have views over the plaza and out to sea.
Moulay Idriss Zerhoun
The kefta here are some of the best in town. They come with tomatoes and onions, bread, chips, Moroccan salad and olives at Dh40 for two.
Middle Atlas
Just the place for breakfast – grab some yoghurt along with a pastry or some biscuits and head to one of the cafes on either side for coffee.
Tafraoute
This casual restaurant dishes up tajines, omelettes and large glasses of fruit juice. It offers what it says on the tin: panoramic views.
Hôtel-Restaurant La Rose des Sables
Zagora
Join a mix of visitors and off-duty desert guides unwinding over tasty beef and chicken tajines at this relaxed restaurant.
Tiznit
Good option for picnic supplies – especially the incredible varieties of dates – and for atmospheric wandering.
Rissani to Zagora
This popular lunchtime spot serves up sizeable portions of rotisserie chicken and chips and good-value tajines.
Meknes
A good place to shop in the ville nouvelle, with a variety of fresh-food stalls and some imported foodstuffs.
Tiznit
Along Ave Sidi Abderhman, the main road through the medina, these stalls are good for a cheap, fast feed.
Agadir
For ultrafresh, no-nonsense fish, try one of the many fish stalls at the entrance to the commercial port.
High Atlas Mountains
This fast-food joint just north of the old kasbah dishes up respectable sandwiches and pizzas till late.
Rabat
This popular fast-food joint serves up wallet-friendly waffles, panini, pizza and sandwiches to go.
Dadès Valley
Excellent range of provisions and snacks and the only place that sells alcohol.
