Must-see restaurants in Meknes

  • Aisha

    Meknes

    This tiled box of a room has a maximum capacity of 10, so while you may want to lounge after your large, delectable home-style meal, it's only polite to…

  • Omnia

    Meknes

    This low-key restaurant – really a few salons in a family home – is a relaxing spot with a varied menu, including the local speciality kamama (beef or…

  • Marhaba Restaurant

    Meknes

    The essence of cheap and cheerful, this canteen-style place has been dishing up affordable, simple food since 1983. At lunchtime, go for the freshly…

  • Covered Market

    Meknes

    Virtually a tourist attraction in itself, the medina's main market hall is bursting with beautifully arranged pyramids of sugary sweet delicacies, baskets…

  • Mille et Une Nuits

    Meknes

    If this friendly restaurant feels a little like somebody's home glamorously made over as a Moroccan palace, that's because it is just that. It's a bit…

  • Ya Hala

    Meknes

    There's a nice atmosphere at this petite restaurant, with chatter from the family kitchen upstairs and the chef's son bustling about at the tables…

  • Gambrinus

    Meknes

    This elegant old restaurant-cafe doesn't look like it has changed much since the first Gambrinus rolled into town from Czechoslovakia in 1914 – although…

  • Ryad Bahia

    Meknes

    This pretty guesthouse restaurant has candlelit tables around its courtyard. If you're not also staying at the riad, call to reserve a day (or at least a…

  • Promenade Palace

    Meknes

    Set over two floors as well as the pavement, this cafe-restaurant is shiny, bright and frequented by men and women (even solo). Its Moroccan menu is fine …

  • Bissara Stalls

    Meknes

    Just outside the medina's Bab El Jdid (noted for its musical-instrument sellers) is a clutch of very busy, very popular shops selling bissara (fava-bean…

  • Palais du Poulet

    Meknes

    Although tajines and couscous are on the menu, there's just one dish being served up at this popular fast-food joint: steaming piles of rotisserie chicken…

  • Le Pub

    Meknes

    A black-clad doorman sets the tone at one of the ville nouvelle's semi-posh spots. On the ground floor is a gold-lit bar and restaurant, with a menu that…

  • Snack Cafes

    Meknes

    Take your pick of the snack cafes and stands lining the west side of Place El Hedim and sit at the canopied tables to watch the scene as you eat. There…

  • Marché Municipal

    Meknes

    A good place to shop in the ville nouvelle, with a variety of fresh-food stalls and some imported foodstuffs.

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