Must-see restaurants in Rif Mountains

  • Sofia

    Chefchaouen

    The only female-owned restaurant in Chefchaouen, Sofia (named after the owner's daughter) is a revelation in a city where restaurants have largely…

  • Café Clock

    Chefchaouen

    British-owned Café Clock knows what travellers want. Delicious camel burgers for the adventurous, refreshing salads and juices for the health-conscious…

  • El Jaleo

    Chefchaouen

    El Jaleo, meaning 'the mess', takes the best cooking in Chefchaouen – from Nuura of Sofia – to a wonderfully atmospheric restaurant above Oued Ras El Maa…

  • Auberge Dardara Restaurant

    Chefchaouen

    This is the best restaurant in the area and worth the 10-minute drive from town (Dh6). The Tanjaoui owner uses only the freshest ingredients from the…

  • Blanco Riad

    Tetouan

    The menu at this elegant riad is a cut above the usual. A big change from the standard tajine menu, it features some innovative Moroccan dishes and is…

  • Club Nautique

    Al Hoceima

    This is the main restaurant at the port, and a good one. After 6pm you can buy your fish fresh off the boat and have them grill it for you (alternatively,…

  • 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…

  • Espace Miramar

    Al Hoceima

    It’s hard to go wrong at this 5000 sq m complex with a pizzeria, two cafes, a grill restaurant as well as a children’s playground, all perched on the…

  • Lorizon

    Rif Mountains

    At the end of a causeway jutting out into the sea, this Asian-inspired thatched-roof restaurant comes as quite a surprise. The menu includes tapas, paella…

  • Baissara Ansar

    Chefchaouen

    Little more than two tables, several chairs and Ahmed's friendly smile, this tiny soup joint with no sign serves just two things: bissara (bean soup with…

  • Café La Belle Vue

    Al Hoceima

    This modern cafe-restaurant gets its name from the terrace at the back overlooking the bay – it really does offer a splendid view. Great for breakfast,…

  • Basilic

    Al Hoceima

    The huge glass-fronted restaurant at the entrance of the Basilic Hotel has a suitably huge menu, which includes 20 different kinds of breakfast, seafood,…

  • El Reducto

    Tetouan

    Tuck into traditional Moroccan (and some Spanish) fare in the grand surroundings of this old house, which once belonged to a Moroccan vizier and is…

  • Mandala

    Chefchaouen

    Offering a welcome break from Chefchaouen's endless tajine parade, Mandala serves up some good pizzas and pastas, plus a serviceable steak. The seating is…

  • Café Olas

    Rif Mountains

    You can’t miss this waterfront landmark dressed up as a lighthouse, with a hopping downstairs cafe with beach-facing windows and huge plates of seafood…

  • Cafe Tounsi

    Chefchaouen

    Set into the outside wall of the medina, this cafe has a great location overlooking the falls of Ras El Maa, with three terraces tumbling down the hill…

  • Assaada

    Chefchaouen

    This reliable cheapie tries hard to please. Located on both sides of the alley just before Bab El Ain, it offers better than average Moroccan cuisine (the…

  • Restaurant Tissemlal

    Chefchaouen

    Better known as Casa Hassan as it's part of the guesthouse of the same name, this restaurant serves the usual traditional dishes in a set menu (drinks and…

  • Zakaria Chocolat Patisserie Belge

    Chefchaouen

    Zakaria moved to Chefchaouen with his young daughter for the 'easy life', stirring up hot chocolate and baking delicious pastries from his native Belgium…

  • Chez Aziz

    Chefchaouen

    At any given moment in the day, Chez Aziz is packed with locals devouring a pastry, chowing down on a pizza or panini or gulping back a za3za3 (avocado…

  • Chawarma Chand Acham

    Tetouan

    This little snack bar has a Syrian influence and does good falafel and shawarma, as well as inexpensive pizzas, burgers and sandwiches. There’s a small…

  • La Esquina del Pescado

    Tetouan

    Just west of Place Moulay El Mehdi is this ocean-blue restaurant that serves a wide selection of grilled and fried fish. Portion sizes are excellent for…

  • Dallas

    Tetouan

    Yes, it is named after the TV show, but the moniker has no bearing on this place, a patisserie stacked to the rafters with plates of pastries. This is…

  • Restaurant Restinga

    Tetouan

    The open-air courtyard shaded by a huge ficus tree is this charming restaurant’s primary attraction – along with the rare alcohol licence. A great place…

  • Lala Mesouda

    Chefchaouen

    A lively and cosy restaurant with fun fabrics and intimate seating – some chairs are handcrafted out of tree trunks. The food is traditional Moroccan,…

  • Aramar

    Rif Mountains

    The best of the fish restaurants along the corniche, the Aramar does a tasty platter of poisson friture (fried fish) for Dh85. With little to do in Oued…

  • Cafe Al Wahda

    Tetouan

    A female-friendly cafe popular with locals, where sticky cakes are a speciality. It's a bit claustrophobic on the upper floor.

  • Boulangerie Patisserie Azir

    Al Hoceima

    This freshly renovated patisserie is the town favourite, with great home-baked bread and tons of different sweets.

  • La Dolce Pizza

    Al Hoceima

    The terrace at this cute Italian bistro thrust out into the chaos of Place du Rif is a great place to people watch and have some pizza, shawarma or salad…

  • Restaurant Al Bahr

    Tetouan

    Choose from a selection of fish at the bar at this fast seafood restaurant. Snacks such as burgers and sandwiches are also on the menu. Salads are a plus,…

  • Le Guayana

    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…

  • La Lampe Magique

    Chefchaouen

    Once one of the finest places in town, La Lampe Magique, aka Casa Aladin, has dropped off a cliff, dishing out subpar and dare we say inedible Moroccan…