La Mamma

Rabat


This old-school restaurant – dimly candlelit with red-and-white checked tablecloths – serves some of the best Italian food in the city. Some of the pasta portions can be on the small side, but the wood-fired, thin-crust pizzas will leave you planning a return visit.


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