Morocco Travel Guide

PATISSERIE

ITALIAN

FOOD    &   DRINK

FOOD    &   DRINK

FOOD    &   DRINK

FOOD    &   DRINK

CAFE

Café 16 $

Offline map Google  map (    0524   33  96  70; 18  Pl  du  16  Novembre;   desserts    Dh20-50;     9am-

12am) The blonde-wood decor and the prices may seem European, but the welcome is
Marrakshi and so are intriguing ice-cream flavours like mint tea and kaab el-gazelle (almond
cookie). Light lunches and salads are available, if only to justify homemade, gold-leafed
chocolate-coffee cream cake and raspberry-mousse cake afterwards.

Catanzaro $

Offline map Google map ( 0524 43 37 31; 42 Rue Tariq ibn Ziyad; pizzas or pasta Dh60-80,
mains Dh80-120; noon-2.30pm & 7.15-11pm Mon-Sat; ) Where are we, exactly? The
thin-crust, wood-fired pizza says Italy, the wooden balcony and powerful air-con suggest the
Alps, but the spicy condiments and spicier clientele are definitely mid-town Marrakesh. Grilled
meat dishes are juicy and generous, but the Neapolitan pizza with capers, local olives and
Atlantic anchovies steals the show.

Self-Catering

For a solid selection of fresh produce, dried fruits and nuts, try the Marché Municipale ibn
Toumert Offline map Google map( Rue ibn Toumert) , off Ave Mohammed V. The souqs are also

filled with food stalls selling olives, dates and sweets, and carts loaded with fruit and
vegetables; prices are better in the Bab Doukkala food souq than right off the Djemaa.

For staples such as cheese, cereal and alcohol (often difficult to find elsewhere) plus
speciality items, a few supermarkets in the ville nouvelle are useful.

ACIMA supermarket

Guéliz Offline map Google map ( cnr Aves Mohammed V & Mohammed Abdelkrim el-Khattabi);
Jardin Majorelle (Ave Yacoub el-Mansour)

Aswak Assalam

Offline map Google  map (   Ave du  11  Janvier,    Bab Doukkala)

Carrefour

(Al-Mazar Mall, Route d’Ourika, Aguedal)

Marjane

(Km4, Casablanca road, Palmeraie)

Drinking

As with elsewhere in Morocco, traditional bars in Marrakesh are mostly frequented by men,
with a few shady types (men and women alike) in tight, revealing clothing trolling for trade at
the bar. Trendy lounge bars are more accommodating and appealing for women, as are
restaurant-bars that turn into party places later at night, such as Le Foundouk and Grand Café
de la Poste. Most cafes are strictly for coffee, tea and sweets; for alcohol, try bars,
restaurants or clubs.

Dar Cherifa