Morocco Travel Guide

MEDITERRANEAN

ITALIAN

CAFE

LOCAL

FRENCH

ICE CREAM

LOCAL

Ty Potes €€

Offline map Google  map (    0537   70  79  65; 11  Rue Ghafsa; set menu    Dh100;   lunch  Tue-Sun,

dinner Thu-Sun) A pleasant and welcoming lunch spot and teahouse, serving sweet and
savoury crepes, healthy salads and sandwiches. It’s popular with well-heeled locals. The
atmosphere is more European, with a little garden at the back, and the Sunday brunch is
particularly well attended.

La Mamma €€

Offline map Google map ( 0537 70 73 29; 6 Rue Tanta; mains from Dh80; lunch & dinner) It
looks pretty dark from the outside, but this Italian-owned old favourite serves some of the best
pizza and pasta in town. The beamed ceilings and candlelit tables add a touch of 1970s
romantic atmosphere, and the wood-fired pizzas and grilled meats will leave you planning a
return visit. There’s a good wine list, and women will feel comfortable here.

Cafe Weimar €

Offline map Google map ( 7 Rue Sana’a; pizzas Dh80) This hip cafe in the Goethe Institut is where
the young and beautiful hang out for cake and coffee or lunch. It also does a simple
Mediterranean menu and is a good spot for Sunday brunch. Book ahead, but there are no
reservations on Friday and Saturday.

La Koutoubia €€

Offline map Google  map (    0537   70  10  75; 10  Pierre  Parent; mains   Dh80;    lunch  &   dinner)

Old-fashioned Moroccan restaurant with plenty of traditional zellij and colourful painted panels.
All the classic Moroccan dishes are on the menu here, including tajines and couscous, but
labour-intensive specialities like pigeon pastilla or mechoui (roast lamb) need to be ordered in
advance. Good wine list.

L’R du Gout €€

Offline map Google map ( 0537 76 06 10; 8 Rue Moulay Abd el-Aziz; set lunch menu Dh160;
lunch & dinner) This large restaurant with a colourful interior – a blend of French bistro and
Moroccan flair – is run by young Frenchmen. The menu serves traditional French brasserie food
such as foie gras, veal kidneys, and steak with a pepper sauce.

La Dolce Vita €

Offline map Google  map (   8   Rue Tanta)  Delicious   homemade    Italian gelato  comes   in  a   dozen

flavours. It’s next to the Italian La Mamma restaurant.

MEDINA & KASBAH

Riad Oudaya €€€

Offline map Google map ( 0537 70 23 92; 46 Rue Sidi Fateh; lunch/dinner set menu
Dh220/330) This lovely restaurant squirreled away behind a wooden door in the depths of the
medina is reason enough to come to Rabat. Set in a gorgeous riad, it dishes up gourmet five-