Morocco Travel Guide

CAFE

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Mint tea is the thing here, accompanied by little almond biscuits delivered on silver trays. It’s an
easy place to pass time writing postcards, and a relaxed venue for women.

Cafetéria du 7ème Art

Offline map Google  map (   Ave Allal   ben Abdallah)   Set in  the shady   grounds of  a   cinema, this

popular outdoor cafe attracts a mixed clientele of students and professionals. It’s a relaxed
place serving snacks such as pizza and panini.

El Rancho

Offline map(     0667   33  00  30; 30  Rue Misch-liffen,   Agdal)  Tex-Mex restaurant  and bar where

Rabat’s well-heeled go for a bite and a drink before clubbing. The atmosphere on weekends is
electric, when the world-music beat gets turned up a few notches.

Le Puzzle

Offline map( 0537 67 00 30; 79 Ave ibn Sina, Agdal; closed lunch Sun) A happening bar-
restaurant in Agdal, favoured by suburban sophisticates. It has a strange mix of traditional style
and modern design but pulls in the punters with half-price beer and daily live gigs (except for
Wednesday and Sunday karaoke nights).

Hôtel Balima

Offline map (    0537   70  77  55; Ave Mohammed    V)  Less    self-conscious  than    the chic    town    bars

and an excellent place to watch Rabat go by, the leafy terrace in front of the Balima is a great
place to just see and be seen. It’s a relaxed place for women and pleasantly cool on summer
nights. There’s beer only on the terrace.

Henry’s Bar

Offline map Google  map (   Place   des Alaouites)  If  you’re  in  search  of  old-time    local   haunts  rather

than squeaky-clean trendsetters, there are some dingy bars around Pl des Alaouites. Henry’s is
an old favourite, a staunchly male-only preserve where the smoke is thick and the alcohol neat.
It’s open all day but closes by about 10pm.

Entertainment

Rabat has a large international community and plenty of young, well-heeled and well-educated
locals looking for entertainment so there’s usually a good choice of events on offer. Check the
French-language news-papers for listings.

Nightclubs

Rabat’s nightlife is a lot more limited – and subdued – than Casablanca’s but there’s still a fairly
good range of clubs to choose from. All the large hotels have their own discos, usually fairly
standard fare, and there’s a few try-hard theme clubs where you need plenty of booze to numb
the decor. Expect to pay about Dh150 to Dh200 to get in and the same for drinks, and dress up
or you won’t even make it past the door.