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Eating
Tetouan has not been known for its restaurants in the past, but things are looking up as tourism
is encouraged. There are a couple of palace options (popular with tour groups, so reserve
ahead) but the best restaurants are those in medina guesthouses. Otherwise, you are
restricted to grilled food and sandwiches.
Restaurant Blanco Riad €€€
Offline map Google map ( 0539 70 42 02; 25 Rue Zawiya Kadiria; meals Dh400) Located in the
guesthouse of the same name, the chef here has taken Moroccan cuisine and modernised it
with flair. A traditional pastilla might contain foie gras along with the pigeon, the stuffed calamari
tubes come with a saffron sabayon, and the desserts are sinfully good. Decor is pared down
and there are chairs and tables as well as Moroccan banquette seating. Book ahead.
Snack Taouss €
Offline map Google map (3 Rue 10 Mai; mains from Dh25; lunch & dinner) Known for its
burgers and chips, this little snack bar has a Syrian influence and does good felafel and
delicious shwarma as well as inexpensive pizzas, salads, harira (tomato and chickpea soup),
tajines and more. There’s a small seating area upstairs (handy if you’re waiting for a pizza), or
you can eat on the move. If it’s full, there’s a similar place, 10 Mai, next door.
Restaurant Restinga €
Offline map Google map (21 Ave Mohammed V; mains from Dh50, beer Dh15; lunch & dinner)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 to duck out of the crowded
boulevard for a rest and a beer, as well as some seafood from the coast.
Restaurant Albahr €
Offline map Google map (21 Rue Almoukawama; mains from Dh30; lunch & dinner) Nothingfancy here – fried foods, burgers and good fish and chips – but they do it well and the price is
right. Salads are a plus, and there’s couscous on Fridays (Dh50).
Riad Saada €€
Offline map Google map ( 0661 46 71 29; 18 Rue Jenoui; set menu Dh100; lunch & dinner)This is a classic Moroccan experience, from the endless plates of food (soup, couscous,
tajines, salads, kebabs) to the entertainment (belly dancing, traditional musicians) to the superb
setting in a 16th-century caliph’s house. There are even two golden throne chairs for weddings
and beautiful carved plaster walls. Enter via Bab el-Okla, turn right immediately, take second
left at Optique Seffar, and you will see the entrance, a very long tiled corridor.
Palace Bouhlal €€
Offline map Google map ( 0670 85 95 63; 48 Jamaa Kebir; set menu Dh100; lunch) Another