Morocco Travel Guide

REGIONAL

FAST    FOOD

JUICE   BAR

ART &   CRAFT

ART &   CRAFT,  CARPETS

Bab el-Kasbah, this 55-year-old restaurant is famous for its tajines, including one with pigeon
and a rich one with chicken, egg and prunes. Above the male-dominated ground-floor cafe and
elegant white 1st-floor dining room, the roof terrace has views over public gardens. Food is
home-cooked and excellent. Pastilla and royal couscous (Dh60 to Dh95) should be ordered a
couple of hours ahead.

Jnane Soussia €€

Offline map Google  map (    0528   85  49  80; mains   Dh80;    )  A   delightful  restaurant, a   short

walk from the grand-taxi station, with tented seating areas set around a large pool in a garden
adjacent to the ramparts. The house specialities are mechoui (whole roast lamb) and pigeon
pastilla, which have to be ordered in advance, but everything here is good.

Mehdi Snack €

Offline map Google  map (off    Ave Moulay  Rachid; set menu    &   pizza   Dh30-60;     lunch  &   noon-

6pm) Located at the back of Chez Nada, and run by the same family, this is a good snack bar
with cheap burgers, salads and pizzas.

SELF-CATERING

Putting together a picnic is not a problem in Taroudannt. In addition to stalls in the souqs – fresh
fruit and baskets are conveniently sold side by side at Souq Berbère – there’s a fruit and
vegetable market at the northern end of Ave Bir Zaran.

Drinking

Cafe Andalous

Offline map Google  map (Place  Andalous;   smoothie    Dh10;    8am-1pm    &   2-10pm) North   of  the

Souq Arabe, this cheerful place on a small square adjoining Ave Bir Zaran is good for a mixed-
fruit smoothie.

Shopping

Taroudannt is the central Chleuh city of the Souss, so it is a good place to look for the good-
quality silver jewellery for which this tribe is renowned. The jewellery is influenced both by
Saharan tribes and by Jewish silversmiths, who formed a significant part of the community until
the late 1960s.

Souq Arabe

Offline map Google  map The main    souq,   also    known   as  the grand   souq,   and east    of  Place

al-Alaouyine, has antique and souvenir shops hidden in the quiet streets. The area just
southwest of the mosque is good for present shopping, with a small square of jewellery shops.

Souq Berbère

Offline map Google  map Also    known   as  the marché  municipal,  this    souq    on  the south   side    of  Place

an-Nasr sells carpets, jewellery, argan oil, musical instruments, lamps, leatherwork and
ceramics – past the trainers and mobile phones on the central thoroughfare.