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Offline map Google map ( 18 Rue de Monastir) The hippest club in downtown Rabat, this USA-themed place (complete with a diner-style backroom) buzzes most nights of the week. The
music is pretty standard chart pop but the young socialites who come here just lap it up.
5th Avenue
Offline map Google map ( 5 Rue Bin al-Widane, Agdal) Another US-themed bar, this one styled on
a Moroccan impression of New York, it plays a better range of music than the others and
features everything from hip hop to techno to Middle Eastern.
Cinema
Most films are dubbed in French, unless marked as ‘version originale’ .
Cinéma Renaissance
Offline map Google map ( 360 Ave Mohammed V; orchestra/balcony Dh40/50) This large cinemacomplex on the main drag shows mainstream Hollywood flicks.
Cinéma du 7ème Art
Offline map Google map ( Ave Allal ben Abdallah; admission Dh35) A good bet for more localofferings and art-house films, this cinema shows mainly Moroccan, Middle Eastern and
European films.
Shopping
Rabat’s great shopping secret is its laid-back merchants. There’s little pressure to buy, so you
can stroll the stalls in relative peace, but there is also less room to bargain. The souqs still have
a fair bit of good handicrafts, particularly in and around the Rue des Consuls in the medina and
Blvd Tariq al-Marsa towards the kasbah. You’ll find everything in this area from jewellery, silks
and pottery to zellij and carved wooden furniture.
Weaving is one of the most important traditional crafts in Rabat, and the more formal, Islamic
style ( Click here ) is still favoured. On Tuesday and Thursday mornings women descend from
the villages to auction their carpets to local salesmen at the carpet souq off Rue des Consuls, a
great sight even though tourists are not allowed in on the action.
For fixed prices head for the Ensemble Artisanal Offline map Google map ( Blvd Tariq al-
Marsa) , which sells a good selection of crafts. For ceramics, your best bet is to head across
to Salé to the Complexe des Potiers ( Click here ).
Information
Emergency
SAMU ( 0537 73 73 73) Private ambulance service.
SOS Médecins ( 0537 20 21 23; house call Dh400; 24hr) Doctors on call.
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