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Italian-Moroccan restaurant is one of the finest in the medina. Choose from either a Mo-
roccan or Italian menu, the latter offering slivers of salmon carpaccio, succulent fillet of
beef and fresh house-made pastas. Reservations required.
MOROCCAN
€€€
La Maison Arabe
( 0524 38 70 10;
www.lamaisonarabe.com
; 1 Derb Assehbi; menus from Dh330; 7.30pm-midnight;
)
La Maison Arabe was serving Moroccan fine dining decades before other riads,
and viva la
diffa
(feast) difference: here the focus is on the food and company, get-cozy
booth seating, excellent classical Andalucian musicians instead of cheesy belly dancers,
and the humble Marrakshi
tanjia
elevated to a main attraction. Even the scaled-down
Dh330 menu qualifies as a feast, so make an evening of it - and tomorrow you can take
classes here to learn how it's done.
Le Tobsil
MOROCCAN
€€€
( 0524 44 40 52; 22 Derb Abdellah ben Hessaien; 5-course menu incl wine Dh600; 7.30-11pm Wed-
Mon)
In this intimate riad near Bab Laksour, 50 guests max indulge in button-popping,
five-course Moroccan menus with aperitifs and wine pairings, as musicians strum quietly
in the courtyard. No excess glitz or belly dancers distract from noble attempts to finish 11
salads,
pastilla
(rich savoury-sweet pie), tajines (yes, that's plural) and couscous, capped
with mint tea, fresh fruit and Moroccan pastries. Booking required.
Zourouni
SUSHI
€€€
( 0666 74 67 28; 14 Derb Jdid, Riad Zi- toun el-Kedim; 3-course menu Dh250; 7-11pm Sat, Sun &
Tue-Thu)
What started out as a hobby for long-time resident Yumiko, who would prepare
traditional sushi for homesick Japanese tourists, has now become one of the hottest res-
taurants in town with a wait list at least two weeks long. And no wonder: housed in her
beautiful riad home, a maximum of 50 diners sit on purple velvet sofas waiting to be
served plates of homemade
nigiri,
miso soup and two kinds of fish sushi. No alcohol is
served out of respect for Yumiko's neighbours.
