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board games, cushy seating, quiz nights and poetry readings, plus free wi-fi and tasty
salads.
Café 16
( 0524 33 96 70; 18 Pl du 16 Novembre; desserts Dh20-50; 9am-midnight)
The blonde-wood
decor and the prices may seem European, but the welcome is Marrakshi and so are in-
triguing ice-cream flavours like mint tea and
kaab el-gazelle
(almond cookie). Light
lunches and salads are available, if only to justify homemade, gold-leafed chocolate-cof-
fee cream cake and raspberry-mousse cake afterwards.
PATISSERIE
€
Amal Centre
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MOROCCAN
€€
( 0524 44 68 96;
www.facebook.com/amalnonprofit
; cnr Rues Allal ben Ahmad & Ibn Sina; meals
Dh60-80; noon-3.30pm)
Given the lack of an 'eating out' culture, often even the best res-
taurants in Marrakesh are a poor reflection of the food served in a Moroccan home. The
Amal Centre hopes to change that by using their friendly restaurant as a means of support-
ing and training disadvantaged Moroccan women (providing literacy courses, manage-
ment training, accounting skills and hospitality services), in exchange for one home-
cooked meal a day. The bonus for you is a truly tasty array of dishes including unusual
salads composed of lentils, cauliflower and leeks, fish tajine, spiced
tanjia
and traditional
Friday couscous.
Prices are also locally focused so the restaurant's clientele is a happy mix of local fam-
ilies, expats and in-the-know tourists. Crèche facilities are provided and there's an in-de-
mand takeaway window. If you're interested in finding out more about the centre or sup-
porting its work, check out
http://hope-amal.org
.
La Cuisine de Mona
LEBANESE
€€
( 0618 13 79 59;
http://lacuisinedemona.com
; 5 Residence Mamoune, 115B; meals Dh70-120;
10am-10.30pm Mon-Sat; )
Tiny and tasty, Mona's serves delicious, vegetarian-friendly
food on painted plates in a colourful, modern venue. If you can, grab one of the three
tables outside and wait for a parade of mezze including citrus-glazed chicken wings, clas-
sic baba ganoush, chicken livers, hummus and mercifully fresh vegetables with a minty
