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yoghurt dip. There are even a few bottles of Lebanese wine on the menu, or fruit cocktails
for non-drinkers.
If arriving in a taxi, ask the driver to drop you off at Pizzeria Niagara around the corner.
ITALIAN
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Mamma Mia
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( 0524 43 44 54;
www.mammamia-mar rakech.com
; 18 Rue de la Liberté; meals Dh50-170;
noon-11pm)
This new, family-friendly Italian trattoria packs in punters with good-value piz-
zas and generous bowls of pasta alongside more unusual specialities such as osso bucco,
escalope and a good selection of charcuterie. Exposed brickwork, red-and-white-checked
tablecloths and vintage 1950s posters make for a warm and laid-back atmosphere. Famil-
ies should come early before the smoking crowd gets comfortable at 9pm.
Catanzaro
ITALIAN
€€
( 0524 43 37 31; 42 Rue Tariq ibn Ziyad; pizzas Dh60-80, meals Dh100-150; noon-2.30pm &
7.15-11pm Mon-Sat)
Where are we, exactly? The thin-crust, wood-fired pizza says Italy, the
wooden balcony and powerful air-con suggest the Alps, but the spicy condiments and spi-
cier clientele are definitely mid-town Marrakesh. Grilled meat dishes are juicy and gener-
ous, but the Neapolitan pizza with capers, local olives and Atlantic anchovies steals the
show.
Chez Mado
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SEAFOOD
€€
( 0524 42 14 94; 22 Rue Moulay Ali; menu du jour Dh100-120, meals Dh250-350; noon-3pm &
7.30-11.30pm Tue-Sun)
With the fragrance of Oualidia's salty shallows still fresh on them,
Chez Mado's oysters are the prettiest and plumpest in Marrakesh. Shellfish and seafood
are delivered daily here, and under chef Alex Chaussetier's direction they are transformed
into the lightest lunches: elegant sole meunière, grilled prawns and mayonnaise, John
Dory with chorizo and a seafood platter to blow your mind.
Al-Fassia
MOROCCAN
€€€
( 0524 43 40 60;
http://alfassia.com
;
55 Blvd Mohammed Zerktouni, Guéliz; meals Dh180-250;
noon-2.30pm & 7.30-11pm Wed-Sun)
Glassy-eyed diners valiantly grip morsels of bread, scrap-
