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(48 Rue Laalouj; mains from Dh65; noon-2pm & 7-11pm Tue-Sun)
Wooden bench-style seating
gets you friendly with your fellow diners at this cheery Italian place. The pasta is pretty
simple (a choice of four or five sauces and pastas), but it's perfectly cooked and quickly
served, with plenty of parmesan on the side. Unsurprisingly popular.
Fish Souq
(off Ave de l'Istiqlal; fish, bread & salad Dh30)
For a medina alternative to the fish grills near the
port, visit the fish souq to buy some of the day's catch and take it to one of the grill stands
in the southern corner. It'll come back cooked and served with bread and salad.
SEAFOOD
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CAFE
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Café d'Horloge
(Pl Chefchaouni; amlou & crêpes/bread Dh25)
Set on the attractive square beneath the clock-
tower, this popular cafe is an excellent choice for a breakfast of
amlou
(a spread made of
local argan oil, almond and honey) and crêpes or bread.
Elizir
( 0524 47 21 03; 1 Rue Agadir; mains Dh130-160; 7.30-10.30pm)
Elizir's unprepossessing en-
trance gives way to an Aladdin's cave of 1970s Arabic junkyard chic, packed with old
vinyl records, prints and cool-kitsch decor. Mains are deliciously inventive - try chicken
tajine with figs and gorgonzola, or gnocchi with almond pesto and the like, with well-
presented cooked Moroccan salad entrées included. Alcohol is served, and pre-booking
strongly advised.
MEDITERRANEAN
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Riad Al-Baraka
( 0524 47 35 61; 113 Rue Mohammed el-Qory; mains Dh110; lunch & dinner)
Set in a former
Jewish school, this hip place has several dining rooms and a bar set around a large court-
yard shaded by a huge fig tree. The food is mainly Moroccan with some Middle Eastern
and Jewish influences, the decor is cool, and there's live music by local bands at week-
ends.
MOROCCAN
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La Cantina
INTERNATIONAL
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