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STREET EATS
If it's just a snack you're after, you don't have to walk far in the medina to find someone selling food
- tiny cell-like places grilling brochettes or cooking up cauldrons of soup, sandwich shops or just a
guy with a tray selling macaroons. The top of Talaa Kebira has quite a cluster of options, otherwise
follow your nose.
Dh30-70; 8am-10pm) Walking in from Bab Bou Jeloud to the top of Talaa Seghira, you run the
gauntlet of a host of restaurants touting for business. They're all pretty much alike, offering plenty of
tajines, couscous and grilled meat. They're also great places to sit and people-watch over a mint tea. If
you particularly want a view, try
Le Kasbah
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(Rue Serrajine; mains
Dh40, set menu Dh70;
8am-midnight) for its roof terrace; the cost of drinks doubles if you're not
eating.
miss the Fassi speciality of
b'sara
(fava bean soup with garlic). Served from hole-in-the-wall places
throughout the medina, our favourites are at the top of Talaa Kebira and in Achebine. Perfect fuel for
exploring the city, the soup is ladled into rough pottery bowls and served with a hunk of bread, a dash
of olive oil and a sprinkling of chilli.
5-10pm) This permanent stand is a good place to fill up on a molluscan snack - the ultimate in pre-
packaged fast food. Grab a pin to pluck the beasts out of their shells, then slurp down the aromatic
broth. Delicious!
who shop for fresh produce in the medina know that R'cif is the best place to go - its traders always
have the freshest fruit, vegetables and meat.
Talaa Kebira Market
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8am-8pm Sat-Thu) Tucked inside Bab Bou
Jeloud, this is a good choice, and ideally located.
Medina
Café Clock
CAFE
€
( 0535 63 78 55;
www.cafeclock.com
;
Derb el-Mergana, Talaa Kebira; mains Dh55-80; 9am-10pm;
)
This funky place has a refreshing menu with offerings such as falafel, grilled sand-
wiches, some interesting vegetarian options, a monstrously large camel burger and deli-
cious desserts. Better still, the 'Clock Culture' program includes calligraphy and conver-
