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( 0535 62 27 27; 12 Rue Ahmed Chaouki; mains Dh130-230; lunch & dinner)
Making a strong
bid for Fez' classiest restaurant, MB is all about cool stylish minimalism with modern fur-
niture and rough-hewn stone. Food has a strong French influence. Retire to the upstairs
bar at the end of the evening or swing by in the middle of the day for the Dh200 lunch
menu.
Central Market
(Blvd Mohammed V; 8.30am-noon)
If you're in the ville nouvelle and you're in need of
fresh fruit and veggies, spices, nuts, olives or a parcel of delicious dates, you can't beat
the new town's central market. It also has a couple of good cheese stalls and there are al-
cohol shops around the corner.
SELF-CATERING
Borj Fes
(Ave Allal el Fassi; 9am-9pm)
The first-ever shopping centre in Fez (with the first-ever es-
calator), this new centre has a large supermarket with a wider range of foodstuffs than
you'll find in the medina, and an alcohol section.
SELF-CATERING
Drinking
It can seem as if the main occupation in the ville nouvelle is sitting in cafes nursing a
nus-
nus
(coffee with milk). Blvd Mohammed V and Ave Hassan II have the greatest concen-
tration, but you don't have to go far to grab a table, order a drink and watch the day un-
fold. In the medina, many of the restaurants around Bab Bou Jeloud double as cafes.
Riad Fès
(5 Derb ibn Slimane; 10am-midnight)
The classiest place for a drink in the whole city, the
courtyard Alcazar bar of Riad Fès is a delight. Stucco columns catch the light reflected off
the central pool, and soft music plays while you sit at the glass bar or sink into the cush-
ions. There's a good range of beer and spirits, plus wine available by the glass. Open to
the elements, it's a little cold in winter, but fashionably cool in summer. The Riad now has
a new wine bar next to the swimming pool.
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