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Tangier's cuisine is a unique mishmash unlike anywhere else in North Africa, where Moroccan, French, Spanish, and even British flavors combine to create a wonderfully diverse culinary scene. Thanks to the proximity of the Mediterranean, very fresh seafood is prominent on menus, while traditional dishes like tagine, couscous, and bissara, a bean soup, are available nearly everywhere. The city’s top hotels house restaurants that serve unique and sometimes opulent dishes, while you can buy brouchettes or mouthwatering harira soup at street vendors for very cheap.
The decor of this cute café-restaurant reflects Tangier’s mix of cultures. The chef only makes a handful of main dishes a day depending on market finds—perhaps briouates (small pastries stuffed with meat or cheese) or kebabs—and when they're gone, they're gone. Be sure to wash your meal down with a seasonal fresh juice. You can dine anywhere across the three floors, from the cozy ground floor to the relaxed roof terrace.
West of the Kasbah, overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar, and set up on seven levels plunging toward the sea, this laid-back cliff café and Tangier institution opened in 1921 and soon became the favorite sunset-watching haunt of locals and bohemian visitors. Waiters impressively deliver 16 steaming cups of sweet tea at a time, along with bowls of bissara (traditional pea soup).
The sleek café-restaurant of renowned French pastry chef Eric Kayser serves up an array of French goodies such as baguettes, melt-in-your-mouth croissants, pain au chocolat, mille-feuille, and choux buns. Marvel at the elaborate displays, then grab a decadent cake and a coffee, relax, and people-watch.
Front-row seating can be had at the pavement tables of this café smack bang in the middle of the Petit Socco. It's a good place to catch your breath with a coffee or freshly squeezed orange juice as you watch an intriguing cast of characters wander past.
This fabled café has been gracing a corner of the buzzy Place de France since 1927, and its brown leather seats, wood paneling, and mirrors galore will make you feel like you're back in the 1950s with William Burroughs (he wrote here) or in The Bourne Ultimatum (a scene was filmed here). The terrace is the perfect place to watch the world go by over an orange juice or café au lait.
Decked out in dazzling blues and whites, this seaside house behind Place de la Kasbah has been turned into a tea salon and restaurant by the owners of the guesthouse Dar Nour. Tuck into delicious Moroccan dishes in the intimate salons or on the terrace with stunning sea views across to Spain. The concept is small, made-for-sharing dishes including salads and desserts; there are larger tagines and couscous, too. And don’t miss the delicious fresh juices.
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