10 Best Restaurants in Rabat, Casablanca, and the North Atlantic Coast, Morocco

Set among verdant gardens, this enchanting eatery offers a menu that encapsulates the Brittany region of France: think luscious salads and buckwheat crepes oozing with all you can imagine, as long as it's (mostly) French. The experience is made even better by the fantastic service and the pleasant, knowledgeable staff. Alcohol is served, and if you're looking for picnic fare, there's a wonderful array of charcuterie and cheeses on your way into the restaurant.

Spread over several floors, this cute café serves tasty Breton-inspired buckwheat crepes, good quality coffee, and refreshing fresh juices that are just the ticket on hot days. You can spoil yourself with some divine Moroccan pastries, too.

The Café Maure is a charming place in the Andalusian Gardens of the Kasbah des Oudayas to pause for an alfresco glass of mint tea and local pastries. The shaded terrace is decorated with mosaic tilework and looks across the river to Salé.

This charming café in the heart of the Cité Portugaise—opposite the cistern—is spread over several cozy rooms and breezy terraces, all decorated with colorful local crafts and fabrics. Don’t be fooled by the name, they serve traditional Moroccan dishes, such as harira soup, tagines, and couscous. There’s often live music; the owner has banned smoking, too. 

This top-of-the-line patisserie has a spectacular array of cakes, tarts, macarons, and cookies that you can take away in a box or enjoy on the spot. A pleasing array of chairs and couches inside and out makes this a very pleasant spot for coffee and a sweet treat. 

Tucked down a skinny street in the Quartier Habous, this famous family-owned bakery has been cooking up traditional treats since the 1930s. Satisfy your sweet tooth with cornes de gazelle (crescent-shape cookies stuffed with almond paste and laced with orange-flower water), chebekia (made with sesame and honey), or almond macaroons; there are savory mini pastillas, too. 

Right near Sidi Bouzid Beach, the Requin Bleu serves a wide variety of fresh seafood and fish dishes (early risers can also get breakfast or a cup of coffee here). It's conveniently placed and the views are great.

This laid-back lounge and restaurant is a great place for coffee and a crepe, or pizza and a beer. It's right next to the beach on a peninsula that overlooks the sandy sweep of Bouznika bay. It's a simple place with plain white tables and chairs and plenty of shade and you can't get much closer to the sea.

For fresh fish, an easygoing atmosphere, and low prices, Tchiquito, just outside the medina walls, is the way to go. Be prepared to meet lots of people from the surrounding neighborhoods, as this seems to be everyone's favorite fish place.

This is a great place to stop off if you're taking a walk along the seaside promenade, La Corniche. In a prime position overlooking the sea, this branch of the ever-popular Venezia Ice serves coffee, crepes, and, of course, their excellent ice cream, as well as more substantial meals.