Rabat: Where to Eat
- Restaurants in Rabat centre
- Restaurants in medina
- Restaurants and snacks in Agdal
- Restaurants in Souissi
Restaurants in Rabat centre
Cheap
Mix Grill
285, Avenue Mohammed V
Menu: Salads, pizzas and, sandwiches. Meals are around 30-40 Dh.
Mid-range
La Mamma
6, Rue Tanta
037 70 73 29
Menu: Pizzas, pastas, grilled meat. Wine and beer available.
Note: This is a nice, cozy place, the interior all being made out of wood. A popular spot.
Weimar Café / Goethe Institut Restaurant
Rue de Sanaa
Menu: Pizzas, salads, sauerkraut during winter. A half pizza/half salad plate costs 65 Dh. Beck's beer available.
Note: Exceptionally quick service for Moroccan standards. Open at midday and in the evening. Packed during weekend evenings, with expats and Moroccans alike.
Top class
Le Grand Comptoir
On the corner of Avenue Mohammed V and Rue Le Caire
037 20 15 14, fax: 037 70 73 22
Menu: French cuisine. Salads are starting at 45 Dh, seafood from 120 Dh, meat from 115 Dh.
Note: This is one of the best places to eat in Rabat. There is live jazz 3-4 times per month, the service is excellent and the food is just exquisite. The quality of the food is far above its price. Moroccan and French wines are served. A separate bar exists on the first floor with a cool atmosphere and a good view over Avenue Mohammed V. The place is owned by two French brothers — the restaurant looks like a brasserie in Paris. An excellent choice if you get tired of tajines and couscous.
Restaurants in Rabat medina
Cheap
Cheap restaurants and snacks in medina can be found mostly on Avenue Mohammed V. Also, around lunchtime (between 12am and 3pm) makeshift food stalls are mounted and you can smell roasted meat, cooked snails, fried fish and such. Although these smells can be very tempting, it is better to err on the side of caution and not experiment with these street food vendors.
Mid-range
El Bahia
Boulevard Hassan II, the entrance is on the medina wall, near the petit taxi station and the entrance to the medina from Avenue Mohammed V (a big parking lot is there).
Menu: Moroccan cuisine. Tajines and brochettes are around 60 Dh, salads around 30 Dh. Make sure to try tajine kefta aux oeufs (meatballs in spicy tomato sauce with eggs) and brochettes el bahia (grilled lamb kebab). The restaurant has fish on the menu too, but meat dishes are much better. Calm, friendly, not expensive. Great!
Top class
Riad Oudaya
46, Rue Sidi Fatah
037 70 23 92
Menu: Local Moroccan dishes. Set menus from 330 Dh. Alcoholic drinks served.
Note: A reservation in advance is obligatory.
Restaurants and snacks in Agdal
Cheap
Mijana
Avenue Atlas
037 77 00 97
Menu: Lebanese grill. Chawarma, french fries and a soft drink are 35 Dh.
Note: Good quality and small prices. The service is very friendly, the food cheap and tasty. The place is very clean and good-looking. Home delivery available.
Adil Grill
On the corner of Avenue Fal Ould Oumeir and Rue Oukaimeden
Menu: Grilled meat: chawarmas, brochettes. A sandwich is around 30 Dh, a plate 45 Dh. Try the merguez sausages, they are really good (also called saucisses viande). A nice place to sit outside and have lunch during warm weather and watch people pass by on Agdal's main avenue.
Working hours: claims to be open 24h/24, 7 days a week.
Mid-range
Don Pino
Avenue Ibn Sina
Menu: during lunchtime (12am-3pm), the daily menu is 85 Dh. Good Italian dishes (try the tagliatelle Don Pino), starting at 55 Dh. Pizzas from 45 Dh. Well made beefsteaks and entrecotes.
Working hours: from 12am-3pm and 7pm-11pm.
El Rancho
30, Avenue Michlifen
037 67 33 00
Menu: Mexican food.
Working hours: Open during evening only, from 8pm.
Note: There are DJs on weekends. There is also a bar inside the restaurant and alcoholic drinks are served. Popular with the locals.
Top class
L'Entrecote
74, Avenue Fal Ould Oumeir
037 67 11 08
Menu: Beef, chicken, fish, you name it. Excellent food. The restaurant serves alcohol too (local and imported wines). Starting at 300 Dh.
Restaurants in Souissi
Top class
Piccolo Mondo
149, Avenue John Kennedy (Souissi/Aviation)
037 63 69 69
Menu: Gastronomical delicacies. Menu à la carte, starting at 200 Dh. Try some of the excellent desserts.
Villa Mandarine
19, Rue Ouled Bousbaa
037 75 20 77
Menu: French and Moroccan specialties. Top of the line. Menu à la carte, starting at 200 Dh.