Must-see restaurants in Chefchaouen

  • Sofia

    Chefchaouen

    The only female-owned restaurant in Chefchaouen, Sofia (named after the owner's daughter) is a revelation in a city where restaurants have largely…

  • Café Clock

    Chefchaouen

    British-owned Café Clock knows what travellers want. Delicious camel burgers for the adventurous, refreshing salads and juices for the health-conscious…

  • El Jaleo

    Chefchaouen

    El Jaleo, meaning 'the mess', takes the best cooking in Chefchaouen – from Nuura of Sofia – to a wonderfully atmospheric restaurant above Oued Ras El Maa…

  • Auberge Dardara Restaurant

    Chefchaouen

    This is the best restaurant in the area and worth the 10-minute drive from town (Dh6). The Tanjaoui owner uses only the freshest ingredients from the…

  • Chez Hicham

    Chefchaouen

    This lovely respite from the busy plaza has warm, comfortable candlelit seating, plus views over the kasbah from several terraces. The service can err on…

  • Baissara Ansar

    Chefchaouen

    Little more than two tables, several chairs and Ahmed's friendly smile, this tiny soup joint with no sign serves just two things: bissara (bean soup with…

  • Mandala

    Chefchaouen

    Offering a welcome break from Chefchaouen's endless tajine parade, Mandala serves up some good pizzas and pastas, plus a serviceable steak. The seating is…

  • Assaada

    Chefchaouen

    This reliable cheapie tries hard to please. Located on both sides of the alley just before Bab El Ain, it offers better than average Moroccan cuisine (the…

  • Cafe Tounsi

    Chefchaouen

    Set into the outside wall of the medina, this cafe has a great location overlooking the falls of Ras El Maa, with three terraces tumbling down the hill…

  • Restaurant Tissemlal

    Chefchaouen

    Better known as Casa Hassan as it's part of the guesthouse of the same name, this restaurant serves the usual traditional dishes in a set menu (drinks and…

  • Zakaria Chocolat Patisserie Belge

    Chefchaouen

    Zakaria moved to Chefchaouen with his young daughter for the 'easy life', stirring up hot chocolate and baking delicious pastries from his native Belgium…

  • Chez Aziz

    Chefchaouen

    At any given moment in the day, Chez Aziz is packed with locals devouring a pastry, chowing down on a pizza or panini or gulping back a za3za3 (avocado…

  • Lala Mesouda

    Chefchaouen

    A lively and cosy restaurant with fun fabrics and intimate seating – some chairs are handcrafted out of tree trunks. The food is traditional Moroccan,…

  • La Lampe Magique

    Chefchaouen

    Once one of the finest places in town, La Lampe Magique, aka Casa Aladin, has dropped off a cliff, dishing out subpar and dare we say inedible Moroccan…

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