The best restaurants Meknès

Two large rooms and a panoramic terrace to enjoy a correct Moroccan or international cuisine. Couscous and tagines are available in several modes, classic but effective, as well as Atlas trout, prepared in flour mills, in papillotes or fried. A nice effort on the traditional Moroccan decoration and a warm welcome. Animated at noon, but mainly by tourist groups, the restaurant is a little deserted in the evening. To return to the bridge and the modern city, take the small stairs to the right as you exit.

Located at the entrance to the medina, this café-restaurant with its large panoramic terrace offers a breathtaking view of Bab Mansour, especially at sunset. Here, you can sip mint tea for two or with friends, while enjoying the bustle of the legendary Meknes square in the late afternoon. You can dine here on traditional cuisine that's nothing exceptional, but the proportions and prices are honest. Good grilled minced meat, with a variety of side dishes. Ideal for a short break.

In this typically Moroccan restaurant, you feel like you are staying with a local and the welcome is very pleasant. The decoration is authentic with carved wooden tables and mosaics. Well seated on benches, you will enjoy succulent Moroccan specialities, served generously. We recommend veal with prunes and almonds, kefta tagine and zaalouk, an eggplant caviar. A real treat! If you want to be served quickly, a little advice: call first to order your dish. Tea offered by the house.

Right next to the Moulay Ismaïl mausoleum, this restaurant enjoys a panoramic view of Meknes from the top of its sunny terrace. Access is via narrow staircases decorated with zelliges, passing through pretty Moroccan lounges where you can also sit down. The menu is rich in local specialties such as Moroccan salads, tajine beldi, pastilla and couscous. Italy also takes pride of place with pizzas, spaghetti and pasticci. There's also a Moroccan or international menu offering good value for money. Smiling welcome and impeccable service.

Aïsha's little shop is our favorite boui-boui. Here, the cuisine is traditional, prepared according to the rules of the art, and the welcome is warm. On the menu, typical dishes ranging from tajine to prunes and couscous. Other dishes are à la carte and less well known such as the succulent rfissa made up of msemmen (a kind of thick pancakes) and topped with a broth of onions and spices. It is rare to find a restaurant that offers this kind of dish. You will have understood it, eating at Aïsha is living a unique taste experience!

Just a stone's throw from the splendid Bab Mansour gateway and its large square, the riad Ritaj offers gourmet Moroccan cuisine of the highest quality, from tajine to briouate and couscous, in a sumptuous setting, a bling-bling table under zellige ceilings. Here, it's possible to reserve a tanjia, the famous meat cooked over the ashes of the hammam. It's delicious, but you need at least 24 hours' notice! The welcome is warm and the service professional. A good address.