The best restaurants Atlantic Coast

This address is one of the big favourites in Essaouira! The atmosphere is warm and intimate (the climate in the city can withstand a good blaze even in summer). The concept is tasty: a good dish, a good film and a very soft price. Simple but original, despite the stiff competition from the ex-Mogador. Ideal for those who always fall asleep at the movies or eat too much at restaurants. At the House of Cinema, the balance is found. The programming offers a wide choice of films, classic or recent and heterogeneous. Quiet now, it's about to start...

Situated on a small square on the edge of the Mellah, this tiny establishment really deserves encouragement. The dishes on offer are delicious, the welcome superb and the value for money excellent. Depending on your tastes, you can have lunch in a pretty little room or on the sunny micro-terrace. Every day, the menu features a vegetarian platter, grilled meats with fresh salads, 2 daily specials and an array of desserts. Whatever your choice, the dish will be well presented, hearty and always subtly spiced.

Located on the second floor of the riad of the same name, the restaurant offers a lovely view of the sea. Its strong point? Without question, the fresh, well-executed seafood. Here, the open-plan kitchen lets you choose your fish, which will then be braised to bring out all its flavors. You can then set your sights on the finest catches of the day, and enjoy a feast once served at table. There are also a number of specialties that are hard to find in Essaouira and for which the restaurant is renowned.

As you wander through the narrow streets, you often come across charming little restaurants. This one is one of the lucky winners. The handcrafted decoration, the light-coloured walls dotted with moments captured by an inspired photographer and the glow of candles give the place a warm soul. The oud player, much appreciated by the clientele, does not disturb the conversations in any way. The menu is original and finely executed, as evidenced by the mocha crème brûlée. But if you hesitate, you can go for the menu of the day, simple and efficient.

Gagas of the picodon, lovers of dung, transis of the pelardon, madmen of the tomme or the pyramid ashy ... This address is for you. At the Cheese Dairy, you will taste the authentic Souiri goat's cheese... and refined too! The cheese maker, Abderazzak, is just as colourful as his product. If the places and flavours inspire you, you can stay for lunch or dinner for a farm meal the way we like it. The dining room under the veranda is very beautiful.

The Atlantic Beach restaurant is, like its private beach, a warm and friendly place. The chef offers a cuisine based on seafood: frying of various fish, fish and chips from Saint-Pierre, mixed paella with seafood and chicken, and also, depending on what comes in from the market, dishes of the day. Salads and summer carpaccio give way to more hearty dishes in winter. The wines are a selection of good Moroccan vintages, the champagnes are French. For private parties, the menus are established according to each person.

It is in their small restaurant of 25 seats, located in the heart of the medina, that the team of Khadija and Marc welcomes you warmly. The new owners, who arrived at the beginning of 2018, have kept the recipe of this restaurant with a good-natured atmosphere. Tagliatelle, bread, yoghurt: everything is fresh and homemade. Couscous with camel meat every Monday, chicken pastilla crispy as you like, stuffed squid or sheep mrouzia at Eid: the food is delicious and booking is recommended. Good value for money.

If Meryem doesn't cook, she knits. But it is above all for its home-cooked meals with fresh products that this restaurant is famous in Sidi Kaouki. The menu offers a varied choice of salads, grilled meats, tajines, pasta and omelettes. We recommend the fig and walnut tagine, delicious! Also good desserts, between pancakes, chocolate mousse and fresh fruit salads. The address is discreet: on the restaurant square in front of the beach, it is at the very back where a blue menu is displayed.

In 1893, the shoreline had only beach cabins and then a shack became a café. Taken over by the Ben Ghadda family in 1965, the Chalet ou chez Jeannot is an institution that has great assets: a magnificent setting with a view of the islands, the sea breeze, feet in the water and a decor amassed over time. The menu gives pride of place to seafood, spiders and lobsters, without forgetting its famous oyster tagine, appreciated by the King himself.

Make way for traditional and modern Moroccan cuisine, from pastilla to couscous to fish tagine. Add to that some meats prepared according to international tastes. The service is attentive, the prices are affordable and you can have lunch in a particularly pleasant setting in a beautiful rustic room with stone walls or in a charming Moroccan lounge. Don't miss the homemade desserts (fresh fruit salad with mint, apple and honey pastilla). Reservations are recommended, especially in high season.

At Les Planches, you'll find yourself almost with your feet in the water, as the restaurant has literally taken its place on the beach. You can come here at any time of day to enjoy a cool drink, sunbathe on the deckchairs and, of course, have lunch in a predominantly woodland setting. Prices are very reasonable (not least because they don't serve alcohol yet), and the food is simple but carefully prepared. On the menu: large salads, burgers or grilled meats of the day, tajines, pizzas or fish of the day.

Installed in an elegant 18th century building, this restaurant is decorated in the purest respect of Moroccan traditions. Around his pretty patio, he invites his guests to take advantage of the lounges and benches to enjoy couscous with seven vegetables, meat with prunes, apricots or almonds, chicken with lemon confit and olives, seafood pastilla ... Until it's time for tea and pastries, when it's time for tea and pastries. Candelabras on the tables, friendly atmosphere and tasty cuisine: we recommend!

The Madada Mogador restaurant welcomes its guests in a subdued and elegant, yet relaxed atmosphere. The menu expresses a great wealth of flavours. Moroccan classics, ocean products or more exotic recipes: Chef Souad has several strings to her bow. Spider crab au gratin, linguine with lobster or clams, and lamb mouse with saffron sauce are all on the menu, which is gourmet and without fuss, even if the presentation is neat. Some evenings, you will dine to live music.

Open since 1970, El Bahia enjoys an exceptional location in the ramparts of the Medina. The restaurant, which has a good reputation, offers a pretty interior garden with a fountain and a pleasant interior room with Moroccan decoration. The specialities of the house? Grilled meat over a wood fire, beef with prunes, but also tajines and of course couscous! A small menu, but local and well-cooked products. For the hungry, full menus are offered at low prices. We highly recommend it!

In the heart of the medina, a very good family restaurant, typically Moroccan at very correct prices. As an appetizer, you can enjoy Moroccan soups or the delicious seafood pastilla. As far as main courses are concerned, the Royal Couscous is copious and the tagines are varied, based on vegetables and meats. For dessert, let yourself be tempted by tea and Moroccan pastries. The welcome is warm, a very good place to eat local, well installed in the small Moroccan lounges or around the round tables under the patio!

A few minutes from Essaouira, the Arganeraie estate offers a splendid and relaxing setting. It covers more than 3 hectares and is home to hundred-year-old argan trees, bougainvillea and laurel trees, among other species. A country getaway that is not to be refused, for a lunch, a snack or a dinner by the heated swimming pool. The cuisine with Moroccan and French influences consists of fresh products from the market, for tasty dishes. The welcome is also warm and professional. What more could you ask for?

At the bend of an alley in the old kasbah, we discover this restaurant with a unique atmosphere. The walls are steeped in history as the building dates back to 1783 and was used as a fishermen's workshop to become an Anglican mission. The surprising decoration and the warm setting make you want to sit down and enjoy an organic and inventive market cuisine made from fish or vegetables. The menu changes according to the fishing of the day or the vegetables of the season and the bread with fennel and flax seeds, carrots and raisins comes out of the ovens every morning.