The best fashion and gift stores Tanger

Tangier's iconic bookshop, founded in 1949 and frequented by writers in love with the city such as Tennessee Williams, Jean Genet and Paul Bowles, has also been a landmark for Moroccan authors such as Mohamed Choukri and Tahar Ben Jelloun. Under the management of Rachel Muyal, it became a literary center of international renown until the late 90s. A quartet of French and Moroccan buyers took over the bookshop in 2023. Their ambition is to restore the bookshop to its former glory with a host of events.

Open since 2013, this concept store is run by two women. And not just any of them, because they are bursting with energy and creativity! One, Aïda, is a former film costume designer and the other, Yasmine Hurel, is a former haute couture designer. The two of them have joined forces to create this original shop where many products from all over Morocco are on sale, including Rock da Kasbah items and Marie-Laure Godinot's shop Au fil de Tanger. Nice tea room upstairs. A favorite address.

Renovation work began in 2023 - for at least a year - in the souk of Fondouk Chejra, the weavers' market, which was in an advanced state of deterioration. Yves Saint Laurent used to come here to have the city's finest craftsmen weave curtains and blankets to decorate his Moroccan homes. If you want to see the artisans at work, bent over their looms, and order pieces from them, you'll have to go to Rue Siaghine, where they've been temporarily installed between Petit and Grand Socco.

This gigantic shopping center is simply the largest in the region. Its surface area covers nearly 30,000 square meters spread over 3 floors. The Tanger City Mall and its 78 stores make the inhabitants of Tangier very happy. Indeed, its 3 hectares of shopping malls offer everything: food, shopping, a children's park and the largest Megarama cinema (8 screens) in the region. This mall with its futuristic look and its numerous activities is very appealing. The top floor is dedicated to fast food. Large underground parking lot.

This micro-record store, from which musical notes escape, makes you want to push open the door. It was recently opened and launched by Omar Mahfoudi, a Tangier-born visual artist who now lives and works in France, and his friend Hamza, an ultra-competent music lover. Whether you're a fan of jazz, oriental music, hip-hop, rock, punk, indie pop, gnawa or techno, you're bound to find what you're looking for. The welcome is warm, the advice is pertinent, and Hamza's passion for sound will help you unearth that rare black disc you've been dreaming of!

Located in the popular district of the same name, Casabarata draws a triangle between the place of Morocco and the avenue Abou El Kacem Acharif Sebti. It is the ideal place to find good deals. With its thrift shop, its contraband market, its galleries of high-tech objects and its electronic stores, Casabarata reserves many surprises for those who know how to open their eyes. It is also the official dresser of the old Rif cinema, built in 1921 and resurrected in the fashion of the 1950s. Take a small cab and ask the driver to drop you off at the market.

While passing by the street of the Kasbah, go and have a look at the amazing designer store Rock da Kasbah run by Virginie and Alban, two French bargain hunters with a passion for clothes, antiques and music. You'll find beach bags, tee-shirts and sweatshirts that are cool and colorful and that take up the iconic symbols of Morocco. All the items sold are of very good quality and made in Tangier in the brand's workshop. You can also treat yourself to the "little cab" T-shirt, King Mohammed VI's favorite.

Since 2010, Au Fil de Tanger offers unique, original and very colorful creations. Marie Godinot, creator of the brand, draws her inspiration from the city of the Strait and works only with artisans of the medina. Embroiderers, passementiers, seamstresses, and coppersmiths combine their know-how with Marie's creativity to create household linens, women's, children's and men's clothing, and accessories in a subtle blend of materials, colors and influences. A nice address to make 100% handmade gifts. Friendly welcome.

Located in the popular district of the same name, Casabarata forms a triangle between Place du Maroc and Avenue Abou El Kacem Acharif Sebti. It's the ideal place to find bargains. With its thrift shop, contraband market, high-tech galleries and electronics stores, Casabarata has plenty of surprises in store for those with a keen eye. It's also the official dresser of the old Rif cinema, built in 1921 and revived in 1950s style. Take a small cab and ask the driver to drop you off at the market.

Games consoles, coffee machines, printers, connected speakers - you'll find it all in this store located between the city center and the upscale Vieille Montagne district. Located on the second level of the shopping center, Virgin offers a complete range of high-tech, gaming and stationery products. More unexpectedly, make-up products are also available. The bookshop occupies one of the spaces, with books in French, Arabic and English, the kind you'd find in railway stations or airports the world over.

Tangier is succumbing to the shopping mall frenzy, and malls are springing up all over the city. Rue de Fès has inherited its own: the Tanger Mall, due to open in 2019. The health crisis has caused some minor delays. The result: some stores are closed or empty, despite a modern, fully air-conditioned building and fittings that sometimes take on a futuristic air, such as the stylish backlit escalators. Doga Coffee, with a concept borrowed from the big Seattle chain, is the first to have taken possession of an outlet.

At the corner of Mexico and M'Salah streets, this recent shopping center gathers on 4 levels a large number of luxury brands, hence its name of "Lux Mall". The big brands of ready-to-wear, but also jewelers, attract a clientele fond of glitter. In addition to the brands, many of which are French, there is a beautiful rooftop terrace with a café for a drink with one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the city, far from the noise and bustle below. It is one of the only terraces west of Tangier.

Ali is known as the white wolf in Tangier. This shopkeeper has been selling quality Moroccan handicrafts for over 50 years. It's impossible not to drop into his store, where you'll find beautiful leather goods, including superb handbags, wallets and purses, as well as authentic handicrafts, including ceramics from Fez, household linen embroidered in Meknes, cosmetics based on argan oil and jewelry... Prices are displayed here, so you know right away what you're getting!

This pretty and colorful store functions as a deposit-sale. The owner supports the young artisans and creators of the territory by exhibiting their products and giving them a chance to be seen. The collections change regularly. You will find everything at all prices, clothes, perfume, paintings, computer cases, cushions made in Morocco. Also a range of recycled accessories, vintage of excellent quality. By indulging yourself, you will support local crafts and keep traditions alive.

Darna means "our house" in Arabic. It is an association that helps women and children in need. The association tries to integrate them by entrusting them with projects. In addition to the restaurant and the famous Friday couscous, the space includes a small craft shop where you can buy objects created by the women. The profits made finance the projects. Darna is a beautiful association that has allowed many women to find a place in society. We highly recommend a visit.

Traditional crafts.