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Merguez sausages grilling over charcoal

Moroccan Street Food: The Ultimate Guide for First-Time Visitors

Breads and Fried Snacks: How the Day Starts The Moroccan street-food day begins early, and it begins with dough. Breakfast stalls and griddle carts appear in the medina before most shops open, and office workers stop for something hot on their way in. Msemen is the square, flaky flatbread you will see folded and griddled

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Jemaa el-Fna square seen from a café rooftop terrace in Marrakech

Moroccan Restaurant Types Explained: Gargotes, Restaurants & Rooftops

The gargote: Morocco’s beloved workers’ canteen The gargote is the most Moroccan of all restaurant types: a tiny, no-frills canteen feeding workers, taxi drivers and students. Expect plastic tables, a handwritten or memorized menu, and some of the best cooking in the country. What to expect: a short menu of tagines, tagine varieties, couscous on

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