MOROCCAN RESTAURANTS in the United States
California
Abu Marrakech Moroccan Restaurant
419 Ofarrell St, # SF
San Francisco, CA 94102-2009
(415) 776-6717
Babouch
810 S Gaffey St
San Pedro, CA
310 831 0246
Cafe Morocco (Review)
Although hidden in the shadows of a strip mall, this place has plain decor; however, its food is excellent. Traditional staples like hummus, falafel and kabobs complement other specialties that are exotic. A good choice is the Moroccan Tagine (a dish of chicken or lamb with vegetables and spices) or Mujadara (an Egyptian concoction of chicken with rice and lentils mixed with spice and vegetables). For a lunch treat, try a Shawarma, a Mediterranean style burrito.
1221 Alhambra Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 731-4637
Chameau is a 54 seat restaurant featuring French Moroccan cuisine. The restaurant is opened for dinner six days a week, Tuesday through Sunday. We serve a seasonal menu along with beer and wine. The décor is modern Moroccan. For patrons interested in taking some of the tastes of Chameau home with them, we also sell our marinated olives, harissa sauce, preserved lemon dip, eggplant dip and argan oil.
339 N Fairfax Ave • Los Angeles, CA 90036
reservations: 323.951.0039
catering: 323.951.0034
fax: 323.951.0074
email: info@chameaurestaurant.com
Dar Maghreb
7651 W Sunset Blvd Hollywood, CA 90046
213 876 7651
El Mansour (between 32nd and 33rd avenues in the Richmond District of San Francisco)
3119 Clement St
San Francisco, CA
(415) 751-2312
El Morocco
2203 Morello Ave
Pleasant Hill, 94523
(510) 671 0132
Koutoubia
2116 Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 475-0729
(310) 475-0720
Tagine (Review)
132 N Robertson Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 360-7535
Marrakesh
1976 Newport Blvd
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
949-645-8384
Marrakesh
13003 Ventura Boulevard (Between Coldwater Canyon & Fulton Aves.)
Studio City, CA 91604
(818) 788-6354
Marrakesh
634 Pearl Street
La Jolla, CA
Telephone: (619) 454-2500
Fax: (619) 454-8710
Menara
41 East Gish Road
San Jose, California 95112
408 453 1983
Pasha
1516 Broadway
San Francisco, CA 94109
Colorado
Casablanca Moroccan Restaurant
2488 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO
303.871.0494 fax: 303.871.0522
Tajine Alami Moroccan Restaurant
10 Old Man's Trail Manitou Springs, CO 80829. (719) 685-1119. Mohammed and Leila Alami, Your Chefs and hosts. Serving four course Moroccan Dinners and six course Moroccan Feasts. We have over 35 authentic Moroccan Entrees from the national dish, cous-cous, to lamb, tajines, chicken, beef, seafood, duck, hare and vegetarian -- all prepared with exquisite skill and expert care by Moroccan chefs.
Connecticut
Café Rafael (Review)
937 Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Drissia Rafael, (203) 254-7519
Tissa's Country Market
855 Boston Post Road
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Phone: 860-395-1781 Fax: 860-395-1671
Review Market Offers Variety Of Treats, Taste Of Morocco By CLAUDIA VAN NES Courant Staff Writer
Florida
Casablanca Cafe (Review)
3049 Alhambra St., Fort Lauderdale, FL
954 764 3500
Kasbah grill
8464 Palm Parkway
Orlando Florida 32836
Tel (407)238-1818 Fax (407)239-7171
Open Monday-Saturday From 2pm-12am
Marrakesh, Morocco Pavillion
Epcot Center, Walt Disney World
Orlando, FL
407 827 5330
Washington, DC Area
Casablanca
1504 King St Alexandria, VA 22314
Daily 5:30pm-11:00pm
Mon -Fri 11:30am- 2:00pm
Tel: 703/549-6464
Fax: 703/836-1460
Rafi Labriny, Owner and FOM member
Washington Post profile
Lemur Lounge featuring great local - and national - DJs spinning electronica in a casual, friendly environment. Fridays 10:00pm-2:30am Price: $8, 21 and over
Casbah Cafe
1721 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington,
DC 20007
Florence Cafe (Review)
2190 Pimmit Dr Ste B, Falls Church, VA 22043
(703) 893-6677
Chef/owner, Younes Mrani Talbi. The menu is compact only in size, but lacks nothing in the way of variety and adventure. Daily specials can range from Moroccan-style lamb couscous to Italian pasta with a house sauce. The bread that is offered with every meal is baked fresh on the premises and served with a spicy hummus (also homemade). The lunch menu has five sandwiches, the highlights being the Moroccan spicy lamb sausage (served in the same irresistible bread) and the roast beef sandwich (with roasted peppers, onions, blue cheese and a sun-dried tomato paste). For dinner, Florence Café will always stay true to the Italian part of the Mediterranean and offer pastas (like the savory tortellini with goat cheese and a garlic and sun-dried tomato sauce), but the excitement is in the lamb and couscous dishes. Without a doubt, the highlight of the meal will be when you are through-and feel like you can't fit anything else in you-and you try the fresh mint tea, a staple of Moroccan meals. Talbi explains that the tea, made with sugar and crushed fresh mint leaves, is served as a digestitive after every meal in Morocco. "You feel so much better after you have drank some," he adds.
La Kasbah Restaurant
11424 Washington Plaza West
Reston, VA, 20190
Monday to Friday 11AM to 10PM Live Belly dancer every Thursday, Friday and Saturday
TEL (703)707-0733 Abdelhak Benbouchaib/Owner Review
Marrakesh
617 New York Avenue NW
Washington DC 20001
202 393 9393
Washington Post profile
Marrakesh Palace 2147 P St. NW Washington DC, in the heart of Dupont Circle, minutes from Georgetown, Foggy Bottom and downtown. On the corner of P and 22nd street, easily accessible to metro public transportation. Take the red line to Dupont Circle and get off at the South exit. If you're driving in, Marrakesh Palace is right off of Rock Creek Parkway at the P street exit. Nightly Bellydancing in both dining rooms. Join us for dinner and head upstairs to experience Pasha Lounge's Hookah bar, serving a full bar and menu and featuring International, House and Latin music 7 nights a week! Happy Hour Drink Specials daily 4-8PM.
Soussi Bar-Restaurant-art gallery
2228 18th St NW (Adams Morgan)
Washington , DC 20009
202 299 9314
Owner: Jamal Sahri Manager: Sofia Farouidi
The bar has a French-style draft beer system, one of only a handful in the city, where glasses are rinsed just before serving, to ensure the glass is clean and to improve the head of the beer. Belgian brews like Leffe and Hoegaarden are on offer, and bartenders mix drinks with aplomb. A small plates menu is based around French-influenced North African cooking - favorites include merguez (spicy lamb sausages) and pastilla, a Moroccan dish of spiced chicken tucked inside a puff pastry, while the entrees include plenty of steak and seafood. Upstairs, the small dining area is has been reconfigured as a North African-style lounge, with low chairs and couches, curtains and artworks.
Taste of Morocco
3211 N Washington Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
703 527 7468 Fax 703 527 2618
Abdelhak Abdelmoumen, Owner and FOM member
Washington Post profile
Taste of Morocco
8661 Colesville Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone # 301 588 8226
Bakeries in in the Washington, DC area
Mediterranean Bakery
352 S Pickett St
Alexandria, VA
703 751 0030
The hummus is arguably the best in the area, and the baba ghanoush is not far behind. There are jars of all sorts of exotic items, from fresh walnuts (green and chewy) to lush jams from Armenia and 28 different kinds of olives.
Yas Bakery and Pastries
114 E Fairfax St
Falls Church, VA
703 237 9271
Mirage Kabob and Sweets Cafe
5916 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22041
703.845 1600
F 703 845 8433
Made with brittle phyllo dough, honey, nuts, rosewater, and fruit, these Persian pastries and cookies delight the eye and palate. Variations on baklava are many—pistachios, walnuts, and pine nuts are among the possibilities. Some are sweetened with honey, others with sugar water; there are diamonds and ruched rolls no wider than a cigar. Kadayif—shredded wheat—is another medium. Trendy chefs use it to coat shrimp and fish, but here it’s fashioned into bundles of honey and nuts or scattered atop a sweet moist cake. There are cookies white with powdered sugar, fragrant with apricots and dates.
Georgia
Imperial Fez
2285 Peachtree Road, N. E. Suite 102
Atlanta, GA 30309 - USA
Phone: (404) 351-0870 Fax: (404) 351-1272
Email: mail@imperialfez.com
Casbah
118 East Broughton Street Savannah, Georgia 31401
Reservations 912-234-6168 Entertainment Nightly 5:30-10:30
casbah@casbahrestaurant.com
Hawaii
Casablanca Moroccan Cuisine
in Kailua on Oahu, Hawaii
19 Ho'olai St.
Kailua, HI 96734
Phone: 808.262.8196
Review
Illinois
L'Olive Cafe & Marrakesh Restaurant
1629 N Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60614
At N Halsted St and W Concord Pl
(312) 573-1515
L'Olive has moved into fancy new digs (former home of Tagine), which should greatly enhance the Moroccan dining experience that began in humble surroundings on Sheridan Road. Chef-owner Mohamed Ben Mchabcheb makes everyone feel at home, and his food is terrific. The b'steeya (meat pie) is incredible and shouldn't be missed. Peel-and-eat shrimp are served with harissa, a garlicky hot-pepper sauce. Hummus, presented on a huge platter, is mixed with artichoke hearts and briny olives and sprinkled with goat cheese. Fresh sardines are stuffed with cilantro, onions, tomatoes, and olives. The bulk of the entrees are tagines (stews) and couscous (grain-like pasta). One of the best couscous dishes is made with Merguez sausage, shrimp and lamb. Fans of the previous L'Olive will be happy to know that the new restaurant has a bigger kitchen and the menu will be expanded to include a variety of Moroccan breads and desserts.
Hashalom
2905 W. Devon Ave
Chicago, Illinois
312 465 5675
Massachusetts
Cafe Casablanca
17 Norwood St
Everett, MA
617.394.0500
Marrakesh Restaurant
561 Cambridge St.
Cambridge MA 02141
617-497-1614
Tangiers Cafe
37 Bowdoin Street
Boston, MA 02114
617 367 0273
Tangierino Restaurant
83 Main St
Charlestown, MA
617 242 6099
New York
Azza Restaurant and Lounge, a French Moroccan Restaurant and Lounge located between Lexington and Third Avenues. Escape from New York City for an evening and enter into a world of warmth and romance. Enjoy the organic tagines and couscous in the luxurious restaurant, sip on signature cocktails and dance to a variety of international music in the lounge. AZZA is your new destination, your nightlife fantasy.
137 E 55th Street,
New York, NY 10022 | MAP 212.755.7055
Casbah Rouge
Casbah's array of hookahs, belly dancers, live music, and late night DJs are guaranteed to have you not only moving in your seat, but perhaps on your feet dancing.
2841 Broadway (110th) New York, NY (212) 932-2222
Cookies and Couscous
230 Thompson Street
New York, NY 10012
(212) 477-6562 fax:(212) 477-6542
Lotfi's Couscous
28 Cornelia St. (Greenwich Village)
and 135 W. 45th Street (Mid-town)
New York, New York
Marrakesh
321 Route 46 East
Parsippany, N.J.
(973) 808-0062
(973) 808-2851 Fax
Moroccan Star
205 Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718 643 0800
Tagine Dining Gallery
537 9th Avenue at 40th Street New York, New York 10018
212 564 7292 taginedining@verizon.net
Zitoune
1127 W. Boston Post Rd.
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Phone: (914) 835-8350
zitoune46@aol.com
Zerza Bar
Moroccan- Mediterranean Restaurant and Lounge
304 E. 6th Street (Near 2nd Ave)
New York, NY 10003
TEL: 212.529.8250
EMAIL: Zerzabar@yahoo.com
Sun-Thur 11:30 -12:00 am; Fri-Sat open to 2:00 pm
Nevada
Marrakech
3900 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Telephone: 702-737-5611
Fax: 702-737-4603
Open: MON-SUN 5:30 pm-11 pm
Review by By Max Jacobson
Ohio
Marrakesh Espress Cafe
3506 W 119th St
Cleveland, OH 44111
(216) 521-2244
This tiny corner shop filled with North African artifacts has only six tables, but serves credible French-Moroccan cuisine; there's a separate vegetarian menu and some 'Moroccan-style' pizzas, although the best bets are the daily specials and traditional Moroccan dishes, which oddly enough come accompanied with American sticky buns.
Oregon
Marrakesh
121 NW 23rd
Portland, OR
503 248 9442
Pennsylvania
Casablanca Bistro is located at directly across from Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh's cultural district. If you are arriving by car you can park in the lot on Penn Avenue between Cecil Way and Sixth Street.
212 Sixth Street Pittsburgh, PA
Phone: 412.281.3090
Casablanca Restaurant
Main Line location:
7557 Haverford Road
Philadelphia, PA 19151
(215) 878-1900
(215) 878-1949
Bucks County location:
1111 Easton Road
Warrington, PA 18976
(215) 343-7715
(215) 343-7913
This location is B.Y.O.B.
Casablanca provides a relaxed, comfortable, exotic atmosphere where guests are treated to eight courses of sumptuous Moroccan cuisine. Playful bellydancers entertain Friday-Sunday evenings, or on request. The Main Line Location is conveniently located about 20 minutes from Center City Philadelphia. It features music and dancing in the night club and bar on Friday, Saturday, and Monday nights, with live Greek and Arabic bands. It also hosts belly dance classes on evenings and weekends, taught by the same professional dancers who entertain the dinner guests. The Bucks County location also hosts a monthly amateur night for fledgling bellydancers to shine.
Little Marakesh Moroccan cuisine & Live Entertainment
1825 limekiln pike
Dresher, Pa 19025
(215) 643-3003
(215) 485-6032
Tarik Manfa Terry@littlemarakesh.com
Marrakesh
517 South Leithgow Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 925-5929
Hours: (Sun-Sat) 5:30 pm-11 pm
The first Moroccan restaurant on the East Coast, is tucked away behind South Street on a tiny quiet passageway. Marrakesh is a sensual, exotic adventure where guests lounge on rug covered banquets, surrounded by colorful pillows, in a dimly lit incense-scented room. The evening begins with the hand washing ritual, followed by an authentic Moroccan seven-course feast, and ending with the traditional tea ceremony. Diners indulge in eating with their fingers using pieces of flatbread to scoop up the North African delicacies. Herb infusions of cinnamon, coriander, cumin, mint, and cardamom, along with the sun drenched flavors of almonds, raisins, olives, dates, honey, and fresh fruits from the Mediterranean coast make this restaurant an oasis in the city's south side.
Texas
Marrakesh
5027 Lovers Lane
Dallas, TX 75209
214 357 4104
Washington
Mamounia Restaurant
1530 Bellevue Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
(206)-329-5388
Marrakesh Moroccan Restaurant Of Seattle
Seattle Times review
Seattle Weekly review
2334 2nd Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 956-0500
5-10 p.m., Tues.-Sun.
Wisconsin
The Marrakesh Cafe
121 W. Main Street
Madison, WI
Canada
Menara
256 St. Paul E
Montreal, Quebec
514 861 1989
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