Cafe Restaurant Rahmouni

Cafe Restaurant Rahmouni is a budget cafe-restaurant on Avenue Hassan II in Chefchaouen, next to Hotel Madrid, in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region of northern Morocco. It is on the main avenue of the newer town just outside the medina, rather than inside the blue-washed lanes, which makes it simple to reach for visitors arriving by taxi or bus from Tangier, Tetouan or Fes. The venue is known for late lunches at affordable prices, a useful trait in a town where many travellers return from hikes in the nearby Rif mountains after the usual lunch hour. The cuisine mixes Moroccan and international dishes, and signature items include tagine and a range of local lunch dishes. The tagine follows the northern Moroccan tradition of slow-cooked meat or vegetables with spices, olives and preserved lemon, cooked in a clay pot and served with bread. Other lunch dishes typically include grilled meats, salads and simple plates suited to a quick, filling meal. The dining room is plain and local in character, a cafe-restaurant where Moroccan residents and visitors alike stop for mint tea or coffee as well as food. The mood is casual and unhurried, the noise level is moderate, and there is no dress code beyond modest clothing. Alcohol is not part of the offering in this largely alcohol-free town, so the beverage side centres on mint tea, coffee and soft drinks. Prices are at the lower end of the local range, roughly 50-90 MAD (about $5.50-$10) per person for a set meal or tagine, although the venue does not publish a menu and visitors should confirm prices when seated. Reservations are generally not needed and walk-in tables are usually available; the venue can be reached by phone on +212 5 39 98 69 85. Its location beside Hotel Madrid makes it a convenient landmark-based meeting point for visitors staying nearby on Avenue Hassan II.