Twins Restaurant

Twins Restaurant is a budget restaurant on Place Outa el Hammam, the main square of the Chefchaouen medina in the Rif mountains of northern Morocco. The square is the town's gathering point, framed by the kasbah and the Great Mosque, and Twins offers an inexpensive place to eat at its centre. The cuisine is Moroccan and international, designed for a mixed clientele of travellers and locals, with no Michelin recognition or chef lineage; the draw is price and location. Signature dishes include steak, pizza and pasta, so the menu leans toward familiar European comfort food rather than a tagine-only list, which suits families and groups with varied tastes or travellers wanting a break from Moroccan flavours. The dining room character is informal, with casual dress and a moderate to lively noise level because of the activity on the square, particularly at midday and early evening. The beverage programme is straightforward, with Moroccan mint tea, coffee, juices and soft drinks, as is typical for medina restaurants. Prices are at the budget end for the town, roughly 50-90 MAD (about $5.50-$10) per person for a set meal, although menus are not published and figures are indicative. Reservations are normally unnecessary and walk-ins are usually accepted; visitors in larger groups, or those wanting a square-side table in the busy spring and autumn seasons, can phone +212 5 39 98 87 08. The central location makes the restaurant easy to find and a convenient base for a break between visits to the kasbah and the medina's shops, although the lanes leading to the square are cobbled and sloped.