Location: El Jadida
Top Restaurants in El Jadida
Best French food near El Jadida, Doukkala-Abda Region, Morocco
Discover Restaurants offering the best French food in El Jadida, Doukkala-Abda Region, Morocco. El Jadida (Berber: Mazaɣan, ⵎⴰⵣⴰⵗⴰⵏ, Arabic: الجديدة or مازاغان, Portuguese: Mazagão) is a port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, located 106 km south of the city of Casablanca in the region of Doukkala-Abda and the province of El Jadida. It has a population of 194,934 (2014 census). From the sea, El Jadida's old city has a very "un-Moorish" appearance; it has massive Portuguese walls of hewn stone.
Things to do in El Jadida
10. Restaurant Hotel Florence
Reviewed By John W
I went to Sidi Bouzid this evening with some friends who were seeking a villa. We decided to stop off here for a couple of drinks. Prices normal - 70 dirhams for a half bottle of rose wine. We were surprised that we were served a beautiful small plate of a very nice salad each to eat with our drinks. The bar is comfortable and rather swish! There's a TV, as there is in most bars in Morocco. The restaurant looked fine and I was nosy enough to ask to have a look at the rooms in the hotel - simple and serviceable as others have noted and I'm sure, well worth the price. And it's a stone's throw from the sea and other restaurants and snacks too.Well worth a visit or even to stay, I guess.
9. Restaurant Jorf Lasfar
Reviewed By Default11915
This is a good place to stop if on the road from El Jadida to Oualidia or Safi. The menu is simple, but the food is good. Prices are cheap.However, later at night the place comes into its own as a sort of club/bar. There's a professional group singing Moroccan and ME songs and people arrive from all round to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and extended opening hours. You have to have a car to get here or need to take a taxi. Late evening, the taxi is 100 to120 dirhams (for the whole cab) from the rank by the lighthouse in El Jadida. Make sure you get the guy's number for the trip back - you don't want to be standing on the side of the road at 6am when the premises close until midday to get ready for the lunch customers.The prices of the drinks are normal for such establishments.30 dirhams for a beer and 50 for a large measure of spirits with mixer. Tapas arrive every so often, sometimes they are substantial, sometimes simply popcorn. Maybe it depends on who's in the kitchen.I really like it here. I go down regularly with friends with a car. One of them doesn't drink, so we can get back safely!
8. La Villa Restaurant
During your stay in El Jadia our Chef Abdellah will offer you a great lunch or a dinner at the marrocan style with ancestral recipes which will allow you to discover all the oriental flavours but if you prefer you may also discover the mediterranean cooki
Reviewed By Default11915
It's always nice to see a new listing for El Jadida, so when this one came up, I suggested to another English expat friend that we visit. As the restaurant is located in a riad, I wanted to be sure that it is open to the general public and also to book, just in case they were full. I used their website "contact us" page, writing in French, asking those questions. It's several weeks later and I have yet to receive a reply. Ten days or so ago, I sent an email to their actual email address rather than using the contact form and, again, I have had not had the courtesy of a reply. If anyone thinks I wrote to the wrong address, I didn't - I had no notifications that my communications had bounced back. This is insolent and very poor business practice. I certainly shan't be visiting now, after such discourtesy, and shall advise my many visiting friends neither to stay nor dine in the premises. I cannot imagine what the problem is in writing a simple few lines back to me with the answers to my questions. OK, it's their loss, not mine.
7. Ayour Food
Reviewed By meganonatrailer
Nice atmosphere inside. Fast service. Big burger actually looked like the real deal! Pizza was standard Moroccan pizza, but was just so nice to find this in our otherwise dirty neighbourhood! A very nice treat. Also we got complimentary soup while we waited for our order to go.
6. Au Petit Paris
Overall Ratings
4 based on 44 reviews
Gastronomie FrançaiseSalades géantesPoissons fraisSpécialités de canard (foie gras, confit, magret,...)Menu enfantDélices marocains
Reviewed By Ziyaretci2010
I went in a group of 12, which is a bit hard. The waiter took no notes (that never impresses me; why do they make a show of doing that?). The orders took a long time to come (fine, good food takes time to prepare) and came in random order. One order was completely lost, and took quite a while to appear. In all we were there 2.5 hours for a pretty simple meal. They have no alcohol, so they charge 25 MAD for water!! What was most troubling is that the incompetent waiter seemed not the least flustered by his failures. The poor chef tried to cope, but was likewise unapologetic. Having one diner wait for 2 hours for his main course is not acceptable and it would have been proper to have comped his main course. It's a hard call: the food was pretty darn good, well-prepared and so on. But there is no wine and the service is among the worst I've had in Morocco. That coupled with relatively high prices (quite high prices for al-Jadida) makes this restaurant problematic. 170 MAD or so would be the absolute minimum with a starter and main course.
5. Boulangerie Patisserie Charlotte
Reviewed By John W
I've been coming here for years, probably at least 15. It's a patisserie and a salon de the on the first floor. The cakes and savouries are good although the recipes probably haven't changed since the place opened. They're tried and tested. The salon de the is meant to be air conditioned but rarely is and the furniture is stuck in a bygone era. However, it's pleasant enough watching the world go by from one of the window seats and it's a popular establishment.Don't make a diversion to go there, but if you're nearby, you could rest your legs with a coffee and cake.
4. Beach Barbecue
Overall Ratings
4 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By ms-behaving
We had excellently prepared mixed grill and sorbet for dessert. The green beans really are superbly done - crisp and garlicky. The service was excellent as well and the drink menu is reasonable for wine bottles (although bar rail/cocktails are pricier) that you can enjoy on your beach chair. (comes with a few things to munch on too). To echo the review below, it would be nice if this place would remain open to enjoy the sunset.
3. Les Cypres
Overall Ratings
4 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By Iohannis
Dining at Les Cypres is more than worthwhile. Be sure to reserve beforehand when you want to dine during weekends, it is the place to go for French expats for the 'cuisine merveilleux'. They have a good collection of the best Moroccan wines, and the food is fresh from the surrounding countryside. A must to visit if you like French cuisine with an exotic touch.
2. Ali Baba
Overall Ratings
4 based on 141 reviews
Reviewed By Default11915
The first thing to say is that the large signage saying that this is Ali Baba has been taken down and the whole building seems to come under the Villa Mazagão logo and sign. However, the actual Villa Mazagão restaurant is only the fast food type part on the ground floor. There is a small sign saying Ali Baba on the extreme top right of the building as you look at it. The waiter told me that this was still Ali Baba and that they would be putting up a larger sign to say so "shortly". The second thing to say is that the place is open during the whole of Ramadan and is serving alcohol, a welcome change from before. With a restricted set of options, my English friend and I decided to try here for his birthday dinner, despite a pretty terrible experience last time.The menu was quite extensive this time and changes according to what they have brought in as it is written on a chalkboard. There were 6 options for the starter - I chose octopus salad which was very good. The octopus had clearly been microwaved on the defrost setting as it was faintly warm, but I can't blame them for that. The salad was artistically presented with a nice dressing. My friend had the terrine de canard which was also well presented. I tried some and although it smelled fabulous, the terrine was not the best I have ever tasted.There were 5 fish options for the main and 4 meat options. As it's Ramadan, I have been eating a lot of fish because the port comes alive late afternoon and fresh catches can be bought cheaply so I didn't want fish. I chose the meat brochettes and asked for them to be mi-cuit. That is exactly how they came. They were accompanied by al dente vegetables and chips. However, this latter is what let the dish down, they were floppy and greasy and just like chips that went into the oil when it wasn't hot enough. In addition, they had been salted in the kitchen, a practise I do not care for. My friend had swordfish. It looked beautiful but I didn't try any. We both had Crème Caramel for dessert after being informed that the strawberries would come with yogurt and not the advertised cream. It was fine, mercifully not over-sweetened and with a nice syrup.This was a far better experience than last time. They even provided butter and not margarine with the bread and tapas. However, there were those couple of niggling things mentioned above. And they still don't take credit or debit cards, which I find strange for such a restaurant. The service was attentive and efficient from the sole waiter. We enjoyed the meal this time and will be returning.
1. Le Prive Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 228 reviews
Le Prive, un restaurant chic au beau décor. Une cuisine pleine de hauteur et de respect du produit pour agrémenter vos soirées et faire l'objet d'une nouvelle aventure culinaire. Une équipe conviviale à l'écoute de vos exigences et heureuse de célébrer av
Reviewed By Stuartessaouira
Had dinner here with friends.Nice restaurant that has a bar front of house.Owner Eric was very helpful.Food was excellent and good selection of wines.It is a pleasure to read your opinion, we were happy to receive you and have a good time with youWe always try to improve thanks to your encouragementsee youwe are happy to have satisfied you
