Cafe Restaurant l'Etoile

Frommer's Review

Located on the busy rue Bab Agnaou just off Jemaa el Fna, this is a good option for lunch or a cheap sit-down dinner. The outside tables -- if you can grab one -- are a great spot for a coffee-and-pastry breakfast, but you may want to sit inside the air-conditioned cafe once the sun is out in full force. A small mezzanine level at the rear offers privacy, and upstairs you'll find an open courtyard with an enclosed balcony and a few mosaic tables and wrought-iron chairs. While there is no view from this level, the top terrace offers a glorious view of Jemaa el Fna. The menu spans the usual range of salads, soups (a bowl of harira Marrakchia for only 10dh/$1.25/65p), paninis and sandwiches, tagines, couscous, and grilled meats, plus they'll rustle up a Moroccan-style hamburger or chicken burger for the little ones. Their fresh juices aren't bad either. A daily three-course menu Marocain offers a choice of dishes and mint tea. The toilets, by the way, are some of the cleanest this close to the square.

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