Tamraght used to be the place you slept before driving to Taghazout to eat. Not any more. In the last few years it has quietly become the better food village of the two, with more cafés, more cooks trying things, and prices that still feel local. It's spread out, though. Some of the best places are up on the N1 by the traffic lights, others are down in the lanes of Ait Soual towards the beach, so it pays to know where you're heading.
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Coffee worth crossing the village for
Tamraght takes coffee seriously. Hey Yallah is the one everyone ends up at: speciality coffee, homemade cakes, and a space that runs workshops, markets and events, many of them led by and for women. Mish Mish does brunch and very good coffee, with a coworking space upstairs. Cafe Dar Amazzal is tiny, with a view out to the ocean. Go early or you won't get a seat.
A proper Moroccan breakfast
Happy Tamraght is the place for msemen, baghrir, eggs and mint tea, on a terrace, for very little money. Le Petit Kawa on Rue Ait Soual does the same in the morning and keeps going all day with simple Moroccan home cooking. It's not trying to impress anyone, and that's exactly why people like it.
Street food
Machi Mouchkil is Moroccan street food done with care: batbout stuffed with fillings, briouates, maaqouda potato fritters. "Machi mouchkil" means "no problem", and it's the phrase you'll hear most in this country. For burgers, tacos and fries, Fana Food and Tiram Beach do cheap, filling food after a long session.
Pizza, because you will want pizza
Tamraght has more good pizza than a Moroccan surf village has any right to. Ajikol, also called Timam du Chef, sits on the N1 by the traffic lights and has thousands of reviews for a reason: wood-fired pizza next to Moroccan dishes, and prices that don't hurt. U Wood Love, a little further along the N1 at Zgoumi, is the one people argue is better. Forno Maretta goes properly Italian, with handmade pasta, and Pizza N' Go is the takeaway option.
Fish
You're on the Atlantic, so eat the fish. Merlan is a newer seafood place built around the catch of the day with Moroccan spices. Chez Brahim is the long-standing seafood restaurant, with grills, fish brochettes and big mixed plates to share. It's one of the pricier meals in Tamraght, around 150 to 200 dirhams a head.
Something different
- Man'ouché on Route Oufella does Lebanese food: hummus, baba ganoush, falafel. A good call for vegetarians.
- Ohana does poke bowls, burgers and fresh juices, with a vegan poke on the menu.
- Kisslaz mixes Moroccan and Mediterranean food and works for breakfast or dinner.
- El Cactus is home cooking in a small, friendly room. People leave it five-star reviews and mean it.
Sweet things
Mery's Cake Boutique for cakes and pastries, and La Panière for bread and croissants in the morning.
Worth knowing
- Tamraght is dry. No bar, no alcohol in restaurants, no shop selling it. If you want a beer with dinner, that's Taghazout or the hotels in Taghazout Bay.
- Prices. Most places here sit between 50 and 100 dirhams for a main and a drink. Street food and breakfasts come in under 50.
- Cash. Bring it. Not everywhere takes cards.
- Ramadan. Many local places close through the day and open at sunset for ftour. Visitor-facing cafés mostly stay open. Eat inside, not while walking down the street.