Vegan
African
Moroccan
Moroccan food including tagine, couscous, salads, and soups. Reported fully vegan Nov 2018. Open Mon-Thu 11:00am-11:00pm, Sat-Sun 11:00am-11:00pm.
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- Outdoor seating
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- Cash only
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Last update on 31 Oct 2023 by יוסיהיימן
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90 Reviews
First Review by girovago
alistar
Points +5110
Great inexpensive vegan Moroccan family cuisine - Edit
Yummy wholesome vegan Moroccan cuisine. It looks like a mom and her 2 children running the place. The food is so reasonably priced and feels very whole food plant based. Lots of large pieces of vegetables in the couscous and the tajine. Awesome pumpkin soup and lentilles soup served with a loaf of bread for dipping. We greedily ate the whole bread with our soups and she generously brought another for the tajine. It seemed the breads were included in the price. We want to come back and try everything on the menu. It was a little hard to communicate but they figured it all out and it’s shockingly inexpensive. Nice and first mint tea of the trip.
Read moreWe came back the next night and loved the cauliflower tajine. The couscous with chickpeas, pumpkin and raisin was great too. Good vegetable tajine as well. My partner loved the harira soup and bean soup. Great verbena tea too and with complimentary starter and bread.
Updated from previous review on 2025-10-11
Guest
bhekki
Points +283
Traditional Homemade Moroccan Food - Edit
Serves traditional homemade food that’s both super affordable and generous in portion size. Since it’s just one woman cooking everything fresh by herself, it does take a bit of time, but it’s completely worth it. The food tasted amazing and I definitely recommend stopping by and supporting this lovely restaurant!
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Kikibaby
Points +35
Incredible, fresh homemade deliciousness - Edit
Incredible fresh, food. It takes a little longer because she is making it fresh there and then but it’s worth the wait. My tagine came out sizzling and the flavours were to die for.
Read morePros: Fresh homemade dishes , Fresh juices
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Vegan_Sonja
Points +53
It Tool 1,5 Hours to get all the food - Edit
The Food was very nice (especially the onion lemon olive tanjin and the falafel) but it took already a Long time to get the drinks, but the waiting time for the food was crazy! Even for marrocain standards. One hour approx. for the spaghetti, pastille and falafel and 20/30 minutes more for the tanjin. We were super hungry…
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-09-12
Pros: The beet root ginger drink was very nice, Obviously freshly cooked, Nice sitting on the square with lovely cats
Cons: Very very long waiting time for the food, Only 3 small tables. Difficult as a big group.
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NancyP.
Points +219
Tanjine! 5 Stars! - Edit
We’ve been in Morocco for 2 weeks and hadn’t found a vegan place to try Tajine until today! So good, so filling. Came out piping hot and when he took the Tanjine lid off, you could smell the spices it was cooked in. It was completely fresh and completely delicious! We ate the vegetable and the vegetable with lentil, and the pumpkin soup was yummy also, it all came with a basket of bread. Definitely seek this small restaurant out, and remember to tip! It was one lady and two kids serving it up.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-09-06
Pros: Tanjine, Pumpkin soup, Cats!
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redharry3
Points +289
As good as it gets - Edit
This place is tremendous. Had two different kinds of tajine and both were outstanding. Fresh and bursting with flavor. Also had the pumpkin soup that was just as good. And it’s quite inexpensive to get a full belly here. Shukran!
Read morePros: Flavors , Portions, Prices
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MarieL.
Points +54
Delicious - Edit
We had the harira and the pumpkin soup, vegetable pastille, cucumber salad, peach juice and orange juice. All of it was delicious and you could really taste how freshly and carefully it was prepared. Best food we had in Morocco so far!
Read morePros: Very affordable, Full of flavour, Healthy and made with love
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sglcklch
Points +3703
Surprisingly good - Edit
I wasn't expecting much but was pleasantly surprised. I had a tagine and the pastilla for lunch. Both came out piping hot and tasted flavorful. The tagine was literally still bubbling when they brought it out. I guess that explained the wait for the food as it was cooked to order. An added bonus is all the cats hanging around the square. A couple even came over for some petting :)
Read morePros: tasty food, location
Cons: slow
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Diana123
Points +147
Yummy and very cheap - Edit
Very good vegan restaurant, a little slow as everything was cooked (and bought) freshly after ordering.
Read moreWe had avocado-orange juice, green bean tajine, pastilla and avocado salad. Everything was good and we paid 100 MAD for everything including a big water bottle. The owner is also very nice. Highly recommend!
Updated from previous review on 2025-04-29
Pros: Very cheap , Good food, Nice owner
Cons: Slow (everything is freshly cooked)
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peanutplans
Points +4131
Traditional Moroccan food - Edit
Loved most everything about this place. Food is freshly made, so takes 30 -40 minutes. Is also hit or miss if it will be open. Last time they forgot 2 of our main dishes but after reminding, they brought them both within 10 minutes. I do NOT recommend the bastilla or spring rolls here as they are soggy with grease. Better off at Le Corail across the square.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-09-18
Pros: Homemade, Wide variety of options, Lovely terrace
Cons: A bit slower since all is fresh prepared , Bastilla /pastilla/ spring rolls
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Sal.L
Points +28
Delicious if not mysterious! - Edit
We only managed to find this place open once during our 3 visits to Essouira, not sure what the actual opening hours are, but if she is open GO! Absolutely delicious food! We went with 5 other people so managed to sample a few different dishes and they were all wonderful!
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Shloopy
Points +162
Delicious food in Essaouira - Edit
This place was great. We ordered one of the tagines and the pastilla as well as soup. All were delicious. You travel around Morocco enough and you never want to see a tagine ever again because they’re usually bland and boring but this tagine was super tasty and made with care, maybe one of the best tagines I’ve had in the country. The soup was great and I really liked the pastilla. This is a one woman operation so if you show up and see tables of people already there then expect to wait for your food. But the wait is worth it.
Read morePros: Pastilla, Beautiful location, Kind owner
Cons: Don’t show up really hungry if you can’t wait
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VonSedge
Points +69
Great little restaraunt - Edit
All the food was freshly made so take your time here. Like everything else in Essaouira you can’t be rushing around and the food is delicious
Read morePros: Freshly made, Good value, Very pleasant staff and Great location
Cons: Food took a while but it’s made fresh, Hidden location but once found easily found again, No cons really everything was great
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Pacyfik
Points +205
Best vegan food in the city - Edit
Very good dishes in low prices! Best vegan restaurant in Morocco!
Read morePros: Food level, Prices, Location
Cons: Not good communication with owner
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Roparzh
Points +4800
Ethical lunch - Edit
Big portions, friendly staff and relatively cheap. Paid around 7-8 dirham for food and drink.
Read morePros: Priceworthy
Cons: Cash only
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francesxo
Points +38
2 ore e mezza di attesa - Edit
Ordiniamo un cuscus e aspettiamo 2 ore e mezza, andiamo a sentire come mai non arriva ,la loro risposta è "ma il cuscus è finito" ci hanno tenuto seduti per 2 ore e mezza senza avvertirci che il cuscus era finito.
Read morePros: Nulla
Cons: Personale lento, Disorganizzazione
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ovh
Points +1435
Great place with unreliable opening times - Edit
Great place where especially the bastilla is very tasty, a bit to the expensive side but lovely staff ( that does not really speak English ) but you get there by pointing at the menu. Overall I recommend it, because the food is great! Only thing I can’t recommend is the homemade pastry- as its just some simple cookies.
Read morePros: Great food, Kind staff, Nice atmosphere
Cons: Pastry not worth it
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nishaaa
Points +8407
yay - Edit
happy there’s a fully vegan restaurant in the city. the pastilla was really delicious but i believe the filling of the spring rolls were noth the same just a different shape. and the falafel were not that special.
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RodHorlock
Points +113
Food was nice... - Edit
Food was OK, nice, but expected more flavour...
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-04-23
Pros: Variety , Price
Cons: More Moroccan taste
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Yanick
Points +56
Disappointing - Edit
After reading the great reviews we decided to give it a try. We went to the place next to it the days before and if you compare the both there is a huge difference in taste. We ordered falafel (which was okay), spring rolls, pastilla (soapy) and lentil soup (very watery). First of all they seemed not interested at all and as mentioned the taste was rather disappointing. The prices are really good however if the food does not taste great this won't make it any better. If you are around, decide to visit the other vegan restaurant with the most delicious items!
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JonMosesSchickman
Points +56
Homey authentic fresh - Edit
I ate here several times over my week in town. It's one of my favorite dinning experiences in the country.
Read moreThe place seems to be family run & the whole experience felt like being welcomed into someones home. The kitchen is cluttered with various simmering pots. The children are haning around & doing their homework. But the dinning area is still very comforable & it's cool that it opens up onto a square in the heart of the madina.
Food is all made from scratch when you order so allow time for that.
Food is fresh & very authentic. Which I appreciated you can tell some places are catering to tourists exclusivly & lack this quality.
Prices are very reasonable. I love this spot & hope you check it out.
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matse
Points +1888
A cute restaurant - Edit
This is a tiny restaurant at a very cool location in the middle of the medina. It serves typical Moroccan food such as tajine and is very affordable.
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MDie
Points +42
Best tajine in Morocco - Edit
Lovely place, authentic food and the best tajine I had on my trip to Morocco. Very cheap as well!
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Kianna
Points +105
We loved it! - Edit
This little vegan restaurant is in a beautiful square in the medina. The food was amazing, and we ate quite a lot! The service by the daughter of the owner was also great. Watching the cats while eating the delicious three course menu we ordered was just perfect!
Read morePros: Service, Food, Price
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Ben&Steph
Points +20
Best Food in Essaouira - Edit
Dinner was absolutely delicious; it was flavoursome, authentic and lovingly made. Compliments to the chef and server - they both made sure we were well looked after and ensure we left full and happy.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-09-15
Pros: Great Selection of Amazing Food
Cons: Worth the slight wait - can’t rush perfection
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niki_nine
Points +1171
Cheap food - Edit
The food at Shyadma’s was quite tasty and very cheap. It is also one of the two vegan restaurants in this city.
Read moreUnfortunately, the hygiene of the place was not up to standard. Had it been, I would have given Shyadma’s 5 stars. I found a hair in the soup and a hair in the bread, both of which were clearly not ours, and both of which had clearly not just fallen on top as they brought it out. They were cooked into the food.
We’re not really that fussy usually and won’t really complain if we find a hair on top, because mistakes can happen, but I have to deduct points for two hairs neither of which were on top. It also took like an hour and a bit for our food to come out, but we didnt really mind because it was nice to sit in the shade.
3 stars from niki_nine
Pros: Cheap, Tasty
Cons: Found hairs in food, Took a while to come out
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Nereatxo
Points +1247
Nice little restaurant offering typical food - Edit
It is a nice little restaurant which gives the perfect idea of moroccan food. Everything is homemade and despite the fact that we had to wait until they served us the food, it worthed it. They were nice and the price was beyond fair!
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