Chez Khadija - Essaouira

We had the sweetest time at this restaurant. We were able to ask for everything to be vegan. It was really good food.

I saw Chez Khadija as the only vegan place in Essaouira and decided to eat here. Did not disappoint! Amazing tasty food, the owner is a lovely lady that is super kind and cooks amazing! The cous cous with vegetables and vegetables tajine were beautifully cooked شكرا!

This nice little place is in the heart of Essaouira’s Médina in a bit more quite street. Although the lovely women that served and cooked the food didn’t speak Englisch ordering was not a problem. I had the couscous with figs, dates, plums, walnuts, almonds and caramelized onions and the lentil Tagin. Bot dishes were super tasty and really made with love. The potions were bigger than I expected so one ot the two dishes is really enough. My boyfriend helped me a bit with the lentils but he was also pretty satisfied from his goat cheese Briouates, officially not vegan but also very yummy. I mixed my two dishes a bit wich was soooo sooo delicious. At the end I was pretty full but as I said it was so tasty so I had to finish and I don’t regret it. We were the last in the restaurant but the lovely woman didn’t rushed us till we or more I was ready. Oh and before we got our orders she gave us bread and olives for free and we were even getting more bread after we finished the first portion. You really can tell that the food is freshly made, she even went to get some groceries for our dishes. So all in all I am very happy that we went to this place and can recommend it to everyone who wants to eat real delicious Moroccan food and wants to support a small restaurant. *we were a bit worried that our orders were not understood but at the end it turned out very well without any problems.

My favourite place to eat from our whole week Morocco trip! We sat outside to eat and it was roasting hot, so nice! The cafe is run single handedly by one woman who cooks all the food to order so you know it’s fresh. The food is amazing and I was living my wildest Moroccan fantasy with the tajine royale almonds, walnuts, dates, figs, apricots pumpkin my friend got the goats cheese pastilla which she said was amazing. Tried my first avocado juice as it usually has milk in here which was good! The owner doesn’t speak english only French Arabic but she will point out which options are vegan on the menu. The food here is very cheap, I ordered the most expensive thing on the menu which was only 70 dirhams £5.57! which is cheaper than the most basic vegetable tanjines you will find in Marrakech!

This is a tiny little place with one cook who makes your food made to order. It’s definitely worth the wait. We had the vegetable pastille, the rice, and the Moroccan soup. Also had the avocado orange juice which is just to die for. The cook/owner speaks french Arabic but not much English. However, she knows the difference between vegan and vegetarian. Also the name above the place is Cafe Resto. You can’t miss it with its orange awning with Vegan Food label. The owner/cook is a vegetarian. She took time to talk to us after she finished cooking. I had a lot of fun there, but be prepared to spend some time there.