Le Bistrot du Petit Socco — Restaurant in arrondissement de Tanger-Medina طنجة المدينة

This is the new Moroccan restaurant that replaced a French restaurant in 2016. While Le Bistrot du Petit Socco has a daily selection of delicious couscous and tajines, soups, coffees, mint teas, fresh breads, olives and deserts, I must admit that I do miss the authentic French foods that used to be served here.

The name is the same as the original French restaurant, Le Bistrot du Petit Socco, but it now specialises in traditional Moroccan foods. It is unfortunately a bit more expensive than most other restaurants in the Medina. Nevertheless, the restaurant is worth patronizing for an unbeatable bird’s eye view of the Petit Socco from its attractive upper terrace and the food.

You can easily walk here from the port, from the Grand Socco, Dar Baroud and the Hotel Continental or the Kasbah.

Upstairs there is a small, comparatively quiet and unpretentious dining room with picture window from which you can enjoy the views and activities in the Petit Socco.

After some renovations during Ramadan, the restaurant reopened for business in late-June 2017. The owners have added an open-air lattice-covered rooftop dining terrace surrounded by greenery which is quiet and pleasant, and I suspect you won't want to leave.

Le Bistrot du Petit Socco has WiFi, and it works, so that is definitely a plus. You should try this restaurant right on the Petit Socco.

No alcoholic beverages are sold. Le Bistrot du Petit Socco is cash only; no credit cards.

I found the upper terrace had the most amazing views of the Petit Socco, the Hotel Fuentes, Café Tingis and Café Central. There is even a glimpse of the port and ocean. It is across from the Hotel Maram and the upscale Palais Zahia Hotel and Spa.

If you want to eat breakfast, be sure to arrive well before noon, as you might be turned away with the excuse that only lunch items are available.

Le Bistrot du Petit Socco is open for business during the month of Ramadan, only to tourists and...

2 stars for what we tasted and for the view. unfortunately the service is not as we expected. we came and asked if there was still breakfast (in Morocco breakfast is available all day) this was the case. we had to wait half an hour for breakfast and got tea, juice, bread and msemen. eggs were delayed. after 20 minutes there were still no eggs to be seen and then we got up. people who came after us got tajines with meat and salads and 2 fried eggs took hours to be made. I indicated that we were leaving and they indicated that all cooking utensils were in use. to fry the eggs for 2 minutes, was too much To take the tajines that were ordered after us precedence. really worthless. this place is only for people who take large meals. And mostly for foreign tourist that pay too much for a tajine and not for someone like me which is also Moroccan! Also they need clean up it was really dirty not recommended at all!!! But the view...

The service at this establishment was appalling, and the staff were exceptionally rude. As I went upstairs to check for available dinner spots, the host shouted at me, rudely asking if I was headed to the restrooms. When I clarified that I wasn’t, he had no justification for his behavior and instead decided to dictate that I couldn’t be on a video call with my mom. When I brought this incident to the manager, he was equally rude, dismissing my concerns and siding with his staff. I have no idea about the food quality, but I certainly won’t step foot in a restaurant that shows such blatant disrespect to its customers. Firmly, I don’t...