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Souk Secrets

Chorba fish soup, tangia cooked slow beneath embers and mint tea by the glass. Tangier eats Moroccan with a Spanish accent.

Making warqa dough.Kefta over coals.Medina communal oven.Eatery est. 1955.Bissara spread.Wood fired fish with potatoes.Medina market.Full Moroccan lunch.Skewers on charcoal.Old-school bakery.Eatery interior.Sticky chebakia.

Hosted by one of our Tangier tastemakers

Experience hosted by Thami & Reda

What you can expect

Tangier food tour - This coastal city has long inspired the legends. Artists, writers, dreamers, and thinkers have all wandered these coastal medina. Beyond the name-dropping, Yves Saint Laurent, Matisse, Paul McCartney, and the Rolling Stones, there’s a whole culinary world waiting to be explored.

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Support local

Every stop on this tour keeps money in the hands of the families, cooks and market traders.

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Original tours

Every route is curated hand-in-hand with our local tastemakers, not a template licensed from another operator.

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More tastings

There's more tastings on our experiences than any other food tours, offering a proper introduction to Tangier's culinary scene.

The essentials

Destination

Tangier, Morocco

Duration

3.5-4 hours

Tastings

15+ tastings

Language

English

Days of the week

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun

Group size

Small group up to 8 guests

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Transport

Walking tour with 7-8 stops

Included

  • More tastings than any other Tangier food tour
  • Smallest group size in Tangier
  • Led by Tangier tastemaker guides
  • Bottled water and other drinks included

Excluded

  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Pick up and drop off from hotel excluded

Field archive

Tangier

No. 001

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Tangier

01 / 07

Route notes

Tours are subject to change depending on vendor opening hours, time of year and other factors.

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Cinéma Rif, located at the heart of Tangier's bustling Grand Socco, is more than just a cafe—it's a cultural hub that beautifully blends local artistic spirit with Moroccan flavors.

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<p>Use the opening to ground yourself firmly in the café’s origins.

You’ll try

Dates and walnut

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<p>Established in <strong>1944</strong>, this olive stand has been lovingly maintained by the same family for generations.

You’ll try

Olives

Souk Secrets

Field notes

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Included

More tastings than any other Tangier food tour, Smallest group size in Tangier, Led by Tangier tastemaker guides, and Bottled water and other drinks included.

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Not included

Alcoholic drinks and Pick up and drop off from hotel excluded.

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Meeting point

Yaowarat. Your guide will meet you at the exit ten minutes before departure; a WhatsApp thread lands in your inbox within an hour of booking.

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Good to know

Rain or shine, this tour still runs. Vegetarians are catered for with substitutions; the route isn't suitable for wheelchairs.

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Dietary honesty

Vegetarian works with some substitutions. Gluten-free means several tastings are omitted. Vegan isn't recommended for this particular tour.

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Cancellation

Reserve now, pay later. Cancel any time up to 24 hours before departure at no charge; after that, the booking is non-refundable.

Meet your tastemakers

Thami Elasri

Thami

Thami E

Thami leads this tour in Tangier — one of our chef-guides on the ground. Ask them anything: they've spent years finding the counters, kitchens and stalls behind the door.

Meeting point

Where the tour starts (and ends).

Start

Cinéma Rif

Q5MP+GQV Grand Socco, Pl. du 9 Avril 1947, Tanger 90030, Morocco

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Eat Tangier with us.

An evening of charcoal smoke, family recipes and the stories behind them. From US$59 per guest.