Café Tingis

This place brings you back in time like 50 years. Old fashion venue, staff and system. The bill on a piece of paper handwritten. One of the things I would remark is the lack of cleaning on the crockery. Glasses had dirt from the beginning of the times. Besides that, very touristic place.

In the hub of the tourist-trap that is the Medina these days, a fading aftertaste of Café Tingis', and thereby Tangier's, iconic past still lingers, just about. Haunted by a selection of regulars, many quite interesting, the smell of hashish, mint, and sweet honey fill the air. One of the few places I, as a non-local, wasn't over-charged as standard practice too, which is notable. Grab a cup, share a conversation or two with the local folks on neighbouring tables, and watch the world pass by.

Try the crepes (listed as pancakes). I had it with Nutella but it’s listed as chocolate. The coffee is semi-strong here. I also had the avocado smoothie. It’s not as concentrated as you think. Far better than you expect. For everything in the pictures, I paid 135 MAD (Durham) but make sure to tip. I didn’t try the omelette, but my boyfriend said it was good. The cheese on the side was great but be mindful that it has a sour aftertaste. Not a strong one, but it’s present. And that taste doesn’t linger. So that’s good.

Really nice spot to people watch. We all had a light breakfast which was delicious. The staff were friendly. Slightly random accounting for the food prices but it was still cheap so wasn’t too worried. I think it was 5-10MAD more than what we added up for the price.

One of the iconic cafes in Tangier. I liked the natural mint tea as they do in Morocco and the fact that they did it without sugar. However, I did not like that they put 2 bottles of water without ordering them that they charge 5 dirhams later on for each. Just inform customers of this and they will not feel you try to scam them. Other than that the cafe is at a nice plaza where a lot happens so you can just chill there for a while

The place has quite a history to it. And a certain subtle vibe, which takes some time to sense. The Moroccan tea and pancakes didn't taste any different, yet we went here every day during our stay in Tangier.

Famous old cafe in Tangier town center. Very relaxing and you can drink tea and see the locals going on about their own business

Nice traditional cafe popular with locals and some tourists. I wanted to visit after watching the "Parts Unkown" documentary series by Anthony Bourdain. He met the journalist Jonathan Dawson at this cafe to discuss the nature of Tangiers and the people who've come to live here. Nice to sit on the shaded terrace outside and watch life pass by.