Restaurant Baraka

The city of Meknès may be a royal city but it is nowhere as overwhelming as nearby Fès. I still got lost multiple times but I still managed to find my way back to the riad. The medina is smaller as well, so food choices may not be as plentiful as other medinas. This probably because not too many tourists make it here so there was little point to set up a restaurant in the medina. There are still a few of them there and I visited Restaurant Baraka was which just off the main artery of the medina.

One thing I noticed was what most of these places are actually homes turned into restaurants. You can tell that they can be a restaurant on the ground level while a home and riad on the upper levels. This makes perfect sense if you want to maximize your property within the medina. Restaurant Baraka is one such place. It is really not unlike visiting someone’s home. I was led to the dining area which was actually quite spacious. I got myself some camel kefta. I know this may sound strange but camel meat isn’t really that different from beef. The meat is ground so that you won’t be so tough. What’s more there is sauce which may mask any unpleasant smell which the meat may have.

I think the best part of eating there is that the owner himself is a very friendly guy. In true Moroccan tradition we had Moroccan tea. It really felt like eating at a friend’s home. The place was quiet with some table occupied but it didn’t give the feeling that this place is a restaurant. The interiors of restaurant were nice Moroccan design and you could even have a closer look if you wanted to. One thing I learned here was the word “marhaba” which is equivalent to “hello”.

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