Address: Quai West résidence 4, local nM9, La Marina d'Agadir, 80000
Italian-owned and run; small room (8 outdoor + 4 indoor tables)
Open daily 09:00–24:00
Phone: +212 5288-47061
Sits on the quieter side of the marina, opposite the Pirates of the Caribbean replica ship
Mamma Caterina is an Italian-owned trattoria in the Quai West block of Agadir Marina, opposite the Pirates of the Caribbean replica ship. Eight outdoor tables and four inside; homemade pasta, wood-fired pizza, caprese with burrata, penne amatriciana, classic carbonara and tiramisu.
Why eat here
Mamma Caterina is the marina's most genuinely Italian table — small, owner-run, with homemade pasta and wood-fired pizza, on the quieter end of the basin opposite the Pirates of the Caribbean replica ship.
Cuisine
Italian — homemade pasta, wood-fired pizza, antipasti, seafood. Sits slightly above marina-average pricing but consistently rated worth it.
Best time
Sunset on the outdoor terrace by the fire pits. Reserve in advance during peak tourist months — the room is small.
Menu
Caprese with burrata, pizza diavolo, penne all'amatriciana, classic carbonara, fresh seafood pastas, and a tiramisu that gets singled out repeatedly.
Menu highlights at Mamma Caterina include Caprese with burrata, pizza diavolo, penne all'amatriciana, classic carbonara, fresh seafood pastas, and a tiramisu that gets singled out repeatedly.
It is owner-operated by an Italian family, with a tight 8+4-table room and homemade pasta. Reviews consistently call out genuinely Italian carbonara, amatriciana and tiramisu — uncommon in Agadir.
On Quai West, residence 4 (local nM9), at the quieter end of Agadir Marina opposite the Pirates of the Caribbean replica ship — worth the walk to the end of the marina.
With only 12 tables, it fills quickly. Reservations are advisable in tourist season; walk-ins are easier midweek and at lunch.
Caprese salad with burrata, pizza diavolo, penne amatriciana, classic carbonara, and tiramisu — all repeatedly highlighted in reviews.