Menu highlights
- Grilled octopus with harissa and chickpea purée
- Lamb chops with fig and honey glaze
- Goat tagine
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Taros
Rooftop restaurant & bar
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Taros, Essaouira
Rooftop restaurant & bar
Taros is the most famous rooftop in Essaouira — a restaurant, bar and live-music spot perched above Place Moulay Hassan with sweeping views over the ramparts, the port and the Atlantic. Moroccan and Mediterranean plates meet sunset cocktails and a curated soundtrack.
Why eat here
- Taros is Essaouira's landmark rooftop restaurant-bar, set above Place Moulay Hassan with panoramic views of the 18th-century ramparts and the Atlantic.
- The whitewashed terraces, designed by decorator John Quinn, come with a library of art books, a small boutique and a Balearic, bohemian feel.
- It doubles as one of the town's best-loved bars and live-music venues, with regular concerts and DJ sets.
- The kitchen serves Moroccan and Mediterranean dishes alongside sunset cocktails — a rare licensed terrace in the medina.
Cuisine
- Moroccan and Mediterranean cooking with international touches.
- Full bar with wine, beer and cocktails — uncommon inside the medina.
Best time
- Come for sunset — the rooftop faces west over the bay.
- Evenings bring live music; check the schedule and book a terrace table ahead.
How to combine
- Right on Place Moulay Hassan, it pairs naturally with a stroll along the Skala de la Ville ramparts and the port just below.
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Menu highlights at Taros include Grilled octopus with harissa and chickpea purée, Lamb chops with fig and honey glaze, and Goat tagine.
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