Opened 2007 by ex-London restaurateur Mike Richardson
Set in a restored ~250-year-old courtyard house at 7 Derb el Magana, off Talaa Kebira
Signature dish: camel burger with house tomato-and-cinnamon ketchup
Cultural programme: Arabic, calligraphy, oud, storytelling and cooking classes
Sister cafés in Marrakech, Chefchaouen and at Scorpion House in Moulay Idriss
Opened in 2007 by former London restaurateur Mike Richardson (The Wolseley, The Ivy) inside a restored 250-year-old courtyard house off Talaa Kebira, Café Clock is part café, part cultural centre — best known for its rose-spiced camel burger and Sunday Houariyat drumming concerts.
Why eat here
Café Clock in Fez is the medina's pioneer cultural café — opened in 2007 inside a restored 250-year-old riad off Talaa Kebira, famous for its rose-spiced camel burger and a programme of Houariyat concerts, oud lessons and cooking classes that bring locals and travellers under the same roof.
Best time
Lunchtime for the camel burger; Sunday early evening for Houariyat concerts on the upper levels; mid-afternoon for tea on the rooftop with the minaret view.
Yes. National Geographic describes it as gamey but light, served with gherkins and house tomato-and-cinnamon ketchup. The meat comes from butchers along Talaa Kebira itself.
7 Derb el Magana, 252 Rue Talaa Kebira — about a 5-minute walk from Bab Bou Jeloud, opposite the Bou Inania water clock that gives the street its name.
Sunday-evening Houariyat (all-female drumming) concerts, calligraphy and Arabic classes, regular cooking workshops, art shows by emerging artists, and film screenings in the upstairs cinema room.