Tangerinn is a small bar at 1 Rue Magellan in Tangier, attached to the Hotel El Muniria where William S. Burroughs wrote Naked Lunch in room 9. Photographs of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and the rest of the Beat circle hang on the walls, and the crowd mixes expats, young Moroccans and travellers who came for the literary history. It is a late bar rather than an early one, and one of the few in Tangier that keeps going through winter.
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Tangerinn in Tangier is the bar attached to the Hotel El Muniria, where William S. Burroughs wrote Naked Lunch in room 9 and published it in 1959.
Signed photographs of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and the wider Beat circle still hang on the walls.
It is one of the few Tangier bars that keeps trading through the winter rather than closing with the beach season.
The crowd is genuinely mixed: expats, young Moroccans and travellers, with no attempt at a velvet rope.
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Electronic and techno sets at the weekend, played by a DJ rather than a live band
A small, dark room, so it feels full quickly
Beat Generation photographs and memorabilia on the walls
Beer led rather than cocktail led, served cold and fast
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Friday and Saturday, when the DJ plays and the room is at its busiest
In winter it tends to run weekends only, so plan around Friday or Saturday
In summer it opens through the week
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No door policy and no dress code, walk in from Rue Magellan
It is a small room, so arrive before the weekend rush if you want a seat
The entrance sits beside the Hotel El Muniria, on the slope down from the Boulevard Pasteur
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Opening hours are reported inconsistently and shift with the season, so call ahead or check the bar's page before you set out
It opens late, generally from around 21:00 rather than in the early evening
Several reports say it closes on Sundays
The Hotel El Muniria next door still rents room 9, the room Burroughs used
Tangerinn is at 1 Rue Magellan in Tangier, on the slope below Boulevard Pasteur, in the same building as the Hotel El Muniria.
Tangerinn is famous for its Beat Generation history. It adjoins the Hotel El Muniria, where William S. Burroughs wrote Naked Lunch in room 9, and photographs of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and the wider Beat circle hang on its walls.
Tangerinn is a late bar that generally opens from around 21:00. Reported hours vary between sources and shift with the season, with weekday opening in summer and weekends only in winter, so it is worth checking before you set out.
Tangerinn leans on electronic and techno DJ sets at the weekend. It is a small, dark room rather than a club, so the sound is closer to a bar with a DJ than a dance floor venue.
Yes. The Hotel El Muniria above Tangerinn still rents room 9, where William S. Burroughs wrote Naked Lunch. The hotel is a small, simple guesthouse rather than a themed attraction.