What's the best Moroccan Restaurant in Chicago?
Looking to try Moroccan Food with friends and wondered if someone can recommend one. And is there one where you eat on the floor with pillows and your fingers? I saw the movie Sabbrina, and they ate at a restaurant where they sat on pillows and ate the food with their fingers. Was that Moroccan or Mediterranean?
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4 Comments:
Andalous in Lakeview is the only one I have ever been to. It was really really good. I would definitely reccommend it, and make sure to try to mint tea.
You don't eat with your fingers there though. I mean I suppose you could, but you might get weird looks. If you want to eat with your fingers there are quite a few Ethiopian places that are amazing in Chicago. No silverware there.
biabiaboiler at 12:02PM on 07/28/09
I've heard good things about Adalous but not been. There were a couple on Clark in Andersonville but it has been awhile since I've been so I don't know if they are even still there. But they have been around for ever so chances are that they still exist and are serving good food. There is also a little store on one corner that sells Hookahs and such btw
inkandsausages at 9:30PM on 07/28/09
Seconding Andalous... it's one of my favorite restaurants in Chicago in general. If you want to sit on the floor, Kopi Traveler's Cafe in Andersonville has a platform with low tables and pillows. The food is really good there, but not Moroccan.
dinosara at 1:31PM on 07/31/09
Although I have familial connections to Morocco, I haven't spent much time seeking out Moroccan restaurants in Chicago. That said, a couple things to consider...
Having spent time in Morocco, I can tell you that sitting on cushions and eating with your fingers isn't universal. Morocco's an interesting blend of African, European and Middle Eastern cultures, so depending on where you go in the country, certain cultural aspects are stronger than others. So I hope you won't dismiss a Moroccan restaurant simply because they have tables & silverware.
At least one of the owners of Casbah Cafe at 3151 N Broadway is Moroccan, and the restaurant has some Moroccan dishes on its menu, but I also recall more Lebanese and Greek dishes. Great food & friendly owner.
Tizi Melloul (531 N Wells) has some Moroccan dishes, though they describe themselves as a Mediterranean restaurant. Their crescent room offers something close to the dining experience you're looking for. They used to be much more Moroccan-focused in their cuisine, and I haven't been there since they changed their focus, so I can't comment on the food.
Crepe & Coffee Palace (sometimes known as Cafe Icosium) at 2433 N Clark is an Algerian creperie, so you'll see experience some great crepe-focused dishes with French-N African spin. (If you're not up on your N African geography, Algeria is due east of Morocco and borders the Mediterranean Sea.)
chgoeditor at 1:40PM on 07/31/09