Starters
Moroccan salad selection, cheese cigars, crisp briouats and fresh market salads.
Dar Ayman · Essaouira
Bespoke coastal dining
Savor the rhythms of the coast.
Essaouira’s daily catch, Moroccan produce and recipes that let good ingredients speak clearly.
From port to plate
The Atlantic sets the menu.
We cook with what arrived well that morning: fish from Essaouira, vegetables grown under the Moroccan sun, fragrant herbs and olive oil that needs no introduction. Please tell us about allergies or dietary preferences when you reserve.
Restaurant
Breakfast worth waking for.
Begin with warm msemen and harcha, local honey, amlou, seasonal fruit, eggs cooked to order and mint tea poured high.
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Moroccan generosity, from breakfast to dinner.
Couscous is prepared every Friday by reservation. Dinner is prepared in small quantities, with the warmth of a home kitchen.
Tagines
Chicken with preserved lemon, kefta and egg, fish tagine or shrimp pil-pil.
Seafood
Oven-roasted sea bream, conger tagine and coastal dishes shaped by the day’s catch.
Couscous Friday
Vegetarian, chicken or royal couscous, prepared by reservation.
Desserts
Crème brûlée, chocolate mousse, orange with cinnamon and seasonal sweets.
Drinks
Mint tea, coffee, fresh juices, iced tea, mocktails and milkshakes.
A table for you
Reserve a table at Dar Ayman.
Dining is available by reservation so our kitchen can source and prepare with care.
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