Must-see nightlife in Tangier

  • Gran Café de Paris

    Tangier

    Gravity weighs upon the grand letters of the Gran Café de Paris, reminding us of its age at the crossroads of Tangier. Facing Place de France for almost a…

  • Dar Nour

    Tangier

    After 6.30pm, the roof atop the outstanding Dar Nour guesthouse becomes one of the best cocktail parties in town, featuring flavourful mojitos, martinis…

  • Number One

    Tangier

    Inside an apartment building, left after the entrance, this bar is perennially popular with expats. The decor is adorably funky, as is the bar's CD…

  • TangerInn Pub

    Tangier

    The former hang-out for Beat writers William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg has been renovated to suit the next generation, and now teems with…

  • Nord Pinus Tanger

    Tangier

    On the top floor of this kasbah guesthouse is a bar and terrace, with fabulous views across to Spain. Sip a cocktail in the retro-chic lounge full of…

  • Caid's Bar

    Tangier

    Long the establishment's drinking hole of choice, this El Minzah landmark is a classy relic of the grand days of international Tangier, and photos of the…

  • Café Central

    Tangier

    The premier people-watching site in the medina, with tables on the pavement facing Petit Socco. See the local mafiosi arrive, watch odd specimens of…

  • Cafe Baba

    Tangier

    Opened in the Interzone days, this smoky medina cafe got its current name from the hippies who said 'Thank you, Baba' to the man who served their tea…

  • Rubis

    Tangier

    Rubis would just be your average smoky bar if not for local legend Jimmy (real name Mohammed), a singer and guitarist who brings down the house nightly…

  • Cafe Hafa

    Tangier

    A 10-minute walk west from the medina is this beloved sea-facing cafe with what many locals consider Tangier's best view. Opened in 1921, Cafe Hafa mainly…

  • La Bodega de Tanger

    Tangier

    This hopping tapas bar feels like something you'd find in Europe or the US, not a country where drinking is widely frowned upon. No matter, drinks here…

  • 555

    Tangier

    By day, the party's at Sky 5, a tapas bar and lounge restaurant with plenty of comfy seating on the new Tanja Marina Bay. After 11pm, the party moves over…

  • Hole in the Wall Bar

    Tangier

    For chuckles only, walk up Rue Prince Héretier from the Terrasse des Paresseux one-and-a-half blocks and you'll see a swinging black door, Old West style…

  • Regine Club

    Tangier

    Welcome to the 1980s. This disco has stayed the same so long it's a museum piece, replete with a glass-reflecting ball and purple velour couches. It doesn…

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