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أبو تيسيرAbou Tayssir

Syrian food · Rue d’Italie · Tangier

A small family-run Syrian table, a few steps from the Grand Socco. Creamy hummus, crisp falafel, vine leaves, shawarma rolled in its paper and cheese kunafa, with fresh-pressed juices.

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  • ★ 4.6 · 1,604 Google reviews
  • Lots of vegan dishes
  • Shawarma from 25 DH

Mixed plate of three mezze 50 DH

The mezze table

Order together, share everything.

Mezze are shared in the middle of the table with Syrian bread. Most are vegetarian, many are vegan.

The full menu
  • Hummus with olive oil on black slateHummusChickpeas and tahini30 DHVegan
  • The mixed plate of three mezze and the falafelMixed plate of three mezzeMsabbaha, baba ghanoush, moutabal50 DHVegetarian
  • Fattoush with toasted bread, falafel behindFattoushTomato, cucumber, radish, toasted bread30 DHVegan
  • Yalanji: vine leaves stuffed with rice, lemonYalanjiStuffed vine leaves, 6 pieces30 DHVegan
  • Falafel, pink turnip and tarator sauceFalafel, 6 pieces, tarator sauce25 DHVegan
  • Fried vegetarian kibbeh, tomato and white sauceVegetarian kibbehVegetables, cracked wheat, tomato35 DHVegan
  • Golden boreks with nigella seedsBorek, eachSpinach, cheese, chicken or meat7 DH
  • Lentil soupLentil soup15 DHVegan
The “Abou Tayssir — Syrian Food” sign
The small room with white walls and wooden tables
A table: lentil soup, falafel, mezze and bread

Rue d’Italie

A Syrian family, a small room, a big reputation.

Abou Tayssir is a family address on Rue d’Italie, just below Bab Kasbah and the Grand Socco. The room is small, the welcome warm, and guides — Lonely Planet, HappyCow — recommend it for its mezze and vegetarian dishes.

  • 4.6★on Google
  • 1,604reviews
  • 11:30–23every day

Mains & shawarma

For a proper meal.

And to finish

  • Kunafa with flaked almondsKunafa with cheese20 DH
  • Mhalabia with almonds and pistachiosMhalabia with orange15 DH
  • Mango-orange juice and fresh mangoMango-orange25 DH
  • Green cucumber and lemon juiceCucumber-lemon25 DH

Abou Tayssir’s plates.

Photos by guests and the restaurant. Tap a photo to enlarge it.

11 Rue d’Italie, below Bab Kasbah.

From the Grand Socco, walk up Rue d’Italie towards Bab Kasbah: the “Abou Tayssir — Syrian Food” sign is on the right.

Address
11 Rue d’Italie, Tangier (near the Grand Socco), Morocco
Opening hours
Every day 11:30 – 23:00
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Abou Tayssir · Grand Socco · Tangier