This affordable, friendly Tunisian restaurant in Laval has been serving couscous with seafood, merguez, and other well-spiced meats since 1988.

At this St-Leonard resto, bread is made in-house, and all dishes can be enjoyed alongside a steaming cup of Moroccan mint tea. Consider the house specialty, méchoui, a slow-roasted lamb dish; Ad-Deyafa also has a catering service for events.

Harissa spice paste figures prominently in the dishes at Little Maghreb’s El Khomsa. The menu features some of Tunisia’s most famous sandwiches: the meaty makloub, kafteji, with merguez, and tounsi, with tuna. Also on offer: ojja, a sausage and egg stew with a spicy twist, and makrouna, a garlicky stew with pasta.

美味的摩洛哥專業的選擇,including several kinds of tagine, and a wide range of couscous dishes, are accompanied by hot coffee or mint tea in this Hochelaga-Maisonneuve restaurant. The music and decor reflect the beauty of the Maghreb region, making for a charming experience. All dishes are also available to go; note that the restaurant is no longer BYOB, and doesn’t serve alcohol.

An intimate, casual Villeray-St Michel spot, this eatery has made a name for delicious flatbread dishes fresh from the oven. Upholstered benches and decorative pillows give off a relaxed vibe, and it’s one of the few Moroccan restaurants that serves breakfast along with lunch and dinner — otherwise, stop by for a weekend brunch.

The newest incarnation of this Beaubien spot is focused on Moroccan traditions, starting with homemade olives and rghaif, a square, crispy flatbread dotted with cumin. The menu (available for delivery in local parks while it’s still possible to eat outside) includes a range of couscous platters, beet salad, corn and lentils, and seasonal tarts, and saffron-infused pannacotta.

Named for the Moroccan port city now known as Essaouira, this Petite-Patrie standby is known for tagines, traditionally served in rounded clay dishes with a conical top. Salty, sweet, and a mix of both, they combine the flavours of North Africa to amazing effect, blending dates, almonds, and a variety of meats and vegetables. Also worthy of your time are the pastillas, a layered savoury pastry.

Tunisian and modern Spanish food mingle at this Mile End spot on Bernard owned by Dhirar Mouhli and Tania Raymond of Le Depanneur Café next door. The menu ranges from traditional chakchouka and Djerbian rice to gambas with garlic and paella; there’s a nice little wine list and Sangria to boot.

Inspired by his family’s recipes, owner-chef Anis Ghozzi whips up three different kinds of chakchouka, coffee, and sandwiches at his popular café on Mont Royal.

Open on the Plateau for nearly 35 years, this casual and fun restaurant is centred around music and cuisine of Kabylie (a mountainous seaside region of Algeria). It bills couscous as the house speciality, but also on the menu is Algerian lamb-roast specialty méchoui.

This Mile End restaurant still hosts an annual Mauritanian-inspired Nomad Fest. There’s an ever-changing menu in the nomadic spirit, complete with decor centred around the elegant, colourful desert tents after which the restaurant was named. Expect soups, mezzes, and juicy meatballs stuffed with dates and peppers, all to be enjoyed with a house-made hibiscus soda. Gluten-free options available upon request. BYOB.

在拉丁文的核心,區restaurant draws both its name and menu from two staples of Moroccan cuisine. Unpretentious without compromising on quality, this BYOB spot offers a menu of classics, from dips to tagines; Friday nights there’s a special table d’hôte and belly dance show. Open for lunch, dinner, or Sunday brunch.

An elegant, fully-licensed Moroccan restaurant on the South Shore, this place serves classic tagines and pastillas, alongside international dishes that dip into French cuisine, with options like duck confit and escargots. Enjoy the stately decor, lit by the metal lanterns that cast intricate designs onto the walls.