I enjoyed the chicken tajine The seating was nice as well Felt like I was in Morocco for the hour Very Pleasant staff. Better value the most spots on this avenue these days
Haydee H.
Here you are! I was looking for you all this time to add you to my favorite restaurants in NYC! If you're craving Moroccan food in Brooklyn don't hesitate and go to Bab Marrakech. I brought with me one of my French friends that completely fell in love with Moroccan food and was craving some in NYC. Very traditional setting and the owner is very decent, friendly and polite. We sat inside in the Moroccan traditional salon and it was so comfortable lol. Just reminded me of the old days back home. We ordered "Beid bkhli3," Chicken tajine, chicken pastilla, Lamb couscous, some Moroccan salad sides..... And guess what, the unforgettable and inevitable masterpiece: Mint Moroccan Tea!!! The meals were super delicious, and everything was just perfect. Pretty small decent and very very affordable place for the taste and quality you get! One of the most authentic Moroccan food I had here. Thank you guys and goob job :) Very happy customer
Salma K.
I highly recommend this place. I'm Moroccan and I can confirm that the food is authentic. The owner is very professional and can also help you for catering. We have tried the lamb plums it was amazing, the couscous was great, and chakchouka and zaalouk salad were great. Don't forget to drink the Moroccan tea with Moroccan cookies, delicious!
Alexander E.
Looking for some good Moroccan food? This place is it. The harira is delicious, but be sure to get there early, as they run out. Pastilla is excellent. Tagines, couscous, salads. And tea and cookies. The place has it all. Super nice folks there too.
Michael C.
A three star review because I love Moroccan and there aren't many places nearby. A recent trip to Morocco provided me with excellent food, so... My tagine with chicken needed a bit more salt. It was served with good Moroccan bread. The place needs some serious atmosphere. But I would return to try more if I craved the cuisine.
Lillian Colon
Great food!! Everything I have ordered from there was delicious
Salem Lmoghraby
Real Moroccan cuisine prices not too expensive
Simon C.
I'm a native Moroccan on both sides and I was in Morocco as recently as this January. This is as good as it gets for Moroccan in NYC. The msemen (like a little pancake covered in honey) is straight up amazing, I'd go so far as to say it's best I've ever had. This is also the only place I've ever seen outside Morocco where they make the khobz (bread) in the very Moroccan traditional way. Notable stuffs to get: Harira - a soup traditionally eaten around Ramadan time in Morocco, it is lemony, slightly spicy, herbaceous, light and refreshing. Super traditional food well done here Pastilla - as the mother who works as the chef/owner is from the seaside town of Essaouira they have both chicken and fish variants. So basically this is layers of light, flaky phyllo pastry dough layered out, baked, containing chicken, nuts, herbs, and all sorts of other nice stuff, and finished off with a dusting of sugar and cinnamon. The combo of sweet/savory usually confuses Americans but trust me, it works. The seafood one is cool as well and it's a pretty regional thing for the most part so pick your poison but chicken (pigeon in Morocco) would be most traditional TEA - it is practically an insult to come to a Moroccan home and refuse the mint tea, so be SURE to have it as they do it well here. POUR IT INTO THE CUP FROM AS HIGH AS YOU CAN. just do it. that's how you pour tea in Morocco. It makes it cooler and adds bubbles that make it taste better and also signifies respect for the drinker (there are stories of people pouring tea from ladders for the king) COUSCOUS- FRIDAY is the day which couscous is traditionally eaten in Morocco and that stays true here, PLEASE NOTE THAT MOROCCAN COUSCOUS AND ISRAELI/LEBANESE/ETC ARE ALL DIFFERENT. Store bought couscous that you boil in 30 minutes is not real couscous, real couscous takes ages to make and is laborious and that effort is reflected in the flavors here. A TAGINE OF SOME SORT - I would council newcomers to try the lamb shank with dates and almonds, as this is a pretty classic combo of sweet/savory that is very typically Moroccan and is super delicious and well done here, the chicken tagine is super traditional here and done with preserved lemons, this is QUITE authentic but I find the flavor is usually off-putting to the American palate. MERGUEZ - this is the traditional sausage of Morocco, which is a spicy lamb sausage. You can get it here in a tagine, couscous, sandwich, whatever, but maybe just get it on the side to try. ASK FOR HARISSA (basically Moroccan sriracha sauce) which they make in house DO NOT EAT A LOT IT IS VERY VERY SPICY SWEETS AND COOKIES - other than the msemen which I already mentioned which is SUPERB here, the cookies, chebakia (almond dough covered in honey and rosewater) are all authentic and quite similar to how they would be in Morocco. This place shits on the d*** white people place known as Cafe Mogador that has sadly come to be known as the go-to ""Moroccan"" place in the city. Give these folks your business. Even the decor is authentic.
Zohra S.
The food here is amazing! It is just flavorful and cooked with love! I had the chicken with preserved lime and olives, my friend had a fish tagine, and her very picky eater (5 yrs old) had a lentil soup. Her daughter would eat a spoonful of the soup, or dip the delicious fresh baked bread into the soup, then get up and do a little dance then go back to eating. It was her yum yum yummy dance! This is the best way to describe just how delicious the food is here! The mint tea was a lovely ending to the lunch. We felt so much hospitality in the restaurant. It is family friendly and attentive restaurant. Do your taste buds a favor and come down for the flavor! (I should write jingles) I will be back with more friends -- the space is perfect for large family gatherings! Thank you for the delicious experience!
Julia W.
Read about Bab Marrakech in Ligaya Mishan's NYT Hungry City column so I had to try it. I made the drive out to Bay Ridge and found parking around the corner on the lovely flag-lined 74th St. The outside of the restaurant is lined with photos from its write up in The Times (rightfully so). I went around 5 pm and a few people were inside. The inside of the restaurant looks more like a buffet, but you order at the counter and sit down while your food is prepared. I ordered the lamb shank with dates and almonds which came with Moroccan bread for $13. It was a hot day so I also got an Orangina. The portion was generous and ridiculously cheap. The lamb was the fall-off-the bone melt in your mouth kind of lamb. The dates and almonds added to the sauce's sweetness. I sopped every ounce of it up with the bread.
I had lamb couscous and the Moroccan mint tea. It was totally authentic and excellent (this is coming from someone who grew up in Morocco)! The flavors are rich, the ingredients are authentic and the staff is very nice and friendly. Amazing food, very generous proportions! Had a blast. Also, ordered 20 msemen (Moroccan pancakes) to go that we're cooked fresh on the spot!
Tony S.
One of our best friends celebrated there her birthday. The restaurant is nothing fancy but the service was nice, welcoming. We ordered lentil soup and it was delicious! We were looking forward to having cous cous but they only cook cous cous on Fridays. We'll go back on a Friday. The bread is really good too. If you like Moroccan food you'll enjoy.
Valerie G.
We came here for dinner after reading the recent rave review in the New York Times. It seemed that half the neighborhood had the same idea. The Lamb Tagine was lukewarm and we had to send it back. My husband ordered Lamb Couscous, and they served him a lukewarm Lamb Tagine instead, which they quickly exchanged for the correct order, which was steaming hot, but very bland. The Lamb Tagine was overly sweet (too many plums) and also very bland. The Zaalook (eggplant appetizer) was good but didn't have the smoky flavor the NYT reviewer found so tempting. The chicken kebabs were dry and not particularly tasty. The house salad was just a few peelings of carrot with some lettuce and tomato, in a tasteless dressing. Service was friendly but sporadic and forgetful. Just not up to snuff. The search for good Morrocan food continues, albeit further afield.
Hicham M.
My review for april 12 2018. Curious about morrocan restaurant at 5 ave and 74 st brooklyn drove me to walkin in asking specifically about beans soup (called loubia in the menu) that i havent eat for yeeears. Absolutely magic, the beans so soft and probably took hours for slow cooking and the sauce or juice was perfect. And the best part, it was only 3.50 , that.s steal . From their menu, all their prices are really reasonably cheap . it come with bread, but i did skip the bread and i regret it just for taste purpose, but because i was already full from prior fallafel sandwich. I was too excited about their prices, so end up taking some moroccan cookies , it was really soft and buttery with very nice flavor. the place is really warm and welcoming , The decor is really moroccans , and i cannot even imagine the effort that been put for the decor. Definitely i would go back for some tajine and couscous .
Anita Mejias
Enjoyed a great traditional Moroccan dinner with my husband. Service and atmosphere were amazing. The Lamb tagine, chicken bastilla and harrara was so delicious. My husband said it reminded him of back home. We can't wait to go back.
I enjoyed the chicken tajine The seating was nice as well Felt like I was in Morocco for the hour Very Pleasant staff. Better value the most spots on this avenue these days
Here you are! I was looking for you all this time to add you to my favorite restaurants in NYC! If you're craving Moroccan food in Brooklyn don't hesitate and go to Bab Marrakech. I brought with me one of my French friends that completely fell in love with Moroccan food and was craving some in NYC. Very traditional setting and the owner is very decent, friendly and polite. We sat inside in the Moroccan traditional salon and it was so comfortable lol. Just reminded me of the old days back home. We ordered "Beid bkhli3," Chicken tajine, chicken pastilla, Lamb couscous, some Moroccan salad sides..... And guess what, the unforgettable and inevitable masterpiece: Mint Moroccan Tea!!! The meals were super delicious, and everything was just perfect. Pretty small decent and very very affordable place for the taste and quality you get! One of the most authentic Moroccan food I had here. Thank you guys and goob job :) Very happy customer
I highly recommend this place. I'm Moroccan and I can confirm that the food is authentic. The owner is very professional and can also help you for catering. We have tried the lamb plums it was amazing, the couscous was great, and chakchouka and zaalouk salad were great. Don't forget to drink the Moroccan tea with Moroccan cookies, delicious!
Looking for some good Moroccan food? This place is it. The harira is delicious, but be sure to get there early, as they run out. Pastilla is excellent. Tagines, couscous, salads. And tea and cookies. The place has it all. Super nice folks there too.
A three star review because I love Moroccan and there aren't many places nearby. A recent trip to Morocco provided me with excellent food, so... My tagine with chicken needed a bit more salt. It was served with good Moroccan bread. The place needs some serious atmosphere. But I would return to try more if I craved the cuisine.
Great food!! Everything I have ordered from there was delicious
Real Moroccan cuisine prices not too expensive
I'm a native Moroccan on both sides and I was in Morocco as recently as this January. This is as good as it gets for Moroccan in NYC. The msemen (like a little pancake covered in honey) is straight up amazing, I'd go so far as to say it's best I've ever had. This is also the only place I've ever seen outside Morocco where they make the khobz (bread) in the very Moroccan traditional way. Notable stuffs to get: Harira - a soup traditionally eaten around Ramadan time in Morocco, it is lemony, slightly spicy, herbaceous, light and refreshing. Super traditional food well done here Pastilla - as the mother who works as the chef/owner is from the seaside town of Essaouira they have both chicken and fish variants. So basically this is layers of light, flaky phyllo pastry dough layered out, baked, containing chicken, nuts, herbs, and all sorts of other nice stuff, and finished off with a dusting of sugar and cinnamon. The combo of sweet/savory usually confuses Americans but trust me, it works. The seafood one is cool as well and it's a pretty regional thing for the most part so pick your poison but chicken (pigeon in Morocco) would be most traditional TEA - it is practically an insult to come to a Moroccan home and refuse the mint tea, so be SURE to have it as they do it well here. POUR IT INTO THE CUP FROM AS HIGH AS YOU CAN. just do it. that's how you pour tea in Morocco. It makes it cooler and adds bubbles that make it taste better and also signifies respect for the drinker (there are stories of people pouring tea from ladders for the king) COUSCOUS- FRIDAY is the day which couscous is traditionally eaten in Morocco and that stays true here, PLEASE NOTE THAT MOROCCAN COUSCOUS AND ISRAELI/LEBANESE/ETC ARE ALL DIFFERENT. Store bought couscous that you boil in 30 minutes is not real couscous, real couscous takes ages to make and is laborious and that effort is reflected in the flavors here. A TAGINE OF SOME SORT - I would council newcomers to try the lamb shank with dates and almonds, as this is a pretty classic combo of sweet/savory that is very typically Moroccan and is super delicious and well done here, the chicken tagine is super traditional here and done with preserved lemons, this is QUITE authentic but I find the flavor is usually off-putting to the American palate. MERGUEZ - this is the traditional sausage of Morocco, which is a spicy lamb sausage. You can get it here in a tagine, couscous, sandwich, whatever, but maybe just get it on the side to try. ASK FOR HARISSA (basically Moroccan sriracha sauce) which they make in house DO NOT EAT A LOT IT IS VERY VERY SPICY SWEETS AND COOKIES - other than the msemen which I already mentioned which is SUPERB here, the cookies, chebakia (almond dough covered in honey and rosewater) are all authentic and quite similar to how they would be in Morocco. This place shits on the d*** white people place known as Cafe Mogador that has sadly come to be known as the go-to ""Moroccan"" place in the city. Give these folks your business. Even the decor is authentic.
The food here is amazing! It is just flavorful and cooked with love! I had the chicken with preserved lime and olives, my friend had a fish tagine, and her very picky eater (5 yrs old) had a lentil soup. Her daughter would eat a spoonful of the soup, or dip the delicious fresh baked bread into the soup, then get up and do a little dance then go back to eating. It was her yum yum yummy dance! This is the best way to describe just how delicious the food is here! The mint tea was a lovely ending to the lunch. We felt so much hospitality in the restaurant. It is family friendly and attentive restaurant. Do your taste buds a favor and come down for the flavor! (I should write jingles) I will be back with more friends -- the space is perfect for large family gatherings! Thank you for the delicious experience!
Read about Bab Marrakech in Ligaya Mishan's NYT Hungry City column so I had to try it. I made the drive out to Bay Ridge and found parking around the corner on the lovely flag-lined 74th St. The outside of the restaurant is lined with photos from its write up in The Times (rightfully so). I went around 5 pm and a few people were inside. The inside of the restaurant looks more like a buffet, but you order at the counter and sit down while your food is prepared. I ordered the lamb shank with dates and almonds which came with Moroccan bread for $13. It was a hot day so I also got an Orangina. The portion was generous and ridiculously cheap. The lamb was the fall-off-the bone melt in your mouth kind of lamb. The dates and almonds added to the sauce's sweetness. I sopped every ounce of it up with the bread.
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I had lamb couscous and the Moroccan mint tea. It was totally authentic and excellent (this is coming from someone who grew up in Morocco)! The flavors are rich, the ingredients are authentic and the staff is very nice and friendly. Amazing food, very generous proportions! Had a blast. Also, ordered 20 msemen (Moroccan pancakes) to go that we're cooked fresh on the spot!
One of our best friends celebrated there her birthday. The restaurant is nothing fancy but the service was nice, welcoming. We ordered lentil soup and it was delicious! We were looking forward to having cous cous but they only cook cous cous on Fridays. We'll go back on a Friday. The bread is really good too. If you like Moroccan food you'll enjoy.
We came here for dinner after reading the recent rave review in the New York Times. It seemed that half the neighborhood had the same idea. The Lamb Tagine was lukewarm and we had to send it back. My husband ordered Lamb Couscous, and they served him a lukewarm Lamb Tagine instead, which they quickly exchanged for the correct order, which was steaming hot, but very bland. The Lamb Tagine was overly sweet (too many plums) and also very bland. The Zaalook (eggplant appetizer) was good but didn't have the smoky flavor the NYT reviewer found so tempting. The chicken kebabs were dry and not particularly tasty. The house salad was just a few peelings of carrot with some lettuce and tomato, in a tasteless dressing. Service was friendly but sporadic and forgetful. Just not up to snuff. The search for good Morrocan food continues, albeit further afield.
My review for april 12 2018. Curious about morrocan restaurant at 5 ave and 74 st brooklyn drove me to walkin in asking specifically about beans soup (called loubia in the menu) that i havent eat for yeeears. Absolutely magic, the beans so soft and probably took hours for slow cooking and the sauce or juice was perfect. And the best part, it was only 3.50 , that.s steal . From their menu, all their prices are really reasonably cheap . it come with bread, but i did skip the bread and i regret it just for taste purpose, but because i was already full from prior fallafel sandwich. I was too excited about their prices, so end up taking some moroccan cookies , it was really soft and buttery with very nice flavor. the place is really warm and welcoming , The decor is really moroccans , and i cannot even imagine the effort that been put for the decor. Definitely i would go back for some tajine and couscous .
Enjoyed a great traditional Moroccan dinner with my husband. Service and atmosphere were amazing. The Lamb tagine, chicken bastilla and harrara was so delicious. My husband said it reminded him of back home. We can't wait to go back.