Moroccan
Nomad in the East Village
Nomad
I’ve been passing by Nomad in the East Village almost every day this week and it always looks so warm and inviting inside. The Moroccan/French restaurant serves traditional plates and tapas and has the most gorgeous decor of jeweled lanterns, tiled tables and dim lighting. Man, even their bathroom is so pretty I almost took a picture, but that would be weird so I didn’t. In the back, they have a beautiful enclosed courtyard-like space. The food, I found, was equally impressive.
Moroccan bread starter
Best brunch ever at Cafe Mogador
Holly Jolly Christmas at Cafe Mogador
In my defense, I’ve known about Cafe Mogador’s celebrated brunches for years, but just never had the chance to experience myself. Until last weekend. It was every bit as fantastic as I hoped. It’s easily now my favorite brunch spot in the city (definitely up there with Cafe Orlin!).
I’ve been there for dinner few times before, and it was good, but I I realize now that if you haven’t been there for brunch, you really haven’t experienced the best this place has to offer.
Moroccan Benedict
Cafe Gitane in Nolita
The original plan was to visit Pulino’s, an inviting pizza/Italian restaurant I spotted on the corner of Bowery and Houston one night (more on that in a near-future post). But when Sarah and I got there after trekking 30 minutes in the pouring rain only to be told it was a 40-minute wait, we decided to wander around instead. Several round-about blocks later, we ran into another friend and a “local” who directed us to Cafe Gitane.
It’s a small, buzzy Northern Moroccan/French restaurant with a pretty fashionable crowd (couldn’t expect less in Nolita). By this time, we’re so hungry and everything looked great on the menu so we started off our 3-course meal with their baked feta with thyme, tomatoes and capers.
Baked Feta with capers, thyme, olives and tomatoes
It was pretty good, but I think I may have OD’d on the feta/thyme combo with my own cooking at home. Sarah went for a chicken baguette sandwich and I ordered a baked pasta with gorgonzola and roasted tomatoes. Both ended up being a lot more bland than we had hoped for.
Moroccan inspired pastries, Masmoudi, Paris
This pastry shop in Paris looked so pretty from the outside, we had to stop in and see. Didn’t get to try anything this time but did manage to take some shots.
Store Info:
Masmoudi
Rue Dr. Ahmed Sekelli Sfax El Jadida – 3003 Sfax – Tunisie
216 74 400 753
Latin Quarter
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Craving of the Day: Chicken Shawarma from Morocco
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From Dürïm Bogata; Tangier, Morocco.
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Coke bottle in Morocco
I don’t know why Coke cans and bottles in other countries fascinate me so.
Oh HI, and there’s the lovely Karima. I miss you.
