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Café Restaurant Chez Youssef

A place to eat in Merzouga, budget-friendly ($) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Lunch.

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Café Restaurant Chez Youssef in Merzouga
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Why go

Small village cafe known for medfouna baked to order.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Merzouga, alongside 2 activities, 2 outdoor spots and 2 sights. The closest of our other picks is Camel trek to a desert camp, 1.8 km away as the crow flies.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Merzouga
Price
$
Time needed
1.5 hr
Best time
Lunch

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Merzouga, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Camel trek to a desert camp

    Ride 1–2 hours into the dunes to a Berber camp for dinner and stars.

    Activity · 1.8 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Sandboarding on Erg Chebbi

    Slide down the high dunes on boards rented from auberges.

    Activity · 3.1 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Erg Chebbi

    Sand sea with dunes up to 150 m, reached by camel or 4x4 from Merzouga.

    Outdoors · 3.3 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Dayet Srji

    Seasonal lake near the dunes that draws flamingos after wet winters.

    Outdoors · 3.9 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Restaurant Nora

    Popular spot for medfouna, the stuffed 'Berber pizza', with cooking classes.

    Food · 6.4 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Khamlia village

    Village of Gnawa families descended from West Africans; music sessions over tea.

    Sight · 7.8 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Café Restaurant Chez Youssef is a stop on our Morocco Imperial Cities route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Merzouga

Café Restaurant Chez Youssef is our only food pick in Merzouga; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Merzouga guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Merzouga run from 17°C in January to 43°C in July; October is usually the wettest month. For Café Restaurant Chez Youssef itself, we suggest: Lunch.

Modelled monthly averages for Merzouga from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Merzouga weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
Unnamed Road, Merzouga - مرزوكة،, Merzouga, Morocco
Coordinates
31.09578, -4.01075
Destination
Merzouga, Morocco

Café Restaurant Chez Youssef: quick answers

How much time do you need at Café Restaurant Chez Youssef?

Plan on about 1.5 hours at Café Restaurant Chez Youssef. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Café Restaurant Chez Youssef?

Our pick: Lunch. Insider tip: Order early; medfouna can take an hour.

Where is Café Restaurant Chez Youssef?

Café Restaurant Chez Youssef is at Unnamed Road, Merzouga - مرزوكة،, Merzouga, Morocco. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Café Restaurant Chez Youssef?

Café Restaurant Chez Youssef appears on Morocco Imperial Cities, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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