The Best Moroccan Food in the United States
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The best Moroccan food in the United States, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide, the Los Angeles Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Aziza comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in New York and Portland OR.
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Dar Lbahja and The Colony Club hold the next two places. AAA and the Michelin Guide show up on more of this list than any other guide.
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Rank 1. Aziza
Moroccan
A colorful bar anchors the pale, airy room on Geary, where Mourad Lahlou's Moroccan-California restaurant has been back and quietly owning the Richmond for a few years now. The menu folds California ingredients into North African tradition, and the basteeya, golden phyllo packed with chicken and spiced almonds, has made the trip back too. Service runs warm and knowing. The New York Times named it among the top restaurants in San Francisco.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times: The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best brunch restaurants in the Bay Area
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle Best brunch restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 2. Dar Lbahja
Traditional Moroccan
The chicken bastilla arrives dusted with powdered sugar and rose petals, which sounds precious until you taste it and understand why the New York Times critic put it on her favorites list. This is a modest, neighborhood Moroccan cafe in Astoria where the cooking is traditional and the prices are gentle. The pastry crackles, the filling runs sweet then savory, and the two never quite separate. A $12 dish that requires a hundred paper-thin layers to pull off.
The awards
- The New York Times #78 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
- The New York Times 2025 · Chicken Bastilla · Our New York Restaurant Critic Names Her Favorite Dishes This Year
- The Infatuation #12 · NYC’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 3. The Colony Club
Moroccan
Moroccan-style tilework and wallpaper set the mood at this hotel restaurant inside Colony Palms, where the turquoise pool has been catching afternoon light since Clark Gable was a regular. The menu keeps things loose, running from snacks and hummus to grilled pork chop and chicken pot pie. Dress is poolside-adjacent, the vibe is old Palm Springs glamour, and someone at the next table may have just driven up from L.A. for the weekend.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 4. Dar Essalam
Moroccan
The awards
- AAA AAA: Approved
- AAA Approved
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Dar Essalam (this place) 65.688
- #4 Tara Kitchen Tribeca 65.688
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Rank 4. Tara Kitchen Tribeca
Moroccan
The awards
- AAA AAA: Approved
- AAA Approved
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Dar Essalam 65.688
- #4 Tara Kitchen Tribeca (this place) 65.688