Restaurant Vandalucia, Tangier Morocco

If you are going on the Ferry or coming off, traveling through Tangier, or flying in stop by and enjoy a meal at Restaurant Vandalcia in Tangier, Morocco. You will enjoy yourself and your time.

I was hesitant about eating here because I have been in Morocco so long that getting a tagine or other traditional means weren't exciting for me at this time. It has become my weekly almost daily life in Morocco for the last few months.

After leaving the ferry from Spain and exploring the city of Tanger, I needed to eat after a long day of travel and crazy experiences. I had a fantastic (late) lunch at Restaurant Vandalucia!

Leaving Europe I wasn’t looking forward to eating more Moroccan food. Especially after the amazing pizza I had in Tarifa, Spain. Despite how I was feeling about traditional Moroccan cuisine and longing for something different. I was now entering Restaurant Vandalicia. This place definitely changed my option, on how I thought I felt about returning to Moroccan cuisine.

The Food!

I ordered the Chicken tagine. This is a typical dish you can find everywhere in Morocco. I am pretty sure I have had chicken tagine more times in the last few months than I can count. This Tagine had so much flavor and quickly changed my mind about diving into Moroccan food again.

They had a great variety of sauces that were all good. The bread was soft and fresh. The tagine was good. I even used my bread to clean up every piece. I ended the meal as I would usually in Morocco, with fruit, and it was more than enough! I even had some Moroccan tea and they gave me a piece of pastry. Like most Moroccan pastries, the pastry was good and had an interesting unique flavor. I loved it and it paired so well with the tea. After enjoying everything, I left full, fed, and happy!

When you get a tagine at a restaurant, often they have started cooking it before you arrive. There will either be a lot of oil or water added to the tagline to keep it from burning while cooking slowly, until you order i. To me, and others this can ruin and water down the flavor. At that point, you are eating just because you have to and aren’t really enjoying the meal.

This was not the case here! This dish was not full of oil nor was it watered down. It was fresh and hot and the flavor was all there. Again, I will say the flavor was all there! This is a big deal when traveling through Morocco a lot of the meals I had were “good”… “okay”… “I liked it.” It’s very hard to find a meal I love and thoroughly enjoyed.

Vanalucia is a place I would go to the next day and order more food. I am actually writing this the next day and debating If I should go back for lunch before leaving the city. My meal was definitely among the top meals I have had while living in Morocco!

✨Wishing you Peace, Love & Blessings ✨

-Sierra, Your bestie blogger.