Rabat Shopping

Here is what you might get ! Really inexpensive (look at the prices) :
ground ginger, 148 g for 7.10 dirhams,
M'rouzia mixture of spices, 138 g for 20.24 dirham,
Mixture of spices for fish, 128g for 10.53 dirham.

You will find the same spices than in the souk, but here the name is written clearly and the price is labeled. You have just to take a small shovel, put in a bag the spice you want and have it weighted by a helpful girl !

It might seem strange to advise the visit of a supermarket in Morocco. Though, you should follow this advice.

The outside of Marjane looks like a stylized medina wall. It is easy to park, no park meter, nobody to tip !

In this building, you will find a selection of the best articraft of Rabat. The prices are labeled and you cannot haggle as in the souk (or just a little); If you have a car, you can also go to the Vilarmar articraft center, on the other side of the Bouregreg oued (river). It is fully described under my Salé page. There is wider choice at Vilarmar.

The ''Rue des Consuls'' is the place in the souk where you can find every kind of local craft, on sale for tourists but also for the Moroccan themselves. This means that it has to be of a better quality than when sale is aimed only towards tourists !

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Everywhere throughout the markets you will see the Moroccan slipper shoe. They are made up of leather and called babouches. They are soft and come in all colours and styles, some with sequins.

What to pay: Much cheaper than any other city; you should pay approximately 70MAD in Rabat for a pair of babouches.