The fascinating medina (old city) of Fes has enough sights and sounds to keep one wandering through its unique alleyways and covered bazaars for days. It is essential though to stop from time to time to eat!

We spent a day roaming the medina and stopped of for lunch at a local spot called Restaurant Asmae, which is bustling with tourists.

Housed in a conventional Moroccan home serving traditional food, Restaurant Asmae seems to be the go to spot for all the tour guides to bring their groups to.

The food was pretty good, servers friendly but it is a place that really takes its time tending to its guests – it took ages for us to get our food. However, the overall experience was decent.

Here is some of what we ate: