Nightlife · Tangier · Morocco
Tangier nightlife
Where the evenings happen in Tangier, from early drinks to late nights.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answer
Tangier's nightlife is low-key: hotel bars, a few historic bars and restaurants in the Ville Nouvelle, and evening strolls on the Corniche. Cafés stay busy late, especially in summer and during Ramadan. The main areas are Ville Nouvelle, Corniche and Tanja Marina Bay and Grand Socco.
Key facts
- Nightlife areas
- 3
- Stay near the action
- Ville Nouvelle
- Local drink
- Mint tea
Where to go out
Ville Nouvelle
Hotel bars, lounges and restaurants with drinks around Boulevard Pasteur and Place de France.
Corniche and Tanja Marina Bay
Seafront cafés, restaurants and the marina's terraces, busy on summer nights.
Grand Socco
The Cinémathèque de Tanger's café and screenings draw a young, creative crowd.
Nightlife tips
- Most bars are in hotels and the Ville Nouvelle rather than the medina.
- Use petit taxis late at night rather than walking through empty medina lanes.
Evening sights
Landmark · Medina
Grand Socco
Have a coffee at the Cinémathèque's café and check its programme of art-house and classic films.
- Time needed
- 30–60 minutes
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- History
- Architecture
- After dark
Viewpoint · Ville Nouvelle
Terrasse des Paresseux
Stop here during an evening stroll along Boulevard Pasteur, then take a drink at the Café de Paris.
- Time needed
- 20 minutes
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Views
- After dark
Waterfront · Corniche and Tanja Marina Bay
Corniche and Tanja Marina Bay
Walk the Corniche in the early evening, when Tangier's families come out and the sea breeze cools the city.
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Kids
- After dark
- Outdoors
What to drink
- Mint tea — Green tea brewed with fresh mint and plenty of sugar, poured from height to make it froth; the centre of Moroccan hospitality.
Evenings through the year
Sunset and the overnight low decide how long the outdoor part of a night lasts. July has the warmest evenings, with lows around 19°C (66°F).
| Month | Sunset (15th) | Overnight low | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | About 18:32 | 8°C (46°F) | 10 |
| April | About 19:56 | 11°C (52°F) | 7 |
| July | About 20:40 | 19°C (66°F) | 0 |
| October | About 17:48 | 15°C (59°F) | 7 |
Getting home late
- Walking — Walking is the only way around the medina and kasbah, and the Ville Nouvelle is a short walk uphill from the Grand Socco.
- Taxi — Ask the driver to use the meter in a petit taxi, and agree the price beforehand in a grand taxi.
- Bus — City buses connect the centre with outlying districts, the beaches and the Caves of Hercules in summer, but routes are confusing for first-time visitors.
- Ferry — Fast ferries from the city port at Tanja Marina Bay cross to Tarifa in Spain in about an hour; most other ferries to Spain use the larger Tanger Med port, about 40 km east.
Late-night bites
- Kalinte — Street carts and bakeries in the medina and around the Grand Socco, served hot.
Staying safe at night
Check your own government's travel advice before travel. The most common problems are persistent unofficial guides and touts around the port and medina entrances, and pickpocketing in crowded areas; use metered petit taxis and keep valuables zipped away.
- Emergency number
- 19 police, 15 ambulance and fire (112 from mobiles)
Where to stay for nightlife
$$ · Best for first-timers, solo travellers, nightlife and shopping
Ville Nouvelle
Built largely during the International Zone era, the Ville Nouvelle centres on Place de France, the Café de Paris and Boulevard Pasteur, with its Terrasse des Paresseux viewpoint. It has most of the mid-range hotels, banks, restaurants and bars, and is a 10-minute walk downhill to the Grand Socco.
- Good
- Central and practical; Good restaurants and cafés; Easy taxi access
- Watch out
- Less atmospheric than the medina; Busy traffic
- Nearby
- Place de France, Boulevard Pasteur, Terrasse des Paresseux, Grand Socco
Questions travellers ask
+Where is the best nightlife in Tangier?
Ville Nouvelle, Corniche and Tanja Marina Bay and Grand Socco. Hotel bars, lounges and restaurants with drinks around Boulevard Pasteur and Place de France.
+Which area of Tangier is best for nightlife?
Ville Nouvelle: The 20th-century city of boulevards, cafés and hotels around Place de France.