La Table by Madada — Modern Moroccan Seafood, Essaouira
La Table by Madada is a romantic and upscale dining spot located in a former 18th-century carob warehouse, with intimate candlelit tables adorned with white linen. Chef Souad offers a modern twist on local cuisine, featuring locally caught seafood — and the restaurant also serves briny oysters from Oualidia and Champagne, placing it among the most refined tables on the Moroccan Atlantic coast.
The cooking takes the Essaouira seafood tradition — the sardines and mackerel that have made the port famous since the Phoenicians, the lobster and sea bass of the Atlantic shelf — and applies contemporary technique and the chef’s personal creative intelligence. The Oualidia oysters, from the lagoon south of Essaouira that produces some of Morocco’s finest bivalves, arrive with Champagne in a combination that speaks both of France and of Morocco.
The wine programme takes Moroccan producers seriously alongside the French selections that the cooking’s refined character demands.
La Table by Madada is the restaurant that requires a reservation and justifies it entirely: the 18th-century warehouse, the candlelit white linen, the Oualidia oysters, and the chef’s modern Moroccan intelligence together produce the most complete fine dining experience available in Essaouira.
Best Occasion: Proposal
A candlelit 18th-century carob warehouse, Oualidia oysters with Champagne, and Chef Souad’s modern Moroccan cooking: La Table by Madada provides a proposal setting of extraordinary atmospheric and culinary quality.
Best Occasion: Impress Clients
Oualidia oysters with Champagne in a candlelit 18th-century warehouse — La Table by Madada communicates the most sophisticated expression of Moroccan Atlantic dining available in Essaouira.