Best Seafood in Agadir — Morocco's Big Atlantic Fishing Port

Agadir lands an enormous share of Morocco's catch, and its seafood culture is built around that abundance. The classic experience is the port area, where — as in Essaouira — you can choose fish from the day's landings and have it grilled over charcoal on the spot, sold by weight with bread, salad and lemon. Sardines (Agadir and the nearby coast are a sardine heartland), sea bream, sole, prawns and calamari are all superbly fresh and often remarkably cheap here.

The rebuilt modern city — Agadir was flattened by an earthquake in 1960 and reconstructed on a grid — means the seafood scene is spread between the working port, the newer marina with its smarter restaurants, and the long beachfront promenade lined with terraces. Along the promenade and in the marina you can eat grilled fish, seafood platters, paella-style rice and fish tagine with a sea view, in a resort setting geared to a relaxed, sunny meal.

Moroccan preparations feature strongly: chermoula fish tagine, calamari in tomato sauce, and mixed fried friture, alongside simpler grills. Being in the Souss region, Agadir also brings argan and Amazigh flavours to the table. For sheer value and freshness, though, the port grills and the fish stalls of the huge Souk El Had market are hard to beat.

Order the day's catch, favour simple grills to taste the freshness, and don't overlook the sardines — cheap, oily and excellent. Whether at a port grill, a market stall or a marina terrace, Agadir delivers some of the most abundant and affordable seafood on the Moroccan coast.