Casamood keeps unfolding
the secrets of Casablanca so you can enjoy the best places without
the disappointment of the bad ones. This time we where searching for
the perfect place to have a coffee in the sun, maybe even a light
bite, and the same propositions arose: Paul Villa Zevaco, Cafe
Blanca, Le Cabestan...and that's about it. So posh places, expensive
prices, judgmental stares..Not what we were in the mood for. The
terrace of Mc Donald's are really good, you even get a seaview but the kids and the smell
of chemical food don't really go with our lifestyle. Along the
Corniche there are a few, including Venezia Ice, Luigi and Gossip,
but you cant really tan and we like all the vitamins the sun can give
us, so we decided to try the terrace of the Hotel Bellerive, an
outdated Hotel from light years ago that I'm sure could be the
perfect place to rent rooms for hours with your lover if this was
something admitted in Morocco. Because the decoration of the Hotel is
so harmful for your eyes we entered the café by the alley on the
side and what we got there...what a surprise, clean old school tables
with comfy chairs and a great little view on the sea and a manicured
grass like I've never seen one in Morocco. The terrace is big and
airy and you can choose if you prefer to stay on the sun or under a
sunshade. Not many clients even if it was a Saturday around 13h30, a
few ex-pats, one Moroccan family, us and a couple of very kind and
smiley waiters that probably saw the foundations of the place. There
is not even a menu, just the usual: café, orange juice, mint
tea...and alcohol. Alcohol? Yes alcohol on a terrace looking at the
sea: beer at 40dh, bottle of wine starting at 110dhs, and God knows
what else, probably even a Bacardi Cola if you ask. They also have a
grill that serves very good brochettes and not bad pizzas (not really
Italian, but tasty). The conclusion? We stayed for almost the rest of
the day until it became cold... and we came back the next day. And if
you ask me, I'm sure I will come back tomorrow with my book. A total
10 for popular chic. Please Hotel Bellerive, stay as you are, wrinkles are beautiful.
38, Boulevard de la Corniche, 20180 Casablanca, Morocco
+212 5 22 79 75 04
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