Cous Cous Café

As you round the corner from Queensway, the smell of couscous & spices wafts out from the kitchen of this curious Moroccan café. The interior, set just below street level, doesn’t disappoint, either. Various North African trinkets line the softly lit room, with seating at a handful of mosaic tables. The food is as heart-warming as ever – freshly baked bread, steaming tagines & colourful mezze platters – but now that the BYO policy has been ditched, the above-average prices pinch more. Hence the numbers of weekday customers are starting to dwindle. The small space becomes far livelier at weekends, but erratic service can’t always keep up with the pace. In spite of this, private parties remain a strong suit.