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Pasta Baladin

Rue Derb Laalouj 48, Essaouira 44000, Morocco
+212 (0)6 424 481 36
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Ranked #14 of 89 restaurants in Essaouira
4.5 of 5 stars 59 Reviews
Price range: £3 - £8
Cuisines: Italian
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Good for: Child-friendly, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
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MrsCalabash
Victoria, Canada
Contributor
17 reviews
1 helpful vote
“A plateful of love”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012

The pasta in this unusual bar-type restaurant must be prepared by people who respect ingredients and throw in a generous sprinkle of love in every dish. The tomato sauce (unlike in too many of Italy's restaurants) did not have that annoying acidic back-taste, which tells me the cook knows her stuff. Unlike another reviewer, we found servings generous and we... More

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MandM P
The Hague, The Netherlands
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7 reviews
“Great italian food!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012

Reading the posts on tripadvisor, we decided to visit Pasta Baladin too. Very nice and well cooked pasta! Definitely worth a visit! More

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MattDCole
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3 reviews
“Simple, tasty pasta.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012

Owned and run by the people who bought you the superb Riad Baladin, this was a perfect lunchstop, with very well cooked pasta and fresh ingredients. They don't skimp on the portions, either! More

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Parker D
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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21 reviews
36 helpful votes
“Closest thing to Italian fast food!”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2012
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This is an unusual Italian restaurant. Most try to recreate an authentic Italian atmosphere, with comfortable seating to create a leisurely ambiance. But Baladin is different -- it's a very small restaurant that packs in a lot of people by relying primarily on counter-type tables, where the clients sit close together. The restaurant design is quite modern, and from the... More

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Pavlinova, Gérant at Pasta Baladin, responded to this review
6 January 2012

Dear guests of Pasta Baladin This review surprises us a bit: If people pass outside the location one can see already that Pasta Baladin is not an usual and normal Italian Restaurant - it's rather a PASTA BAR with a SIMPLE & GOOD MENU where you can enjoy REAL ITALIAN PASTA (we produce them ourselves in Italy!) topped with a... More

no1sloth
Bristol, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
1 helpful vote
“Super friendly staff...”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 December 2011

Super friendly staff. Simple but lovely pasta with fresh parmesan available too. Clean, fresh, tasteful decor. Welcome change from tagines and couscous. More

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AntoniaZara
London
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12 reviews
6 helpful votes
“If you like pasta this is a must!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 December 2011

We ate a lunch here during our stay in Essaouira and really enjoyed the food. The menu is simple but dishes are perfectly executed as a result. Lovely decor, very clean and good coffee. What more could you ask for! More

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Kryzak
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews
2 helpful votes
“Delicious and simple food, awesome olive oil!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 October 2011

After 1.5 weeks of tagine, tagine, and more tagine, a few of us really needed a break and the past shop was a very welcomed change. The atmosphere was delightful and the decorations cute. I got the Aglio y Olio with peppers, and it was deliciously spicy. All the other dishes that my friends got were also very good (calamari,... More

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Sal53
St Albans, UK
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3 reviews
“Italian in Morocco”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 October 2011

It might seem strange to go to a Pasta bar in Morocco - but with two 17 year old girls suffering from pasta withdrawal symptons we were very happy to take a day off from traditional moroccan food (delicious though that is). Pasta Baladin has a very simple menu - choose your sauce - then the type of pasta you... More

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BobfromRedondo
Los Angeles, California
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12 reviews
2 helpful votes
“Nice little place”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 October 2011

Great little gem near the ramparts. Tasty food made with fresh ingredients. A good diversion from Moroccan food overload. More

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John R
Uppsala, Sweden
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11 reviews
2 helpful votes
“Well cooked food and cozy place”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 October 2011

The girls that were in the kitchen really seamed to know what they were doing. The food is solid and the ambience is very nice. We were there when they were closing for the night and by they way they cleaned the kitchen, the utencils and stored away the food I could tell they have some kind of education in... More

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