About the Table
In an ethnic and smart musical atmosphere, the artists invited to the Table by Madada plays for your pleasure, songs of all the world and contributes to make you live a real journey. Music and good mood invite each other at your table, that it is romantic, family or friendly. Our vast walls provide an ideal space to showcase artists, in the spirit of Essaouira’s long-held cultural heritage. La Table Madada is also a tapas bar! Carefully restored with respect to local tradition and architectural heritage, the space that houses La Table Madada was built in the day of caravans from Timbuktu and caravel ships from Europe.
Live Music
Art Exhibit
La Table Madada, is currently very honored to exhibit works by Mohamed Abaoubida and Nourredine Chater, two brilliant artistic calligraphers from Morocco.
Tapas & Cocktails
Don’t miss our Tapas & Cocktails, every evening starting at 7 p.m.
There’s no better way to start a great night, in our warm and friendly atmosphere.
A Slice of History
Once a warehouse belonging to Jewish traders, who were also advisors to the King, it was used to store precious carob beans. Carob belongs to the Legume family and grows on a magnificent local tree.
Harvested all over the Essaouira region, it was stored here before being exported by sea to Europe. The carob bean’s brown seeds being surprisingly consistent in weight, they were afforded the appellation ‘carat’, as in the measurement unit of precious stones and metals.
The sap of the valuable carob tree is also widely used in the form of flour, to naturally stabilize and thicken ice-cream and other sweets.