La Medina de Fes (5 rue Campra, near the Hotel de Ville and around the corner from the Basilic Gourmand, tel. 04 42 21 68 58) merits the designation of a find. This charming little restaurant, with only a few tables outside, specializes in Moroccan food. One brother cooks and the other waits on tables. The vegetable (legume) cous cous is fluffy and flavorful, coming in the traditional pottery with hot vegetables below sending steam into the cous cous above. I got a lamb and apricot tagine that was flawless, perfectly balanced and just delicious. The Moroccan wine was reasonable, but not of the quality of French wines. We had a pastilla dessert, mint tea, even a fig liqueur (which I didn't care for much; it reminded me of grappa.) Then the bill came, and what a pleasant surprise! This is a great little restaurant. Highly recommended.
Once La Medina de Fes closed for its annual vacation, we started going to Le Riad, another Moroccan restaurant, at 21 Rue Lieutaud (tel. 04 42 26 15 79). A modest doorway disguises the large, pleasant restaurant inside, with old stonework, including a special side room with traditional seating, and a charming courtyard large enough to hold 20 or so tables. We found the food to be quite good, perhaps not quite as authentic as La Medina de Fes, but still very enjoyable, enhanced by the pretty and comfortable environment.
Edyko serves Greek and Armenian food, with a large number of tables outside at the Place des Tanneurs. We ate there three times, twice having the Greek tasting menu with consists of large numbers of small plates. The hardworking and pleasant staff combined with reasonably-priced and high-quality food made this a good experience. Recommended.
We didn't go to Yamanota but we kept hearing it was truly great Japanese restaurant.
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