Anyone here moved to Morocco, opened up a cafe' or small restaurant?

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bc14Member26 July 2018 16:00:12

Has anyone here moved to Morocco and opened up a cafe' or small restaurant? My goal is to move to a coastal town, like Essaouira, and open up a small establishment. maybe something like a small street side cafe' with an apartment above. What are the challenges of an American citizen accomplishing this?

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Poster89Guest06 August 2018 08:48:48

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You are coming too late.
Essaouira is no longer booming, and the entire economy is slowing considerably.
I have residences in Tangier, Asilah and Esssouira. From what I’ve gathered, Essaouira has the slowest economy due to its nature catetung to lower-middle class tourists (foreign or local), basically hippies. They come, but they spend very little. Tangier used to be like that until 3 years ago, getting only impoverished Spanish tourists who trashed the entire town and spent only a refrigerator magnet or two, but not anyone. It is now very booming due to the Free Zone and the Port. And believe it or not, clean. If you want a quiet coastal town but filled with people with spending power, try Asilah.
Sorry to rain on your parade!

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