Grenoble’s New Fusion Eatery Blends Moroccan Cuisine with Global Fast Food

In this Moroccan restaurant, you can find the traditional cuisine of the kingdom such as tajine and couscous, but also sushi, pokebawl, kebab, and burger. "Tigmi" is both a Moroccan restaurant and a fast food. This is the concept designed and implemented by Kacem Soussi through the opening, on May 15, 2023, of this establishment. "It didn’t exist, so I did it," he confides to Actu.fr.

A graduate of Sciences Po Grenoble, Kacem had been mulling over this project for some time, which has now become a reality. "Tigmi means ’house’ in Berber. I’m from that region in Morocco," he adds. The restaurant offers dishes at affordable prices. "The prices are low, but we are profitable since the goal is to do volume," explains the Franco-Moroccan. At "Tigmi", the merguez couscous is 11.90 euros, the chicken olive tajine is 12.90 euros and the minced meat bricks are 2.30 euros.

The establishment operates with a team of four employees, including two in the kitchen. It can accommodate up to 60 people, including the dining room and terrace. The bright blue of the facade attracts the attention and curiosity of the people of Grenoble. "We wanted a modern restaurant with bright colors for the decor because I know that young people like it," says Kacem.

In the afternoon, the restaurant offers pastries imported from Tangier, Morocco, accompanied by the traditional mint tea. "I’m very happy with the start and it confirms my idea of opening other restaurants," says the young entrepreneur who dreams of having a restaurant chain in France with a hundred establishments. "The second Tigmi restaurant will be in Lyon," he