Oujda Airport Restaurants: Where to Eat (Oujda-Angads)

Flying from eastern Morocco and wondering where to eat at Oujda-Angads Airport? OUD is a regional airport, but on food it is one of the better-equipped of its size in Morocco: five outlets are listed, and unlike most small Moroccan airports, one of them serves hot savoury food after security. This guide sets out a neutral, factual picture based on the listing published by the National Airports Office (ONDA).

In short: eating at Oujda Airport

• Number of outlets: five listed food points.
• Where: two in the public hall, three in the airside (post-customs) area.
• Types: cafés on both sides, a shawarma counter airside, and a caterer.
• Good to know: the offer is split fairly evenly, so you are not forced to eat on one side or the other.
• Official source: ONDA, the National Airports Office.

The cafés and restaurants at Oujda-Angads Airport

Here are the food outlets listed at Oujda Airport according to ONDA, with the zone each one sits in. “Public hall” means landside, before security: anyone can go there, including family seeing you off. “Airside” means past passport control and security, so a boarding pass is needed.

Why Oujda is better placed than its size suggests

Most Moroccan regional airports give you coffee, soft drinks and something sweet. Oujda gives you a hot savoury option after security, which is genuinely uncommon at this scale. If you are on a late departure, or a flight with no meal service, that is the difference between a pastry and an actual meal.

The landside and airside split is also unusually balanced: two outlets before security, three after. At several other Moroccan airports the offer is lopsided, forcing you to eat at the wrong moment. At OUD you have a genuine choice about when to eat, which is worth more than the raw count of five.

As at every Moroccan regional airport, opening hours follow the flight schedule rather than a fixed daily pattern. Oujda’s traffic is concentrated around specific departure waves, so the counters are lively when a flight is boarding and quiet in between. We do not publish specific times here because they change, and a wrong time is worse than no time at all.

Oujda and the diaspora routes

Oujda is one of Morocco’s main airports for travellers with family ties to Europe, with regular links to Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Spain. That shapes the airport in ways that matter at the food counter.

• Groups travel together. Families, often with children and a lot of luggage, arrive in blocks. When a flight checks in, the landside cafés fill at once.
• Summer is a different airport. Peak season traffic is far heavier than the rest of the year, and the queues reflect that.
• Long goodbyes happen landside. If relatives are seeing you off, the public-hall cafés are where that happens, and Oujda has two of them rather than one.

Our tips so you don’t leave hungry

• Decide which side you want to eat on. Unusually for a small airport, both work. Landside is better for saying goodbye; airside is better if you want a hot meal.
• Carry dirhams in small notes. Cards are increasingly accepted but not guaranteed at every counter, and a terminal can be down.
• Get ahead of the boarding wave. Eat before the queue forms rather than during it, especially in summer.
• Bring a refillable bottle. Empty before security, fill after.
• Dietary requirements: buy in Oujda. Five outlets is good for a regional airport, but it is not enough to count on a specific gluten-free or vegan item.

Eating in Oujda before your flight

Oujda is a proper city with a real food scene, and the airport is a manageable drive from the centre. If your schedule allows it, eating in town remains the better meal at a better price, as it is at every airport in the world.

That said, Oujda is one of the few Moroccan airports where eating on site is a reasonable plan rather than a fallback. If you arrive with time to spare and do not fancy a detour, the airport will feed you properly. If you are travelling by taxi, agree the fare or insist on the meter before setting off: our guide to taxis and ride-hailing in Morocco explains how this works in practice.

Eating on the arrivals side at Oujda

Once you have collected your bag and come through, you are in the public hall, where two cafés are listed: Caffricio and Aero Café. For an arriving passenger that is a better position than most Moroccan regional airports offer, where the landside hall often has a single counter or none at all.

This matters most if you are waiting: for a relative who is late, for a transfer, or for a connecting road journey. A seat and a coffee in the arrivals hall is a realistic option at OUD rather than a hope.

Paying on the spot: dirhams, cards and tipping

The Moroccan dirham is a closed currency: you cannot reliably get hold of it before arriving, and you should not plan to leave with a large amount. Outlets at Oujda will take dirhams; many take cards, and some will take euros at a rate set in their favour rather than yours.

• Small notes make life easier. A large note at a snack counter is a recurring source of friction.
• Use up your coins on departure. The airside counters are the natural place to spend what you cannot take home.
• Tipping: rounding up at a counter is normal and appreciated, and entirely optional.
• Duty free is in the departures area if you want to spend remaining dirhams on something other than food.

What you can take on board

Solid food passes security without difficulty. The rule that catches travellers out is the liquids restriction, which covers drinks, yoghurt, soup and sauces, not just toiletries.

• Allowed: sandwiches, bread, pastries, fruit, dry snacks, chocolate, nuts.
• Restricted: any drink or semi-liquid above the permitted container size, bought before security.
• The workaround: buy drinks after security, or carry an empty bottle and fill it there.
• Hot food: a shawarma bought airside can go on board, though cabin crew and your neighbours will thank you for considering the smell on a full flight.
• Coming back: if you are entering the EU, animal products such as meat and dairy are restricted regardless of where you bought them.

Cabin baggage rules on Europe routes have been changing. If you are flying to an EU destination, see our explainer on the EU cabin bag reform and what it changes on Morocco routes.

Travelling with a baby or young children

Baby food, milk and water for an infant are exempt from the usual liquid limits when the child is travelling with you. Present them separately at security; staff may ask you to taste them, which is routine.

Oujda sees a lot of family travel, but that does not mean a specific brand of formula will be on sale. Bring what your child actually eats. Hot water for a bottle is normally available on request at a café counter, on either side of security.

How Oujda compares with Morocco’s other airports

On the raw count, Oujda sits comfortably above Morocco’s other regional airports and is beaten only by the two big hubs. On the quality of the split between landside and airside, it does better still.

For the terminal layout, transport and everything else on site, see our complete guide to Oujda-Angads Airport.

Quick answers

FAQ — Oujda Airport restaurants

Are there restaurants at Oujda Airport?

Yes. ONDA lists five food outlets at Oujda-Angads: Caffricio and Aero Café in the public hall, and Ali Chawarma, Café Lindo and Budas Catering in the airside area. They are café and counter formats rather than full-service restaurants.

How many places are there to eat at Oujda Airport?

Five, which puts Oujda ahead of most Moroccan regional airports. Only the two big hubs, Casablanca and Marrakech, offer meaningfully more.

Can you get a hot meal at Oujda Airport?

Yes. A shawarma counter is listed in the airside area, which makes Oujda one of the few Moroccan regional airports where hot savoury food is available after security rather than only drinks and pastries.

Can you eat before security at Oujda?

Yes, two cafés are listed in the public hall. That is useful if family are seeing you off, since they can stay with you until you go through.

Is food expensive at Oujda Airport?

Prices sit above those in Oujda city centre, as at any airport, though they are generally described as reasonable rather than steep. We do not quote figures because they change.

Can I bring my own food through security?

Solid food, yes: sandwiches, fruit, pastries and dry snacks all pass. Drinks and semi-liquids such as yoghurt or soup fall under the liquids rule, so buy those after security or fill an empty bottle there.

Where can I find the official, up-to-date list?

ONDA, the National Airports Office, publishes the cafés and restaurants listing for each Moroccan airport on its own site. Outlets open and close, so for a specific brand on a specific day that listing is the authority, not any third-party guide, this one included.

Summary

Oujda-Angads is better supplied than its size suggests: five listed outlets, split two landside and three airside, including a shawarma counter that makes a real meal possible after security. That balance is the airport’s real advantage, because it lets you choose when to eat rather than forcing your hand. Carry dirhams in small notes, get ahead of the boarding wave in summer, and buy anything dietary-specific in Oujda itself.

Photo credit

Illustrative photograph. Outlets, brands and zones follow the listing published by ONDA, the National Airports Office, and may change without notice.