What soft drinks and sodas are popular in Morocco?

The first thing that surprises visitors is how seriously Moroccans take Coca-Cola. It’s not just available — it’s woven into the culture, poured at family meals, weddings, and especially at iftar during Ramadan, where a cold Coke breaking the fast is practically sacred. You’ll see it on every table, and many Moroccans genuinely consider it the natural partner to a tagine, much to the dismay of food purists.

Beyond Coke, the local soda landscape has some fun discoveries. Hawai is the one I tell clients to try — a bright, tropical-fruit fizzy drink that Moroccan kids grow up on, sweet and a bit nostalgic. Pom’s is a fizzy apple soda you’ll spot in shops, and the usual international suspects — Sprite, Fanta in several flavours, Schweppes lemon (hugely popular) — are everywhere. Sugar-free options exist in cities but thin out in rural areas.

For something more characterful, reach for Oulmès. It’s Morocco’s own naturally sparkling mineral water, slightly salty and bracing, bottled from a spring in the Middle Atlas and sold in a distinctive green bottle. Moroccans drink it as a digestif and a hot-weather refresher. Its flat sister-brand, Sidi Ali, dominates the still-water shelves. Asking for Oulmès rather than a Coke is a small thing that locals appreciate as a sign you’re paying attention.

And I can’t talk about cold drinks without the juice carts. Freshly squeezed orange juice on Jemaa el-Fnaa, avocado-almond milkshakes, sugarcane and pomegranate in season — these are the real local soft drinks, and they’re cheaper and infinitely better than anything in a can. A glass costs 5–15 dirhams. I always nudge clients off the soda and toward the juice stalls; it’s one of the small everyday pleasures of being here.