1112

A glass of tea can look like a small thing. At 1112, it opens onto a much larger geography: regional habits, plants, vessels, family knowledge and the rituals through which people welcome one another.

The house stands opposite the Almoravid Qubba and near the Ben Youssef Madrasa. Its name comes from a Hijri date carved into the original cedar ceilings, placing the building’s own history at the centre of the experience. Twelve regional tea ceremonies provide the framework, alongside a botanical restaurant and a museum devoted to Moroccan tea heritage.

The objects are part of the attraction. The museum places British and Moroccan silver tea services in conversation, inviting a closer look at the different forms and gestures that have developed around a shared drink. For a studio concerned with materials, that is a particularly rewarding subject: the weight of a pot, the shape of a spout, the way a glass asks to be held.

Leave room for the shop, where regional teas and serving pieces extend the visit. Our reason to include 1112 is simple. It gives an everyday act the attention it deserves, and shows how much culture can be contained in something small enough to sit on a table.

Go in the late afternoon, order a tasting of teas from several regions, and leave time for the small museum upstairs.