Mabrouk

I am a new fan of Mabrouk, because of their wide selection of diverse products. I can’t believe it took me so long to finally enter this market. I would pass Mabrouk multiple times, completely oblivious of what a a gem it is. I decided to wonder on in here out of curiousity, and loved everybit of it. My eyes lit up over so many of their products. The only downer about this market, it can get real tight in here. Never the less, Mabrouk has some great products worth checking out and the majority of the items are price reasonable. Surprisingly you will also find a few gluten-​free products in here as well.

Haha, all the other reviews say it already: This is Haarlems Secret Weapon, almost to good to be true. If mister (racist right wing politician) Wilders wants to arrange for less Maroccan people In the Netherlands, then he has never been here. Very small indeed but packed to the ceiling with more variety of food ware than you can imagine. If you need something from a recipe and you’ve never heard of it before: Mabrouk has it.
The most kind and cheerfull guys are working here, working their butts off and fast as humanly possible :) The check-​out line goes through the shop and is sometimes very very long (almost the whole shop) but don’t you worry, you’ll be next to pay in minutes. Also: do come here when your budget is low, the prices are really moderate. Fresh fruits and vegetables are increasingly biological, the meat still isn’t but since Mart Smeets buys his meat here, I guess it’s the best! Check the pictures.
I just love love love Mabrouk!

Don’t have much more to add that the people above haven’t in terms of the spectacular variety and quality of the place. If they don’t have it, you’re unlikely to find it outside Amsterdam or the zwartemarkt.
However, I sort of disagree with everyone saying they need a larger place for two reasons: one, they’d have to offset the higher rent with higher prices and a diluted product line and two, frankly I don’t mind if they stay a bit underground and keep their integrity rather than be tempted to become the next Vomar or something.

LOve this place. Friendly and have things I used to go to Amsterdam for! Great selection of international products. FRESH vegetables that you pick… not prepackaged hot house variety. Fresh meats, great imported cheeses, beautiful olives, hard to find grains.
I told them that other reviewers would love to see them open late at leats one night a week… he is thinking of trying Thursday nights… so this is great news for people who are working during the day!

What a cool place, I really do need to shop here more. They have all kinds of cool food that you can’t get anywhere else. They even have an olive/​antipasta sort bar where you can actually fill your own containers with however much (or little) as you want. This is a concept that is unheard of in NL and I miss from the US since I am only one person and the pre-​packaged stuff here tends to be too much food for just me.
They also have all kind of nice fruits and veggies (again, loose, you can take what you want) and a meat counter with lots of tasty looking things. Here you can also find hard to get in NL items like sweetened condensed milk, baking soda, etc.
The only reason I don’t give this place 5 stars is the same reason I don’t go a lot. They are only open till 6 (hello, some of us work for a living) and on Saturdays it is so crowded the line for the register literally wraps around the inside of the store. Sometimes I go and have stuff in my hand to buy but get so discouraged when I see the line that I put it back and leave.

Mabrouk’s first reviewer called this a Haarlem gem and she was 100% right. In a sea of Albert Heijn worsts, «jonge» cheeses and hydroponic produce, Mabrouk’s fresh Mediterranean and other fruits & veg, obscure spices and condiments (everything from crunchy Jiff to maple syrup to Indian madras mixes), selection of butchered chicken, lamb and other meats, full range of Italian olive oils and olive salads, even fresh herbs — this is THE place to shop for taste in Holland.
Haarlem is great, but it would be much harder to live here without Mabrouk. My only complaint, and my reason for four stars, is the store space — painfully small and cramped. Someone please offer Mabrouk a larger retail space stat. Mabrouk — please accept it.

When I first moved to Haarlem, I struggled to find spices to cook my Iranian family’s recipes, and really, anything more exotic than red pepper flakes. Paired with a burning desire for meat with taste, and fresher produces, finding Slagerij Mabrouk was like striking gold.
Not only do they have amazing produce, like fresh persimmons pumpkins and pomegranates, but they have excellent cuts of lamb, chicken and entrecôte. The good pasta, rice, and obscure grains like barley, quiona and bulgar are plentiful and moderately priced. Plus their dried nuts and fruits are about 50% cheaper here than at the local Albert Heijn.
Service with a smile and a very central location make this an absolute gem in Haarlem.