Neighbourhood guide
Gueliz, the new town
The Ville Nouvelle: the 1920s brasserie, galleries, boutiques and the restaurants of women cooks.
Gueliz is the new town built outside the walls in the twentieth century, of avenues, cafés and galleries; Le Grand Café de la Poste has watched over it since the 1920s.
Sights
David Bloch Gallery, and the walk north to Majorelle.
Eating and drinking
Le Grand Café de la Poste, Al Fassia, Sahbi Sahbi, Amal and +61.
Staying
Gueliz is close to the hotels of Hivernage and Majorelle.
Lunch in Gueliz, then walk to Majorelle.
Our advice: book Al Fassia ahead.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating and drinking
- Staying
Location
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More in depth
The back storyMarrakech at the table: tagines, terraces and the night marketLe Marocain at La Mamounia, Al Fassia’s kitchen of women, the roof terraces of Nomad, L’mida and Le Foundouk, the brasserie of Gueliz and the smoke of Jemaa el-Fna at night: how Marrakech eats.
The back storyMoroccan FoodThe tagine, Friday couscous, pastilla, the tanjia of Marrakech, harira and the ceremony of mint tea: what to eat in Marrakech.
The back storyWhere Marrakech sleeps: palaces, riads and the gardens beyond the wallsLa Mamounia and the Royal Mansour inside the walls, riads such as El Fenn and La Maison Arabe in the lanes of the medina, and the garden resorts of the Palmeraie and the Atlas road: where to stay in Marrakech.