15 of the best · Marrakech, Morocco

Where Marrakech Eats: Palace Tables, Roof Terraces and the Night Market

Le Marocain at La Mamounia, the women’s kitchens of Al Fassia, Sahbi Sahbi and Amal, Nomad, L’mida and Le Foundouk on the roofs of the medina, the brasserie of Gueliz and the food stalls of Jemaa el-Fna.

Our 15 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated November 2026

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Three Marrakech moments we keep going back to: Jemaa el-Fna at dusk from a roof terrace, the Jardin Majorelle at opening time, and a day in the Atlas above Imlil.

Run by women since 1987

Al Fassia

Gueliz·Restaurant

The Gueliz restaurant that opened in 1987 with a kitchen and dining room run entirely by women.

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Modern Moroccan, on the roof

Nomad

Medina·Restaurant

A “modern Moroccan” restaurant on the roofs above the spice square.

1 Derb Aarjane, Medina, MarrakechExplore View on map
Inside the palace

Le Marocain at La Mamounia

Medina·Restaurant

Traditional Moroccan cooking by chef Rachid Agouray at La Mamounia.

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The back story 2

How Marrakech eats, from the palace to the night market.

The back story

Marrakech at the table: tagines, terraces and the night market

Marrakech·In depth

Le 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.

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The back story

Moroccan Food

Marrakech·In depth: food

The tagine, Friday couscous, pastilla, the tanjia of Marrakech, harira and the ceremony of mint tea: what to eat in Marrakech.

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The grand tables 4

Palace dining.

At the Royal Mansour

La Grande Table at the Royal Mansour

Medina·Restaurant

The Royal Mansour’s grand restaurant, inside the palace walls near Jemaa el-Fna.

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Inside the palace

Le Marocain at La Mamounia

Medina·Restaurant

Traditional Moroccan cooking by chef Rachid Agouray at La Mamounia.

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Jean-François Piège

Le Pavillon at Selman

Route d’Amizmiz·Restaurant

Selman’s restaurant, its kitchens directed by Jean-François Piège since 2024.

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Nobu Matsuhisa’s menu

Nobu Marrakech

Hivernage·Restaurant

Signature dishes and local specialties from chef Nobu Matsuhisa’s kitchen, at Nobu Hotel Marrakech.

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On the roofs of the medina 3

Terraces and the minaret.

In an old caravanserai

Le Foundouk

Medina·Restaurant

Moroccan and international cooking and a roof terrace in a restored foundouk, since 2002.

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A green roof terrace

L’mida

Medina·Restaurant

A chic Moroccan table near the spice quarter, with a bar on its roof terrace.

78 bis Derb Nkhal, Rahba Lakdima, MarrakechExplore View on map
Modern Moroccan, on the roof

Nomad

Medina·Restaurant

A “modern Moroccan” restaurant on the roofs above the spice square.

1 Derb Aarjane, Medina, MarrakechExplore View on map

Women in the kitchen 3

Moroccan cooking, handed down.

Run by women since 1987

Al Fassia

Gueliz·Restaurant

The Gueliz restaurant that opened in 1987 with a kitchen and dining room run entirely by women.

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A kitchen that trains women

Amal

Gueliz·Restaurant

A non-profit restaurant and cooking school that has trained women in Marrakech since 2012.

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The cooking of the dadas

Sahbi Sahbi

Gueliz·Restaurant

Moroccan cooking carried by women on Boulevard Mansour Eddahbi, in the spirit of the dadas who hand down the recipes.

37 Boulevard Mansour Eddahbi, Gueliz, 40000 MarrakechExplore View on map

Gueliz and Hivernage 4

The new town’s tables.

Australian ease

+61

Gueliz·Restaurant

Seasonal, locally sourced cooking in the Australian manner, on Rue Mohammed el Beqal.

96 Rue Mohammed el Beqal, Gueliz, MarrakechExplore View on map
Dinner and a show, since 1999

Comptoir Darna

Hivernage·Restaurant

Moroccan and Mediterranean cooking and a dinner show on Avenue Echouhada, since 1999.

Avenue Echouhada, Hivernage, 40000 MarrakechExplore View on map
A 1920s institution

Le Grand Café de la Poste

Gueliz·Brasserie

The brasserie of the 1920s beside the old post office, with a terrace and jazz evenings.

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Italian in a riad

Pepe Nero

Kasbah·Restaurant

An Italian and Moroccan restaurant in a riad, five minutes’ walk from Jemaa el-Fna.

17 Derb Cherkaoui, Douar Graoua, 40000 MarrakechExplore View on map

The night market 1

Jemaa el-Fna.

Every evening

The food stalls of Jemaa el-Fna

Medina·Night market

The evening food stalls of the great square: grills, soups and snail broth under the smoke.

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