Where to eat in Marrakech: 19 restaurants, checked one by one

Nineteen restaurants, grouped by where they are rather than by a ranking, because in Marrakech the area decides the evening more than the kitchen does.

Two facts decide most bookings here, and neither appears on a review site.

The alcohol licence. Inside the medina, licences are uncommon. A beautiful riad restaurant may be completely dry, and finding that out at the table is a bad surprise. Every entry below says what the restaurant’s own site says — and where the site does not say, this page says so rather than guessing.

The last two hundred metres. A car cannot reach most medina doors. You will walk through unlit lanes that look identical at night. Ask where the car stops when you book, and ask whether someone can meet you. Most places will, and many offer before you ask.

How this list was built

Every restaurant here was found and then checked by opening its own website and reading it. Addresses, hours, booking channels and whether alcohol is served are taken from those pages, word for word. Nothing was copied from TripAdvisor or any review site: where a TripAdvisor page exists we link to it so you can read the reviews at the source, which is where they belong.

There are no rankings and no scores on this page. A number out of five tells you less than knowing that a place is dinner-only, closed on Wednesdays, and twelve minutes’ walk from where the taxi can stop.

Hours change. They change during Ramadan in particular, and Marrakech restaurants rarely update their websites when they do. Where a site publishes hours we have quoted them exactly; treat them as a starting point and confirm when you book.

Traditional Moroccan, inside the medina

Old houses, courtyards and set menus. The evening most people come to Marrakech for, and the one where you will be walking the last stretch.

Dar Yacout

A single fixed Moroccan menu, dinner only, in a large old house off Bab Doukkala, with a terrace for an aperitif beforehand.

• Where — “79, derb Sidi Ahmed Soussi, Bab Doukkala – Marrakech” — north-west medina, Bab Doukkala quarter
• Food — Traditional Moroccan, one fixed multi-course dinner menu (salads, harira, pastilla, tagines, tangia marrakchia, royal couscous, seffa)
• Alcohol — Served
• Hours — Open for dinner every day except Monday From 7 PM to 11 PM” — the site also states it is closed for lunch
• Booking — Phone +212 (0)5 24 38 29 29 or +212 (0)5 24 38 29 00; email reservation@daryacout.com; online reservation form at https://daryacout.com/en/reservations/. No WhatsApp number is given on the site.
• Their website · TripAdvisor

Dar Essalam

Set Moroccan menus served from midday to late near Riad Zitoun Kedim, with tagines and couscous inside and a rooftop terrace facing the Koutoubia.

• Where — “170 Riad Zitoun Kedim, Marrakech 40000, Maroc” — south medina, the Riad Zitoun Kedim street running off Jemaa el-Fna
• Food — Traditional Moroccan set menus — tagines, couscous, brochettes and pastilla, with tea or coffee and Moroccan pastries to close
• Alcohol — Served
• Hours — Every day: 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Booking — Online reservation form at https://book.eat-now.io/dar-essalam; phone +212 5 24 44 35 20; mobile/WhatsApp +212 6 61 55 76 91; email contact@daressalam.com
• Their website · TripAdvisor

Restaurant Dar Zellij

A restored house near Sidi Benslimane serving Moroccan food à la carte from midday to midnight, closed Tuesdays, with a full wine and cocktail list.

• Where — “Kaasour – Sidi Benslimane – Marrakech” — north medina, Sidi Benslimane quarter
• Food — Moroccan, ordered à la carte; a Sunday brunch is offered on request
• Alcohol — Served
• Hours — Restaurant open every day except tuesday from 12pm to 12am”, plus “Brunch (on request) every Sunday from 11am
• Booking — Phone +212 (0) 5 24 38 26 27; email reservation@darzellij.com; online “Book your table” form. The site’s reservation page also gives +212 5 24 42 64 63 and reservation@marrakech-riads.com.
• Their website · TripAdvisor

Le Foundouk

Dinner only in a converted foundouk near the Marrakech Museum, with Moroccan and international dishes, a cocktail bar and a terrace over the medina.

• Where — “55, Souk Hal Fes – Kaat Bennahid, Marrakesh – Medina” — north-central medina, the Kaat Bennahid lanes behind the souks
• Food — Moroccan and international à la carte — tagines (chicken with preserved lemon, lamb with figs, monkfish), couscous, pastilla, briouates and tangia marrakchia
• Alcohol — Served
• Hours — every day except Wednesday from 7 pm to midnight
• Booking — Phone +212 (0)524 378 190 or +212 (0)670 129 515; email contact@foundouk.com; online reservation form on the site. No WhatsApp number is given.
• Their website · TripAdvisor

Modern and rooftop, inside the medina

Contemporary kitchens and terraces over the rooftops. Same access problem as above, different food.

Café Arabe

A Moroccan-Italian kitchen with a full bar, where guests eat in the courtyard early and move up to the roof for the Koutoubia view.

• Where — 184, rue Mouassine – Médina, Marrakech (Mouassine quarter, opposite the Secret Garden end of the street)
• Food — Moroccan and Italian
• Alcohol — Served
• Hours — Contact page states “Lundi – Dimanche: 10:00 – 23:00” (English page: “Mon – Sun: 10.00 am – 11.00 pm”). CAUTION: elsewhere the same site states continuous service from 11 a.m. to midnight — the site contradicts itself, so confirm by phone before quoting a late sitting to a guest.
• Booking — Online reservation form on the contact page; telephone +212 (0)524 42 97 28; WhatsApp +212 666 933 891; groups and private events are asked to write to info.cafearabe@gmail.com
• Their website · TripAdvisor

Terrasse des épices

An open-air roof above the Cherifia souk serving Moroccan-Mediterranean plates, with a cocktail and champagne list and live music each evening.

• Where — 15, souk cherifia, sidi abdelaziz, Marrakech Médina (above the Souk Cherifia, north medina)
• Food — Moroccan and Mediterranean fusion
• Alcohol — Served
• Hours — 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM and from 6:30 PM to 00:30 AM”, open every day
• Booking — “Book your table” online reservation page on the site; contact form; telephone +212 5 24 37 59 04; email contact@terrassedesepices.com
• Their website · TripAdvisor

Rooftop DarDar

A rooftop off Riad Zitoun Kedim serving Moroccan-fusion food with cocktails and wine, open through the afternoon and late into the night.

• Where — 4 Riad Zitoun Kedim, Médina de Marrakech (the street running from Jemaa el-Fna toward the Mellah)
• Food — Moroccan fusion — traditional Moroccan flavours with international touches
• Alcohol — Served
• Hours — Open every day from 12 PM to 2 AM
• Booking — Online reservation page on the site; telephone (+212) 623-611-121; email reservation@rooftopdardar.com (the contact page gives booking@rooftopdardar.com); contact form
• Their website · TripAdvisor

Gueliz, the modern town

Pavements, street lighting, licences and a car to the door. Where people go when they want an ordinary good dinner rather than a production.

Le Loft

Guests go for French bistro cooking and a long wine list — French and Moroccan bottles, beers, spirits — a short walk from most Gueliz addresses.

• Where — 18 Rue de la Liberté, Marrakech 40000. The homepage places it “in the centre of Guéliz”.
• Food — French bistro — traditional dishes and daily suggestions built on fresh seasonal produce
• Alcohol — Served
• Hours — Printed on the site as “Schedule 12 h 00 – 00 h 00”. The site states no days of the week and names no closing day. A separate lunch combo is stated for Monday to Friday, 12h to 16h, excluding public holidays.
• Booking — Phone +212 5 24 43 42 16 (the same number is listed for delivery and take-away); a Reservation page and a contact form on the site. No WhatsApp number and no email address are printed on the pages read.
• Their website · TripAdvisor

My Kechmara

A day-to-night address on rue de la Liberté: coffee at noon, dinner in the evening, cocktails on the planted rooftop until two in the morning.

• Where — The contact page prints: MY KECHMARA, 3 Rue de la Liberté, Guéliz, 40 000 Marrakech.
• Food — International cooking and reinvented Moroccan dishes (“cuisine internationale et marocaine réinventée”)
• Alcohol — Served
• Hours — Printed as “7/7 de 10h00 à 2h00” — every day, 10:00 to 02:00, with last orders stated at 01:15.
• Booking — Online reservation form on the site (date, time, party size, name, email, phone, optional message). Phone +212 (0) 663 25 97 10. Email printed on the contact page as contact@mykechmararooftop.com. No WhatsApp number printed.
• Their website · TripAdvisor

Plus61

Guests come for modern Australian cooking with a wine list and cocktails, in a Gueliz dining room that closes on Sundays and offers lunchtime takeaway.

• Where — 96 Rue Mohammed el Beqal, Gueliz, Marrakech 40000. The site adds that it is opposite the Cinéma Colisée.
• Food — Australian-inspired, drawing on Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and South Asian flavours; bread, pasta, cheese and yoghurt made in house each morning from local bio-organic produce
• Alcohol — Served
• Hours — Lunch Monday to Saturday 12pm–4pm; dinner Monday to Saturday 6:30pm–10:30pm; closed Sunday. Take-out for delivery or pick-up is stated for Monday to Saturday 12pm–4pm.
• Booking — “Book now” online form on the site; phone +212 (0) 524 20 70 20; email hello@plus61.com, which the site requires for groups of six or more (a deposit is stated for large groups). No WhatsApp number printed.
• Their website · TripAdvisor

La Trattoria Marrakech

An Italian dining room in Gueliz serving pasta, grills and fish, with a palm garden outside and candlelit tables around an indoor basin.

• Where — 179 Rue Mohammed el Beqal, 40000 Marrakech — Guéliz, the same street as Plus61.
• Food — Italian — starters, pasta and risotto, meat, fish, sides and desserts
• Alcohol — Not stated on their site — ask before booking a drinking evening
• Hours — Monday 6pm–11pm; Tuesday to Sunday 12pm–11pm. The French version of the same page prints lundi 18h–23h, mardi–dimanche 12h–23h.
• Booking — Online through the SevenRooms booking link in the site’s own navigation; phone +212 (0) 5 24 43 26 41 or +212 (0) 6 62 09 42 97; email reservation@latrattoriamarrakech.com. No WhatsApp number printed.
• Their website · TripAdvisor

Hivernage and the hotel strip

Larger rooms, live music, cocktail bars, and the places that take a group of twelve without a negotiation.

Comptoir Darna

A Hivernage dinner-show room where belly dance and Gnawa sets run through the evening, and the patio and club stay open until three.

• Where — Avenue Echouhada, Hivernage, 40000 Marrakech (as printed: “Avenue.Echouhada, Hivernage, 40000 Marrakech – Maroc”)
• Food — Moroccan and Mediterranean, dinner-show format
• Alcohol — Served
• Hours — Restaurant: “Tous les soirs : 19h00 -01h00” (EN page: “Every evening : 07:00 pm – 01:00 am”). Patio & Club: “Tous les soirs : 19h00 – 03h00”. No closing day stated.
• Booking — Phone +212 (0) 5 24 43 77 02/10; email contact@comptoirdarna.com; online booking link on the site (SevenRooms). No WhatsApp given.
• Their website · TripAdvisor

Palais Jad Mahal

Two seatings a night in a Hivernage patio palace; the live band starts at 23h30, so a late table gets the music.

• Where — Rue Haroun Errachid, Hivernage, Marrakech
• Food — Moroccan, French and Thai, served as a cabaret dinner
• Alcohol — Served
• Hours — Lundi – Dimanche 19h30 – 02h00″. Two seatings shown on the booking page: 1st service 19h45–20h30, 2nd service 23h15–00h30. Live band “Dès 23h30”.
• Booking — Online booking form at https://palaisjadmahal.com/fr/booking (guests, date, time); phone +212 5 24 43 69 84; email contact@palaisjadmahal.com. No WhatsApp given.
• Their website · TripAdvisor

Le 6

Open from midday on the Hivernage boulevard, so a group can take the misted terrace for lunch or stay on for the evening DJ.

• Where — Blvd Mohamed 6 Hivernage, Résidence Hivernage, Marrakech 40000
• Food — International and Moroccan brasserie, with a bar lounge
• Alcohol — Served
• Hours — Ouvert tous les jours, de midi à 2h du matin”, with “Service restauration continue de midi à 1h du matin”.
• Booking — WhatsApp +212 613 604 352 (the site links wa.me/+212613604352 directly); same number by phone; email restaurantle6@gmail.com.
• Their website · TripAdvisor

Arkech

A rooftop skybar above Avenue Echouhada with live singers, violinists and a resident DJ, serving from midday through to two in the morning.

• Where — Av. Echouhada, Hivernage, 40 000, Marrakech, Maroc
• Food — “Cuisine Internationale Raffinée avec une Touche Marocaine” — international with a Moroccan accent
• Alcohol — Not stated on their site — ask before booking a drinking evening
• Hours — 12h00 – 02h00″. No day-by-day breakdown and no closing day stated.
• Booking — Phone +212 600 008 500; WhatsApp on the same number (linked from the site); email reservations@arkech.ma (also info@arkech.ma); online reservation form on the site.
• Their website · TripAdvisor

Gardens and destinations outside the walls

You drive. Usually a lunch, a pool and an afternoon rather than a dinner squeezed between other things.

Beldi Country Club

Guests drive out for a day among the olive trees and pools, with lunch, a licensed bar and a day pass for non-residents.

• Where — “Beldi Country Club Km 6, Route de Barrage. “Cherifia” Marrakech Morocco” — exactly as printed on the site’s contact page. Route du Barrage, outside the walls, south-west of the city.
• Food — Moroccan and Mediterranean, market- and season-led. Three eating places named on the site: El Badia by the pools, Beldi Oliviers in the hotel gardens, and a Mediterranean restaurant in a greenhouse.
• Alcohol — Served
• Hours — Not published on their site
• Booking — Phone +212 5 24 38 39 50; WhatsApp +212670015303; email contact@beldicountryclub.com; plus a “Book a table” online booking link (bookings.zenchef.com). All four channels are printed on their own pages.
• Their website

BÔ ZIN

An evening address on the Ourika road where dinner is served in a lit garden, with sushi, sashimi and steamed plates, and a bar.

• Where — “Km 3,5 Route de l’Ourika, 40000 Marrakech, MAROC” — exactly as printed in the contact block on their own site. Route de l’Ourika, just beyond the city.
• Food — Asian-leaning. Their own carte is grouped as Vapeurs, Sushi, Sashimi, Entrées, Plats, Desserts.
• Alcohol — Not stated on their site — ask before booking a drinking evening
• Hours — Not published on their site
• Booking — Phone +212 (0) 524 388 012; email contact@bo-zin.com; and a live online reservation widget embedded on their own site (openflow.pro). No WhatsApp number shown.
• Their website

Palais Namaskar — Restaurant “La Table”

Guests go for lunch on the garden terrace in the Palmeraie, with pool access through the afternoon and cocktails at the rooftop bar afterwards.

• Where — “Route De Bab Atlas, No.88/69, Province Syba – Marrakech, Morocco” — exactly as printed on their site. Palmeraie.
• Food — Garden lunch: crisp garden salads, artisanal tarts and seasonal vegetables. A separate fine-dining restaurant, Le Namaskar, and a rooftop bar operate on the same estate.
• Alcohol — Served
• Hours — Tous les midis” — lunch, every day, as stated on the La Table page. No clock times are given for the restaurant. Do not publish the “Lundi – Vendredi: 9:00 – 20:00” / “Samedi: 11:00-15:00” block on the homepage as restaurant hours: the page never says what those hours cover.
• Booking — The La Table page prints its own restaurant line, +212 5 24 29 98 76, and restaurant@palaisnamaskar.com — separate from the hotel switchboard +212 (0) 524 29 98 00 / contacts@palaisnamaskar.com. Use the restaurant line. No WhatsApp shown.
• Their website

Fellah Hôtel

A working farm estate twenty minutes out on the Ourika road, where guests come for a day pass, the pools and a farm-to-table lunch.

• Where — “Km 13, Route de l’Ourika – Canal Zarraba 40 000 Marrakech” — exactly as printed on their contact page. Route de l’Ourika.
• Food — Farm-to-table Moroccan — slow-cooked tagines, wood-fired bread, vegetables and herbs from the estate’s own gardens. Two outlets named: Green Fellah and the TOUCO café.
• Alcohol — Not stated on their site — ask before booking a drinking evening
• Hours — Not published on their site
• Booking — Phone +212 524384300; email reservation@fellah-hotel.com and info@fellah-hotel.com; plus a contact form on the site. No WhatsApp shown.
• Their website · TripAdvisor

Booking any of them

Use WhatsApp or the phone. Marrakech restaurants answer both within minutes and frequently ignore email and web forms entirely. Book for dinner, especially in the medina where a room holds thirty covers rather than a hundred, and confirm on the day for a table of more than six.

If you would rather not do it yourself, we book restaurants for guests staying with us, including the ones that only answer a phone in French, and we arrange the car both ways so nobody is looking for a taxi at midnight in a lane.