Transfers
Getting to the Atlas, the Ourika valley and Agafay
All three are close enough for a half day. Agafay is about forty minutes, the Ourika valley about an hour, and Imlil in the High Atlas…
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The Marrakech Guide.
Practical answers about Marrakech, written by the concierge team that works in the city every day — when to come, where to stay, how to move around, and what is worth your time.
Food & Drink
Where to eat in Marrakech: 19 restaurants, checked one by one
Nineteen Marrakech restaurants grouped by area, each checked against its own website: where it is, what it cooks, whether it serves alcohol, when it opens and…
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Where to eat in Marrakech, area by area
The medina, Gueliz and the Palmeraie are three different dinners. The medina gives you riad courtyards and rooftops but almost no alcohol; Gueliz is the modern…
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Food & Drink
Rooftop dining in Marrakech: what to expect
Rooftops are the reason to eat in the medina, but they are seasonal and the view varies enormously. The ones facing the Koutoubia or the square…
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Booking a restaurant in Marrakech: timing, dress and tipping
Book by phone or WhatsApp rather than by form, eat from half past eight, dress smart-casual and cover shoulders and knees in the medina, and tip…
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Food & Drink
A private chef at your villa or riad in Marrakech
For a group staying outside the medina, a chef at the house is usually a better evening than driving into town. It is arranged in advance,…
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Food & Drink
Eating vegetarian or vegan in Marrakech
Vegetarian is easy: Moroccan cooking is full of vegetable dishes and every restaurant has a vegetable tagine and a table of salads. Vegan takes more care,…
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Nightlife
Marrakech nightlife: how the night actually works
Nightlife happens outside the medina. The bars and clubs are in Gueliz, the Hivernage and along the road to the Palmeraie, they start late — dinner…
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Nightlife
Nightclubs in Marrakech: what a night out is like
The clubs are in the Hivernage and along the Palmeraie road, they run from about one in the morning until four or five, and most operate…
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Nightlife
Rooftop bars in Marrakech, and where you can drink
Licensed rooftop bars are concentrated in Gueliz, the Hivernage and in hotels; inside the medina most terraces are dry and serve mint tea and juice instead.…
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Live music in Marrakech: gnawa, jazz and what to expect
Live music in Marrakech runs from gnawa — trance music with deep historical roots, played on a three-string guembri with iron castanets — to jazz and…
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Nightlife
Alcohol in Marrakech: the rules, plainly
Alcohol is legal for visitors and sold in licensed restaurants, hotels, bars and dedicated shop sections — but it is not sold everywhere, almost never inside…
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