6 bars worth the trip across Morocco, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Morocco guides.

Le Churchill Bar ★ 4.7 · Marrakech

hivernage · Avenue Bab Jdid, La Mamounia, Marrakech 40000

Le Churchill Bar at Marrakech's La Mamounia, a black-marble Pullman-style room by Patrick Jouin, is the city's most refined cocktail bar; jacket required.

Tip: Elegant attire required. The marjoram in the Sir Winston comes from the Mamounia garden behind the bar.

Barometre ★ 4.6 · Marrakech

gueliz · Rue Moulay Ali, Gueliz, Marrakech 40000

Barometre on Rue Moulay Ali is Morocco's first mixology bar; a Gueliz basement speakeasy in Marrakech with rotating cocktails, infusions, small plates.

Tip: Closed Sundays. No reservations; line forms outside the unmarked door before 19:00 on weekends.

El Fenn Rooftop ★ 4.6 · Marrakech

medina · Derb Moullay Abdullah Ben Hussain, Bab El Ksour, Medina, Marrakech 40000

El Fenn's rooftop bar in Marrakech medina, 1300m2 with Koutoubia and Atlas views, serves cocktails, light meals and tapas; non-residents welcome till 23:00.

Tip: Book a chaise for sunset; non-residents pay a 100 DH minimum spend on busy weekends.

Nomad Rooftop ★ 4.5 · Marrakech

medina · 1 Derb Aarjane, Rahba Lakdima, Marrakech 40000

Nomad's four-floor rooftop over Marrakech's Rahba Kedima spice square is the city's most-photographed cocktail terrace; cocktails, Moroccan small plates.

Tip: Book the rooftop terrace by 19:00 for sunset; the second-floor non-smoking salon is the cool fallback.

Le Salama Sky Bar ★ 4.2 · Marrakech

medina · 40 Rue des Banques, Medina, Marrakech 40000

Le Salama's three-floor Marrakech medina rooftop has the Koutoubia at eye level; cocktails, tapas and shisha to 02:00; the climb up is a tour of three eras.

Tip: Open till 02:00. The Sky Bar is non-smoking; shisha service downstairs on the second floor.

Kechmara Bar ★ 4.2 · Marrakech

gueliz · 3 Rue de la Liberte, Gueliz, Marrakech 40000

Kechmara on Marrakech's Rue de la Liberte runs an all-day bar-restaurant: 70s-vibe ground floor, jazz on busy nights, rooftop drinks till 02:00 in Gueliz.

Tip: Jazz nights pull a crowd; rooftop fills first. The downstairs bar room is the quieter perch after midnight.