16 casual dining worth the trip across Morocco, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Morocco guides.
La Famille ★ 4.5 · Marrakech
medina · 42 Riad Zitoun Jdid, Medina, Marrakech 40000
La Famille in Marrakech's Bab Mellah is a women-run vegetarian garden restaurant; concise rotating menu, leafy courtyard, the calmest medina lunch room.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Lunch only; reservations recommended as the courtyard seats 30.
Amal Center Gueliz ★ 4.5 · Marrakech
gueliz · Rue Allal Ben Ahmed et Rue Ibn Sina, Gueliz, Marrakech 40000
Amal Center in Marrakech's Gueliz trains disadvantaged women in Moroccan cooking and serves the practice meals as lunch; non-profit, founded 2012.
Tip: Lunch only, closed Sundays. Book ahead; the dining room fills fast with NGO regulars and food-tour groups.
L'Mida ★ 4.4 · Marrakech
medina · 78 Bis Derb Nkhel, Rahba Kdima, Marrakech 40000
L'Mida sits two levels above Rahba Kedima in Marrakech, plating modern Moroccan fusion with rooftop Atlas views and a strict no-alcohol policy.
Tip: No alcohol, but the house mocktails (rose-cardamom, cucumber-mint) are worth the order.
Naranj ★ 4.3 · Marrakech
medina · 84 Rue Riad Zitoun el Jdid, Marrakech 40000
Naranj on Riad Zitoun el Jdid is the Marrakech medina Lebanese spot: a Lebanese-Syrian husband-and-wife team plate mezze and grills on a rooftop terrace.
Tip: The rooftop seats half the dining room; in cooler months the covered courtyard below is the calmer choice.
Le Jardin ★ 4.3 · Marrakech
medina · 32 Souk Jeld Sidi Abdelaziz, Marrakech 40000
Kamal Laftimi's emerald-green oasis hidden in the Marrakech souks, Le Jardin plates Moroccan classics and bistro food in a 16th-century riad.
Tip: Reservations don't take; arrive before 13:00 for lunch or you wait. Chameleons live in the lemon trees.
L'Annexe ★ 4.3 · Marrakech
gueliz · 14 Rue Moulay Ali, Gueliz, Marrakech 40000
L'Annexe in Marrakech's Gueliz is a French Mediterranean bistro on Rue Moulay Ali, owner on premises, plating Southern French classics and the best aged beef.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Book one of the four window tables for the best people-watching on Moulay Ali.
Pepe Nero ★ 4.3 · Marrakech
medina · 17 Derb Cherkaoui, Douar Graoua, Medina, Marrakech 40000
Pepe Nero plates Italian-Moroccan dual menus in the courtyard of Riyad Al Moussika, a former pasha's palace five minutes from Marrakech's Jemaa el-Fna.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Reserve courtyard seating; the indoor salon is the rainy-night fallback.
Cafe Arabe ★ 4.2 · Marrakech
medina · 184 Rue Mouassine, Medina, Marrakech 40000
Cafe Arabe on Rue Mouassine has plated Italian-Moroccan fusion in Marrakech's medina for over 20 years; a rare alcohol-licensed rooftop near the Koutoubia.
Tip: The downstairs courtyard is mister-cooled in summer; the rooftop is best at sunset for the Koutoubia silhouette.
Kechmara ★ 4.2 · Marrakech
gueliz · 3 Rue de la Liberte, Gueliz, Marrakech 40000
Kechmara on Marrakech's Rue de la Liberte runs an all-day bistro-bar with rooftop terrace; 70s interior, alcohol licence, and busy jazz nights in Gueliz.
Tip: Open till 02:00 with food till 23:30; the rooftop fills first, the gallery-floor bar is the late seat.
Limoni ★ 4.1 · Marrakech
medina · 40 Rue Diour Saboun, Bab Taghzout, Marrakech 40000
Limoni in north Marrakech medina is a quiet riad-kitchen running honest Italian pasta and pizza around a courtyard with a heavy old lemon tree.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Find the door via Sidi Ben Abbas mausoleum; phone the riad if you get lost in Diour Saboun.
Latitude 31 ★ 4.1 · Marrakech
bab-doukkala · 186 Rue El Gza, Arset Lhiri, Bab Doukkala, Marrakech 40000
Latitude 31 near Marrakech's Bab Doukkala gate serves revisited Moroccan in an orange-tree courtyard, a quieter alternative to the souk-side rooftops.
Tip: The dining room is in an inner courtyard; ask for a courtyard table over the interior salon.
Mama Afrika ★ 4.0 · Marrakech
gueliz · Rue Oum Errabia, Gueliz, Marrakech 40000
Mama Afrika in Marrakech's Gueliz plates Afro-fusion under tribal-art ceilings, with a vegan-friendly menu and Monday-night live reggae-jazz Mama Jam sets.
Tip: Monday live music nights fill up; reserve. Vegetarians can build a full meal across the appetizer list.
Earth Cafe ★ 4.0 · Marrakech
medina · 2 Derb Zouak, Rue Riad Zitoun el Kedim, Marrakech 40000
Earth Cafe on Riad Zitoun el Kedim was Marrakech's first vegetarian restaurant: nine plates daily, three floors of alcoves, farm-to-table sourcing model.
Tip: Nine plates daily, four to five vegan. The third floor has the calmest seating.
Beats Burger ★ 4.0 · Marrakech
medina · 35 Souk Jeld Kimakine, Marrakech 40000
Beats Burger near Dar el Bacha in Marrakech's medina is a casual gourmet burger counter built around a music-and-food concept; expats and tourists, 70 MAD.
Tip: Burgers from 70 DH, bagels from 55 DH. The terrace fills at lunch; counter seats inside are usually open.
Chez Lamine Gueliz ★ 4.0 · Marrakech
gueliz · 29 Rue Ibn Aicha, Gueliz, Marrakech 40000
Chez Lamine's Gueliz outpost on Rue Ibn Aicha brings Marrakech's mechoui-and-tangia institution to the new city, since 1965; cleaner than the medina counter.
Tip: Tangia at 100 DH is the cheapest sit-down version in Gueliz. Cash works best.
Roti d'Or ★ 3.9 · Marrakech
medina · 64 Taoualat Ben Saleh, Medina, Marrakech 40000
Roti d'Or in Marrakech's medina is a cheap and friendly counter for poulet roti and wraps; tagines, burgers, falafel wraps, 50 to 100 MAD per plate.
Tip: Can get crowded; arrive before 13:00 for lunch or wait. Cash only.