7 editor picks across Morocco.
7 italian restaurants worth the trip across Morocco, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Morocco.
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.
OrderPick the Italian or the Moroccan menu, not both; the kitchen executes each tradition cleanly when it commits.
TipClosed Sundays. Reserve courtyard seating; the indoor salon is the rainy-night fallback.
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.
OrderPick the Italian or the Moroccan menu, not both; the kitchen executes each tradition cleanly when it commits.
TipClosed Sundays. Reserve courtyard seating; the indoor salon is the rainy-night fallback.
L'Italien par Simone Zanoni at Marrakech's La Mamounia plates the Italian chef's seasonal menu with Pierre Herme desserts, in a Pullman-grand dining room.
OrderItalian tasting menu, Pierre Herme desserts, Italian wine pairing
TipSave room for Pierre Herme's pastry course; the L'Italien sweets travel from his Paris boutique recipes.
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.
OrderThe cannelloni, then climb to the rooftop for Koutoubia sunset; alcohol-licensed.
TipThe downstairs courtyard is mister-cooled in summer; the rooftop is best at sunset for the Koutoubia silhouette.
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.
OrderThe cannelloni, then climb to the rooftop for Koutoubia sunset; alcohol-licensed.
TipThe downstairs courtyard is mister-cooled in summer; the rooftop is best at sunset for the Koutoubia silhouette.
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.
OrderWhichever fresh pasta the kitchen made that morning; ask the server for the day's batch.
TipClosed Sundays. Find the door via Sidi Ben Abbas mausoleum; phone the riad if you get lost in Diour Saboun.
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.
OrderWhichever fresh pasta the kitchen made that morning; ask the server for the day's batch.
TipClosed Sundays. Find the door via Sidi Ben Abbas mausoleum; phone the riad if you get lost in Diour Saboun.
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