19 editor picks across Morocco.
19 moroccan restaurants worth the trip across Morocco, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Morocco.
La Grande Table Marocaine at the Royal Mansour is the only African restaurant in Les Grandes Tables du Monde, overseen by Helene Darroze in Marrakech.
OrderRefined pastilla, Lamb tasting, Moroccan tasting menu
TipLa Liste 2025 ranked it 6th globally with 97 points. Reserve weeks ahead.
Run entirely by women since 1987, Al Fassia in Marrakech's Gueliz cooks the refined Fassi (Fez) repertoire under chef Saida Chab, daily lunch and dinner.
OrderThe slow-cooked lamb tagine with caramelised quince, served with khobz bread.
TipOrder tagines a la carte rather than the set menu; the kitchen's strength is single-dish patience, not coursing.
Kamal Laftimi's four-floor rooftop on Marrakech's spice square Rahba Kedima, modern Moroccan plates served above the souk action since 2014.
OrderOrder the calamari salad with green chermoula and the slow lamb shoulder.
TipReserve for Thursday to Sunday and ask for a spot on the top terrace; walk-ins are often turned away when it is busy.
Amal Center in Marrakech's Gueliz trains disadvantaged women in Moroccan cooking and serves the practice meals as lunch; non-profit, founded 2012.
OrderWhatever the daily plate is; the Friday couscous is the standing classic.
TipLunch only, closed Sundays. Book ahead; the dining room fills fast with NGO regulars and food-tour groups.
Amal Center in Marrakech's Gueliz trains disadvantaged women in Moroccan cooking and serves the practice meals as lunch; non-profit, founded 2012.
OrderWhatever the daily plate is; the Friday couscous is the standing classic.
TipLunch only, closed Sundays. Book ahead; the dining room fills fast with NGO regulars and food-tour groups.
Le Tobsil in Marrakech's R'mila medina runs the canonical Moroccan tasting: 11 to 13 salads, pigeon pastilla, lamb tagine, in a candle-lit Gnaoua-music riad.
Order11 Moroccan salads, Pigeon pastilla, Lamb tagine couscous
TipClosed Tuesdays. Set menu only; live Gnaoua music. Pace yourself, the salads alone are dinner.
A converted caravanserai near Bab Doukkala, Marrakech's Le Foundouk has plated Moroccan and Mediterranean tasting menus on its rooftop since 2002.
OrderPigeon pastilla, then the lamb-prune tagine; book the rooftop in clear weather.
TipClosed Wednesdays. The covered rooftop has Atlas views in winter when most other rooms close their open terraces.
L'Mida sits two levels above Rahba Kedima in Marrakech, plating modern Moroccan fusion with rooftop Atlas views and a strict no-alcohol policy.
OrderThe Berber gnocchi (Italian technique with Moroccan spice), then lamb chops on the rooftop.
TipNo alcohol, but the house mocktails (rose-cardamom, cucumber-mint) are worth the order.
L'Mida sits two levels above Rahba Kedima in Marrakech, plating modern Moroccan fusion with rooftop Atlas views and a strict no-alcohol policy.
OrderThe Berber gnocchi (Italian technique with Moroccan spice), then lamb chops on the rooftop.
TipNo alcohol, but the house mocktails (rose-cardamom, cucumber-mint) are worth the order.
Kamal Laftimi's emerald-green oasis hidden in the Marrakech souks, Le Jardin plates Moroccan classics and bistro food in a 16th-century riad.
OrderTanjia, the clay-urn lamb served straight from the amphora, with khobz bread.
TipReservations don't take; arrive before 13:00 for lunch or you wait. Chameleons live in the lemon trees.
Le Comptoir Darna has anchored Marrakech's Hivernage nightlife since 1999, plating Moroccan-Mediterranean in a 1930s Art Deco villa with two nightly shows.
OrderBook the dinner-show; the belly-dance performances start at 21:30 and 23:20.
TipTwo shows nightly at 21:30 and 23:20; book the earlier seating for dinner timing.
Kamal Laftimi's emerald-green oasis hidden in the Marrakech souks, Le Jardin plates Moroccan classics and bistro food in a 16th-century riad.
OrderTanjia, the clay-urn lamb served straight from the amphora, with khobz bread.
TipReservations don't take; arrive before 13:00 for lunch or you wait. Chameleons live in the lemon trees.
Le Salama rises three floors off Rue des Banques in Marrakech's medina: colonial library downstairs, belly-dance dining mid-floor, panoramic Sky Bar above.
OrderPastilla downstairs, then climb to the Sky Bar for cocktails with Koutoubia views.
TipSave the rooftop for last; the climb from ground floor to Sky Bar is half the night out.
Dar Yacout at Bab Doukkala plates a fixed Moroccan tasting in a palace riad of Marrakech's medina; the late King Hassan II kept it as a favourite.
OrderMoroccan tasting menu, Pigeon pastilla, Couscous royal
TipClosed Mondays. The terrace with Koutoubia view is the upgrade; live Arabo-Andalusian and Gnaoua music.
Latitude 31 near Marrakech's Bab Doukkala gate serves revisited Moroccan in an orange-tree courtyard, a quieter alternative to the souk-side rooftops.
OrderWhichever revisited tagine is on the day's blackboard; the kitchen rotates seasonally.
TipThe dining room is in an inner courtyard; ask for a courtyard table over the interior salon.
Latitude 31 near Marrakech's Bab Doukkala gate serves revisited Moroccan in an orange-tree courtyard, a quieter alternative to the souk-side rooftops.
OrderWhichever revisited tagine is on the day's blackboard; the kitchen rotates seasonally.
TipThe dining room is in an inner courtyard; ask for a courtyard table over the interior salon.
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.
OrderMechoui by weight, with khobz and cumin; the tangia is the alternative.
TipTangia at 100 DH is the cheapest sit-down version in Gueliz. Cash works best.
Le Trou au Mur at Le Farnatchi hotel in Marrakech's medina cooks the slow, domestic Moroccan dishes (tangia, m'hammer) most restaurants skip.
OrderTangia, Tafarnout bread cooked in clay, Forgotten Moroccan family recipes
TipClosed Mondays. The roof terrace is the rainy-night fallback. Tangia must be ordered 24 hours ahead.
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.
OrderPoulet roti with frites at 50 to 100 MAD; the falafel wrap is the lunch budget pick.
TipCan get crowded; arrive before 13:00 for lunch or wait. Cash only.
