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What to order at Chez Lamine Gueliz
- Must order
- Mechoui by weight, with khobz and cumin; the tangia is the alternative.
- Signature dishes
- Mechoui lamb, Tangia, Mixed grill
- Editor tip
- Tangia at 100 DH is the cheapest sit-down version in Gueliz. Cash works best.
Signature dishes: Mechoui lamb, Tangia, Mixed grill
Must order: Mechoui by weight, with khobz and cumin; the tangia is the alternative.
Tip: Tangia at 100 DH is the cheapest sit-down version in Gueliz. Cash works best.
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Location
Address: 29 Rue Ibn Aicha, Gueliz, Marrakech 40000
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Amal Center Gueliz ★ 4.5
Amal Center in Marrakech's Gueliz trains disadvantaged women in Moroccan cooking and serves the practice meals as lunch; non-profit, founded 2012.
Signature: Lamb tagine with prunes, Couscous, Daily seasonal plate
Order: Whatever the daily plate is; the Friday couscous is the standing classic.
Tip: Lunch only, closed Sundays. Book ahead; the dining room fills fast with NGO regulars and food-tour groups.
More casual dining in Marrakech
Roti d'Or ★ 3.9
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.
Signature: Roast chicken, Falafel wrap, Tagines
Order: Poulet roti with frites at 50 to 100 MAD; the falafel wrap is the lunch budget pick.
Tip: Can get crowded; arrive before 13:00 for lunch or wait. Cash only.
Latitude 31 ★ 4.1
Latitude 31 near Marrakech's Bab Doukkala gate serves revisited Moroccan in an orange-tree courtyard, a quieter alternative to the souk-side rooftops.
Signature: Revisited tagine, Vegetarian seven-veg plate, Citrus tart
Order: Whichever revisited tagine is on the day's blackboard; the kitchen rotates seasonally.
Tip: The dining room is in an inner courtyard; ask for a courtyard table over the interior salon.
Amal Center Gueliz ★ 4.5
Amal Center in Marrakech's Gueliz trains disadvantaged women in Moroccan cooking and serves the practice meals as lunch; non-profit, founded 2012.
Signature: Lamb tagine with prunes, Couscous, Daily seasonal plate
Order: Whatever the daily plate is; the Friday couscous is the standing classic.
Tip: Lunch only, closed Sundays. Book ahead; the dining room fills fast with NGO regulars and food-tour groups.
Naranj ★ 4.3
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.
Signature: Mezze platter, Hummus, Lamb shawarma plate
Order: Build a meal from the mezze, then the chargrilled lamb shawarma plate.
Tip: The rooftop seats half the dining room; in cooler months the covered courtyard below is the calmer choice.
L'Mida ★ 4.4
L'Mida sits two levels above Rahba Kedima in Marrakech, plating modern Moroccan fusion with rooftop Atlas views and a strict no-alcohol policy.
Signature: Berber gnocchi, Lamb tagine, Lamb chops
Order: The Berber gnocchi (Italian technique with Moroccan spice), then lamb chops on the rooftop.
Tip: No alcohol, but the house mocktails (rose-cardamom, cucumber-mint) are worth the order.
Le Jardin ★ 4.3
Kamal Laftimi's emerald-green oasis hidden in the Marrakech souks, Le Jardin plates Moroccan classics and bistro food in a 16th-century riad.
Signature: Tanjia served in clay urn, Club sandwich frites, Mint tea
Order: Tanjia, the clay-urn lamb served straight from the amphora, with khobz bread.
Tip: Reservations don't take; arrive before 13:00 for lunch or you wait. Chameleons live in the lemon trees.