Naranj is a lebanese restaurant in Medina, Marrakech.
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 dishes: Mezze platter, Hummus, Lamb shawarma plate
Must 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.
Address: 84 Rue Riad Zitoun el Jdid, 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.
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.
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.
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.
Signature: Ricotta-spinach cannelloni, Couscous aux sept legumes, Italian wine list
Order: The cannelloni, then climb to the rooftop for Koutoubia sunset; alcohol-licensed.
Tip: The 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.
Signature: Homemade pasta, Wood-fired pizza, Lemon tart
Order: Whichever fresh pasta the kitchen made that morning; ask the server for the day's batch.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Find the door via Sidi Ben Abbas mausoleum; phone the riad if you get lost in Diour Saboun.
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.
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.
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.
Signature: Ricotta-spinach cannelloni, Couscous aux sept legumes, Italian wine list
Order: The cannelloni, then climb to the rooftop for Koutoubia sunset; alcohol-licensed.
Tip: The 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.
Signature: Homemade pasta, Wood-fired pizza, Lemon tart
Order: Whichever fresh pasta the kitchen made that morning; ask the server for the day's batch.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Find the door via Sidi Ben Abbas mausoleum; phone the riad if you get lost in Diour Saboun.
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.
Signature: Burgers, Tapas, Daily blackboard plates
Order: The all-day burger and a glass of Moroccan red on the rooftop; live jazz some nights.
Tip: Open till 02:00 with food till 23:30; the rooftop fills first, the gallery-floor bar is the late seat.
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.
Signature: Aged beef, South-of-France classics, House charcuterie
Order: The aged beef is what locals come for; the South-of-France charcuterie board is the starter.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Book one of the four window tables for the best people-watching on Moulay Ali.