17 cheap eats places in Marrakech, editor-picked. The best low-budget spots in Marrakech: the places editors actually return to. All Marrakech food.
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Try Mechoui (slow-pit lamb) and tangia
Chez Lamine Hadj Mustapha at Marrakech's Mechoui Alley off Jemaa el-Fna has roasted 40 lambs daily in a pit oven since 1965; tangia is the other signature.
Try Harira, snails, tangia, boulfaf till midnight
Marrakech's Jemaa el-Fna runs its food stalls to midnight: harira soup, snails, tangia, boulfaf grills; the city's biggest, cheapest, latest open-air kitchen.
Try Slow-pit lamb (mechoui) by the kilo
Marrakech's Mechoui Alley off Sidi Bouchakour at Jemaa el-Fna stacks eight to nine lamb stalls; whole-lamb pit-roast served by weight, the city's classic.
Try Freshly squeezed orange juice, 5 DH a glass
Marrakech's Jemaa el-Fna orange juice stalls press the squeeze in front of you for 5 DH a glass; the cheapest, freshest juice in the city, 09:00 to 23:00.
Try Harira, the Moroccan chickpea-lentil broth
Marrakech's harira stalls at Jemaa el-Fna ladle the chickpea-lentil-tomato broth for 10 to 15 DH, broken with a date; Ramadan staple year-round.
Drink Spiced coffees (cardamom, nutmeg, ginger)
Cafe des Epices on Marrakech's spice square Rahba Kedima is a three-floor Kamal Laftimi cafe; rooftop terrace with Atlas views, walk-in only, no reservations.
Drink Moroccan mint tea
Henna Cafe near Marrakech's Bab Doukkala is a non-profit cultural cafe and ICNHA-certified henna salon; profits fund 300-plus weekly free education classes.
Try Tangia, lamb cooked overnight in clay urn
Marrakech's tangia counters at Jemaa el-Fna serve the city-specific lamb cooked overnight in clay urn at the hammam furnace; 80 to 100 DH per portion.
Order Cornes de gazelle and chebakia
Patisserie des Princes on Rue Bab Agnaou near Marrakech's Jemaa el-Fna runs an air-conditioned tea room behind the counter, daily from 06:00, since the 1990s.
Try Msemen and baghrir, layered semolina pancakes
Bab Doukkala in Marrakech runs the breakfast counter row at dawn: msemen layered flatbread, baghrir thousand-hole pancakes, 5 to 10 DH each with honey.
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Try Msemen and baghrir with honey and amlou
Bab Doukkala's msemen counters in Marrakech run a dawn breakfast: layered semolina pancakes and baghrir, 5 to 10 MAD each with honey or amlou argan spread.
Try Boulfaf, grilled lamb liver wrapped in caul fat
Marrakech's boulfaf grills at Jemaa el-Fna spear lamb liver in caul fat onto skewers, charred over coals; 30 to 50 DH for four sticks with cumin and bread.
Order Standard Beats burger with frites; bagels are the lunch alternative.
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.
Order Mechoui by weight, with khobz and cumin; the tangia is the alternative.
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.
Try Babbouche, snails in spiced broth
Marrakech's Jemaa el-Fna snail stalls (babbouche) ladle brown-shelled mollusks from steaming cauldrons spiced with thyme, fennel and aniseed, 10 to 20 DH.
Order Poulet roti with frites at 50 to 100 MAD; the falafel wrap is the lunch budget pick.
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.
Drink Moroccan mint tea
Marrakech's Cafe de France on Jemaa el-Fna is the city's oldest cafe terrace: the third-floor balcony has the best square view at sundown, drinks the draw.
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