L'Italien par Simone Zanoni is an italian fine-dining restaurant in Hivernage, Marrakech.
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.
Signature dishes: Italian tasting menu, Pierre Herme desserts, Italian wine pairing
Tip: Save room for Pierre Herme's pastry course; the L'Italien sweets travel from his Paris boutique recipes.
Address: Avenue Bab Jdid, La Mamounia, Marrakech 40000
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.
Signature: Refined pastilla, Lamb tasting, Moroccan tasting menu
Tip: La Liste 2025 ranked it 6th globally with 97 points. Reserve weeks ahead.
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.
Signature: 11 Moroccan salads, Pigeon pastilla, Lamb tagine couscous
Tip: Closed Tuesdays. Set menu only; live Gnaoua music. Pace yourself, the salads alone are dinner.
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.
Signature: Moroccan tasting menu, Pigeon pastilla, Couscous royal
Tip: Closed Mondays. The terrace with Koutoubia view is the upgrade; live Arabo-Andalusian and Gnaoua music.
Cassandra Karinsky and Sebastian de Gzell's +61 in Marrakech's Gueliz blends Sydney technique with Moroccan and Mediterranean produce under chef Andrew Cibej.
Signature: House-made pasta, Wood-fire grilled fish, Modern Australian-Moroccan plates
Tip: MENA's 50 Best 2026 No. 31. Book a week ahead; the wine list is one of the city's deepest.
Le Trou au Mur at Le Farnatchi hotel in Marrakech's medina cooks the slow, domestic Moroccan dishes (tangia, m'hammer) most restaurants skip.
Signature: Tangia, Tafarnout bread cooked in clay, Forgotten Moroccan family recipes
Tip: Closed Mondays. The roof terrace is the rainy-night fallback. Tangia must be ordered 24 hours ahead.
