Eat in Jemaa el-Fna, Marrakech

Cafe de France

• ★ 3.5
• Café
• $

Order 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.

Chez Lamine Hadj Mustapha

• ★ 4.7
• Moroccan
• $

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.

Mechoui Alley

• ★ 4.5
• Moroccan
• $

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.

Jemaa el-Fna Snail Stalls

• ★ 4.0
• $

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.

Jemaa el-Fna Orange Juice Stalls

• ★ 4.4
• $

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.

Jemaa el-Fna Harira Stalls

• ★ 4.4
• $

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.

Jemaa el-Fna Boulfaf Grills

• ★ 4.1
• $

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.

Jemaa el-Fna Tangia Counters

• ★ 4.3
• Moroccan
• $

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.

Jemaa el-Fna

• ★ 4.7
• Street food
• $

Marrakech's Jemaa el-Fna is UNESCO-listed for its oral storytelling tradition; from 18:00 the square transforms into the city's biggest open-air food market.

Jemaa el-Fna Midnight Stalls

• ★ 4.7
• Street food
• $

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.