Founded by Bruno Ussel and Stephen di Renza, owners of Riad 9
Address: 7 Zkak Rouah, Fes Medina
Chef-in-residence programme (1–4 month rotations)
Menus presented on a daily blackboard, built around market produce
Founded by Bruno Ussel and Stephen di Renza on the ground floor of their 18th-century Riad 9 guesthouse, Numéro 7 invites visiting international chefs to take residencies of 1–4 months and reinterpret Moroccan ingredients on a 4–5 course prix fixe menu.
Why eat here
Restaurant Numéro 7 in Fez is a small, design-forward dining room on the ground floor of the 18th-century Riad 9, run as a chefs-in-residence stage where visiting cooks from around the world interpret Moroccan markets through their own tradition for 1–4 month stays.
Best time
Check the restaurant site for the current chef-in-residence — the season runs around their schedule. Closed between residencies.
How to combine
Stay at the connected Riad 9 or another medina riad — the location at 7 Zkak Rouah is deep enough that you'll want a riad host or the restaurant's runner to walk you in the first time.
Visiting international chefs spend 1 to 4 months living and cooking at Numéro 7, working with local farmers and Fassi cooks to interpret Moroccan ingredients through their own culinary tradition. Jerome Waag (Chez Panisse) opened the programme.
Yes. The dining room is small and seats fill quickly. Reserve via the restaurant's website or by phone (+212 694 277 849).
It changes daily, written on a blackboard, and reflects whichever chef is in residence.