Assyl at Selman Marrakech is one of the city's most celebrated Moroccan restaurants, guided by an all-female brigade of dadas — culinary keepers of ancestral recipes passed down through generations. Set inside a palace designed by architect Jacques Garcia, the dining room features soaring ceilings, intricate Mousharabi screens, and shimmering chandeliers. Dinner unfolds to the soul-stirring sounds of lute and oud, and on select evenings a parade of Arabian thoroughbreds crosses the grounds.
Menu highlights
Slow-cooked tagines featuring lobster, sea bream, and sweet lamb — signature preparations of the dadas kitchen
Tangia (Marrakchi slow-braised meat in an earthenware amphora), one of the city's most emblematic dishes
Traditional couscous served on Fridays by the dadas brigade
Elaborate salad spreads and Moroccan pastilla as starters
Why eat here
Assyl at Selman Marrakech serves some of the most refined traditional Moroccan cooking in the city, guided by an all-female dadas brigade whose recipes span generations.
The Ottoman-inspired dining room — designed by Jacques Garcia — combines soaring ceilings, Mousharabi carved screens, and live oud music into an immersive palace dinner experience.
An evening parade of purebred Arabian horses through the floodlit grounds turns dinner into a full cultural spectacle unique in Marrakech.
Cuisine
Traditional Moroccan — tagines, couscous, tangia, and ancestral dadas recipes
All-female kitchen brigade with generational culinary heritage
Opening hours
Monday to Saturday, 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Closed on Sunday
Best time
Arrive at opening (7:30 PM) to catch the full equestrian parade and live Andalusian music performance before the dining room fills
Evenings in spring (March–May) and autumn (September–November) are most pleasant on the terrace
How to combine
Pair dinner at Assyl with an afternoon visit to Jardin Majorelle or Musée Yves Saint Laurent, both 10 minutes north by taxi
Selman Marrakech also houses SABO by Jean-François Piège for a contemporary French contrast on the same estate
Location
Marrakech
FAQs
Menu highlights at Assyl – Selman Marrakech include Slow-cooked tagines featuring lobster, sea bream, and sweet lamb — signature preparations of the dadas kitchen, Tangia (Marrakchi slow-braised meat in an earthenware amphora), one of the city's most emblematic dishes, Traditional couscous served on Fridays by the dadas brigade, and Elaborate salad spreads and Moroccan pastilla as starters.