French-Mediterranean bistro and wine bar with a panoramic medina-view terrace in Meknes
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Panoramic medina-view terrace
French & Mediterranean bistro
Wine bar with Moroccan wines
Rare wine-with-dinner spot in Meknes
Reservation recommended
Bistrot Art & Le Wine Bar sits inside the historic Hôtel Transatlantique on the hilltop north of the Meknes medina. Its garden terrace looks out over the old city, and its wine bar pours a selection of Moroccan wines — a rare chance to enjoy wine with dinner in a city where medina riads are typically dry. The kitchen serves French and Mediterranean bistro dishes in a calm, leafy setting shaded by century-old olive trees.
Why eat here
Bistrot Art at Hôtel Transatlantique is a French-Mediterranean bistro and wine bar on the hilltop above the Meknes medina.
The garden terrace opens onto a panoramic view over the old city and its ramparts.
Its wine bar pours a selection of Moroccan wines alongside the bistro menu.
A rare chance to enjoy wine with dinner in Meknes, where medina riads are usually alcohol-free.
Cuisine
French
Mediterranean
Best time
Sunset on the terrace, for golden-hour views over the Meknes medina.
Open for lunch and dinner; booking ahead is recommended.
How to combine
Explore the Meknes medina, Bab Mansour and Place El Hedim by day, then head up to the terrace for dinner with a view.
Pair a visit to the nearby Moulay Ismail Mausoleum or the Heri es-Souani granaries with an evening here.
It is inside the Hôtel Transatlantique on Rue El Meriniyine, on the hilltop north of the Meknes medina, with a garden terrace overlooking the old city.
Yes. The venue has a wine bar with a selection of Moroccan wines, making it one of the few places in Meknes to enjoy wine with dinner, since medina riads are typically alcohol-free.
French and Mediterranean bistro cuisine, served on a garden terrace shaded by century-old olive trees.
Reservations are recommended, especially for the terrace. You reserve through MaJourneys and pay on arrival — there is no online payment.