20 Best Restaurants in Marrakech (2026 Guide)

Marrakech runs one of North Africa's densest dining scenes — modern tables in Guéliz, palace restaurants in the medina around Jemaa el-Fna, landmark dinner-shows in Hivernage and rooftops facing the Koutoubia minaret. This 2026 shortlist, verified by the MaJourneys local team, gathers 20 tested addresses with the neighbourhood, a signature dish and the booking format for each — reserve free without card and pay on site.

1. Comptoir Darna

The city's original dinner-cabaret, Comptoir Darna has run since 1999 inside a 1930s Art Déco villa on Avenue Echouhada in Hivernage. Two belly-dance shows nightly (9:30 PM and 11:20 PM) frame a Moroccan menu that includes lobster ravioles, handmade chicken pastilla wrapped in ouarka, and lamb tagine with preserved lemon and olives. Open 7 PM – 1 AM, closed Mondays. Approximately 600–900 MAD per person, show included.

2. Buddha-Bar Marrakech

Opened October 2015 on Avenue Prince Moulay Rachid in Hivernage, Buddha-Bar Marrakech runs 1,500 m² across two levels and up to 450 seats around a four-metre Buddha sculpture imported from India. The Asian fusion menu (Chinese, Thai, Japanese) is anchored by the sushi and sashimi platter served on an ice sculpture, black cod with lemon miso sauce, and spicy Thai prawn curry. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 7 PM – 3 AM.

3. Nobu Marrakech

In Hivernage inside Nobu Hotel Marrakech, Nobu Marrakech is Chef Nobu Matsuhisa's first Moroccan address and the debut of his New Style Japanese cuisine in Morocco. The open kitchen sends out the group's global signature — Black Cod Miso in a sweet caramelised marinade — Rock Shrimp Tempura with creamy spicy sauce, and Yellowtail Sashimi with jalapeño, plated family-style. Dinner only 7 PM – midnight (Fri–Sat until 12:30 AM); smart casual dress code.

4. Fomo Garden

A versatile Guéliz all-day address, Fomo Garden sits at 372 Boulevard Mohammed VI and shifts from quiet breakfast terrace to lively lounge as the day unfolds. The Marrakchi breakfast — msemen, harcha, baghrir, batbout with olive oil, amlou, honey and black olives — lands at 89 MAD; the Croissant Benedict with smoked salmon or beef bresaola and the Pain Perdu Brooklyn anchor the brunch menu. Open daily 8 AM – 3:30 AM; alcohol-free.

5. Verde Marrakech

Verde Marrakech is Hivernage's most contemporary restaurant-bar — Mediterranean-international cuisine with Asian-inspired touches, facing the Hivernage casino and steps from La Mamounia and Royal Mansour. The kitchen leans on seasonal ingredients, careful plating and a festive live atmosphere in the evening; the bar signs creative cocktails. Open for dinner and late-night lounge; reservations strongly recommended.

6. La Rotonde Marrakech

Facing Marrakech train station on Boulevard Mohamed VI in Guéliz, La Rotonde Marrakech transplants the atmosphere of a classic Parisian brasserie onto a large sunny terrace. Continuous service runs from breakfast formulas (from 70 MAD) through to evening classics: escargots à la provençale (six pieces), entrecôte with maître d'hôtel butter, and filet de dorade with beurre blanc. Starters 55–165 MAD, mains 80–200 MAD, service included; French pastries by Amandine.

7. La Trattoria

Opened in 1974 in a Bill Willis-designed Art Déco villa in Guéliz — the same American designer behind Yves Saint Laurent's Villa Oasis — La Trattoria is one of Marrakech's oldest continuously operating tables and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024. Dinner is served poolside beneath a vaulted glass roof hung with Moroccan lanterns. Signatures include Spaghetti al limone (Ourika Valley saffron, organic lemon, basil, Pecorino), Vitello tonnato with Sicilian capers, and Pappardelle con crema di tartufo. Starters 150–220 MAD.

8. Le Salama

Multi-level Le Salama sits at 40 Rue des Banques in the heart of the medina, steps from Jemaa el-Fnaa. It combines a traditional Moroccan restaurant, a French colonial-style brasserie and a rooftop sky-bar. The kitchen features Tanjia Marrakchia — the city's slow-cooked clay-jar signature — lamb shoulder mechoui and traditional couscous with seven vegetables. Open daily from 11 AM to 2 AM.

9. Gusto

The Agdal district's benchmark Italian, Gusto sits on Boulevard Mohammed VI and serves antipasti, wood-fired pizzas, handmade pasta and risotto with ingredients imported from Italy. The Sicilian-leaning kitchen signs the beef carpaccio starter, Gnocchi alla Angelo and a full wood-fired pizza list that includes the Pizza al Salmone. Open evenings from 7 PM (check ahead on Sundays); starters from 150 MAD.

10. Folk

A Guéliz standout dinner-and-show address, Folk pairs traditional Moroccan and Mediterranean cooking with a rotating live programme — a live band nightly and Gnawa performers plus belly dancers Thursday to Saturday. The menu leans on chicken tagine slow-cooked with seasonal vegetables, rfissa (shredded msemen with chicken and fenugreek) and mixed tapas and mezze starters to share. Open daily 6 PM – 2 AM; groups of ten or more take a set menu.

11. Nommos

A Mediterranean steakhouse-and-sushi lounge in Hivernage on Boulevard Mohammed VI, Nommos specialises in matured Moroccan, French and Australian beef, sushi and fresh fish. Signatures include Black Angus entrecôte 400 g (1,400 MAD), Wagyu 7+ (1,900 MAD), the NOMMOS Special butter-marinated beef fillet (800 MAD), the Nommos Poke Bowl (230 MAD) and grilled lobster (620 MAD). Open daily 7 PM – 3 AM with oriental dancers, a Gnaoua group and a saxophonist.

12. Al Fassia

A Guéliz institution since 1987, Al Fassia is run and staffed entirely by women and serves refined Fassi (Fez) cuisine. Two dishes drive the reputation: pigeon pastilla — a sweet-savoury warqa pastry — and slow-roasted lamb shoulder mechoui, ideally pre-ordered 24 hours ahead. A tableful of hot and cold Moroccan salads opens the meal. Family-owned, and one of the rare addresses drawing a steady Moroccan clientele.

13. Dar Moha

Set in an 18th-century riad in Dar El Bacha that once belonged to designer Pierre Balmain, Dar Moha stages Chef Moha Fedal's Moroccan haute cuisine beside a zellij-tiled pool. Signatures include Chicken Leg with Olive M'slallah, lamb shank tagine with seasonal vegetables, Tanjia of Marrakech (slow-cooked lamb), and Berber barley couscous with chicken; the dinner tasting menu runs approximately 500–700 MAD. Open daily; lunch 12 PM – 4 PM.

14. La Maison Arabe

The medina benchmark for Moroccan fine dining since 1946 in Bab Doukkala, La Maison Arabe was founded with the recipes of the palace dada sent by the Pasha of Marrakech. Signatures include lamb tagine with caramelised oranges, saffron and ginger; sweet-savoury pastilla; and Moroccan couscous with seven vegetables. Dinner only, 7 PM – 11 PM daily; the hand-painted zouaké ceiling and live Arab-Andalusian oud music anchor the room.

15. La Sultana Marrakech

At 403 Rue de la Kasbah in the medina's Kasbah quarter, La Sultana Marrakech occupies five linked 16th–17th-century palaces steps from the Saadian Tombs. Three venues share the 2,000 m² Bahia rooftop terrace: fine-dining Moroccan-French, rooftop street food and a rooftop mezze bar. The terroir kitchen builds around Taliouine saffron, Souss argan oil and Alnif cumin — signatures include traditional Moroccan pasta with free-range chicken, cinnamon and almonds, and turbot fillet with capers from Safi. Fine dining 7:30 PM – 10 PM.

16. Le Jardin

The medina's most famous garden restaurant, Le Jardin sits at 32 Souk Sidi Abdelaziz in Mouassine and hides a bird-filled courtyard of banana trees and palms — designed by architect Anne Favier and marked by its signature green zellige tiles — behind an unassuming door. The menu features chicken pastilla with almonds, white cheese and cherry coulis (100 MAD), Beef Tanjia Marrakchia (190 MAD) and Agadir octopus with romesco (170 MAD). Open daily 11 AM – 11 PM.

17. Nomad

Opened in 2014 above Rahba Kedima (Spice Square) in the medina, Nomad occupies a restored former carpet store spread over four floors with two levels of sun terraces. The kitchen serves modern Moroccan: slow-cooked lamb shoulder, vegetarian pastilla with spiced market vegetables, caramelised onions, dates and goat's cheese, and shaved cauliflower and fennel salad with fresh herbs and toasted almonds. Open daily 12 PM – 11 PM.

18. Terrasse des Épices

A medina rooftop open since 2007 above Souk Cherifia, Terrasse des Épices runs Moroccan-Mediterranean fusion under open sky with views to the Koutoubia minaret and the Atlas. Two dishes carry the identity: Tanjia Marrakchia — slow-cooked beef, on the menu since opening — and the house tanjia raviole. Chocolate pastilla closes the meal. Open daily, lunch 12 PM – 5 PM; part of the Kamal Laftimi group.

19. Baromètre

Morocco's first mixology bar, opened in 2016 by the Hadni brothers in a speakeasy-style basement in Résidence Al Houda, Guéliz, Baromètre works homemade macerations, infusions and bitters using hyper-local Moroccan ingredients — Taliouine saffron, argan oil, preserved lemon and Dadès Valley rose water. Three signature cocktails: Churchill (cognac and whisky softened with thyme honey), Rosée du Matin (rose-infused gin with red fruit purée), and Marrakesh Market. Cocktails 100–150 MAD; Monday–Saturday 6:30 PM – 1 AM.

20. Dar Essalam

A 17th-century palace restaurant on Riad Zitoun Kedim near Jemaa el-Fna, Dar Essalam has been open since 1952 and is widely called the city's first Moroccan restaurant. Alfred Hitchcock shot The Man Who Knew Too Much here in 1956 with James Stewart and Doris Day — an on-site plaque marks it. Signatures include Tanjia Marrakchia (slow-cooked meat with cumin and saffron in a clay jar), lamb or beef tagine with prunes and almonds, and chicken and almond pastilla. Open daily 12 PM – 11 PM; set menu 300 MAD (three courses plus tea and pastries).

Reserve any of these twenty tables

Each of these twenty tables has a full MaJourneys guide with neighbourhood, signature dish, verified hours and hotel transfer options. Reserve free without card or deposit, and pay on site on the day via our local team.