Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
Step into a mad professor’s underground lab where apothecary jars and brewery piping line the dimly lit bar. Barometre is a first for Marrakesh: an…
Must-see nightlife in Marrakesh
Mouassine & Central Souqs
Tucked within the chambers of the Dar El Bacha museum, this fancy salon cafe intends to bring coffee connoisseurship back to Marrakesh. Prepare to scrape…
Marrakesh
It feels like there's a bit of Bali and a bit of Senegal in this lively yet relaxed rooftop bar with views of Koutoubia Mosque. Vintage furniture, natural…
Marrakesh
The street terrace at this charmingly old-fashioned cafe with wrought-iron balustrades has cracking views of the Koutoubia Minaret across the road…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
The best place to see the Koutoubia Mosque's nightly illumination is this achingly hip rooftop bar set up by Richard Branson's sister. Here, Marrakesh's…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
Restored to its flapper-era glory, this landmark bistro oozes colonial decadence. Prices run high for food, but you can't beat the atmosphere if you want…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
Want to hang out with the Marrakshi cool kids? Head straight to the covered rooftop bar at Kechmara after sunset and watch it pack out with a buzzing…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
This upstairs cafe-bar is a chilled-out spot with draft beer, coffee, bar snacks, cushy seating and walls of books to browse and buy. Come for happy hour …
Marrakesh
This 1920s hotel offers drinkers double trouble. At sunset, head straight up to the Sky Bar, a secret haven of stylish, shady day beds and trickling…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
Gloat over souq purchases with cocktails on the roof of this bar-restaurant popular with artists, designers and expats. Prices are reasonable for such a…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
See the black door left ajar, leading to an ascending tiled staircase, just west of Café des Épices on Rahba Kedima? That's the entrance to Chichaoua, the…
Marrakesh
You might not be able to see the Djemaa El Fna from Le Salama's light-filled 'sky bar', but the 360-degree views from its floor-to-ceiling windows make up…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
A hip and ultralively little wine bar that packs in a nice mixed crowd of Moroccans and foreign residents. There are both European and Moroccan wines on…
Marrakesh
Acclaimed Moroccan artist and photographer Hassan Hajjaj created this kitsch-crammed tearoom, boutique and gallery. Here, all your preconceived notions of…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
Cafe Atlas has anchored Place Abdel Moumen since the 1940s, making it a historic landmark for the Gueliz neighbourhood. Sitting beneath the cafe’s art…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
Le Comptoir is one of Marrakesh's most fabled nights out. The glitzy ground floor is reserved for diners and packs out on weekends with Casa playboys,…
Marrakesh
Mid-afternoon this is the closest the medina gets to an actual bar. The Marrakesh-meets-Kyoto interiors are full of plush, private nooks, but keep heading…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
Like many restaurant-bars in Gueliz, Pointbar's charms are hidden behind a high wall and thickly draped door. Inside, this contemporary tapas bar revolves…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
Ring the doorbell to be admitted into this serene 16th-century Saadian riad. Tea, juice and spiced Moroccan coffee are served on ultracomfy yellow…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
This upmarket French restaurant has a discreet wine bar tucked against its back wall, with a sophisticated list of both French and Moroccan bottles. Sip…
Marrakesh
Most clubbers' venue of choice, 555 has a fun, non-sleazy vibe with tight security on the door and pumps out house, trance, Europop and RnB until the wee…
Marrakesh
This laid-back spot with outdoor seating under a bright yellow awning is a good choice to chill after weaving through the souqs. Grab one of the tables,…
Marrakesh
If you want to hang out with Marrakesh's beautiful people, this is the place to be. This rather chic place, with DJ decks behind the bar and garden area…
Marrakesh
Mature palms and soothing fountains create a relaxing little enclave at this courtyard bar within a classy 1920s Kasbah hotel. Live musicians can often be…
Kâat Ben Nahid & Bab Debbagh
Right in the centre of the medina souqs, Merstan's roof terrace is a great place to escape for a fresh juice or a mint or cinnamon tea. Friendly service,…
Marrakesh
Come sunset, the roof terrace of this cafe is a prime viewing platform for the unfurling nightly social life around Kasbah Mosque. Relax with a fresh…
Marrakesh
Watch the comings and goings around Bab Doukkala mosque from under a straw umbrella on the front terrace of this laid-back cafe. There's a long juice list…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
This secret bar on the 1st floor of the Nassim Hotel is a tale of two halves. Inside, the wood-panelled bar is a place where art deco–inspired drinking…
Marrakesh
This old-fashioned cafe with its wooden stained-glass entranceway is hidden right inside bustling Rue Semmarine. Inside it's spotlessly clean, and the…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
There's a striking Mediterranean-island vibe on this cute cafe's rooftop, which is all rattan shades and white-cane furniture, but the music plants Atay…
Marrakesh
Yes, it's a total tourist trap, but the roof terrace here is the place on the Djemaa to get a good overall view of the carnival of life below. Head…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
Head straight up to the rooftop for sweeping views out to the Atlas Mountains, and relax with wine or beer and some tapas-style snacks. This intimate cafe…
Marrakesh
If it's time to put your feet up after some Djemaa action, relaxed Taj'in Darna is a decent option, with friendly staff and good terrace views on the…
Marrakesh
Sadly the bookstore that made this cafe unique is no more, but Fnaque Berbère still has efficient staff and one of the highest bird's-eye views of the…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
Souqs exhausting you? Climb up the stairs to find a little rooftop oasis high above the haggling din, with colourful skeins of wool hanging from the…
Maison de la Photographie Terrace
Kâat Ben Nahid & Bab Debbagh
This panoramic terrace is one of the highest in the medina, and it's a wonderful place to sit back and admire the terracotta rooftops with a fruit juice…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
It's a bit dark, smoky and blokey, but L'Auberge Espagnole is a decent enough place to drink if you're looking for a sports bar (though most of the space…
Marrakesh
One of the Djemaa's old timers, the balconies of Café de France still have some of the best views of the square, but don't they know it. Service is often…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
On their trips to Marrakesh, former British prime minister Winston Churchill and US president Franklin D Roosevelt spent their downtime at La Mamounia…
Marrakesh
This dimly lit restaurant is the only one with views directly onto the square that serves alcohol, but the viewing is through glass windows and unless it…
