Marrakesh
For the south side of the city, this market is a major source of food, flowers and spices (cheap compared with souq tourist stalls). Fair warning to…
Marrakesh
For the south side of the city, this market is a major source of food, flowers and spices (cheap compared with souq tourist stalls). Fair warning to…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
Serious foodies, you have found spice nirvana. Proprietor Abdel is happy to take shoppers through a spice 101. His old-fashioned shop is crammed to the…
Marrakesh
To buy crafts directly from Marrakesh’s recycling artisans, head over to Riad Zitoun El Kedim and check out lanterns, baskets and belts cleverly fashioned…
Marrakesh
This slightly decrepit funduq (inn once used by caravans) is a dream come true for shoppers who enjoy poking about in pursuit of treasure as much as the…
Marrakesh
Since a modern revamp was imposed upon it, Place des Ferblantiers has lost its gritty appeal as a centuries-old communion of metalworkers. Just a couple…
Marrakesh
Tried and tested techniques in weaving, leather work and embroidery are transformed into high-fashion dandy jackets, djellaba-inspired velvet capes and…
Kâat Ben Nahid & Bab Debbagh
This friendly workshop and store sells fixed-price hand-loomed cotton, wool, silk and linen scarves of exceptional quality. You're welcome to watch them…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
This is the Marrakesh outlet of a women’s organic-certified argan cooperative outside Essaouira. The all-female staff will ply you with free samples of…
Marrakesh
French-Gabonese fashion designer François imports his wax-print fabrics directly from Gabon, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Mali to make bold contemporary…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
High-class and high-quality caftans are the name of the game here, with suitably high price tags. Upstairs are gorgeous traditional textiles (bedspreads,…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
With more colours than a candy store, Atika's comfy loafers are a Marrakesh must-have. Some customers have been known to buy their favourite shoe in 10…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
Sarah Maj herself can often be found minding her medina boutique (she also has a store in Gueliz). The Moroccan–Italian designer has a contemporary style…
Marrakesh
Swerve off Djemaa El Fna to this tiny souq dedicated to olives. Green olives, black olives, purple olives, and olives marinated in harissa (hot chilli…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
Local artist Khantour Hamid displays and sells his work in the charmingly decrepit Funduq Sarsar. His vibrant oil-on-canvas abstract scenes are full of…
Marrakesh
This nonprofit female collective not only trains women with disabilities in embroidery craft, but it also sells fine homewares that combine traditional…
Cooperative Artisanale des Femmes de Marrakesh
Mouassine & Central Souqs
A showcase for Marrakesh’s women mâalems (master artisans), this cooperative sells original handcrafted designs including leather wallets, jazzy silk…
Marrakesh
This French-owned shop stands out from the souq stalls around it, with quality Moroccan homewares including thuja-wood jewellery boxes, posh Heritage…
Marrakesh
Sweet-tooth treats ahoy. The traditional Moroccan delicacies here are all about sesame, almond and sticky syrup, and make a great gift for gourmet friends…
Marrakesh
This tiny jewellers' souq is a legacy of the Jewish artisans. Gold is still sold by weight, and some shops specialise in locally made fine filigree work,…