Marrakesh
Now for something completely different. The Earth Café, right in the heart of the souqs, is small, but its veggie culinary ambitions are great. You'll…
Must-see restaurants in Morocco
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
Gaia does a great job of using organic produce to create 100% vegetarian dishes at this little Gueliz cafe. Dishes are bold, colourful and imaginatively…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
A traveller's institution with a big open front, parked in prime position on Rahba Kedima. Watch the henna artists and basket sellers tout for business…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
Marrakesh’s best gourmet burgers are found at this small joint tucked amid a busy row of fast-food restaurants in northern Gueliz. Options range from…
Marrakesh
This charming cafe and gallery with rooftop terraces has a vegetarian- and vegan-conscious menu serving a mix of North African dishes, sandwiches, wraps…
Marrakesh
Authentic Moroccan cuisine is at the heart of this innovative restaurant in the Dar Les Cigognes riad and cooking school within the Mellah. Salt serves up…
Marrakesh
Dar Anika is a luxury riad hotel, but its roof terrace, framed by palms and covered like a giant Berber tent, is all about formal candlelit dining set to…
Essaouira
The short menu at this tiny eatery near Place Moulay Hassan changes daily according to what's plentiful and good at the souqs, resulting in food that is…
Tangier
Despite the name, you won't find English food here. Instead, there's delicious Moroccan Jewish cuisine heavy on garlic, including a variety of tajines and…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
Le Petit Cornichon offers exquisite French cuisine in a light and contemporary bistro setting, with a Majorelle-blue streetside patio. Led by the talented…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
The tranquil garden setting and cheerful servers make this a much-loved neighbourhood spot. Choose between set menus at lunch and dinner or à la carte…
Tangier
The orange walls and white windows in this renovated apartment provide the feel of a holiday cottage, while the red lighting, background jazz and exotic…
Tangier
This cliffside cafe may have the best sea view in all of Tangier. It dishes out huge sundaes and crêpes, in addition to fish, burgers, pizza and juice…
Tangier
If you’re tired of tajines and pasta, this authentic Chinese fare is a decent alternative. La Pagode is an intimate and classy dining area, with lacquered…
Tangier
Find an anecdote to Tangier's heat at this airy cafe overlooking the Mohammed V Mosque. Go all out with the Romeo and Juliet, a divine six-scoop treat, or…
Tangier
This enormous whitewashed cafe is high on opulence, with a huge central chandelier and red velour upholstery. Breakfasts are decent and coffee is served…
Tangier
A heavily mirrored tearoom opened in 1959, this cafe tempts people off the street with its pretty arrangements of cakes and pastries. Everyone seems to…
Restaurant Place Ferblantiers No 12
Marrakesh
The plastic tables and chairs fronting Place des Ferblantiers make this restaurant look like a tourist trap, but through the back, it doubles as a busy…
Marrakesh
Every morning, well-heeled residents drop by this fish stall at the far end of Bab Doukkala's souq to splash cash on sea bream, bass and sardines, but…
Anti Atlas Mountains
Friendly proprietor Yassine has done an excellent job converting the family home into a welcoming restaurant, the only one of its kind in the Ameln Valley…
Medina
Thai food in Fez might seem like a gamble, and while Moi Anan's menu (handily printed on picture cards) is limited, the place is Thai-run and the food is…
Medina
This charming restaurant is set in the greenery of Le Jardin des Biehn hotel. Choose a seat under the verandah or inside the quirky brick-red dining room,…
High Atlas Mountains
You have to call ahead to eat here, but it's worth the effort. The meal begins with savoury seasonal salads that are a prelude to Demnate’s signature fine…
Oualidia
Oualidia is famous for its oyster beds, which produce about 200 tonnes of oysters annually, and this waterfront restaurant attached to an oyster farm is a…
Medina
Dining in the lavishly decorated covered courtyard at Dar Roumana is a white-tablecloth affair and a nice change from the full Moroccan food experience…
Meknes
This low-key restaurant – really a few salons in a family home – is a relaxing spot with a varied menu, including the local speciality kamama (beef or…
Taroudant
The first Taroudant riad to open as accommodation, Riad Maryam has been overtaken by other flasher options, but it's still a wonderful location for an…
Agadir
This restaurant at the Royal Tennis Club occupies a lovely outdoor area presided over by a glamorous French patron. The garden and grounds feature up-lit…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
Belgian-Swiss design duo Jan Pauwels and Maximilian Scharl have opened this multilevel colourful rooftop terrace above their flagship medina concept store…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
The interior designers really went to town on this flashy Beiruti lounge, where diners watch musicians and belly dancers from low, cushion-strewn tables…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
Blonde-wood decor and shaded patio seating on a broad Gueliz square give this cafe a continental feel that's matched by its menu of pan-European classics,…
Marrakesh
This highly atmospheric French-run riad is a top choice for Moroccan cooking, with dada (chef) Samira at the helm serving up her own take on the country's…
Kâat Ben Nahid & Bab Debbagh
Firing up the grill from his cubby-hole kitchen, young Rachid dishes up hearty, simple meals of grilled brochettes (kebabs), cutlets and merguez (spicy…
Marrakesh
This spick-and-span neighbourhood counter cafe is where riad workers come for quick lunches of batbout (cheese and egg sandwich), fragrant mint tea and…
Oujda
One of the best patisseries in town, L'Excellence specialises in local sweets; try a makrout (date-stuffed sweet), griwech (fried strips of dough in honey…
Taroudant
This 60-year-old restaurant specialises in tajines, including one with pigeon (or chicken), prunes and grilled almonds. Above the male-dominated ground…
Mirleft
Tifawin's laid-back cosmopolitan style includes excellent juices and smoothies – especially anything incorporating creamy avocado – and Moroccan pancakes…
Ait Ben Haddou
Seek out Brahim's place for fantastic ksar (fortified village) views from the rooftop terrace or the pisé (rammed-earth) salon, complemented by a set menu…
Agadir
A black-and-purple colour scheme and Victorian light fixtures reinforce the Gothic chic at this restaurant, considered one of Agadir's best. Score a table…
Medina
‘Famille restaurant’ says it all here – a small medina place run with much hearty cheer. Everything is very traditional, but they’re used to seeing…
