Fez
If you've been admiring the zellige-look ceramic dishes on which your riad breakfast is probably served, you can find them at this friendly shop…
Must-see shopping in Morocco
Northern Atlantic Coast
This shiny new government-sponsored complex was created to preserve Azemmour's traditional crafts, and includes workshops, training rooms and space for…
Marrakesh
Tried and tested techniques in weaving, leather work and embroidery are transformed into high-fashion dandy jackets, djellaba-inspired velvet capes and…
Chefchaouen
This cooperative lined wall-to-wall-to-wall with rugs and blankets may be a challenge to find down an alley near Bab El Ain, but it's worth the hunt. The…
Fez
This large artisan-training school is outside of the medina proper and a bit out of the way, but a great destination for the savvy shopper who wants to…
Moulay Idriss Zerhoun
Indulge in local produce at Abderrahim's shop with its glistening array of the best olives from the region: green ones with garlic or preserved lemon,…
Dadès Valley
Coming from Skoura, this rosewater distillery is located on the right 500m before the town. A cooperative of five farms, every element of the rose is used…
Tafraoute
A good range of Amazigh (Berber) and Tuareg products, including pottery, jewellery, blankets and camel-wool kilims (carpets). Products are sourced from…
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…
Casablanca
Shopping isn't a highlight of Casablanca, but those wanting to snaffle a few souvenirs should head to the attractive but touristy souq in the streets east…
Fez
Historically only Jews were allowed to sell gold jewellery in Fez, and the shops clustered in and just outside Bab El Magana (Clock Gate) are still the…
Dadès Gorge
Tufted carpets are made at this weaving cooperative, but soft kilim blankets made with undyed, extra-fluffy lambswool are signature pieces. The women are…
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…
Melilla
Excellent quality (yet pricey) Moroccan gems made by artisans from Tetouan, Marrakesh and Fez are available at this boutique beside the Oficina del…
Marrakesh
French-Gabonese fashion designer François imports his wax-print fabrics directly from Gabon, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Mali to make bold contemporary…
Medina
Opposite the Zawiya of Sidi Ahmed Tijani, follow the sign for CyberNet, then take an immediate right under an extremely low (fortunately padded) door…
Medina
This shop stocks creative work by Moroccan and French designers, playing on traditional crafts and designs: Mondrian-pattern babouches, for instance,…
Essaouira
At this stylish, carefully curated homeware store from the French owner of Umia restaurant just around the corner, you can pick up a shaggy raffia bag or…
Merzouga
Creative French-Amazigh (Berber) couple, Johanne and Lahcen, have set up a small, rammed-earth art gallery and cafe in the village of Khamlia. Her work is…
Tetouan
The shopping palace of the medina, this 200-year-old building, a former governor’s house, has been meticulously restored. It is a clearing house for…
Draa Valley
You'll need to go early to this small, authentic Monday-morning market, where turbaned men haggle over oasis produce and catch up with their nomadic…
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,…
Draa Valley
Abderrahim Ougarane returned to his roots to become an artisan producer of date jams and syrup. Enjoy a tasting and leave with jars of this naturally…
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…
Tiznit
A good selection for traditional silver and Berber handicrafts. Proprietor Mohammed has good knowledge of tribal jewellery variations and a sly sense of…
Essaouira
This small gallery curated by Abdel Bendahhane showcases the works of contemporary local artists such as Aïcha Aboutaleb, Said Quarzaz and Babahoum. There…
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…
Rabat
If you need a shopping fix, head to the largest mall in Morocco’s capital, where you’ll find all the usual international suspects along with Moroccan…
Essaouira
Two cooperatives for the price of one, where the men make thuja-wood items and the women make top-quality argan-oil lotions and potions. It's down a dingy…
Coopérative Artisanale des Marqueteurs
Essaouira
Come to this cooperative in an impasse (dead-end lane) off Place Moulay Hassan to watch the woodworkers in action, hand-turning the thuja wood with a…
Rissani to Zagora
Escape the mayhem of the Sunday souq and wander 500m down the side street with signs for Kasbah Baha Baha and through a doorway bedecked with dented pots…
Essaouira
Describing itself as an 'oriental vintage chic bazar', this stylish homeware shop sells a carefully curated range of textiles, glassware, ceramics and…
Tangier
Franco-Senegalese artist Karim LeGros sells beautiful handmade African-style textiles in this tiny boutique near the kasbah. There's bright clothing,…
Tangier
Next to the Kasbah Museum, this is a beautiful shop with some superb one-of-a-kind pieces designed by French artist Laura Welfling. You'll find eccentric…
Asilah
There's a fine selection of carpets on offer at this two-storey shop, with piles of shaggy Beni Ouarain, tightly woven kilim and colourful Azilal upstairs…
Essaouira
This wardrobe-sized, self-proclaimed 'Berber Concept Store' stocks a covetable collection of Moroccan-made homeware, from macramé wall hangings to raffia…
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…
Tiznit
Jewellery shops are found along Ave Sidi Abderhman, the main road through the medina. At the top, Trésor du Sud is not the cheapest, but the work is good…
Essaouira
Stock up on everything you need for a DIY hammam visit – black soap, mineral-rich ghassoul clay, scrubbing mitts – alongside herbal tea blends, natural…
Tafraoute
Amazigh (Berber) handiwork and local souvenirs at reasonable prices. Hours are sporadic, but adjacent shopkeepers usually phone owner Houssine Laroussi if…
