Must-see restaurants in Medina

With a clientele of foreigners and creative young Fassis and a staff that's cheerful despite the maze of stairs in the multilevel space, Clock is an ideal…

Dine in the wild garden in summer, or by a cosy fire in winter. Lunch has some bargain stews and 'tapas' (Moroccan salads, with some especially good…

Husband-wife owners Fouad and Karima have gradually transformed their family home into an elegant restaurant, complete with brocade cushions and painted…

Born in Spain of Moroccan parents, chef Najat Kaanache has worked at restaurants such as Noma and travelled extensively in Mexico. Her lovely fine-dining…

The elegant Moroccan menu at the Palais Faraj restaurant includes an especially elaborate array of traditional salads, followed by less common dishes such…

The first fine-dining restaurant in the medina, opened in the 1990s, is consistently one of the best. The menu of the usual salads and tajines might not…

This hip little snack joint has a friendly staff and a creative menu. The Moroccan tabbouleh (fluffy couscous replaces bulgur) is refreshing, as is the…

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…

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,…

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…

‘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…

With white walls, wicker lampshades and little bistro chairs, Made in M brings an international-coffee-bar aesthetic to the medina – but its food is…

This large, airy place sits inside an upmarket heritage hotel, and makes a pleasant retreat from the chaos of R'cif; in summer, it's even airier, as you…

Excellent Moroccan cuisine is served in this sensitively restored house. Book a day ahead to try special dishes such as tanjia (stew slow-cooked in the…

You may not have come to Morocco to eat burritos, but it's hard to resist this little place, done up in festive Mexican cut paper. Watch the medina parade…

This little place just off the north corner of Place Seffarine has the usual menu, but with a few extras (a daily tajine special, plus a tfaya option,…

Don't miss the Fassi speciality of bissara (fava-bean soup), served from tiny shops throughout the medina. Our favourites are at the top of Talaa Kebira…

Avocado toast and Buddha bowls come to Fez, along with fresh creative salads, sandwiches and pasta dishes. Everything's vegie, and a lot is vegan too, but…

Easily reached from just inside Bab Bou Jeloud, this market stretches along Talaa Kebira, with produce on the west end (near the medina wall) and meats…

With an enviable spot snuggled up against gate, this is the pick of Bou Jeloud's clamouring pavement cafes. Its tile-and-wood open frontage makes an…