Food and the sharing of meals is a huge part of Moroccan culture. Traditional recipes are handed down through generations; simple, seasonal and largely eaten from one dish – like tangia, a Marrakech speciality in a clay urn dish used to slow-cook meat, found all over the city, from food stalls to candlelit courtyards.
Nowadays you’ll find tradition often meets modernity in Marrakech, and the city is sizzling with stylish new openings and global fine dining menus, from Australia to India to Japan. As Michelin-starred chefs raise the bar (and prices) in the city’s palatial hotels, the streets of Gueliz are aflutter with talk of the latest newcomers bringing minimalist dining rooms, farm-to-fork sharing menus and innovative cocktails to the city. Find our top picks below.
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Paula Hardy and Sally Kirby are writers based in Marrakech and Taghazout Bay, Morocco. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.