Gourmet products local specialties and wines Marrakech

You can't pass by without going in: the myriad of colors of the macaroons that make you look at them! As its name indicates, Amandine offers you a choice of sweets to take away or to eat on the spot. Birthday cakes, pastries and creamy flans... the shop also makes operas, tarts and pralines. In addition to the very French pastry, Amandine also produces Moroccan cookies. At lunchtime, you can sit down for a quick snack.

Like Moroccans, we like to start the day by eating out. So there are hours when the bread masters do not empty. Very complete breakfast formulas offer an assortment of freshly baked pastries. A bakery above all, yes, but also a delicatessen, sandwiches and other savoury compositions, on the spot or to take away. This French bakery has become a "master" in the field and is an excellent address when you're feeling a little peckish.

Located on the ground floor of the famous Terrace of Spices, this sign has set itself a challenge: to make this address one of Marrakech's references in terms of small sweets. The workshop, with its bay windows, allows you to see the preparation of the delicious pastries, made from real home-made marzipan. Shortbread, chocolate pastilla or classic gazelle horns, to be eaten on the spot on a small wooden bench or to take away.

We discover at the very famous Madame Halami's all the flavours and subtleties of Moroccan pastry, undoubtedly one of the best addresses in Marrakech. Gazelle horns are crunchy and soft as you wish and it is not the only delicacy for which we succumb. We do not hesitate to taste homemade creations such as feqqas with fresh cream and delicate aniseed, ideal at tea time. Al-Jawda also offers delicious fresh juices and catering services. A gourmet break just the way we like it.

The Terrasse des Epices pastry shop offers a gourmet break at any time of the day. Briouates with honey, gazelle horns, marzipan and shortbread, about fifty references are proposed on the spot or to take away. These delicious pastries are also made in full view of the customers, a guarantee of quality. On the first floor, you will find a shop selling local products and a barber shop for those gentlemen who would like to have their beards shaved properly.

Originally a simple bakery, Charif has become a popular snack bar where you can linger on its large terrace. Especially since you can choose your millefeuille, one of the original pastries or your sandwich directly in the window; everything is homemade and on the spot. Thanks to its success, the establishment has become a favourite place for European expats and is always full, right from breakfast time. Amongst other breads, the French baguette is crispy as you can imagine, which explains everything.

In the heart of Guéliz, and very close to the Turkish mosque, Al Fadl offers a refined pastry shop. You will obviously find a multitude of varieties of Moroccan cakes covered with honey and almonds and other gazelle horns, but also, if you feel the need, pastries (chocolatines and croissants) and French-style desserts. A little less convinced by the ice creams, we nevertheless recommend this establishment as a sure value. A mini outdoor terrace allows you to make a quick and greedy stop.

Germaine and Housseine worked in close contact with Moroccan farmers, helping them to implement virtuous technical itineraries. Now they're at the other end of the chain, marketing and promoting farm products grown with respect for nature and people. Located in Sidi Ghanem, their grocery store offers certified organic or agroecological fresh produce, as well as local products. After a visit, you can fill your suitcase with honey from Souss, dried vegetables from Errachidia or Amlou.

The old Jewish quarter of Mellah has three markets where it is good to stroll. The jewellers' souk brings together about fifty merchants, selling mainly gold. As for the covered market, it houses fabric stalls and a profusion of haberdasheries. The spice souk offers an impressive variety of spices and mysterious goods not always identifiable, but also common products such as black soap, henna or ghassoul: do not hesitate to ask herbalists about their use, it is very edifying.

Looking for French pastries and viennoiseries? If you're dreaming of lemon meringue pie, opera or mille-feuilles to die for, this is the place to go. What's more, it couldn't be easier to find, since Gontran Cherrier's boulangerie-pâtisserie is located at the very start of chic M. Avenue. He offers us great classics, of course, but made by hand with the creativity that drives him. You can eat here at any time, in the dining room or on the vast parasol-covered terrace. Perfect for a sweet or savory break.

Since its creation in 1978, Dino has held the pole position in terms of ice cream in Marrakech and its reputation is well established. On Mohamed V Avenue, it has even become a geographical landmark, that's to say! It is necessary to believe that since the origin, the recipes have not changed, or almost, and that for the great joy of nostalgic. Faithful to its values, the ice-cream maker proposes classic and traditional flavors, but also some more innovative ones, playing on a great know-how and that's already not bad. We melt with pleasure!

Hakima Halami's house has been renowned for years in the Red City and is undoubtedly the ideal place to taste succulent pastries or to buy them with your eyes closed: gazelle horn, fekka, makrout, baklava, mini briouate with praline, date ghriba or other oriental sweets made with honey and almonds will no longer have any secret for you. To bring back as a gift or to continue the experience once at home.

After Casablanca and Rabat, it is in Marrakech that the chain Les Domaines has chosen to open its doors. The concept? Organic, fresh products, without residues, preservatives or GMOs, easy to trace since they come from their own farms and orchards in closed circuit. The result? A growing success in the country at a time when we are trying to eat healthily. Fruits, vegetables, fish, meats, dairy products, all in an airy, clean and welcoming space. Don't feel like going to the store? An e-shop is online. No more excuses.

The location is ideal for a break near the Jemaâ el Fna square. Its many terraces offer as many atmospheres as the pastries are absolutely exquisite. The waitress patiently explained to us all the ingredients that each of them contained so that our choice would be most judicious. A wide choice of cakes, to be tasted locally or to take away.

At last, a grocery store with as much character as Barbe, also known as Veuve Clicquot. The idea came from Adnan, who imagined a space that "revolves around the aperitif", according to the owner. By this, we mean that you'll find everything you need to organize a party, or even a mega-fiesta: a wide selection of wines and spirits, as well as cheeses, charcuterie and more. The remaining shelves are loaded with good local products sourced from small producers, as well as imported coffees to be ground on the spot.

Creatively flavoured jams (plum with pure Arabica coffee), honeys, finely selected coffees and teas, spices, donkey milk cosmetics: you will find all this at the Yannass delicatessen, just a stone's throw from the Jemaâ El Fna square. Enough to prepare a very gourmet basket of purely Moroccan products before leaving home. The opportunity also to discover the range of Kam design porcelain. The prices are consistent with the products presented and in the average rates charged in Marrakech for this type of grocery store.

The reputation of this artisanal ice cream maker is well established and it is probably one of the best in Marrakech. Here, the pistachio flavour is not fluorescent green and it is reassuring. The flavours explode in the mouth and respect the natural aromas of the fruit or the plant. The menu is wide without being plethoric, nevertheless between the chebakia, argan, wild mint, spicy coffee or lemon-ginger ice creams, the choice is cornelian! A new flavor every month is to be tried: no choice, you'll have to come back!

Everything is appealing when you enter this delicatessen, it must be said that the choice is vast. Not less than 330 references of wines are on sale. The great French vintages but also wines from around the world, Chile, Australia, California, the flagship of wine production. In addition, there is a gin corner with about thirty different brands and truffles, caviar and cigars, which are at the top of the luxury products list. Finally, the house offers a nice selection of fine products, such as honeys, oils, vinegars, mustards... and a fresh section.