The best Moroccan restaurants Morocco

This is an example of a brand-new establishment that has successfully integrated into the city of Agadir. Recently opened, this restaurant welcomes a trendy clientele, becoming a drop-off point that represents the best that modernity can offer in a style that is both respectful of tradition and up to date with tourists' desires. The refinement of a fine table. An address to keep an eye on in a city that sometimes seems to be in a permanent state of construction. On the menu: club sandwiches, breakfasts and cheesecakes to die for!

Fancy a romantic dinner under the stars? Angsana Si Said welcomes you in a magnificent ^19th century bourgeois residence. A few steps away from the Bahia Palace, you will have the opportunity to have lunch or dinner in the patio or on the roof terrace in a most intimate setting. Moroccan inspired with Mediterranean influences, the cuisine is an invitation to travel to satisfy all palates ... all accompanied by a good glass of Moroccan red wine.

It is probably the ideal place for lovers, the atmosphere is hushed and warm. Frequented by many personalities, Tobsil (which means plate in Moroccan Arabic) offers you to taste a traditional cuisine made of market products. Here, there is no menu but a unique menu that changes regularly (pastilla, lamb tagine, chicken or cockerel), including a starter, two courses, a dessert and Moroccan wine. The decor and the candlelight dinner will undoubtedly delight lovers in search of romantic Marrakech.

Don't be fooled by the small, discreet entrance door... Once upstairs, you're treated to a breathtaking view of the Koutoubia. But the experience also takes place on the plate, with a sensory voyage guaranteed, taking us all over the world between tortillas, nems and tapas-style pastillas. The return journey is planned on Moroccan soil, with superb couscous as the main course. We'll be there in a flash!

Part bar, part restaurant, Chico's may seem old-fashioned at first glance, but it turns out to be an authentic place to have a good time. You can hear songs by Julio Iglesias or the Rolling Stones, while gazing at a faded photo of former King Hassan II. The counter is the perfect place to strike up a conversation with the regulars. From the kitchen come tapas and fried fish. You can also go to the nearby market to buy clams. They'll be served to you just like at home, with a glass of wine or a beer - a rarity in the region.

L'univers Moro is a small hotel with swimming pool in the heart of Majorelle, a concept-store, but also a restaurant offering dishes that seduce the taste buds with sun-drenched classics. On the 100% homemade menu: a choice of starters to share (zaalouk, taktouka, loubilya, caramelized pumpkin, etc.), several original pastillas, not forgetting the signature dish, marinated chicken on a bed of shredded cauliflower like couscous. All in all, the perfect equation to take us on a journey with the flick of a fork.

Omar took the name of a famous bar in Tenerife, popular with the golden youth, to baptize his beach bar, but here, no cocktails or theme nights. The place is rather for a family clientele who comes to eat a little something with their feet in the sand. The tables are installed on a terrace facing the sea, sheltered under big red umbrellas sponsored by a soda brand. Excellent tajines and good koftas in sauce but also an international cuisine rather well done: hamburger, Caesar salad, squid fritters.

Mediterranean cuisine is on the menu at this restaurant, one of the three opened within the Fairmont Tazi palace perched in the heart of the Old Mountain district. It gives pride of place to local products and in particular to shellfish and fish caught in the strait located a few blocks away. Even the most modest ones like mackerel are offered in a creative and gourmet adaptation. A chic but relaxed setting. On weekends, the atmosphere can be turned up a notch thanks to the musicians and singers who perform live on a rock tempo.

Far from hectic Marrakech, the Soukoune restaurant boasts an enchanting setting, with breathtaking views of the Atlas Mountains. But above all, it offers a top-notch culinary experience, for both lunch and dinner. What makes this place so special is the opportunity to enjoy total privacy thanks to nine private tents, warm spaces with every comfort. The dishes on offer are prepared by talented local chefs who have mastered the most authentic recipes. Refined and unusual.

Also known as Casa Aladin or La Lampe magique, this colourful restaurant is a pleasant address, especially for its terrace which makes us take height on the main square. You will also find a pretty room covered with cushions and tapestries. Yacine is eminently friendly and will be delighted to settle down with you to talk to you about the city. The food is rather good and cheap: pastillas, tajines, couscous, bricks and also excellent salads. You can also decide to come simply for a tea with a view.

If there's one magical place in Marrakech, it's La Cour des Lions, the intimate restaurant whose menu is designed by chef Fatéma Hal, a worldwide ambassador of Moroccan cuisine. Beyond the sumptuousness of the palace-like decor, you're sure to spend an equally privileged moment savoring sophisticated dishes: lamb shoulder of absolute tenderness, various couscous in which the airy grain is treated in surprising variations, berkoukech... to roar with pleasure! Before the tasting, an aperitif on the terrace is a must.

In an alleyway off the main roads of the medina, one sometimes stumbles upon this restaurant with its atypical decor and its tribal and modern influences. The Moroccan touch is fully reflected in the 100% local menu: Kemia salads made according to the rules of the art, tagines served in their original earthenware dish, airy couscous with multiple flavours. A pleasant terrace where the misting device, welcome in the middle of summer, awaits you on the first floor. For a total immersion, dare to taste the rfissa or the raïb of the village, home-made that goes without saying.

At the bend of an alley in the medina, here is a beautiful address where Moroccan cuisine is deliciously revisited. Specialties of the sea and the earth, between sweet and salty, are served in an old family house where the decoration harmoniously combines tradition and modernity. You can taste, among others, roasted monkfish with saffron sauce, chicken filet with lemon yogurt and especially a delicious chocolate mousse with pistachio. The roof terrace, sheltered from the wind, offers a pleasant setting for lunch. The trip is as good as it gets.

The choice is varied, between Mediterranean cuisine and ancestral Moroccan specialties such as royal couscous, R'fissa, tangia, lamb or chicken medfouna, various and varied tajines, vegetable or fish pastillas, seafood, candied lamb shoulder... All concocted with organic and natural products for refined results. Special menus are also elaborated: gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, vegan... On request we will send you an access map.

Here's an address that perfectly reflects the soul of the region. You stop here almost by chance, on a day out among the rocky regs. The welcome is warm in every way, provided by an attentive and smiling Abdellah, who will go out of his way to bring you your freshly prepared meal in the shade. While the menus are basic, the Moroccan salad is traditionally made and carefully presented. Tented accommodation is also available to extend the evening into the night. One of our favorites of 2024.

Cooking like at home " because the dishes are never as good as prepared this way", says Younes, manager of the restaurant les Terrasses de la medersa. His speciality: royal couscous and sa t'faya (sauce with chickpeas, raisins and caramelised onions). Conviviality, its key word, is found even in the decoration, simple, but warm. The terrace, which has been refreshed, is located just in front of the Ben Youssef medersa and the mosque. Lovers of Arab-Andalusian architecture will be delighted.

You will surely pass by this restaurant on your way to Café Hafa. If it's time to eat, don't hesitate to stop there. You will be able to sit down in a room with the neat decoration or in terrace, in the pretty patio. Posada del Hafa offers tagines, couscous, chawarmas and salads. You can also order a grilled fish and some meats. The dishes are tasty, everything is prepared before your eyes! Just the smell of the grilled meat outside gives you an appetite! Small price and friendly welcome.

Studio KO, who designed the fabulous YSL museum, is responsible for the natural-toned decor of this new little restaurant in the new town. Its other special feature? It's run exclusively by women (the name means "soul mates" in Darija), and it's they who are at work both in the dining room and in the kitchen, which sits in the middle of the restaurant, surrounded by a counter where you can sit and watch. On the plate, Moroccan recipes range from classic pastillas and tajines to trid, a typical dish little known to tourists.

Exit the expensive and trendy restaurants of Tamuda Bay, welcome to the popular glitter of Oued Laou. The Miramar distinguishes itself from its comparses installed on the Corniche by its terrace with colored plastic chairs. The choice is limited, the cuisine simply prepared but the products are fresh and it is delicious. You can enjoy grilled anchovies or sardines, fried food, paella or tajine... fish of course, all for a handful of dirhams.

In a warm, vaulted setting with traditional decor, this is a typically Moroccan restaurant serving delicious cuisine. The menu features all the country's specialties: couscous, tajine, seffa, tanjia merrakechiya, as well as various grills, excellent salads and pastillas. Everything is homemade, including the fruit juices to accompany your meal. Relax on the large Moroccan sofas, and the team will take care of the rest. The welcome is charming and the waiters attentive. The bill is very reasonable.

No fewer than 50 tents are spread across this camp located in the middle of the Agafay stone desert. When it comes to camping, it's hard to imagine the level of comfort that is the camp's primary vocation: 25 m², a real king-size bed, a fully-equipped bathroom, private toilet, electricity, carpets, all in shades of ochre reminiscent of the desert... surprising luxury. The blue of the pool adds to the magic, a true delight in such surroundings. And if you've already booked a hotel, you can always come here for lunch and spend the day.

In the heart of the Souss valley, around 25 minutes from Agadir, Meryam and her team will be your hosts in an exceptional setting where the finest expressions of Moroccan heritage can be found. Dinner is served under caïdal tents, where dishes prepared in the purest Moroccan gastronomic tradition are followed by the frenzied rhythm of folklore troupes from all over the country. To round things off in style, you'll be treated to a colorful show featuring acrobats, fire-eaters and belly dancers, depending on the day. It's magical!

In its Moroccan lounges or on its shaded terrace with panoramic views, the Manar du Sud awaits you to taste Berber specialities. On the menu, the popular dishes of Morocco: tajines, couscous, pastilla... You will also find a varied choice of meat skewers and spaghetti dishes. For dessert, delicious gazelle horns or a very refreshing seasonal fruit salad. The place can also be a pleasant stopover to sip a good mint tea, after having crapped in the alleys of the kasbah Taourirt.