My Marrakech Hit List: Places I Never Skip
- marrakechcurated
- 17 mag 2025
- Tempo di lettura: 3 min
Aggiornamento: 31 mag 2025
Years go by, trends come and go, yet a handful of addresses remain my emotional compass in Marrakech. I repeat them like a mantra—on arrival, at sunset, after the music—because they mirror the city’s double soul: elegant and spontaneous, ancient and forward‑looking.
Café de la Poste
Area: Gueliz | Best for: landing lunch or farewell brunch
Dark wood, colonial ceiling fans whispering swish‑swish, life rolling along boulevard Mohammed VI. My order: roast beef with mashed potatoes and a double espresso—European comfort framed by palm trees.
Why you’ll love it:
effortless 1930s atmosphere, perfect for landing (or leaving) with grace.
La Mamounia – aperitif in a legend
Area: south Medina | Best for: golden‑hour drinks
Orange blossom, zellige tiles scattering late‑afternoon light, staff in cream uniforms. At 5 pm I settle in the patio: mint tea for quiet, “Hitchcock” martini for a black‑and‑white frame. Five minutes in the garden and time stands still.
Why you’ll love it: a single drink lets you breathe the history of Morocco’s most iconic hotel.
Bacha Coffee – a thousand‑and‑one‑night coffee break
Area: Dar el Bacha | Best for: caffeine between souks
Silver service in Marrakech’s finest art‑deco palace. I pick Marrakech Morning Coffee (citrus notes) and a seat in the orange‑blossom courtyard—perfect reset before diving back into the souks.
Why you’ll love it:
200 single‑origin Arabicas, museum‑grade décor, obsession for detail.
El Fenn – stone, art, panorama
Area: west Medina | Best for: panoramic lunch & sunset cocktails
Lunch is a shared Atlas veggie mezze platter; come dusk, a prickly‑pear cocktail as the Koutoubia turns into silhouette.
Why you’ll love it:
arguably the most poetic 360‑degree rooftop in the Medina, styled to perfection.
Mizaan – creative kitchen & hidden speakeasy
Area: Gueliz | Best for: dinner plus after‑hours
New‑gen riad with warm minimalist design. Share fried bisara, crispy pizzetta, sea‑bream ceviche and a deconstructed quail pastilla. Star cocktail: Flifla, nod to Casablanca’s spicy blend. After 10 pm cross the kitchen: velvet, low lights, Moroccan soul on vinyl. Order the signature Desert Rose (cardamom gin, Kalaat M’Gouna rose, bitter orange).
Why you’ll love it:
two complementary moods, one address—no taxis required.
Chez Lamine Mustapha – lamb mechoui from the earth
Area: near Jemaa el‑Fna | Best for: primal street food
A subterranean oven turns lamb into butter scented with smoke. Grab a formica table, tear the meat with your hands, dip in cumin and coarse salt. Primitive, unforgettable.
Why you’ll love it:
tradition told with disarming simplicity—no cutlery, all flavour.
Beldi Country Club – pooltime among roses & zellige
Area: Route d’Amizmiz | Best for: day‑pass chill
Fifteen minutes from the Medina: turquoise pool, rose gardens, green zellige. Day‑pass includes lounger, towel and lemon‑chicken tajine under the pergola.
Why you’ll love it:
the perfect escape when you crave calm without leaving town.
Three sunset views, three moods
Le Grand Balcon du Café Glacier – living postcard of Jemaa el‑Fna and the Koutoubia, all colour and noise.
El Fenn Rooftop – few tables, no reservations: Marrakech’s most coveted blue hour.
Palmeraie – endless palms and the Atlas: silence swallowing the sun.
Hivernage by night – the “Triangle of Fun”
Comptoir Darna – oriental dinner and belly‑dance show.
Palais Jad Mahal – drink & live music under pierced‑metal lanterns.
Epicurien – late DJ sets; step out only for the crispy, consoling midnight burger.
Why you’ll love it:
a seamless journey that stretches Marrakech’s night until dawn.
These addresses are my personal Ariadne’s thread through Marrakech’s maze. Try them, tweak them, make them your own ritual – then tell me which one stole your heart.
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