Marrakesh Restaurant Tips by travelmad478

Restaurant Name: Street Vendors

Eating at the square is an absolute must. Just walk into the center and start looking around--there are dozens of stalls, some serving just one or two dishes and some that appear to be complete restaurants with every conceivable food on display. Wandering around to pick your first stop, you'll get swarmed by stall owners trying to convince you that their food is the one you want--but take your time to decide! There are kebab stalls, fish stalls (that's what we chose first--try a piece!), tea stalls, sweet stalls, lentil soup and bean stew stalls, and my favorite: snail stalls. (I didn't try those, but if you want to, you've got about eight to choose from.) We stopped at about five different places and ate fantastic fried fish with grilled vegetables at the one pictured here. The food was excellent, very cheap, and safe. Not one of our party had a moment's stomach trouble.


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Theme: Street Vendor
Comparison: least expensive
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter

Restaurant Name: Street Vendors

It seemed like a good idea to look around for the stalls occupied with a lot of elderly Moroccan men. I figured these guys would know who had the best food. That strategy worked pretty well.

Nearly all of Jemaa-al-Fnaa's food stalls have little stools to sit at. You sit in a row with other diners, pointing at what you want to eat. Watch out that you don't get loaded up with food you didn't ask for--although even if you do, it won't cost you too much. You pay at the end--no tips necessary. In general, the prices are extremely low. I ate fried fish, grilled vegetables, kebabs, lentil soup, and tea (at four different stalls) for under USD 8.

Here's our intrepid dining team awaiting our first course!


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Theme: Street Vendor
Comparison: least expensive
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter

Restaurant Name: Yacout

We had drinks and coffee on the roof terrace and in one of the lounges in Yacout, which is one of the most spectacular-looking restaurants I've ever seen. It's contained in a palazzo-style house on a very unassuming pedestrian side street in the medina. After you walk through the door in the wall to get into the restaurant, you can see why this is one of the most celebrated places in Marrakesh. Even if you don't go to eat there, try to get in for drinks just so you can wander around its four floors and roof terrace, all of which are filled with gorgeous furniture and fountains.


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Theme: Local
Comparison: most expensive
Prices: US$41 and up  » Currency Converter
Phone: 212-4438-2538
Directions: You'll NEVER find Yacout on your own. Have your driver lead you there. Reservations are recommended.
Website: www.yacout-maroc.com