Guidebook for Marrakesh
Food Scene
Café Des Épices
75 Derb Rahba LakdimaSimple cafe overlooking a small square in the heart of the souk.
Modern take on local cuisine. Serve wine and beer with a lovely roof terrace.
70 locals recommend
Nomad
1 Derb Aarjane, MedinaModern take on local cuisine. Serve wine and beer with a lovely roof terrace.
Le Comptoir is a fusion of bar, club, and restaurant that's been a nighttime draw for hip Marrakshis and visitors since the turn of the 21st century. The restaurant serves Moroccan, international, and Asian dishes; it's on the expensive side of options in Marrakech.
The main attraction is the trendy atmosphere and included entertainment–-live musicians, belly-dance cabaret (starting at 10:30 pm), and later on an upstairs bar opens with a DJ or two spinning chilled-out world-music until ~3 am.
125 locals recommend
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Avenue EchouhadaLe Comptoir is a fusion of bar, club, and restaurant that's been a nighttime draw for hip Marrakshis and visitors since the turn of the 21st century. The restaurant serves Moroccan, international, and Asian dishes; it's on the expensive side of options in Marrakech.
The main attraction is the trendy atmosphere and included entertainment–-live musicians, belly-dance cabaret (starting at 10:30 pm), and later on an upstairs bar opens with a DJ or two spinning chilled-out world-music until ~3 am.
Sightseeing
The Majorelle Garden is a one-hectare (two-acre) botanical garden and artist's landscape garden in Marrakech, Morocco. It was created by the French Orientalist artist Jacques Majorelle over almost forty years, starting in 1923, and features a Cubist villa designed by the French architect, Paul Sinoir in the 1930s. The property was the residence of the artist and his wife from 1923 until their divorce in the 1950s. In the 1980s, the property was purchased by the fashion designers, Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé who worked to restore it. Today, the garden and villa complex is open to the public.
585 locals recommend
Jardin Majorelle
Rue Yves Saint LaurentThe Majorelle Garden is a one-hectare (two-acre) botanical garden and artist's landscape garden in Marrakech, Morocco. It was created by the French Orientalist artist Jacques Majorelle over almost forty years, starting in 1923, and features a Cubist villa designed by the French architect, Paul Sinoir in the 1930s. The property was the residence of the artist and his wife from 1923 until their divorce in the 1950s. In the 1980s, the property was purchased by the fashion designers, Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé who worked to restore it. Today, the garden and villa complex is open to the public.
Le Jardin Secret is opening its doors to the public for the first time in its history. The origins of the complex date back to the Saadian Dynasty, more than four hundred years ago.
Rebuilt in the mid-Nineteenth century at the behest of an influential kaid of the Atlas Mountains, Le Jardin Secret has been the home of some of Morocco and Marrakech’s most important political figures.
Today you are able to fully appreciate it, thanks to the recent renovation; Le Jardin Secret is part of the great tradition of stately Arab-Andalusian and Moroccan palaces. As a result visitors can discover its gardens and buildings, which are outstanding examples of Islamic art and architecture.
116 locals recommend
Le Jardin Secret
121 Rue MouassineLe Jardin Secret is opening its doors to the public for the first time in its history. The origins of the complex date back to the Saadian Dynasty, more than four hundred years ago.
Rebuilt in the mid-Nineteenth century at the behest of an influential kaid of the Atlas Mountains, Le Jardin Secret has been the home of some of Morocco and Marrakech’s most important political figures.
Today you are able to fully appreciate it, thanks to the recent renovation; Le Jardin Secret is part of the great tradition of stately Arab-Andalusian and Moroccan palaces. As a result visitors can discover its gardens and buildings, which are outstanding examples of Islamic art and architecture.