A special word from us
Nice places to eat
- Ksar Essaoussan : Ksours's street. A tiny little riad with superb carved wood panelling, very intimate, excellent cuisine and the option of taking a "small" fixed menu. Closed Sunday.
- Dar Moha : Dar El Pacha's street. Formerly fashion designer Pierre Balmain’s residence, this has been converted into a restaurant and is a great architectural success.
Deco
- Amira Candles (thick square candles). 522 lot Al Massar. Safi's road
- Poteries Akkal. 322 quartier industriel Sidi Ghnam, Safi's road.
- Ministerio del Gusto. 22 derb Azouz el Mouassine. A not-to-be-missed art gallery : canvases, objects, jewellery…
Pastry shops
- Saveurs d’Orient. 31 avenue Abdelkrim Khattabi. For the best "cornes de gazelle".
- Al Jawda. 84 bld Mohammed V. Don't be taken in by this tea room's humble appearance. It is nevertheless the best pastry shop in the city.
Bookshops
- Librairie d’Art ACR
55 bld Zerktouni. Tayeb'Residence. A fantastic choice of coffee-table books about Morocco.
Crafts and bazaars
- Babouches, bags, lanterns, objects in lime plasterwork (tadelakt): Chez Brahim, Souk Semmarine No 82. Souk Kssakk No 86.
Fashion and fabrics
- Beldi, 9-11, Souikat Laksour'street
Hand cut, sewn and embroidered in fabrics such as jute imitation silk and linen: dresses, caftans, shirts and ensembles with cuts adapted to Western tastes An address to keep under your hat.
- Scène de lin, 70, Liberty's street
In the delightful showroom of Anne-Marie Chaoui, the Marrakech decorator: textiles, embroidered house linens, furniture and designer objects.