The hotel has two restaurants and a bar. The rooftop restaurant serves lunch from 12:30 to 15:00 and dinner from 19:00, every day, with seasonal plates from local farms and markets, fish from the Atlantic and meat from the Atlas; it is open to non-residents, tables are held for two hours and it should be booked. The rooftop bar, open from 12:00 to 23:00, pours cocktails, wine and spirits, with small plates; no booking is needed, and drinks are first come, first served. The Colonnade Café, for guests only, serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks from 7:30 to 23:00 beside the marble-lined pool. Outside, the walks are flat but through narrow Medina lanes, and everything below is within 10 minutes; the new town of Guéliz is a taxi from the gate. During Ramadan many Medina cafés and restaurants change their hours, so check before you go.
The tables at this hotel that are a reason to come, and how hard they are to get.
The roof most visitors come through the boutique door for: day beds, a 30-foot marble bar and the Koutoubia minaret close enough to frame every photograph, with the call to prayer at sunset and candles after dark. Drinks are first come, first served, so come at opening or after the sunset rush if you want a good seat; the hibiscus El Fenn Margarita is the house drink.
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A relaxed rooftop dining room serving lunch and dinner every day, built on local, seasonal produce, with tables held for two hours and drinks at the bar before or after. Book ahead; guests also have the Colonnade Café downstairs for breakfast, lunch, dinner and afternoon tea.
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On our shortlists
Rooftop restaurant and cocktail bar by the Koutoubia · €€€
Two minutes from the door, a rooftop of palms, rattan and bright banquettes with an open-air terrace facing the Koutoubia and an indoor bar in a cabana. The kitchen is Mediterranean, with a separate sushi menu; the parmesan fries are the house signature, and the cocktail and wine lists are long. It opens every day from 11:00 to 02:00, brunch and lunch by day and DJ sets and live music every evening, so it is the livelier alternative to El Fenn's own roof. Book for sunset.
Reserve ahead1 Kissariat Ben Khaled R'mila, Rue Lalla Fatima Zahra, Marrakech
Foundouk Gargaa
6 min walkCourtyard café for lunch · €€
A calm courtyard café on Rue de la Koutoubia, south of the hotel towards the minaret, and an easy pause after a morning in the souks. If you are lucky you get a table on the terrace under the old fig tree; wherever you sit, order the sandwiches, the shakshuka or a spread of small tapas-style plates. It is a daytime café, opening at 10:00 and closing in the early evening, so treat it as lunch or a late breakfast rather than dinner. No booking needed.
Walk in9 Rue de la Koutoubia, Marrakech
Moroccan restaurant and cultural house, Saadian era · €€
A house from the Saadian era in the lanes of Mouassine, restored in 2000, whose carved stucco and cedar recall the Ben Youssef Madrasa, with exhibitions, concerts and workshops in the courtyard. Lunch and dinner are à la carte Moroccan cooking, the sweet and sour mix of Berber, Jewish and Arab-Andalusian influences, or come for mint tea and a snack between exhibitions. It opens every day from 10:00 to 23:00, except Wednesday, when it closes at 19:00. Book for dinner.
Reserve ahead8 Derb Chorfa Lkabir, Mouassine, Marrakech
Coffee room in the Dar el Bacha palace · €€
The Bacha Coffee room inside Dar el Bacha, the pasha's palace north of the hotel that is now a museum, with a long list of coffees served at the table, pastries and light dishes under painted ceilings. You go in through the museum, so the entry fee comes first, and the queue can run long: arrive at 10:00, when it opens, or in the middle of the afternoon. It opens Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00 and is closed on Monday.
Walk inDar el Bacha, Route Sidi Abdelaziz, Marrakech
Pâtisserie and tea room · €
A pâtisserie in the passage off Rue Bab Agnaou, a short step from Jemaa el-Fna, with counters of viennoiseries, Moroccan pastries, French cakes, macarons, savouries and ice cream, and a tea room to sit down in. Come for a coffee and a croissant on the way into the souks, an ice cream in the afternoon heat, or a box of Moroccan pastries to take home. No booking needed.
Walk inPassage Prince Moulay Rachid, Rue Bab Agnaou, Marrakech
Evening street food on the square · €
The square is on UNESCO's list for its storytellers, poets and Berber musicians, and traditional food is sold there well into the night. As the light goes, rows of food stalls set up with benches to sit on, under smoke from the grills and bare bulbs, and the crowd comes for the performers as much as the food. It is the one meal only Marrakech does this way. Pick a busy stall where local families are eating, and agree the price before you order.
Walk inJemaa el-Fna, Marrakech
Breakfast, with afternoon tea and cake, is included for the Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large Rooms and both family suites; it is not listed for the Cosy Rooms or the Extra Large Room with Terrace, so check what your rate includes. It is served in the Colonnade Café, the guests-only courtyard beside the marble-lined pool, which opens at 7:30: fresh fruit, breads and pastries, seasonal juices, coffee or mint tea, and hot dishes, of which shakshuka, eggs baked in a spiced tomato sauce, is the favourite. Afternoon tea follows in the Colonnade Courtyard from 15:00 to 18:00. For a pastry and coffee out, Pâtisserie des Princes is 9 minutes away on foot.
Ten hotels, each here for a different reason.
The design oneEl Fenn
Medina · From about €680
The iconLa Mamounia
Medina · From about €705
The grand oneRoyal Mansour Marrakech
Medina · From about €2,300
The smart moneyDar Kandi
Medina · From about €205
The all-rounderLa Villa des Orangers
Medina · From about €825
The tableNobu Hotel Marrakech
Hivernage · From about €735
The family oneFairmont Royal Palm Marrakech
Route d'Amizmiz · From about €700
The insider oneDar Rhizlane
Hivernage · From about €295
The viewPalais Namaskar
Palmeraie · From about €460
The escapeInara Camp
Agafay · From about €525
The nearest of the experiences we would book, by car from the hotel.
The hammamFrom €55.694.6(3,700)2 min by carHotel or riad pickup
The sunrise balloonFrom €604.8(3,000)2 min by carHotel or riad pickup
The blue gardenFrom €26.904.5(13,900)5 min by car
The Medina and its palacesFrom €15.104.7(8,000)11 min by carRiad pickup, private option
Questions people ask
The hotel has two restaurants and a bar. The rooftop restaurant serves lunch from 12:30 to 15:00 and dinner from 19:00, every day, with seasonal plates from local farms and markets, fish from the Atlantic and meat from the Atlas; it is open to non-residents, tables are held for two hours and it should be booked. The rooftop bar, open from 12:00 to 23:00, pours cocktails, wine and spirits, with small plates; no booking is needed, and drinks are first come, first served. The Colonnade Café, for guests only, serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks from 7:30 to 23:00 beside the marble-lined pool. Outside, the walks are flat but through narrow Medina lanes, and everything below is within 10 minutes; the new town of Guéliz is a taxi from the gate. During Ramadan many Medina cafés and restaurants change their hours, so check before you go. Kabana, 2 min walk. Foundouk Gargaa, 6 min walk. Dar Cherifa, 8 min walk.
El Fenn Rooftop Bar. The roof most visitors come through the boutique door for: day beds, a 30-foot marble bar and the Koutoubia minaret close enough to frame every photograph, with the call to prayer at sunset and candles after dark. Drinks are first come, first served, so come at opening or after the sunset rush if you want a good seat; the hibiscus El Fenn Margarita is the house drink.
Our verdict
The Medina's design riad at full scale: art, craft and colour in every room, three pools and a roof terrace facing the Koutoubia. Check availability for a Medium Room.
Last checked: October 2026
