Food and Drink in Marrakesh at Night

Food and Drink in Marrakesh

Each evening as the sun goes down, dozens of open-air kitchens set up on the east side of Jemaa El Fna. Serving areas are erected and tables and benches are put out to create one vast alfresco eatery. Beneath a hanging cloud of smoke from the crackling charcoal grills, locals and visitors alike tuck into a vast array of Moroccan cuisine. Nearly every stall has its own speciality, from snails in spicy broth and chunks of lamb stuffed into sandwiches to humble hard-boiled eggs.


A dry-fruit stall
Although Marrakech has a very low crime rate, the crowds milling around Jemaa El Fna at night are perfect cover for pickpockets. Be careful with handbags and wallets. If you find the food stalls at the Night Market to be intimidating, you can always opt for the relative familiarity of salads, pizza and pasta at the Terrasses de l’Alhambra instead. More on Moroccan cuisine. During the International Film Festival a large screen is erected on Jemaa El Fna,.


Moroccan, is now one of my favourite cuisines, with it's tasty tagines, cous cous, etc.
Whenever I travel, I usually try to buy spices, a recipe book or other food related objects.

On this trip I bought a teracotta tagine (see my off the beaten tracks tips for more details) I'm afraid I haven't used this yet, it's more of an ornament at the moment, but I have cooked a few tagines using my old faithful cast iron casserole dish.

Argan oil (the new olive oil!!) Afraid I only bought a small bottle, for moisturising purposes from Essaouira- but I spent the exorbitant sum of £9 in Sainsburys for a bottle of organic Argan Oil for culinary purposes-
Top Tip- If You're visiting Essaouira, snap up a bottle or 2- or a crate load of Argan Oil, to sell to foodies back home for a fraction of the price of Sainsburys!! (See my Essaouira page for lots more info on Argan Oil
35 spices- a versatile spice mix, used in many Moroccan dishes, I've used most of mine already, in lots of non Moroccan dishes too.



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Market in Marrakech..The main souk

 Snapshots From Morocco{The main souk}: Market Food in Marrakech..The main souk


Jemaa al Fnaa, in Marrakech is the largest market in Morocco. At nearly 1,000 years old, it's located in the medina, the maze-like walled central section that forms the old city. A vast courtyard that by day houses pedestrian walkways, snake charmers, magicians, water vendors, doodad dealers, dancers and all other manner of street performers surrounded by restaurants and cafés, by night it becomes a bustling world of vendors, hawkers, and full-on restaurants serving food and drink ranging from casual snacks to complete meals. Watching the vendors wheeling in their carts and transforming the square each day in a matter of minutes is truly mindblowing.


Both myself and our intern Hayley have been lucky enough to have visited Marrakech recently. Of course, we ate everything we possibly could and documented most of it.

The market gets divided up into sections, with each section serving the same kind of food. So walk down one aisle and you'll find your choice of dried fruits and nuts, while another will lead you to sheep, chicken and vegetable tagines, while yet another gets you to stalls selling sausages and skewers cooked over charcoal fires, or large slices of fatty braised camel hump to be scooped up with soft bread.




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essaouira beach .. water sports

essaouira beach .. water sports



The beach of Essaouira is a renowned tourist attraction for water sports enthusiasts, especially surfers, windsurfers, and kite-surfers. This beach may not be the best for traditional swimming, especially since the water can be chilly (about 20°C or 68° F in summer and a few degrees cooler in winter), but what it lacks in water temperature it makes up for in winds that make it perfect for these sports. The waves tend to range between 1/2 to 2 1/2m high (up to 5m in the winter) and these waves can be found within a 25km radius of Essaouira. Even the world’s professional kite surfers come to this beach; its even been one of the locations of the Kiteboarding World Cup. This event usually takes place in July, therefore for those interested in kiteboarding, July would be a great time to plan a trip to Essaouira.

If you are wanting to give these sports a try there are lessons available for every sport ranging in price from Dh60 to Dh300 per hour depending on the length of time and sport to be taught. For those interested, there are numerous vendors to rent equipment from, but if you are planning on traveling here during February through April you may want to pre-book equipment rentals since this is Essaouira’s high tourist season. Come prepared with your wetsuit and witness winds that will create a surfing experience like never before.

Considered as Morocco’s water sport capital, Essaouira is a city with light temperature differences. There reigns here a constant temperature of at least 23°C. If you add to this North-East trade winds blowing on the Atlantic coast of Morocco almost the whole year, you obtain an ideal climate for board sport practice such as : windsurfing, kite surfing, surfing, and body board. Numerous infrastructures rent the adequate material along the bay for a better practice of these sports on Essaouira or Sidi Kaouki’s spots. For another approach of the coast, you will also be able to pitch on a sailing trip and devote yourself to sea fishing. We have selected for you Essaouira’s water sport specialists.

Club Mistral - Skyriders
Located in Essaouira, as well as in 14 major cities in the world, the Club mistral/Sky rider welcomes you in its surf wind surf and Kite surf school. Essaouira is indeed the ideal place to practice as its climate is perfect: a constant wind and a beach without obstacles will allow you to become familiar with these sports. Our instructors are graduated and speak various languages (Arab, French, and English). You will also have the possibility to rent equipment if your level allows you to practice on your own.



Essaouira Sailing Tour
Sail outings along the coasts and around the islands. Come and admire Essaouira city from the sea during the day or at sunset. For fishermen, we organize sea outings the morning according to the weather forecast.

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