What to Eat in Morocco: Iconic Dishes & Local Prices (DH)
Tanjia Marrakchia (Slow-Cooked Clay-Urn Beef in Hammam Ashes) (Tanjia Marrakchia)
Authentic Moroccan specialty from Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains & Essaouira: Tanjia Marrakchia (Slow-Cooked Clay-Urn Beef in Hammam Ashes), best enjoyed fresh at traditional neighborhood markets and family-run dining rooms.
Where to try: Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains & Essaouira (Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK — Bus 19 Express 30 DH))
Lamb Tagine with Prunes (Lamb Tagine with Prunes)
Authentic Moroccan specialty from Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains & Essaouira: Lamb Tagine with Prunes, best enjoyed fresh at traditional neighborhood markets and family-run dining rooms.
Where to try: Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains & Essaouira (Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK — Bus 19 Express 30 DH))
Almonds (Almonds)
Authentic Moroccan specialty from Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains & Essaouira: Almonds, best enjoyed fresh at traditional neighborhood markets and family-run dining rooms.
Where to try: Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains & Essaouira (Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK — Bus 19 Express 30 DH))
Couscous (Couscous)
Authentic Moroccan specialty from Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains & Essaouira: Couscous, best enjoyed fresh at traditional neighborhood markets and family-run dining rooms.
Where to try: Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains & Essaouira (Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK — Bus 19 Express 30 DH))
Mint Tea (Mint Tea)
Authentic Moroccan specialty from Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains & Essaouira: Mint Tea, best enjoyed fresh at traditional neighborhood markets and family-run dining rooms.
Where to try: Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains & Essaouira (Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK — Bus 19 Express 30 DH))
Pastilla (Crisp Warqa Pastry with Spiced Pigeon/Chicken (Pastilla (Crisp Warqa Pastry with Spiced Pigeon/Chicken)
Authentic Moroccan specialty from Fes el-Bali, Meknes, Volubilis & Middle Atlas: Pastilla (Crisp Warqa Pastry with Spiced Pigeon/Chicken, best enjoyed fresh at traditional neighborhood markets and family-run dining rooms.
Where to try: Fes el-Bali, Meknes, Volubilis & Middle Atlas (Fes–Saïss Airport (FEZ))
How to Eat Well in Morocco Without Tourist Markups
Walk at least two streets away from major monuments like Jemaa el-Fnaa Square & Koutoubia Mosque Minaret (77m) — Watch the UNESCO square transform at dusk into open-air food stalls, Gnaoua musicians, and lantern-lit spice souks beneath the 12th-century Almohad minaret. or Bab Bou Jeloud (The Blue Gate), Talaa Kebira & Talaa Seghira — Enter through the blue-and-green ceramic archway into the two main arteries descending into the heart of Fes el-Bali. before sitting down. Look for menus posted with clear prices in DH (MAD) and busy local lunch counters.
Tipping & Dining Etiquette in Morocco
10% at sit-down restaurants, 5–10 DH at cafés for mint tea/espresso, 20 DH per bag for riad luggage porters With handcarts in car-free medinas, and 150–300 DH/day for private desert drivers and licensed medina guides.