The 8 Best Brunch Spots in Marrakech

Kechmara on Rue de la Liberté in Guéliz serves the city's best eggs Benedict and has been the creative community's brunch hub for over a decade, with plates from 80–150 MAD. Café des Épices offers rooftop medina views with brunch for under 100 MAD. For poolside luxury, Latitude 31's weekend brunch runs 250–400 MAD with unlimited drinks. Marrakech's brunch scene has absorbed European café culture into something distinctly its own.

But the import has been absorbed and adapted. Marrakech now has a genuine brunch scene that mixes European café culture with Moroccan ingredients, rooftop terraces, and prices that make brunch cities like London and Sydney look absurd.

These eight are where we go. All tested on actual lazy weekend mornings.

1. What makes Kechmara the best brunch spot in Guéliz?

Location: 3 Rue de la Liberté, Guéliz Price range: 120-200 MAD per person Reservation: Not essential but helpful on weekends Style: European bistro meets Moroccan café

Kechmara is the unofficial headquarters of Marrakech's creative class. Designers, photographers, gallery owners, and the kind of expats who've been here long enough to speak decent Darija — they all end up here on Saturday mornings. The two-level space combines a ground-floor restaurant-bar with a rooftop terrace that catches morning sun without the midday brutality.

The brunch menu is solid and creative without overcomplicating things. Eggs Benedict with harissa hollandaise. Shakshuka made properly — not the watery tourist version. Pancakes with fresh Moroccan honey and walnuts. A burger that shouldn't work at 11 AM but does. The coffee is the best in Guéliz — properly extracted espresso, not the instant Nescafé that many Marrakech cafés still serve.

The atmosphere is what keeps people coming back. Art exhibitions rotate on the walls. The music is curated and pitched at conversation level. You can work on a laptop without getting side-eyed, or linger over a second coffee without being rushed. It feels like a Berlin café that accidentally ended up in Morocco.

Must-order: The shakshuka and a flat white. If you're hungry, add the avocado toast with dukkah.

Vibe: Creative, relaxed, laptop-friendly. The kind of place where you plan to stay an hour and leave after three.

2. Is Café des Épices worth visiting for brunch?

Location: Place Rahba Lakdima, Medina Price range: 80-120 MAD per person Reservation: Not needed Style: Traditional Moroccan with tourist-friendly additions

Café des Épices is not a brunch restaurant in any formal sense. There's no eggs Benedict, no avocado toast, no bottomless mimosas. What it offers is a rooftop terrace four floors above the spice market square, fresh orange juice that costs less than a bottle of water in most European cities, and the best people-watching in the medina.

The menu is simple: Moroccan salads, toasted sandwiches, fresh juices (orange, avocado, mixed fruit), mint tea, and basic coffee. For breakfast, the msemen with honey and the fresh orange juice is the move — 40-50 MAD total, and you're eating on a rooftop overlooking a market that has been operating since the 16th century.

The appeal is entirely about location and price. You're paying 80-120 MAD for a morning that would cost 350+ MAD at any hotel breakfast buffet, and the view is better.

Must-order: Fresh orange juice and msemen with honey. Add a Moroccan salad if you want something more substantial.

Vibe: Backpacker-to-boutique-traveler, medina atmosphere, no pretension. The rooftop fills up by 11 AM on weekends.

3. What does brunch at NOMAD look like?

Location: 1 Derb Aarjan, Rahba Lakdima, Medina Price range: 150-250 MAD per person Reservation: Recommended, especially for rooftop Style: Modern Moroccan with international influences

Nomad's brunch is the polished version of what Café des Épices does organically. Same medina location (they're practically neighbors), similar rooftop concept, but with a menu that reflects the restaurant's modern Moroccan identity and prices to match.

The brunch offerings lean into quality ingredients and creative presentations. Moroccan eggs (a cumin-spiced take on scrambled eggs with fresh bread), camel kefta with a fried egg, granola bowls with local yogurt and seasonal fruit, and fresh juices made to order. The coffee program is serious — they use quality beans and proper equipment.

The rooftop at brunch time is sunny and buzzing. The Koutoubia view is as good in the morning as at sunset, with the added benefit of better light for photos. Weekend brunch here is a scene — well-dressed visitors, couples, small groups — but it never feels exclusionary.

Must-order: The Moroccan eggs and a fresh juice. The camel burger works for a late brunch if you're hungry enough.

Vibe: Photogenic, social, polished. The brunch to book if you want to feel like you're having a curated Marrakech experience.

4. What is the Grand Café de la Poste brunch experience?

Location: Boulevard El Mansour Eddahbi, corner of Avenue Imam Malik, Guéliz Price range: 130-200 MAD per person Reservation: Recommended on weekends Style: French brasserie

Grand Café de la Poste occupies a beautifully restored 1920s post office, and the space does what old colonial buildings do when they're well maintained: it makes everything feel more important. High ceilings, ceiling fans, a central bar, rattan chairs on the terrace, and a crowd that reads like a casting call for a period drama set in French Morocco.

The brunch is unabashedly French. Croque monsieur. Eggs in various preparations. A cheese plate that shouldn't exist in Morocco but does, and well. Croissants and pastries from a decent bakery connection. The coffee is French-style — strong, small, and served with a side of attitude from waiters who have perfected the Parisian service tempo.

The terrace is the draw on weekend mornings. Shaded by trees, facing a roundabout that feels more Marseille than Marrakech, it's the most European brunch experience in the city.

Must-order: The croque monsieur and a café allongé. The club sandwich is unexpectedly excellent.

Vibe: Colonial nostalgia, literary, slightly formal. The brunch for people who want to feel like they're in a Graham Greene novel.

5. What makes Amal Women's Training Centre a unique brunch option?

Location: Rue Allal Ben Ahmed, Guéliz Price range: 80-120 MAD per person Reservation: Not essential but helpful for groups Style: Home-style Moroccan

Amal is a nonprofit social enterprise that trains disadvantaged Moroccan women in culinary skills, and the restaurant that funds this mission happens to serve some of the most honest food in Marrakech. This is not a charity eat — the food is genuinely good, and you'd come back even without the social impact story.

The menu changes daily and is built around whatever is fresh and seasonal. Moroccan salads, tajines, couscous (on Fridays), grilled meats, and pastries — all prepared by women learning restaurant cooking under professional supervision. The flavors are home-cooking authentic in a way that most tourist restaurants can't replicate because they're optimizing for volume rather than taste.

The space is a garden courtyard — simple, clean, no design pretension. Tables under trees, a counter where you can watch the kitchen work, and an atmosphere that feels like eating at a Moroccan family's home if that family were running a cooking school.

Must-order: Whatever the daily special is. The Moroccan salad spread is always reliable. The pastries are homemade and excellent.

Vibe: Warm, community-oriented, genuine. You'll feel good about the meal and the mission, and neither feeling is forced.

6. What does Mama Africa offer for health-focused brunch?

Location: Rue Oum Errabia, Guéliz Price range: 100-150 MAD per person Reservation: Not needed Style: Health-conscious café

Mama Africa brought the açaí bowl to Marrakech, and for the health-conscious traveler who has been eating tajine and bread for three days and needs a vegetable, it's a revelation. The café is small, colorful, and operated with an energy that matches its smoothie-bowl-and-good-vibes concept.

The açaí bowls are the signature — proper frozen açaí blended thick, topped with granola, fresh fruit, coconut, and honey. Smoothies are well-made, with options for protein additions and superfood supplements. Beyond the health food, there are solid sandwiches, wraps, and salads that use fresh, quality ingredients.

The space is tiny — a handful of tables inside and a few outside on the street. It's a pick-up-and-go kind of place as much as a sit-down brunch spot. But the quality of the bowls and smoothies makes it worth the limited seating.

Must-order: The açaí bowl with the works and a green smoothie. The avocado wrap is good for something more filling.

Vibe: Health-conscious, colorful, casual. The Instagram-friendly bowl spot that's actually worth the photo.

7. What is the Latitude 31 poolside brunch like?

Location: 31 Rue Yougoslavie, Guéliz (inside Latitude 31 hotel) Price range: 150-250 MAD per person Reservation: Recommended on weekends Style: International poolside

Latitude 31 offers something rare in Marrakech: a pool you can use as a non-hotel-guest combined with a brunch menu worth ordering from. The boutique hotel in Guéliz opens its pool and restaurant terrace to outside visitors, and the weekend brunch-by-the-pool concept draws a mixed crowd of guests, locals, and visitors who've figured out this semi-secret.

The menu is international with Moroccan touches — eggs any style, pancakes, salads, burgers, and a selection of Moroccan pastries. The quality is hotel-restaurant level (reliable, not adventurous), but the setting elevates everything. Eating eggs in swimwear next to a pool in the middle of a Moroccan city at noon on a Saturday is a specific kind of pleasure.

The pool access is typically included with a food and drink minimum (confirm current policy when booking). Bring swimwear and sunscreen.

Must-order: The eggs Florentine and a fresh juice. Then order a cocktail and get in the pool.

Vibe: Relaxed luxury, poolside, weekend energy. The brunch for people who want to extend the morning into an afternoon.

8. Is Le Jardin a good choice for a relaxed garden brunch?

Location: 32 Souk Sidi Abdelaziz, Medina Price range: 120-180 MAD per person Reservation: Recommended Style: Modern Moroccan in a riad garden

Le Jardin's lunch service gets all the attention, but the late-morning brunch — arriving around 11 AM, settling into the banana-tree-shaded courtyard, and ordering from the lighter end of the menu — is one of the most pleasant ways to start a day in the medina.

The garden setting is what makes it: a restored riad with mature tropical plants, a central fountain, dappled sunlight through the canopy, and birdsong that competes with the distant medina hum. The menu offers salads, light Moroccan plates, fresh juices, and pastries that bridge the gap between breakfast and lunch.

The crowd at brunch time is quieter than the evening dinner service — couples, solo travelers with books, and the occasional local who uses the garden as an office. The pace is deliberately slow. Nobody rushes you.

Must-order: The mezze platter with fresh bread and a mint lemonade. The pastilla rolls are excellent as a brunch starter.

Vibe: Peaceful, green, unhurried. The brunch for when you want the medina without the noise.

What is the best brunch strategy in Marrakech?

• Working brunch with laptop: Kechmara

• Best views, lowest prices: Café des Épices

• Impressing someone: NOMAD or Le Jardin

• French café experience: Grand Café de la Poste

• Feel-good meal with a mission: Amal

• Health food reset: Mama Africa

• Pool day with food: Latitude 31

• Peaceful garden morning: Le Jardin

For more dining recommendations, see our complete restaurant guide. Planning a full day? Check our top things to do to build the perfect Marrakech itinerary around your brunch plans.