Marrakesh Travel Forum

Strange question:
What time do people in Marrakesh usually eat their evening meal? 7:00 PM? Later? Every photo I see where people are having supper, it's pitch black out.

Thanks! Ed.

When I was there I had dinner at the usual time (20.00 hrs) for France/Belgium - of course it is dark by then, at the moment the sun is setting at about 18.00 hrs, see http://www.gaisma.com/en/location/marrakech.html.

Hi Ed! How's the planning going for your Morocco meet?

My first visit to Marrakech was in January, so it went dark quite early. (and that's why my photos of DJEF were dark)My next trip was in September, and I think it was dusk when we set out to eat.

The food stalls in Djemma el Fnaa are usually set up from about 1600 hrs, I'm not sure how long they take to set up. I was usually back to my hotel for a shower, returning about 1900hrs for a drink at one of the cafes overlooking the square (non alcoholic I'm afraid!) before venturing down to the stalls for food, then onto watch the entertainers in the square.
I'm sorry, but I'm not sure when the locals usually eat their evening meal.

When eating in Gueliz-The French Quarter, I think I ate any time from 1900hrs onwards. Here you can enjoy a beer or two with your meal, and or a cocktail afterwards.

Check out my restaurants pages and things to do (page 5) for more info on restaurants and DJEF, oh and feel free to contact me for more info re Marrakech, and Morocco.

I'm sorry that I've had to drop out of the Marrakech pre Euromeet meet, I would have liked to revisit some of my favourite places. See you in Portugal.
Best Wishes,
Sue

yep; i agree with the previous posts; the dinner time start when dark falls; the nightlife continue at night and you can always give an order so they serve you; and it doesn't matter when/where or [the Hour] but you'll get it as long as you pay for it.

We found that many posh restaurants didn't open until 7:30. If you want to eat earlier then you go to the less expensive places.
There was a place next to our hotel (Amine) called 'le Diamont Vert.' (I think - we just called it the green diamond until we'd eaten there, then it became a general threat for cheeky behaviour.) They didn't open until 7:30 and they had delusions of grandure.

You can eat 24h/24h in Marrakech, on touristics sites. So, usualy, moroccans people ar eating late, as spanish ones, about 21h at night and 2pm in the afternoon. Never mind, all small restaurants are opened about 12h00 until late at night. If you want to have dinner in guest house or international's restaurants, their are opening from 07h30 pm until 11.00 pm. On the square jemaa el fna, you can have supper from 16.00 pm until midnight, and it's very friendly