Mizaan & 08.08 Speakeasy

Mizaan arrived in late 2024 on Avenue Mohammed V in Gueliz with a dual identity: a sharing-plates kitchen with a Moroccan-Mediterranean foundation, and an evening life that extends well beyond dinner. A resident DJ plays every night, the music setting the pace without overtaking the room, and the bar covers alcoholic and non-alcoholic options with equal attention. The space is polished and contemporary, Gueliz at its most considered, with good light and a program that gives the address a reason to stay past the last plate. On Friday and Saturday nights, the address extends into something else entirely. Access through the restaurant's kitchen leads into 08.08 Speakeasy: a concealed space where the dining component is set aside and the night begins on different terms. The mechanics of entry are part of the design: the kitchen crossing, the credentials, the transition from a dining room mid-service to a room that operates by its own logic. The concept draws from the American Prohibition-era model, entrance kept secondary, prior arrangement required, the guest list treated as the first curatorial act. Private lounges sit alongside a dance floor, and the programming is driven by DJ sets, the music contemporary and physical, built for a room where the intention from the start is to stay through the night. The restaurant and the speakeasy occupy the same floor, the same building, but belong to entirely different registers of the night. In a neighbourhood that has filled quickly with new openings along the Mohammed V corridor, the address holds a distinct position: a serious kitchen and bar every evening, and on weekends a speakeasy concept applied with consistency and without apology.