Chez Brahim Restaurant

Chez Brahim Restaurant occupies a narrow building just off Jemaa El Fna, tucked into the alley of Rue Derb Dabachi within the old Fondek El Massioui. Dining takes place across two upper floors: a warmly lit indoor salon dressed in traditional Moroccan lamps, carved plaster, and coloured glass, and a covered rooftop terrace where the energy of the square fades to a low hum and the medina skyline opens up around you. The menu is classic Moroccan home cooking served in generous portions. Tagines are the anchor, alongside pastilla, merguez brochettes grilled over charcoal, rfissa, couscous, and salads built from whatever is fresh. Set menus offer a full progression from starters through mains to mint tea and pastries. Pizzas round out the card for those after something simpler. Fresh juices and mint tea are the drinks of choice; there is no alcohol. Service is unhurried and genuinely warm, the kind where staff remember your face if you come back. The rooftop in particular has a quiet, settled feel that belies how close you are to the busiest square in the city. Chez Brahim is one of those medina addresses that survives on loyalty rather than location alone, a place where regulars return meal after meal and first-timers leave wondering how they nearly walked past it. If you want honest Moroccan cooking with no pretence and a rooftop seat steps from the main square, this is a reliable pick.