Farmers

Farmers sits inside Galerie El Beqal, a renovated Art Deco arcade on Rue Mohammed El Beqal in Gueliz, and since opening in September 2024 it has moved faster than almost any restaurant in the city's recent memory. Within months it landed on TIME's World's Greatest Places list and entered the MENA's 50 Best Restaurants ranking at number 49. The premise is direct: everything on the plate traces back to Sanctuary Slimane, a 25-acre permaculture farm on the outskirts of Marrakech where produce is grown without pesticides. The open kitchen, led by self-taught Moroccan chef Driss Aloui, works with whatever the farm yields, so the menu shifts with the season. Techniques lean on preserving, fermenting, and slow roasting to draw out depth from simple ingredients. Vegetable dishes hold equal weight, and the vegetarian options are some of the most inventive in Gueliz. The room is quiet and pared back, more gallery than restaurant: walnut tables, handmade ceramic plates, golden globe lights, and paintings by artist Sarah Edwards along the walls. Around 44 seats keep the scale intimate. The wine list favours natural and organic labels, both Moroccan and international, and the cocktail programme draws on the same farm-driven philosophy. Next door, the arcade houses Blue Ribbon bakery and a farm shop stocked with produce from Slimane. Reservations recommended.