L’Italien par Jean-Georges Marrakech

L’Italien par Jean-Georges sits on Avenue Bab Jdid, a twenty-minute walk from the chaos of the souks. The restaurant holds the no. 18 spot on the 2024 La Liste, marking a departure from the city’s typical culinary offerings.

The room runs smart and elegant, but the real reason to choose this over a meal in the medina is the shift in pace. While Marrakech thrives on the relentless energy of Jemaa el-Fna, this venue uses its focus on Mediterranean and contemporary Italian cooking to provide a reprieve from the street-level noise. It is dressier than its neighbours, and that formality is the point; you come here when you want local ingredients handled with a technical precision that the informal stalls nearby do not attempt.