Restaurant
Al Fassia Guéliz
A long-established Guéliz restaurant run by an all-female team, serving traditional Moroccan cooking such as pigeon pastilla, tagines and a spread of cooked salads.
Dar Yacout
One of the oldest table d'hôte restaurants in Marrakech, serving dinner in a decorated medina house near Bab Doukkala, every evening except Monday.
At a glance
- Type
- Moroccan table d'hôte
- Area
- Medina (Bab Doukkala), Marrakech, Morocco
- Price
- $$$$ · Luxury
- Opening
- Open 6 days a week (closed Monday) · 19:00–23:00
- Official site
- daryacout.com
Good to know
- Dinner only
- Medina palace setting
Why we recommend it
Dar Yacout describes itself as one of the oldest table d'hôte restaurants in Marrakech, and for decades it has offered visitors a particular kind of evening: dinner in a decorated medina house, served course after course in candlelit rooms. The name means house of the ruby, and the restaurant credits Mohamed Zkhiri with creating the atmosphere that keeps guests returning.
The experience begins as soon as you step through the door from a narrow derb near Bab Doukkala into a house of courtyards, tiled walls and richly decorated salons. The menu covers the Moroccan repertoire in sections of starters, mains and desserts: an array of cooked salads and briouates, then tagines and couscous, followed by pastries, fruit and mint tea. This is generous, traditional cooking rather than contemporary reinterpretation, and the setting is as much the point as the food.
It works best for a special occasion, a first night in the medina or a group dinner where everyone wants the full Moroccan banquet experience. Couples will find quieter corners, while groups can be seated together in larger rooms. Vegetarian options are possible, but mention any dietary needs when you book so the kitchen can prepare.
Dar Yacout serves dinner only, from 19:00 to 23:00, and is closed on Mondays. Reserve ahead by phone or by email to the reservations address, and allow at least two and a half hours, as the meal is unhurried. The lanes around Bab Doukkala are winding and poorly signed after dark, so ask the restaurant or your riad how best to reach the door; being met or guided from the nearest taxi drop-off saves a lot of searching.
The restaurant is in the western medina, about fifteen to twenty minutes' walk from Jemaa el-Fnaa, close to Dar El Bacha and Riad Kniza. If you are staying in Guéliz, a taxi to Bab Doukkala takes only a few minutes. Combining an afternoon at Dar El Bacha with dinner here makes a full and satisfying day in this quieter part of the old city. The restaurant can also advise on taxis for the return journey, which is useful late at night.
Dar Yacout FAQs
When is Dar Yacout open?
It serves dinner only, from 19:00 to 23:00, every day except Monday.
How do you book?
By phone or by email to the restaurant's reservations address.
What kind of meal is it?
A traditional multi-course Moroccan dinner of salads, tagines, couscous and pastries.
How long should you allow?
At least two and a half hours, as the meal is unhurried.
Is it easy to find?
The lanes near Bab Doukkala are winding, so ask the restaurant how to reach the door or arrange to be met.
Can dietary needs be catered for?
Mention any requirements when booking so the kitchen can prepare.
What is nearby?
Dar El Bacha and the Bab Doukkala area of the western medina.