The restaurant that started it all.
Our social-gastronomy restaurant is a hands-on training space where our trainees and chefs cook and serve a seasonal menu of authentic Moroccan dishes. Located in Gueliz, the restaurant is open for lunch six days a week (closed Sundays), from noon to 3:30 pm. Friday is couscous day, the traditional Friday dish, when we welcome two to three times as many guests.
A lunch that funds a future.
Amal is a social enterprise, 100% of what you spend here is poured straight back into our women's training. When you book a table, you're not just eating well; you're helping the next graduate find her craft.
A seasonal Moroccan menu.
Lunch is served 12–3:30 pm (closed Sundays). Our trainees cook a full seasonal menu of authentic Moroccan dishes from scratch, starters, mains, desserts and fresh, seasonal juices, all yours to choose from.
Come on a Friday for couscous
Like homes across Morocco, our kitchen keeps the Friday couscous tradition alive, a steaming mound of hand-rolled semolina under seven slow-cooked vegetables. It's the most beloved table of the week, our trainees serve 220+ of them every Friday, so arrive early or call ahead.
What our guests say
A few recent words from people who pulled up a chair at Amal Gueliz.
Reserve a table at Amal Gueliz Center
Gueliz, Marrakech. Pick your date and party size below to book your table.
Walk-ins welcome
No reservation? Come anyway and we'll do our best to find you a seat, except on Fridays (couscous day), which are busy, so we recommend booking ahead.
The Gueliz ambiance
Sunlight, mint tea, and the easy chatter of a room that feels like home. A peek before you visit.
Lunch here, and a woman rises with you.
Book a table at the restaurant that started it all, or give a gift and put another trainee at the stove.