48 Hours in Marrakech Rooftop Feasts & a Night Under the Stars

48 Hours in Marrakech Rooftop Feasts & a Night Under the Stars

Dardar – Where Gastronomy Meets the Skyline
There are rooftops, and then there is Rooftop Restaurant Dardar — a secret lifted above the tangled alleys of the medina, with views that sweep from manicured gardens to ancient minarets and the ever-iconic Koutoubia Mosque.

But Dardar is more than a pretty perch. Beneath hand-carved chandeliers and across tiled tables that gleam like jewels, it serves a confident reinvention of Moroccan classics. I start with a chermoula-marinated sea bass, delicately grilled and served with saffron-infused vegetables, followed by a vegetarian tagine bursting with sweet carrots, courgette and preserved lemon. The flavours are bold but balanced — this is Moroccan cuisine refined, not restrained.

As the sun drops and the medina’s muezzins rise in a choral call to prayer, the restaurant’s soft lighting and panoramic views make it feel almost cinematic. This is not the Marrakech of memory — it’s the Marrakech of now. Article by travelbeginsat40.