Photo via Google, PATDAN MRK GLGPDCAmal Center
- Hours
- Today: 12:00 – 3:00 PM
- Getting there
- In Guéliz, Marrakech's new town — a taxi from the medina, or a walk from Avenue Mohammed V
Why it’s in the log
Amal Center is a nonprofit restaurant and cooking school in Guéliz, Marrakech's newer, French-built district away from the medina. It trains disadvantaged and marginalized women in cooking and hospitality, then employs them in the restaurant — the meal itself is the fundraising model, not a side donation box by the till.
The menu changes with whoever's cooking that week, built around home-style Moroccan dishes rather than a fixed tasting menu. It reads less like a restaurant trying to impress and more like someone's actual kitchen, which is close to the point.
It's a lunch spot rather than a dinner destination — check current hours before going, since a training kitchen doesn't run on a hotel restaurant's schedule.
“The food is good on its own merits, but knowing it's training the woman who served it makes it better.”
What people said recently
From Google reviews · see all 1,435 ↗
“For lunch, we ordered beef pastilla for appetizers. Lamb and sea bass for mains and white chocolate lava cake and date pastry for desert. We had lemonade and tea for drinks. All this cost around 475 dirhams. It was absolutely worth it!…”
“The food here was the best that I had during my stay in Marrakech. The flavours were tongue tingling and the presentation was great. Food with a purpose is such a positive concept. Keep up the excellent work, Amal Gueliz.”
“A lovely culinary experience. Run by women to support women which is part of their mission. Such a beautiful place to enjoy a delicious meal. We started with a few drinks, the hibiscus and lemonade were our favorite. The fruit&veggie salad…”
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