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The best tanjia in Marrakech

Beef or lamb slow-cooked in a clay urn with preserved lemon, saffron, cumin and smen, buried overnight in the ashes of a hammam furnace. The dish to eat here, and the three places that do it best. Recipe at chefamazing.com/food-travel/dish/marrakech.

3 places in Marrakech · by Chef Amazing · updated October 23, 2026
Photo: citytoursmorocco.com

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    Chez Lamine Hadj Mustapha

    Moroccan · Souk Ablueh, off Jemaa el-Fna

    Get: Tanjia and mechoui by weight, with bread, cumin and salt

    The famous counter on Mechoui Alley, where lamb comes straight out of the pit.

    Souk Ablouh, 18-26, Jemaa El Fna, Marrakech 40000, Morocco · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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    Le Trou au Mur

    Medina, near Ben Youssef

    Get: The tanjia and the pastilla, on the rooftop

    A medina restaurant that cooks the old Marrakech dishes carefully.

    39 Derb el Farnatchi, Rue Souk el Fassis, Qua'at Ben Ahid, Marrakech Medina, Morocco · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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    Le Jardin

    Medina, Souk Sidi Abdelaziz

    Get: Tanjia, in the green courtyard

    A calm garden restaurant inside a 16th-century riad.

    Also on the list: Romantic dinners in Marrakech.

    Boulevard Oued Issil, 40080 Marrakech ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵯⵛ مراكش · Map · Add to Chef Amazing

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