Le Basmane review: our verdict
Mosaics reaching up to the sculpted ceiling, marble floors, and carpets everywhere: the Basmane dining room makes an impression even before the menu is opened. Every evening at 9:30 PM, belly dancers take the stage and invite guests to join them. The menu is Moroccan and classic: chicken pastilla, briouates, skewers, chicken tajine with candied lemons, generous portions of couscous, and complimentary mint tea to finish.
It's a place to bring visiting friends to show them Morocco as a grand spectacle, or to take a group celebrating something special. The dishes hold their own, some very well, such as the sea bass, but you pay for the setting and the show: the prices are significantly higher than those at nearby Moroccan restaurants. Don't expect a quiet dinner or a couscous that justifies the trip on its own.
The dish to order: the chicken pastilla, a house staple for years. The right time to go: sit down before 9:30 PM to catch the performance. The trap: the photographer who circulates among the tables; his three prints cost 150 DH (as of January 2026), up to you to decline.



