Where the Locals Eat Rating
Best Middle Eastern
Top 100 Restaurant, Philadelphia
"Nestled in a tiny lane off of South Street's lights, Marrakesh fabricates the decor of a luxurious Moroccan boudoir: dim rooms lit by crimson Hundi lanterns, intimate rotundas of couches strewn with beaded pillows and patterned tapestries plastered to the walls. Humphrey Bogart would be proud of this pseudo-Casablanca."
—34th Street Magazine
"Marrakesh serves what [co-owner Nina] Kouchacji calls Moroccan family food, and according to her, it was the first Moroccan restaurant ever on the East Coast. It also serves the same menu it's served for 29 years. The. Exact. Same. Menu. Seven courses, served family style, eaten with your hands."
—Philadelphia Weekly
"For the love of God, don't eat for at least five hours before dining at this Queen Village haunt. Portions are huge and cover all the favorites ..."
—City Paper
How others rate Marrakesh
Zagat 2008
22 Food Rating (Very Good to Excellent)