Riad & exceptional dining · Essaouira

Riad Malaika

An intimate guesthouse in the heart of the medina, where Khadija’s cooking is prepared with produce from the morning market.

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In the heart of the UNESCO-listed medina
Moroccan fine dining
Rooftop terrace
Personal welcome

The riad’s table

Fine dining at the heart of the riad

Fragrant tagines, pastillas and homemade pastries: our chef reinterprets Moroccan cuisine with generosity and finesse. Open to riad guests and visitors alike.

Signature dishes

Signature menu MAD 390
Imperial couscous with 4 meats
- MAD 240
Malahbia under a cloche
- MAD 110

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Table laid in the riad’s lounge by candlelight

Lamb dish plated with mash and poached pears

How it works

Why order your dishes in advance?

No walk-in freezer full of stock, no dishes prepared days ahead. You choose your dishes, then our team heads to the Essaouira market to buy exactly what is needed: fish landed that morning, seasonal vegetables, freshly ground spices. That is our promise of freshness and authenticity.

You choose

Compose your meal online: date, service, number of guests and dishes.
We go to the market

Our team buys fish, vegetables and spices that very day, just for you.
The chef cooks

Khadija prepares your dishes to order. All that’s left is to enjoy.

Order by 3 pm on the day at the latest

The chef

Khadija Bihmane

Chef at Riad Malaika

Born in the Essaouira region, Khadija Bihmane has always cooked the recipes handed down by the women of her family. Today she elevates them with precise technique and a genuine love of produce: every dish tells the story of the day’s market, the nearby ocean and the spices of the South.

“Good cooking starts at the market, in the morning, while the fish is still gleaming.”

Stay

Rooms that feel like a haven

A few steps from the ramparts and the ocean, Riad Malaika opens its doors to you: a light-filled patio, peaceful rooms and a rooftop terrace where the trade winds accompany your mint tea.