--- title: "Where to eat in Fez" description: "Fez eats from Numéro 7's medina tasting menu to Café Clock's camel burger and Ruined Garden's riad courtyard. Nur handles modern Moroccan; Dar Hatim serves home-style pastilla. Book Numéro 7 and riad dinners 1 week ahead; medina street brochettes are walk-in." url: "https://travelshifu.com/eats/fez" country: "Morocco" type: "dining guide" source: "TravelShifu" --- # Where to eat in Fez _Medina b'stilla, Numéro 7 riad dining and tannery-view terraces_ Fez eats from Numéro 7's medina tasting menu to Café Clock's camel burger and Ruined Garden's riad courtyard. Nur handles modern Moroccan; Dar Hatim serves home-style pastilla. Book Numéro 7 and riad dinners 1 week ahead; medina street brochettes are walk-in. ## Restaurants ### Numéro 7 **Area**: Fes el-Bali (medina) · **Cuisine**: Modern Moroccan tasting menu · **Price**: $$$ · dinner MAD 350–550 per person · **Signature**: Seasonal Moroccan tasting menu in intimate medina riad Numéro 7 is Fez fine dining in a medina riad: seasonal Moroccan tasting menus in an intimate room where every course teaches Fassi flavour architecture without tourist-trap shortcuts. Book weeks ahead — the splurge that frames every street brochette and Café Clock lunch around it. ### Nur **Area**: Fes el-Bali (medina) · **Cuisine**: Modern Moroccan · **Price**: $$$ · dinner MAD 300–500 per person · **Signature**: Modern Moroccan plates with medina riad setting Nur brings modern technique to Fassi ingredients: creative Moroccan plates in a medina riad where the courtyard setting matches the cooking ambition. Book ahead — the alternative splurge when Numéro 7 is sold out but you still want serious Fez cooking beyond tagine defaults. ### Café Clock **Area**: Fes el-Bali (medina) · **Cuisine**: Fusion café · **Price**: $$ · lunch MAD 80–150 per person · **Signature**: Camel burger and fusion plates with medina views Café Clock is Fez medina institution: camel burger, fusion plates and storytelling evenings in a riad where travellers and locals mix over mint tea. Book rooftop ahead — the fun counterweight to Numéro 7 formality and street food austerity. ### Ruined Garden **Area**: Fes el-Bali (medina) · **Cuisine**: Moroccan & Mediterranean · **Price**: $$ · dinner MAD 120–220 per person · **Signature**: Tagine and couscous in ruined-garden courtyard setting Ruined Garden pairs a restored courtyard with tagine and couscous: Mediterranean touches in a medina setting where the garden does the atmospheric work. Book ahead — moderate splurge between Café Clock casual and Numéro 7 tasting-menu precision. ### Dar Hatim **Area**: Fes el-Bali (medina) · **Cuisine**: Home-style Fassi · **Price**: $$ · dinner MAD 150–280 per person · **Signature**: Home-cooked pastilla, tagine and Fassi family recipes Dar Hatim is home-style Fassi cooking in a family riad: pastilla, tagine and recipes passed down rather than menu-engineered for tourists. Book ahead — the authentic meal when Numéro 7 feels too modern and street stalls too rough. ### La Maison Bleue **Area**: Fes el-Bali (medina) · **Cuisine**: Moroccan fine dining · **Price**: $$$ · dinner MAD 300–450 per person · **Signature**: Traditional Moroccan banquet in blue-tiled riad setting La Maison Bleue serves Moroccan banquet dining in a blue-tiled riad: multi-course traditional meals with Andalusian music some evenings in a setting that suits celebration dinners. Book ahead — the atmospheric splurge when Nur and Numéro 7 both feel too contemporary. ### Café Médersa **Area**: Fes el-Bali (near Bou Inania Medersa) · **Cuisine**: Moroccan café · **Price**: $ · lunch MAD 50–100 per person · **Signature**: Tagine and Moroccan lunch plates with medersa views Café Médersa pairs Bou Inania Medersa views with tagine lunches: a rooftop terrace where the location justifies modest tourist premiums over street-stall prices. Walk in off-peak — the lunch stop between tannery mornings and riad tasting-menu dinners. ### Medina street brochettes **Area**: Fes el-Bali (medina alleys) · **Cuisine**: Street grill · **Price**: $ · skewers MAD 15–40 per person · **Signature**: Lamb brochettes and khobz bread from alley grills Fez medina brochette grills are Morocco's great street meal: lamb skewers, khobz bread and harissa at alley counters where smoke signals quality before you see the queue. No reservations — eat standing, pay almost nothing, save riad splurge for dinner. ## What Fassi dishes should you try in Fez? Essential dishes are pastilla, tagine, couscous, b'stilla, harira and medina brochettes. Dar Hatim for home-style pastilla, Numéro 7 for modern tasting menu — street grills for budget nights. ## How far ahead should you book Fez restaurants? Numéro 7 and La Maison Bleue need 1–2 weeks. Nur and Dar Hatim need about 1 week. Café Clock needs 2–3 days for rooftop. Medina brochettes are walk-in. First medina visit — confirm riad directions when booking. ## Is Fez expensive for food? Street brochettes run MAD 15–40, riad mid-range MAD 120–280, and tasting menus MAD 300–550. Fez is excellent value — one Numéro 7 splurge plus street meals and Café Clock lunches keeps daily food costs low. ## What food experiences are worth booking in Fez? Medina food walks, riad cooking classes and tannery tours with lunch are the highest-yield bookings. Expect MAD 200–500 per person. They solve medina navigation — essential in Fez — and deliver Fassi flavours beyond tagine tourist defaults. --- Canonical HTML: https://travelshifu.com/eats/fez