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works a treat in this converted stucco-tastic 1940s wedding hall with an eye-popping
zellij
-backed bar, snakeskin loungers and a collection of portraits sporting fez-wearing icons
from Marilyn Monroe to Nelson Mandela.
Check out its Facebook page for impromptu private sales and events. Reservations re-
quired.
Dar Cherifa
( 0524 42 64 63; 8 Derb Chorfa Lakbir; tea & coffee Dh20-25; noon-7pm)
Revive souq-sore
eyes at this serene late-15th-century Saadian riad near Rue el-Mouassine, where tea and
saffron coffee are served with contemporary art and literature downstairs, or terrace views
upstairs.
CAFE
Churchill Bar
HOTEL BAR
( 0524 38 86 00;
www.mamounia.com
; La Mamounia, Ave Bab Jedid; 6pm-1am; )
The bar
named for the Mamounia regular and sometime head of state retains its speakeasy appeal,
with padded fuchsia leather walls, wood panelling and splashy leopard print. Call ahead to
book, dress to impress strict doormen, and go retro with 20-year-old Scotch or flapper-fa-
vourite Mamoune Lady: gin, lemon and orange-flower water. At about €20 per cocktail,
let heads of state buy the first round.
Comptoir
BAR, RESTAURANT
( 0524 43 77 02;
www.comptoirdarna.com
;
Ave Echouhada, Hivernage; menus Dh400-700;
4pm-2am)
Never mind the restaurant downstairs; the flash lounge upstairs is the place for
visiting fashion designers and married Casa playboys to mingle over cocktails. There's no
avoiding the belly dancers, who descend en masse every other hour.
Sky Bar 23
OFFLINE MAP
(
www.renaissance-hotel-marrakech.com
; Renaissance Hotel, Mohammed V; 11am-1am; )
The
rooftop bar of the Renaissance Hotel is the best ville nouvelle option for a drink with a
view. Canoodling couples sneak up to the shadowy corners of the top deck for great
HOTEL BAR
