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Vegetarian and vegan food tours

What each food tour and cooking class says about meat-free and gluten-free food, and where it pays to ask.

Top picks
Street food tour with a local guide from Café Argana
Reiseführer Abdo · About 3 h Street food tour with a local guide from Café Argana
★ 4.8 (4,273) from €29
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Private night street food tour with dinner on Jemaa el-Fnaa
Intrepid Urban Adventures - Europe · 3 h Private night street food tour with dinner on Jemaa el-Fnaa
★ 4.7 (406) from €138
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Medina stories food tour with more than 15 tastings
A Chef's Tour · 4 h Medina stories food tour with more than 15 tastings
★ 4.9 (216) from €49
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Moroccan street food has a lot for vegetarians: harira can be made without meat, msemen, sfenj and chebakia are dough and honey, and zaalouk is aubergine. But the stalls also sell snails, kefta and sheep’s head, and a guide decides where you stop. So what counts is what the operator commits to.

Picks for meat-free eaters

A food tour that plans for vegans

Vegan food is always available on this walk, with gluten-free alternatives and nut allergies catered for.

  • Street food tour with a local guideReiseführer AbdoTell the operator when you book4.8 ★ (4,273)from €29
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A vegetarian dinner on the square

The private evening ends with a vegetarian tagine at a stall; vegans are catered for, gluten-free is not possible.

  • Private night food tour with dinnerIntrepid Urban Adventures - EuropePrivate, dinner on Jemaa el-Fnaa4.7 ★ (406)from €138
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A vegetarian class

The listing sets a vegetarian and vegan menu from starter to dessert. Some guests shared the class with a meat menu, so confirm when you book.

  • Vegetarian and vegan cooking classCooking class with chef FatimaStarter, tagine or couscous, dessert4.9 ★ (239)from €29
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Vegan and gluten-free in one class

KECHCOOK cooks vegan and gluten-free dishes as part of the class; the tajine class adapts if you tell them in advance.

  • Cooking class with a local chefKECHCOOK PRIVE SARLMarket visit, up to ten guests5.0 ★ (1,983)from €37
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  • Tajine class in a riadIntrepid Urban Adventures - EuropeSouk walk, tell them in advance4.8 ★ (434)from €49
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What each listing states

Only what the listing says. An empty cell means the listing does not mention it.

Tour or classVegetarianVeganGluten-free
Street food tour, Reiseführer AbdoYesYesAlternatives
Night food tour, Urban AdventuresYesYesNo
Private food tour, WithlocalsOn request
Medina stories, A Chef’s TourNoNot for coeliacs
Vegetarian class, chef FatimaYesYes
Cooking class, KECHCOOKYesYesYes
Family class, chef FatimaYesYes
Tajine class, Urban AdventuresAsk aheadAsk aheadAsk ahead

The food tours in detail

Each with group size, meeting point and diet options. Open a card for the menu, inclusions and limits.

Street food tour with a local guide from Café Argana
Reiseführer Abdo

Street food tour with a local guide from Café Argana

  • Duration: About 3 h
  • Group size: Shared
  • Starts at: Café Argana, Jemaa el-Fnaa
  • Diet options: Vegetarian, vegan always available; gluten-free alternatives; nut allergies and most diets catered for
  • Language: English, German, Dutch, Arabic

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €29 ★ 4.8 (4,273 reviews)
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Highlights

  • Street vendors and food stalls rather than restaurants
  • Pastries, pancakes and soups among 10 to 12 tastings
  • Guide with an official guiding card
  • Tour language German possible

About this tour

Reiseführer Abdo runs the most-reviewed street food walk on this site. The group meets at Café Argana on the main square and spends about three hours at street stalls and small vendors, tasting pastries, pancakes and soups along the way. The listing stresses that this is street food, not a restaurant or gourmet evening.

It is also one of the few tours that names its diet options plainly: vegetarian and vegan always, gluten-free alternatives, and nut allergies catered for. Hotel transport is not included; the operator can arrange it for a fee, so most guests walk to the café.

What’s included

  • Local guide
  • Walking tour through the medina lanes
  • Food (10 to 12 tastings)
  • Drinks
  • Vegetarian food, vegan options always available
  • Gluten-free alternatives

Not included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Tips

Meeting point

Café Restaurant Argana on Jemaa el-Fnaa: green café sign, juice sellers and a large ice cream sculpture outside. The guide carries an official guiding card.

Know before you go

  • Wear comfortable shoes
  • Bring ID (a copy is fine)
  • Transport to the meeting point can be arranged for a fee
  • If the weather forces a cancellation you can pick a new date or get a full refund

Not suitable for

  • Wheelchair users
  • People with epilepsy
  • People over 75

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Private night street food tour with dinner on Jemaa el-Fnaa
Intrepid Urban Adventures - Europe

Private night street food tour with dinner on Jemaa el-Fnaa

  • Duration: 3 h
  • Group size: Private, up to 12
  • Starts at: Café de France, Jemaa el-Fnaa
  • Diet options: Vegetarian and vegan possible; gluten-free not possible
  • Language: English

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €138 ★ 4.7 (406 reviews)
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Highlights

  • Dinner at a stall on Jemaa el-Fnaa: tangia or vegetarian tagine
  • Harira with dates and chebakia
  • Sfenj or msemen with mint tea
  • Booked as a private group

About this tour

Intrepid Urban Adventures walks from Café de France through the souks with olives, pastries, harira with chebakia and sfenj or msemen, then sits down for a full dinner at one of the stalls on the square: tangia, or a vegetarian tagine.

On this booking platform the tour can only be booked as a private group, which explains a price well above the shared walks. Vegetarian and vegan guests are catered for, gluten-free is not possible. The operator itself warns about unofficial guides on the square, so look for its sign.

What’s included

  • Guided evening food walk
  • Street food tastings incl. olives and pastries
  • Harira with dates and chebakia
  • Sfenj or msemen with mint tea
  • Full dinner on Jemaa el-Fnaa (tangia or vegetarian tagine)
  • Local guide

Not included

  • Additional food
  • Tips for the guide

Meeting point

Outside Café de France on Jemaa el-Fnaa. Look for the Urban Adventures sign or badge: unofficial guides work the square.

Know before you go

  • Modest clothing is recommended (shoulders and knees covered)
  • Children up to five join free
  • Gluten intolerance cannot be catered for

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Medina stories food tour with more than 15 tastings
A Chef's Tour

Medina stories food tour with more than 15 tastings

  • Duration: 4 h
  • Group size: Up to 8
  • Starts at: Bab Doukkala gate
  • Diet options: Not for vegans, coeliacs or people with food allergies
  • Language: English

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €49 ★ 4.9 (216 reviews)
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Highlights

  • Eight guests at most
  • Long-running family restaurants around Bab Doukkala
  • Rooftop view over Jemaa el-Fnaa at the end
  • Runs in any weather

About this tour

A Chef's Tour starts at Bab Doukkala instead of the main square and works its way back through the lanes south of the gate, with more than fifteen tastings from street snacks to full plates in restaurants that have been running for decades. It ends with a rooftop view over Jemaa el-Fnaa.

This is the tour with the clearest limits: not suitable for vegans, coeliacs, people with food allergies or pregnant women. Hotel pickup is not included, so plan a taxi or a walk to the gate. It runs in rain too.

What’s included

  • More than 15 tastings
  • Food guide
  • Bottled water

Not included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Alcoholic drinks

Meeting point

Bab Doukkala gate, about 20 minutes on foot north of the Koutoubia Mosque. The tour ends on Jemaa el-Fnaa.

Know before you go

  • Wear comfortable shoes and bring rain gear if needed
  • Not every diet can be catered for at street stalls
  • Come hungry

Not suitable for

  • Pregnant women
  • Vegans
  • People with food allergies
  • People with coeliac disease

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Private food tour with ten tastings and a local host
Withlocals

Private food tour with ten tastings and a local host

  • Duration: 4 h
  • Group size: Private
  • Starts at: Place des Ferblantiers, Mellah
  • Diet options: Vegetarian alternative; tell the host at the start
  • Language: English
from €79 ★ 4.4 (24 reviews)
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Highlights

  • Only your own group with one local host
  • Ten tastings and two soft drinks
  • Dates and vegetable tanjia
  • Starts in the Mellah, the old Jewish quarter

About this tour

Withlocals sells this walk as a private tour: one local host, your own group and ten tastings from savoury to sweet, with two soft drinks. It starts on Tinsmiths Square in the Mellah, away from Jemaa el-Fnaa, and passes the Mellah market and sights such as El Badii Palace and the Koutoubia on the way.

There is a vegetarian alternative; tell the host when you meet and the menu is adapted. Hotel pickup is not included.

What’s included

  • Local guide
  • Ten tastings and two soft drinks (vegetarian alternative available)

Not included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting point

Tinsmiths Square (Place des Ferblantiers) by the Mellah, in front of Le Tanjia restaurant.

Know before you go

  • Tell the host about vegetarian needs at the start
  • Wear comfortable shoes

Not suitable for

  • People with mobility impairments
  • Wheelchair users

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Cooking classes for meat-free diets

Each of these classes names vegetarian or vegan cooking on its listing.

Moroccan dishes cooking class with a local chef
KECHCOOK PRIVE SARL

Moroccan dishes cooking class with a local chef

  • Duration: 4 h
  • Group size: Up to 10
  • Starts at: Pharmacie Bab Doukkala
  • Diet options: Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes; not for onion or garlic allergies
  • Language: English, French

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €37 ★ 5.0 (1,983 reviews)
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Highlights

  • Short market visit for vegetables
  • Beef with prunes, chicken with preserved lemon and a vegetable tagine
  • Air-conditioned cooking area
  • Runs during Ramadan

About this tour

KECHCOOK starts with fifteen minutes at a market near the host’s home and a tea ceremony, then cooks as a team: typically beef with prunes, chicken with preserved lemon, a vegetable tagine, kefta, shakshuka and zaalouk, served as a buffet. With fewer than eight guests there are fewer dishes.

Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes are part of the class, and it runs during Ramadan. Children from six can join. Hotel pickup is not included; you meet outside the pharmacy at Bab Doukkala.

What’s included

  • Guide
  • Cooking class
  • Meal and bread
  • Water and tea
  • Apron
  • Recipes sent after the class

Not included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Additional drinks

Meeting point

Outside the Pharmacie Bab Doukkala. Wait in front of it, not inside.

Know before you go

  • Do not go into the pharmacy at the meeting point
  • Photos only during the class and of market vegetables
  • The class is bilingual, English and French

Not suitable for

  • Children under 6
  • Wheelchair users
  • People with back problems
  • People with onion or garlic allergies

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Moroccan cooking class with a local family
Cooking class with chef Fatima

Moroccan cooking class with a local family

  • Duration: 3.5 h
  • Starts at: Restaurant Andalusia
  • Diet options: Vegetarian, vegan and allergy needs catered for
  • Language: English, French, Arabic

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €28 ★ 4.9 (856 reviews)
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Highlights

  • Family setting
  • Tagine, couscous or tanjia as the main course
  • Spice explanations for your own souk shopping
  • Drinks and cookies included

About this tour

Chef Fatima’s family class meets at Restaurant Andalusia and cooks a starter of Moroccan salads or briouats, a main of tagine, couscous or tanjia, and a dessert. You eat what you made.

There is no market visit; instead the chef explains the spices so you know what to buy in the souks later. Vegetarian, vegan and allergy needs are listed as no problem. Transport is not included.

What’s included

  • Cooking class
  • Equipment
  • Drinks and cookies
  • Meal

Not included

  • Transport

Meeting point

In front of Restaurant Andalusia, next to the Mohamed V secondary school.

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Tajine cooking class in a traditional riad with a souk walk
Intrepid Urban Adventures - Europe

Tajine cooking class in a traditional riad with a souk walk

  • Duration: 4 h
  • Group size: Shared; private available
  • Starts at: Café de France, Jemaa el-Fnaa
  • Diet options: Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and other diets if you tell them in advance
  • Language: English
from €49 ★ 4.8 (434 reviews)
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Highlights

  • Guided souk walk focused on Moroccan ingredients
  • Hands-on tajine cooking in a traditional riad
  • Meal with mint tea
  • Tajine recipe to take home

About this tour

Intrepid Urban Adventures starts this class with a guided walk through the souks, shopping for ingredients and hearing how Moroccans cook and eat. In a traditional riad you then prepare a tajine and seasonal side dishes with an English-speaking local chef and eat them with mint tea.

Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and other diets can be catered for if you tell the operator in advance. Children under six join free with a paying adult. Hotel pickup is not included; the group meets outside Café de France.

What’s included

  • Guided souk visit on ingredients and food culture
  • Hands-on tajine class in a traditional riad
  • Local English-speaking cooking instructor
  • All ingredients
  • Homemade tajine meal
  • Moroccan mint tea
  • Tajine recipe to take home

Not included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting point

Outside Café de France on Jemaa el-Fnaa. Look for the Urban Adventures sign or badge: unofficial guides work the square.

Know before you go

  • Tell the operator about diet needs in advance
  • Children under 6 join free with a paying adult
  • Shorts, short skirts and sleeveless tops are not allowed

Content taken from the operator’s product page on the booking platform.

Moroccan cooking class for vegetarians and vegans
Cooking class with chef Fatima

Moroccan cooking class for vegetarians and vegans

  • Duration: 4 h
  • Starts at: Next to Restaurant Andalusia
  • Diet options: Vegetarian and vegan class
  • Language: French, English

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €29 ★ 4.9 (239 reviews)
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Highlights

  • The only class on this site built around vegetarian and vegan cooking
  • Family home in the medina
  • Starter, main and dessert
  • Drinks and cookies included

About this tour

This is the vegetarian and vegan class from the same family kitchen as the chef Fatima class: starters, a tagine or couscous and a Moroccan dessert, all without meat.

Several reviewers in 2026 report that a regular class ran at the same time and that chicken was prepared in the same room; one group also cooked meat themselves. Ask when you book if your date is a vegetarian-only session. Reviews mention groups of up to around twenty. Transfers are not included.

What’s included

  • Drinks and cookies
  • Cooking class
  • Meal

Not included

  • Transfer

Meeting point

Next to Restaurant Andalusia. The chef meets guests 30 minutes before the start.

Know before you go

  • Photos are allowed
  • A non-vegetarian class may run in the same kitchen

Content taken from the operator’s product page on the booking platform.

Tours with diet limits

A Chef’s Tour is clear about it: not suitable for vegans, people with coeliac disease or food allergies. Marrakech Guided Experience and One Life Trips name no diet options at all, and One Life Trips includes snail broth or sheep’s head depending on the route. Flavors of Marrakesh offers alternatives for allergies if you tell them in advance but does not mention vegetarians. Ask before you book any of them.

Allergies and shared kitchens

“Catered for” is not the same as “free of traces”. A Chef’s Tour says plainly that cross-contamination at street stalls cannot be ruled out. KECHCOOK is not suitable for people with onion or garlic allergies. At the vegetarian class of chef Fatima, several reviewers describe a regular class running in the same kitchen at the same time, with chicken prepared next to the vegetarian dishes; one vegetarian guest had the meal cooked separately and was happy with it. Reiseführer Abdo lists nut allergies as catered for; the cooking class from the same operator is not suitable for people with food allergies.

How to ask

Write your diet into the booking notes and repeat it to the guide when you meet. Withlocals asks you to tell the host at the start; Urban Adventures and KECHCOOK want to know in advance. On a walk, saying it early lets the guide choose stalls before the group is standing in front of a meat grill. The dish guide explains what is in each of them. For group size and budget, see the food tour guide.

What guests say about these classes

Vegetarian guests praise a teacher who cooked their meal separately, others the welcome and the riad kitchen. One guest was surprised to find chicken on the menu of the vegetarian class.

“Very nice cooking class we were so suprised how good the instructor was :)! We are both vegetarian and the meal was prepared seperatly which was very nice. 10/10 would do it again!”
Luca · Germany · September 2026 Vegetarian and vegan cooking class · chef Fatima
“We really enjoyed the cooking class with Yasser and would recommend it!”
Konstanze · Germany · September 2026 Vegetarian and vegan cooking class · chef Fatima
“We felt very welcome and learnt a lot about the Moroccan cuisine! We can wholeheartedly recommend the experience.”
Melina · Germany · September 2026 Cooking class with a local chef · KECHCOOK
“Great hands on experience. Our cooking instructor, Mounia was lovely as was her mum and the riad where the class was held. We collected vegetables from the market and Mounia tried to teach us the Arabic words for the ingredients. She was clear in her …”
Kerry · New Zealand · May 2026 Tajine class in a riad · Urban Adventures
“We booked this class specifically because it was advertised as “for vegetarians/vegans,” so we were quite surprised (and honestly disappointed) to find chicken included in the menu. The chef, Fatima, was very charismatic and engaging. However, the class took much longer than expected, partly …”
Verified traveller · Germany · March 2026 Vegetarian and vegan cooking class · chef Fatima

Reviews by guests after their food tour or class, from GetYourGuide.

FAQ

Is there a vegan food tour in Marrakech?

Reiseführer Abdo states that vegan options are always available on its street food walk, and Urban Adventures caters for vegans on its private night food tour. A Chef’s Tour is not suitable for vegans.

Can I do a gluten-free food tour in Marrakech?

Reiseführer Abdo offers gluten-free alternatives. Urban Adventures cannot cater for gluten intolerance, and A Chef’s Tour is not suitable for coeliacs. Among the cooking classes, KECHCOOK cooks gluten-free dishes and the Urban Adventures tajine class adapts if told in advance.

Is there a vegetarian cooking class in Marrakech?

Yes. Chef Fatima sells a class built around vegetarian and vegan cooking, though some guests found it shared with a regular class. KECHCOOK and the chef Fatima family class also cater for vegetarians and vegans, and the Urban Adventures tajine class does if told in advance.

Is harira vegetarian?

Often not: the classic recipe uses lamb or meat stock. Ask at the stall or let the guide check.

Every tour and class on one page

The start page compares all food tours and cooking classes, with a diet column in each table.

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