Tea, Tranquillity, and the Soul of Marrakech: 1112 Marrakech

There are places you stumble upon by chance, and then there are places that quietly anchor an entire journey. For us, 1112 Marrakech was very much the latter.

We visited for the first time for lunch straight after arriving in the city, still carrying the dust and excitement of travel, and almost immediately fell in love. Tucked away in the heart of the medina, just steps from the sensory overload of Marrakech’s streets, 1112 felt like a small miracle—a serene teahouse oasis where time seemed to slow and the noise of the city gently dissolved.

That first visit set the tone for our stay. We chose their beautifully curated “regional teas paired with regional dishes” menu, an inspired way to explore Morocco through both flavour and place. My husband opted for the Fes–Meknes selection, while I went for Marrakech–Safi. Each pairing felt thoughtful and balanced, honouring regional traditions while presenting them with quiet elegance.

The Fes–Meknes pairing featured a tea of nine herbs alongside tajine qedra—a Fessi delicacy of slow-cooked beef with almonds, small onions, saffron, and cinnamon. Deeply aromatic and comforting, it felt like a dish with centuries of history behind it. My Marrakech–Safi selection paired a green tea infused with lavender and green anise with 7 saints pastilla—a traditional dome-shaped pastilla filled with chicken, cinnamon, and almonds. Delicate yet rich, sweet and savoury in perfect harmony, it was a dish that lingered long after the last bite.

Everything—from the flavours to the presentation—was exceptional. More than a meal, it felt like an introduction to Moroccan hospitality at its most refined: generous, grounded, and deeply rooted in place. Tea, tranquillity, and warmth—exactly what we didn’t know we needed after arriving.

Unsurprisingly, we found ourselves returning—twice—on our final day in Marrakech.

Our first return visit was devoted entirely to tea: a tasting of six different regional teas. In total, over the course of our visits, we tried eight teas, but this tasting felt especially meaningful. As we moved slowly through each cup, it felt like a gentle closing chapter to the tea-thread that had quietly woven itself through our days in Morocco. Among our favourites were the N’Zaha Limited Edition tea, Souss Massa, and Marrakech–Safi—each distinctive, expressive, and deeply tied to its region.

Later that same day, we returned once more—yes, again—for tea and traditional Moroccan sweets. It felt only right to end our time in the city where we had begun it. We lingered over classic pastries: kaab ghzal, with its orange blossom–infused almond paste; rbaa’i, filled with warmly spiced date paste; and the pistache, a pistachio sweet cloaked in dark chocolate. A final embrace of calm before the journey home.

1112 Marrakech is more than a teahouse. It’s a place of pause, of quiet storytelling through tea and food, and of deep respect for Morocco’s regional culinary heritage. In a city that dazzles and overwhelms in equal measure, it offers something rare and precious: stillness.

We left Marrakech with many memories, but 1112 remains one of the most vivid. A place we didn’t just visit, but returned to—again and again—drawn by the promise of calm, craftsmanship, and the simple, profound pleasure of a perfectly brewed cup of tea.