Breakfast is where Moroccan food is most naturally plant-based — and where visitors most often get stuck with a plate of bread and jam. This guide to vegan breakfast in Marrakech explains the morning dishes worth knowing, what a complete plant-based Moroccan breakfast looks like, and how to have one delivered to your riad terrace, including on the same day.
Moroccan breakfast dishes that are (or can be) vegan
Msemen
The square, layered flatbread you see stacked in every bakery. It is traditionally brushed with butter and eaten with honey; ours is folded with olive oil, and we also make a version filled with onion and spices.
Baghrir
The “thousand-hole” semolina pancake. The fermented batter is usually plant-based; the butter-and-honey topping is not. Try it with amlou or jam instead.
Amlou
Roasted almonds ground with argan oil and a sweetener — the Moroccan answer to nut butter. Many shop versions contain honey; ours does not.
Bread, olives and olive oil
Round khobz, a dish of olive oil for dipping, and black or chilli olives are the backbone of any Moroccan breakfast table.
Cooked salads and hummus
Taktouka (peppers and tomato) and zaalouk (aubergine) appear at breakfast as often as lunch. We add hummus with argan oil and a pink beetroot hummus.
Bissara
On cold mornings, locals queue for a bowl of split-pea or broad-bean soup with olive oil and cumin — cheap, filling and vegan when no butter is added.
Fresh orange juice and mint tea
Moroccan oranges are some of the sweetest you will taste, and mint tea follows every meal.
What a complete vegan breakfast looks like
A balanced Moroccan vegan breakfast combines something warm and bready (msemen or baghrir), something savoury (taktouka, hummus, olives), something sweet (amlou, jam, fruit salad with nuts), and something to drink (orange juice and tea). It is a generous, slow meal meant for sharing on a terrace, not a grab-and-go snack. For a deeper look at the ingredients, read our guide to what vegans can eat in Marrakech.
Vegan breakfast at your riad
Most riad breakfasts are built around butter, eggs, cheese, honey and pastries. Hosts are generally happy to leave those off, but that often leaves only bread and jam. A delivered breakfast solves this: tell your riad reception to expect us, and we bring a complete plant-based breakfast to the door, finishing on foot in the Medina’s narrow lanes.
Same-day orders are welcome. Pick today’s date in the ordering form, choose any slot at least one hour away between 08:30 and 16:00, then confirm on WhatsApp. For 08:30 and 09:00 slots, ordering the evening before is the easiest way to secure your time.
How to order vegan breakfast delivery in Marrakech
- Choose a pack or single dishes from our breakfast menu. Packs: Solo 135 MAD, Couple 270 MAD, Family 385 MAD, Premium 455 MAD.
- Pick your delivery area: 25 MAD in the Medina and Gueliz, 100 MAD elsewhere in Marrakech.
- Choose a date and 30-minute slot between 08:30 and 16:00. Same-day orders are welcome for slots at least one hour away.
- Confirm on WhatsApp (+212 673 991614). We reply to confirm, then bring breakfast to your riad door; in the Medina the last part is on foot.
- Pay cash on delivery in dirhams (euros and other currencies by arrangement).
Full details on our vegan breakfast delivery page and in how delivery to your riad works.
What to check at riad and café breakfasts
- Butter: msemen and harcha are often brushed with butter, and a dish of butter is on most tables.
- Honey: served with baghrir and msemen, and often mixed into amlou.
- Dairy: coffee with milk, cheese triangles, yoghurt, and milk in some pancake batters and harcha.
- Eggs and meat stock: beldi breakfasts often include eggs (beldi eggs), and some cafés serve harira or khlii (preserved meat) in the morning.
Tell your riad the evening before: “bla zebda, bla ‘assel, bla hlib, bla bid”.
Beldi breakfast and brunch in Marrakech, vegan style
A beldi breakfast is the traditional “country-style” Moroccan breakfast: bread, olive oil, olives, msemen or harcha, amlou, honey, butter, eggs and mint tea. For a vegan version, keep the bread, olive oil, olives, oil-cooked msemen, amlou made without honey, jam, fruit and mint tea, and leave out the butter, honey and eggs. Our packs are built on exactly that idea.
For a vegan brunch out, the Medina rooftop cafés listed in where to eat vegan in Marrakech serve plant-based bowls and plant-milk coffee. Our delivered breakfast works as a late brunch too: the last slot is 16:00.
Our breakfast packs and prices
| Pack | Orange juices included | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Solo Pack | 1 | 135 MAD |
| Couple Pack | 2 | 270 MAD |
| Family Pack | 3 | 385 MAD |
| Premium Pack | 4 | 455 MAD |
Delivery is 25 MAD in the Medina and Gueliz and 100 MAD elsewhere in Marrakech, payment is cash on delivery, and slots run every 30 minutes from 08:30 to 16:00. Same-day orders are welcome for any slot at least one hour away. See every pack and dish on our breakfast menu.
Each pack also includes msemen, baghrir, a cooked salad, hummus, local bread, olives and jam; the Couple, Family and Premium packs add fruit salad with nuts. Prefer to choose dish by dish? Browse the full breakfast menu.
Start your Marrakech day with a vegan breakfast
Order for today or later in the week. Delivered to your riad, hotel or apartment.
Breakfast before an excursion
Trips to the Atlas Mountains, Agafay or Essaouira usually leave early, and roadside cafés rarely have much for vegans beyond bread. Book the 08:30 slot and ask us to pack for travel: msemen, bread, amlou, olives, nuts and fruit hold up well for a few hours.
Learn to make it yourself
If you fall for msemen and amlou, join our vegan Moroccan cooking class with a local family: you cook and eat traditional plant-based dishes together, and leave able to make them at home.
Keep reading
- How vegan breakfast delivery to your riad works
- Vegan riad breakfast in Marrakech
- What can vegans eat in Marrakech? Moroccan dishes explained
- Vegan in Morocco: a practical guide for travellers
- Vegan street food in Marrakech: what to try and what to check
- Vegan cooking class in Marrakech with a local family
Frequently asked questions
Where can I get vegan breakfast in Marrakech?
You can have a fully plant-based Moroccan breakfast delivered to your riad, hotel or apartment by Marrakech Vegan Breakfast, in 30-minute slots from 08:30 to 16:00. Some cafés in Gueliz and the Medina also offer vegan breakfast dishes; standard riad breakfasts usually need adapting.
What is a traditional Moroccan vegan breakfast?
Olive-oil msemen, baghrir pancakes, local bread, olives, amlou or jam, a cooked salad such as taktouka, hummus, fresh fruit, fresh orange juice and mint tea. In winter, bissara soup is also a classic morning dish.
Can I order vegan breakfast for today?
Yes. Same-day orders are welcome: choose today’s date and any delivery slot at least one hour from now, between 08:30 and 16:00. For the earliest slots, ordering the evening before is the safest option.
How much does vegan breakfast delivery cost in Marrakech?
Our packs are 135 MAD (Solo), 270 MAD (Couple), 385 MAD (Family) and 455 MAD (Premium), plus delivery (25 MAD in the Medina and Gueliz, 100 MAD elsewhere). You can also order individual dishes; a fresh orange juice is 30 MAD. Payment is cash on delivery.
Can you pack breakfast for an early excursion?
Yes. Choose the 08:30 slot and tell us you are heading out to the Atlas Mountains, Agafay or Essaouira; msemen, bread, amlou, olives, nuts and fruit travel well.
What is a beldi breakfast, and can it be vegan?
A beldi breakfast is the traditional Moroccan breakfast of bread, olive oil, olives, msemen, amlou, honey, butter, eggs and mint tea. Without the butter, honey and eggs, and with amlou made without honey, it is fully vegan.