Best bars in Gueliz.

Cocktail rooms and rooftops first, then the brasserie bars and late-night kitchens. Walk-in works for most before 9pm. Reserve for the rooftops on weekends.

A four-level rooftop above the Carre Eden mall with a Koutoubia view that locals and Time Out Marrakech both call the best in the new city. Drinks around 140 dirhams. Book the corner banquette and arrive before 6pm for sunset.

A subterranean cocktail laboratory from the Barometre Paris team, with a 30-seat counter and signature drinks built on Moroccan spices and Atlas botanicals. Drinks 150 dirhams. Reservations required Thursday through Saturday.

The Pestana CR7 rooftop on the Gueliz-Hivernage border. Less crowded than Kabana, with the same Koutoubia view from a different angle. Cocktails around 130 dirhams. Sundowner crowd, then a music shift at 10pm.

A 25-year institution where Moroccan dance shows start at 9:30pm sharp on the ground floor and the upstairs bar runs late. Cocktails around 160 dirhams. Tourist heavy, but the dance show remains the night out it has always been.

An Australian-Moroccan kitchen with a bar program that locals on TripAdvisor consistently rate above the hotel rooftops. Try the Yuzu Highball at 110 dirhams. The bar seats eight and a 7:30pm walk-in still works most weeknights.

The 1925 post office turned colonial brasserie. The corner bar pours a clean Negroni for 120 dirhams and the room remains the most photographed bar in Gueliz. Sit at the bar; the dining room belongs to the kitchen.

A French-run wine bar on the edge of Gueliz with a 40-bottle Moroccan list and small plates. Glasses from 80 dirhams. Six tables, two banquettes; the chef has cooked at the same address for twelve years.

Three floors above Jemaa el-Fnaa technically, but staffed and stocked from Gueliz, with the city's longest cocktail list. Skip the ground floor and ride the lift to the rooftop terrace. Drinks 120 dirhams. Best after 10pm.

An Italian-run riad with a Gueliz crowd at the top. The Aperol Spritz is the order. Drinks around 100 dirhams. The garden courtyard is quieter than the roof and a better option on a windy night.

The Marrakech offshoot of the Singapore Bacha is in the Carre Eden mall and serves espresso martinis built on its own Moroccan single-origin. Cocktails 90 dirhams. Open until 11pm, which makes it a rare pre-dinner room that does not double as a tourist canteen.

A modern Moroccan kitchen with a tight cocktail program and a covered terrace open year round. Order the Hibiscus Daiquiri at 90 dirhams. Quiet for the first hour, then turns into a neighbourhood after-work room by 8pm.

An American-style sports room with eight screens, the only place in Gueliz that reliably runs every Champions League midweek match. Pints from 60 dirhams. Hank's also opens at 11am for breakfast and is the city's de facto Premier League room on a Saturday.