The Four Seasons Resort Marrakech relaunches Inara, a Moroccan table by chef Jean-Denis Rieubland

The Four Seasons Resort Marrakech is relaunching Inara, its lounge, as a contemporary Moroccan restaurant led by chef Jean-Denis Rieubland, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, the country’s highest title for master craftsmen. Announced on 23 October 2026, the new concept brings together sharing plates, live music and a terrace overlooking the gardens, with mains from 230 to 390 dirhams. An answer for anyone wondering where to dine in Marrakech in a riad setting, without leaving the Hivernage district.

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1. A riad around a fountain, from noon to 11pm
2. A Meilleur Ouvrier de France from the Negresco
3. What to order at Inara? Pastilla and tangia
4. The menu: 230 to 390 dirhams a dish
5. Live music and an autumn menu with dates
6. Staying at the resort: €1,010 a night in November

A riad around a fountain, from noon to 11pm

Inara is not a new address: it was already the resort’s lounge, and the Four Seasons press release presents a new concept devoted to Moroccan heritage. The space borrows the spirit of the riad, the traditional Moroccan house built around a patio: guests settle around the central fountain or on the terrace opening onto the gardens and palm trees. The official website also mentions an intimate bar serving signature cocktails. Inara is open daily, from noon to 11pm.

A Meilleur Ouvrier de France from the Negresco

Jean-Denis Rieubland was appointed the resort’s executive chef on 26 June 2026; he oversees Inara, Quattro, Azzera and the Zest Rooftop Lounge. Born in Agen and named Meilleur Ouvrier de France in 2007, a title awarded to France’s finest craftsmen, he ran the kitchens of the Negresco in Nice for more than ten years, with two Michelin stars, and opened the Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa, which earned a star in its very first year. Having worked at La Tour d’Argent and the Carlton in Cannes, he has been part of the Four Seasons family since 2004, starting at Terre Blanche.

For Inara, he has devised a menu of sharing plates and reinvented signature recipes. “With Inara, we wanted to create a place where the cuisine tells the story of Morocco in all its diversity. The recipes, the music, the hospitality and the conversations around the table are all part of a single experience, deeply rooted in the culture of the Kingdom,” the chef explains in the press release.

What to order at Inara? Pastilla and tangia

The meal opens with plates to share in the middle of the table: Moroccan salads, briouates (small stuffed filo pastries) with assorted fillings, and batbout (a small Moroccan bread) topped with pulled méchoui lamb, slow-roasted in the traditional way. Next come the quail pastilla, the sweet and savoury Moroccan pie, with foie gras and almond jus, red mullet with chermoula, a marinade of herbs and spices, and blue lobster from Oualidia, on the Atlantic coast, with saffron-infused apples and fennel.

On the meat side, the Tangia Marrakchia, beef shank and bone marrow served in their clay jar, sits alongside lamb shoulder braised with orange and seasonal tagines. Couscous comes in a version with meats and a vegetarian seven-vegetable version. Desserts play on citrus, rose, dates, amlou (a paste of almonds, argan oil and honey), saffron and chebbakia, a honey and sesame biscuit.

The menu: 230 to 390 dirhams a dish

Checked on 23 October 2026 on the official website’s “All Day” menu, mains range from 230 to 390 Moroccan dirhams (MAD), with no detail on taxes. The couscous royal is the most expensive dish, and all desserts are priced at 150 MAD.

Live music and an autumn menu with dates

In the evening, Inara hosts concerts of Moroccan music: Marrakech’s Melhoun, a form of sung poetry, Chgouri and Al-Ala music, heir to the Arab-Andalusian tradition associated with the Andalusian philosopher Ibn Bâjja, known as Avempace. Regular events also celebrate Moroccan poetry and craftsmanship.

The menu follows the country’s farming calendar: for autumn, a menu inspired by olives, dates and the grape harvest. The press release adds that this approach will evolve with the seasons.

Staying at the resort: €1,010 a night in November

To round off the evening on site, a Superior room with a garden-view patio (42 m²) was listed at €1,010 including taxes and fees for two adults on the night of 11 to 12 November 2026, with free cancellation before 4 November (checked on Booking.com on 23 October 2026). The night of 13 to 14 November was already fully booked. The resort has three other restaurants: Quattro (Mediterranean cuisine), Azzera, by the pool, and the Zest Rooftop Lounge, with Asian influences.

For comparison, see our selection of the best hotels in Marrakech, riads and palaces, or the Dar Al Dall riad, holder of a MICHELIN Key, and its rooftop pool above the medina.