Do restaurants do takeaway or delivery in Morocco?

Takeaway is deeply normal in Morocco — arguably more woven into daily life than in many Western countries. Walk through any medina or neighbourhood and you'll see people carrying away rotisserie chickens wrapped in paper, sandwiches stuffed with kefta or grilled fish, paper cones of fried sardines, and yes, tagines and couscous boxed up to take home. The snack and grill culture here is built around eating on the move or carrying food back, so asking for your meal 'pour emporter' (to take away) is completely routine and nobody will blink. It's one of the cheapest, most authentic ways to eat — a rotisserie chicken and bread is a glorious budget feast.

For proper delivery to your door, the cities are well covered by apps. Glovo is the dominant food-delivery platform across Marrakech, Casablanca, Rabat, Tangier, Fes and Agadir, and there are others operating too. Through them you can get everything from international fast food and pizza chains to a surprising range of local restaurants brought straight to your riad or hotel — handy on a tired evening, or when travelling with kids who've hit their limit and just need familiar food fast. You'll usually need a local SIM or working data and, ideally, a card on file, though some couriers take cash on delivery.

A few real-world caveats from delivering-to-riads experience. Medinas are a delivery driver's nightmare — the car-free lanes are a maze, and a courier often can't find an obscure riad door, so they'll call (in Arabic or French) and ask you to meet them at a recognisable landmark or the nearest medina gate. I always tell guests to share a precise pin, name a known nearby café or gate as the meeting point, and keep their phone to hand. In the new-city districts (Gueliz, the ville nouvelle areas) delivery is far smoother because drivers can actually reach the address.

Outside the big cities, recalibrate. In smaller towns, mountain villages and desert gateways the delivery apps thin out or vanish entirely, but in-person takeaway is alive and well — the local grill, the bakery, the corner snack shop will happily pack you up food to carry back to your guesthouse. Honestly, in those settings I'd skip the idea of app delivery altogether and lean on your riad or guesthouse host, who can often arrange food, recommend the best takeaway nearby, or even have something cooked for you. The hospitality net here means you're rarely stuck.