Eden is the restaurant inside Palais Amani, the largest original luxury riad in the Fes medina, at 12 Derb El Miter in the Oued Zhoune quarter. The dining room turns inward onto an Arab-Andalusian courtyard garden — mature citrus trees, an olive or two, a central fountain in classic four-square layout, and a perimeter of lanterns once the sun drops. The restaurant uses that garden whenever the weather allows, with tables laid under the canopy of citrus; in summer, dinner often migrates to the rooftop terrace, and in winter it retreats into a formal salon and a library bar with a log fire.

The menu comes in three formats: à la carte, a tasting menu, and a lighter format for guests who want only a course or two. The kitchen draws on Moroccan classics but is more polished and more controlled than most Fes restaurants, in keeping with the standard the hotel sets in its rooms. Non-residents are welcome at all three services — breakfast 07:00 to 10:30, lunch 12:00 to 15:00, dinner 19:30 to 22:30 — and the bar serves drinks throughout the day.

That bar is one of the reasons Palais Amani matters to medina-based travellers. The library salon serves Moroccan wines, a house cocktail called the Amani, and a single-malt list — combinations that simply do not exist in most of Fes el-Bali, where alcohol is usually limited to a glass of wine paired with dinner. Reservations are required: write to reservations@palaisamani.com in advance, especially for dinner in the courtyard during spring and autumn.