After the Yves Saint Laurent Museum and the Majorelle Garden, Gueliz has cafes and sweet spots a few minutes away. Kuma Lounge, right nearby, serves crepes, waffles, milkshakes and coffee in a warm room, open every day from 10am to 6am.
The Yves Saint Laurent Museum and the Majorelle Garden are the highlight of a lot of Marrakech trips. You come out with your head full of those blues and the collections, slightly overheated, and one simple want takes over: sit down somewhere and have something sweet.
What do you do right after the YSL Museum?
The museum and the garden sit on the edge of Gueliz, the modern district. That's a stroke of luck, because everything is either walkable or a very short ride once you're back outside. The cultural part of the day can roll into the greedy part with no effort at all.
After an hour on your feet, the body asks for a chair and some shade. Perfect timing for a coffee, a fresh juice or a dessert. Kuma Lounge, a few minutes away, is that landing spot. There's a wider selection of options in our guide to where to eat near the Majorelle Garden.
Where do you get a good coffee in Gueliz?
Gueliz is coffee country. The culture runs deep and the terraces rarely empty. Depending on the mood, you've got three broad styles:
- French-style cafes: espresso, cappuccino, pastries in the window.
- Traditional cafes: mint tea and the nous-nous, half coffee half milk.
- Modern lounges: coffee that arrives with something sweet next to it, and they stay open late.
What makes Gueliz easy is how much of that sits inside a small radius. You can go from an old-school cafe to a modern room in a couple of minutes on foot.
Which dessert after the Majorelle Garden?
Something sweet extends the visit nicely. Marrakech gives you plenty to choose from, Moroccan pastries through to more international things. A few reliable answers:
| What you feel like | What to order |
|---|---|
| Greedy and generous | A loaded crepe or waffle |
| Cold and creamy | A house milkshake |
| Light and sweet | Pastry with a coffee |
At Kuma Lounge the crepes, waffles and milkshakes are made to order. That's the kind of pause that turns a museum visit into a proper afternoon. And since the place is close by, you get there almost without deciding to.
Can you stretch the day into the evening?
The good thing about Gueliz is that you never have to break the thread. Coffee and dessert in the afternoon, a wander through the shops, then dinner in the same neighborhood when hunger comes back around. No taxi, no relocating.
The catch is that many places close early evening. Kuma Lounge doesn't, running until 6am. So an afternoon dessert can turn into a fusion dinner later, and the sweet menu is still there at 2am if the day refuses to end. Speaking of which, late-night sweet cravings in Marrakech is its own subject.
Is the YSL Museum far from the Gueliz cafes?
No, and that's one of the real advantages of this corner of the city. The Yves Saint Laurent Museum and the Majorelle Garden border Gueliz, so the neighborhood's cafes and restaurants are minutes away. Walk it, or take a short taxi if the sun is doing its worst.
That proximity shapes the whole day. Visit in the morning or the afternoon, recover over a coffee, then let the day slide into the evening. Kuma Lounge, sitting inside that radius, fits into the route naturally.
Where do you finish the day near the Majorelle Garden?
If you want the right place to close out your YSL Museum visit, stay in Gueliz. Kuma Lounge, a few minutes from the Majorelle Garden, has the coffee, the crepe, the milkshake and the warm-toned room to go with them. Open every day from 10am to 6am, alcohol-free and halal, so the afternoon can quietly become a night if you feel like it. Message us on WhatsApp to hold a table.
FAQ
- Is Kuma Lounge close to the YSL Museum and the Majorelle Garden?
- Yes, Kuma Lounge is a few minutes from the Yves Saint Laurent Museum and the Majorelle Garden, in the Gueliz neighborhood. It's an easy stop for a coffee or a dessert straight after the visit.
- Can you get a dessert there in the afternoon?
- Yes. Kuma Lounge opens at 10am every day and serves crepes, waffles, milkshakes and coffee from then on. It works well as a sweet break after a museum visit, in a relaxed and warm room.
- Does it stay open in the evening after the visit?
- Yes, and far beyond. Kuma Lounge runs until 6am. You can have dessert in the afternoon and come back for dinner in the evening, with a Mexican-Western fusion menu, all of it alcohol-free.
- What is there to do in Gueliz after the Majorelle Garden?
- Coffee on a terrace, shopping on Rue de la Liberte or Avenue Mohammed V, then dinner in the neighborhood. Everything sits within walking distance, and Kuma Lounge stays open until 6am if the evening runs long.
