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Food Guide
Casablanca Street Food Guide
Morocco's economic capital meets Atlantic seafood: grilled fish at the Marché Central, French-Moroccan pastries in the Habous quarter, and bocadillos on every corner.
Quick Tips
Budget: 30–60 MAD full meal
Best time: 12–2 PM (seafood), dusk (snails)
Hotspot: Marché Central
What to Eat in Casablanca
Marché Central Seafood
40–100 MADCasablanca's most iconic food experience. The Marché Central on Rue Chaouia has fresh fish stalls at the front and grill restaurants at the back. Pick your fish from the display — prawns, calamari, sole, sea bream, lobster — and they grill it on the spot. A mixed seafood platter with salad, bread, and olives costs 60–100 MAD. The fish is caught daily from the Atlantic, just meters away.
Marché Central, Rue Chaouia (between Boulevard Mohammed V and Rue Félix Houphouët-Boigny)Tip: Go at lunchtime for the freshest catch — the afternoon display is leftovers from the morning boats
Bocadillos & Sandwiches
12–25 MADCasablanca's fast food of choice — crusty baguettes stuffed with kefta, merguez, tuna, egg, or shawarma-style chicken. The French baguette tradition plus Moroccan spicing equals something better than both. The sandwich shops on Boulevard Mohammed V and around the old medina do a roaring trade at lunchtime. Add harissa and olives for the full experience.
Boulevard Mohammed V, old medina entrances, and Maarif districtTip: The shawarma bocadillo with harissa is Casablanca's answer to a döner — better than it sounds
Harira & Soup Kitchens
4–6 MADCasablanca's harira is hearty and filling — tomato-based with chickpeas, lentils, lamb, vermicelli, and plenty of coriander. The soup kitchens in the old medina and around the Habous quarter serve it from late afternoon. During Ramadan, the entire city breaks fast with harira. The Casablanca version is chunkier and more meat-heavy than other cities.
Old medina soup kitchens, Habous quarter, and around Marché CentralTip: Harira + dates + chebakia (honey pastry) is the traditional combination
Habous Quarter Pastries
3–15 MADThe Habous quarter (New Medina, built in the 1930s) is Casablanca's pastry district. Dozens of pâtisseries sell Moroccan and French pastries: cornes de gazelle (almond crescents), briouats (filo triangles), ghriba (almond cookies), millefeuille, éclairs, and tarts. The French colonial legacy means the French pastries here are excellent. Buy by weight and eat in the shaded arcades.
Quartier Habous — the pâtisseries line the covered arcadesTip: The mixed boxes sold by weight are the best value — ask for a selection
Grilled Sardines & Fish
15–30 MADOutside the formal Marché Central, street-side grill stalls serve charcoal-grilled sardines, merlan (whiting), and calamari throughout the city. The port area and the old medina have the most stalls. A plate of grilled sardines with bread, cumin, salt, and harissa costs 15–25 MAD. The Corniche waterfront has casual fish restaurants with sea views.
Old medina fish stalls, port area, and Corniche waterfront restaurantsTip: The old medina fish stalls are half the price of Corniche restaurants for the same fish
Msemen & Breakfast Flatbreads
2–5 MADCasablanca's morning fuel. Msemen (flaky griddle bread), baghrir (thousand-hole crêpes), and rghaif (stuffed flatbreads) are cooked on griddles throughout the city from dawn until mid-morning. Eaten with honey, butter, Laughing Cow cheese, or jam. The best are made by the women cooking on the streets of the old medina and Derb Sultan area.
Old medina griddle stalls, Derb Sultan area, and neighbourhood street corners everywhereTip: Rghaif stuffed with khlii (preserved meat) is the ultimate Casaoui breakfast
Snail Soup (Babbouche)
5–10 MADSmall land snails simmered in a fragrant broth of thyme, liquorice root, anise, and other herbs. Served in a bowl with a toothpick to extract the snails. The broth is believed to aid digestion and is surprisingly delicious — savoury, herbal, and warming. The snail carts appear at dusk throughout the city, especially near the old medina and Habous quarter. A Moroccan classic you won't find in tourist restaurants.
Evening snail carts near the old medina, Place Mohammed V, and Habous quarterTip: Drink the broth after the snails — that's where the flavour is
Fresh Juices & Smoothies
8–15 MADOrange juice stalls are everywhere — Casablanca's oranges are sweet and abundant. Avocado smoothies (with milk and sugar), banana-date shakes, and pomegranate juice (seasonal) are other popular choices. The juice bars along Boulevard Mohammed V and in the Maarif district also serve mixed fruit cocktails. Prices are slightly higher than other cities but still cheap.
Boulevard Mohammed V juice stalls, Maarif district, and old medina entrancesTip: Avocado-date smoothie is the Casablanca energy drink — filling enough to skip a meal
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Casablanca famous for eating?
Casablanca is Morocco's seafood capital. The city is famous for: grilled fish and seafood at the Marché Central and port restaurants, bocadillos (stuffed baguette sandwiches — a legacy of the French and Spanish eras), pastries from the Habous quarter (the finest in Casablanca), and cosmopolitan dining with French, Spanish, and Moroccan fusion. The old medina has classic Moroccan street food, while the ville nouvelle adds European-influenced cafés and bistros.
Where is the best street food in Casablanca?
The best street food areas in Casablanca: Marché Central (Rue Chaouia) for fresh seafood grills; the old medina for traditional Moroccan snacks and harira; Quartier Habous (New Medina) for pastries and mint tea; Derb Ghallef area for cheap, authentic local eats; and the Corniche waterfront for casual seafood. The area around Boulevard Mohammed V has dozens of bocadillo and sandwich shops.
How much does a meal cost in Casablanca?
Casablanca is slightly more expensive than other Moroccan cities, but street food remains cheap. Bocadillo sandwich: 12–25 MAD. Harira soup: 4–6 MAD. Grilled sardines: 15–25 MAD. Seafood plate at Marché Central: 40–80 MAD. Pastries: 3–10 MAD each. Fresh juice: 8–15 MAD. A full street food lunch costs 30–60 MAD ($3–6). Sit-down restaurants start from 60–100 MAD.