Where to eat in Casablanca

Dining guide

Casablanca's dining scene leans cosmopolitan: Atlantic seafood along the Corniche and Ain Diab, modern bistros, and a strong cafe culture in Gauthier and Maarif. It's the city where Moroccan kitchens meet international ones most directly.

Casablanca eats internationally but its local anchors are Atlantic fish and the grand cafe. Sardines grilled whole at the port, sea bream in chermoula, and oysters from Oualidia show up on menus across price ranges. The city's French colonial past survives in its brasserie culture: long lunches, wine lists, and pastry counters that take croissants seriously. Maarif is the neighborhood for casual international food; the Corniche is where seafood restaurants face the ocean. What Casablanca lacks in traditional riad dining it compensates with breadth. You can eat Senegalese, Japanese, Lebanese, and Fassi food within a few blocks.