Casablanca Restaurants: What to Eat and What It Costs
Casablanca is a good city for seafood and for French and Moroccan cooking. Prices below come from review and guide sites that disagree with each other, so check current menus before you go.
What to eat
Seafood is the city’s signature. Guides say the port restaurants are known for charcoal-grilled fish, with sardines among the options, seasoned simply with salt and cumin. Stuffed sardines, filled with chermoula, are a staple of Moroccan cooking. Other common items are maakouda (potato fritters), bissara (fava bean soup) and seafood pastilla, a coastal version of the famous pie made with fish or shellfish instead of pigeon.
Places guides mention
| Place | Known for | Reported cost per person |
|---|---|---|
| Taverne du Dauphin | Large fish and seafood menu | starters 50 to 95 MAD, fish mains 100 to 210 MAD; other sources 70 to 370 MAD |
| La Sqala | Moroccan cooking, a little pricey | 100 to 500 MAD depending on the source |
| Port de Pêche | Fresh fish at the port | 100 to 470 MAD, and one listing says it is permanently closed |
| Rick’s Café | Old medina mansion, international menu | starters 130 to 185 MAD, mains 190 to 235 MAD (official menu) |
| A Ma Bretagne | La Corniche, French cuisine, founded 1957 | check menu |
| Ostréa | Oysters, open all day including Ramadan | check menu |
General levels from one guide: mid-range 150 to 350 MAD per person, fine dining 400 to 1,200 MAD including drinks.
Rick’s Café: official menu prices
Rick’s Café publishes its menu with all prices in dirhams (rickscafe.ma, checked 24 October 2026). Salads and starters run from 130 MAD (goat cheese with figs) to 185 MAD (champagne oysters). Mains include Stroganoff and seafood linguini at 190 MAD, grilled sea bass at 215 MAD, a New York strip steak at 225 MAD, beef surf and turf at 235 MAD and a char-grilled ribeye at 490 MAD. Desserts are 70 to 80 MAD. Lunch is served from 12:00 to 15:00 and dinner from 18:30 to 00:30. A starter, a main and a dessert comes to roughly 400 to 500 MAD per person before drinks, which is our sum from the menu, not a quoted price.
Central Market and Habous
The Central Market (Marché Central) is the best documented seafood spot in guides. It has about two dozen produce shops and restaurants serving fresh fish, with grilled squid, mussel stew (mkela) and oysters mentioned. The Habous Quarter is more about cafés, bakeries and street food in its alleys and courtyards. Food tours pair the two for tastings, which is a quick way to try several dishes.
Some background helps you read the building. The Central Market was built under the French Protectorate, around 1917 to 1920 by most accounts, and sits on the site of the 1915 Franco-Moroccan exhibition. A rehabilitation project was reported in May 2025 (Le Desk, estimated at 41 million MAD over twelve months), so check whether the stalls are open and whether any part is closed before you plan a meal there.
The Habous quarter (the New Medina) was developed in the 1920s and 1930s and mixes traditional Moroccan medina design with colonial-era planning. Its landmark is the former pasha’s court, the Mahkama du Pacha, where heritage tours begin. Go for pastries, crafts and a walk through the arcades, not for a long sit-down lunch.
The Corniche
Upscale seafood and French-influenced dining sits along the waterfront. A Ma Bretagne, founded in 1957, is described as French haute cuisine with Atlantic views. Plan this for a longer meal, not a quick lunch.
Choosing
Go to the Central Market or the fishing port for casual seafood (confirm the port restaurant is open), La Sqala for Moroccan food, the Corniche for a longer meal. The downside: ranges differ by a factor of two or three between sources, so ask for the menu before you sit.
During Ramadan
Ostréa is reported open all day. Many other places have reduced daytime service, so call ahead.
Tipping and paying
Round up small change, ten percent is generous. Many mid-range places take cards, small cafés prefer cash.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I eat seafood in Casablanca?
Taverne du Dauphin, the Central Market and the fishing port area. Confirm the port restaurants are open, as one listing says Port de Pêche is permanently closed.
Is there somewhere open during Ramadan?
Ostréa is reported open all day. Many other places have reduced daytime service, so call ahead.
What does a mid-range meal cost?
About 150 to 350 MAD per person according to one guide. Prices differ by two or three times between sources, so ask for the menu before you sit.
Do I need to book?
For Rick’s Café and the Corniche restaurants, call ahead.
How much is dinner at Rick’s Café?
Mains are 190 to 235 MAD on its own menu, and the char-grilled ribeye is 490 MAD.
What is the Habous quarter for?
Cafés, bakeries, crafts and a walk through a 1920s and 1930s district, more than full meals.
Is the Central Market being renovated?
A rehabilitation was reported in May 2025, so check locally which stalls are open.
Where is Taverne du Dauphin?
Directories give two different addresses on Boulevard Félix Houphouët-Boigny (numbers 45 and 115), so confirm the address and the opening days by phone before you go.
Sources checked
Checked on 27 October 2026.
- Rick’s Café, official menu (checked 24 October 2026)
- Le Desk, May 2025, report on the Central Market rehabilitation; Wikipedia and Routard for the market’s history
- Le360, Casamémoire and APA news for the history of the Habous quarter
- Review and guide sites for prices and hours that restaurants do not publish; they disagree, so figures are labelled “reported”
