10 Moroccan Dishes You Must Try in Casablanca

Moroccan cuisine is one of the richest in the world. In Casablanca you find it everywhere, from small street eateries to refined restaurants. Here are ten dishes not to miss.

Main dishes

1. Tagine: meat or chicken slow-cooked with vegetables, preserved lemon or prunes, in a clay pot.
2. Couscous: traditionally served at Friday lunch, with seven vegetables and meat.
3. Pastilla: a sweet-and-savory pastry with chicken or seafood, dusted with cinnamon.
4. Rfissa: shredded flatbread, chicken and lentils flavored with fenugreek.
5. Grilled fish: Casablanca is a port, and fish from the Central Market is excellent.

Soups and starters

6. Harira: a soup of tomatoes, lentils and chickpeas, served especially during Ramadan.
7. Moroccan salads: zaalouk with eggplant, taktouka with peppers, cumin carrots.

Breakfast and snacks

8. Msemen and baghrir: flaky flatbreads and "thousand-hole" pancakes, with honey and butter.
9. Sfenj: a round doughnut, eaten hot in the morning.
10. Mint tea and gazelle horns: the ultimate sweet break.

Where to try them

• The Habous quarter for pastries
• The Central Market for fish
• The small restaurants of Maarif for tagine and couscous
• The eateries of the old medina for street food

Cook them yourself

All our apartments have a fully equipped kitchen: buy your spices at the market and try a homemade tagine. Discover our apartments and our restaurant tips.