Casablanca Food Walk: Central Market, Habous and Street Snacks

About the Casablanca food walk

Casablanca eats differently from the old imperial cities. It is a port and a working city, so food is fast, fresh and cheap, and there is a lot of seafood.

The walk starts at the central market, built in 1917, where stalls sell oysters from Oualidia and fish from the morning catch, and small grills will cook it for you on the spot. You then cross into the old medina for msemen pancakes with honey and a bowl of harira, and finish by taxi in the Habous quarter with olives, preserved lemons and almond pastries from a bakery that has been open since the 1930s.

Ten to twelve tastings in all: come hungry.

Highlights

• Seafood at the 1917 central market
• Oysters and grilled sardines
• Msemen, harira and mint tea in the old medina
• Olive souk of the Habous
• Almond pastries and gazelle horns
• 10–12 tastings with a local guide

Route map of the Casablanca food walk

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Itinerary for the day

1. 16:00 Central market

   Meeting point at the market gate

   Seafood tasting and the fish stalls.

2. 17:00 Old medina

   On foot

   Street snacks, harira and msemen.

3. 18:15 Habous

   Short taxi ride

   Olives, pastries and tea to finish.

Times and driving durations are approximate and can be adapted. It is a private tour, so you can change stops with your driver-guide.

Prices for the Casablanca food walk

Your private tour, with prices per group size. All prices are in euros and include everything listed under “What’s included”.

The more you are, the less you pay per person. Children count as travellers when they need a bed.

What's included