casablanca images: Table iii; Dar dada
FOOD & DRINK
Moroccan cuisine makes good use of spices and sweet-and-savoury flavour combinations in quintessential dishes such as tagines, couscous and pastillas. In the old medina, Dar Dada is a beautifully restored riad-turned-restaurant with intricate plasterwork and gleaming zellige tiles, serving tagines with a contemporary twist.
The country’ s long coastline guarantees a steady supply of fresh fish. At the Central Market, stalls are piled high with calamari, shrimp and monkfish. Plump oysters from Dakhla can be shucked on the spot, and locals have their purchases grilled or fried at one of the market’ s no-frills cafes, served with just-baked bread and a simple salad.
Near El Hank lighthouse, Le Cabestan is a chic spot with spectacular ocean views and a Mediterranean-inspired menu. Opt for a platter of grilled seafood, perhaps, or salt-crusted sea bass, paired with a creative cocktail. Book ahead for a sunset-view seat.
For Moroccan fine dining, step into Le Jasmine in the Hotel Le Doge, with its stained-glass ceiling and red-velvet banquettes. Or La Grande Table Marocaine on the 23rd floor of the Royal Mansour Casablanca, where dishes such as pigeon pastilla, Oualidia lobster and melt-in-themouth lamb come with stellar city views.
For fabulous fusion food, head to Table III— awarded Best Restaurant in Morocco 2026 by 50 Best— where chef Fayçal Bettioui artfully blends Moroccan ingredients, French methods and Japanese flavours.
To satisfy your sweet tooth, head to Pâtisserie Bennis Habous and look out for almond-flavoured ghriba( macaroons) and cornes de gazelle, stuffed with almond paste and laced with orange-blossom water.
And while the national drink may be mint tea, Morocco also has a long history of wine production; it’ s known for full-bodied reds and one-of-a-kind gris( a pale rosé). Awardwinning Domaine Ouled Thaleb is around an hour’ s drive from Casablanca.
From top: The chef at work at Table III; inside Dar Dada restaurant summer 2026 • 85