Travel Reference
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CASABLANCA FOR CHILDREN
Casablanca is a big, grimy city and your best bet when travelling with children is to retreat from the
noise and traffic of the city centre. The beaches and beach clubs in
Aïn Diab
are the places to go.
Along with swimming pools, slides and playgrounds, they have various sports courts and countless fa-
cilities. Staying at a hotel along the Blvd de la Corniche means you'll probably have your own swim-
ming pool and won't have too far to walk for entertainment.
Continuing west from Aïn Diab, the upmarket suburb of
Anfa
is home to the enormous
Morocco
Mall
, which has a giant aquarium and an IMAX theatre in addition to its shops.
place for games and walks, and has a choice of small cafes and the
Yasmina amusement park
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(admission Dh150;
10am-7pm), with plenty of small-scale rides
and fun-fair atmosphere.
Eating
Casablanca has a great selection of restaurants, and you can eat anything from excellent
tajine to French pâté and Thai dumplings. However, as elsewhere along the ocean, fresh
fish and seafood are the local speciality and it's worth checking out the restaurants at the
port or on the way to Aïn Diab for a culinary treat.
Rue Chaouia, located opposite the Marché Central, is the best place for a quick eat,
with a line of rotisseries, stalls and restaurants serving roast chicken, brochettes and sand-
wiches (Dh20 to Dh30). It's open until about 2am.
Downtown Casa
Ifrane
(cnr Rues Tata & Mouftakar; mains Dh40-65; 10am-10pm)
Almost always crowded and spilling
customers onto the streetside seating, this friendly cafe serves a choice of grills and
brochettes at bargain prices. It's a relaxed place with a mixed clientele and offers hassle-
free eating for women.
CAFE
€
Patisserie Bennis Habous
( 0522 30 30 25; 2 Rue Fkih el-Gabbas; pastries from Dh10; 9am-8pm)
One of the city's most
famous and traditional patisseries, this place in the Quartier Habous is Casa's best spot for
PATISSERIE
€
