Rick's Café

Rick's Café is a restaurant and piano bar at 248 Boulevard Sour Jdid, beside the Old Medina walls in Casablanca, Morocco. It was created in the 1990s by an American former diplomat, Kathy Kriger, as a tribute to the 1942 film Casablanca, and recreates the film's setting in a restored courtyard house with arches, palm-filled interiors, a long bar, white-clothed tables and a grand piano. Although the original film was shot in Hollywood and the fictional bar never existed, the venue has become a fixture on visitor itineraries, serving a menu of Moroccan, Mediterranean and international dishes alongside cocktails, and offering live piano music in the evening, with the classic song associated with the film often requested. A meal costs roughly 200 to 450 MAD, and entry is free for those who want to look around the bar. A visit typically lasts about an hour and a half, and evening is the best time to come, when the lighting and music create the intended atmosphere. Reservations are advisable for dinner, particularly on weekends and when cruise passengers or tour groups are in the city. Lunchtime is quieter and suits visitors who prefer a calmer setting. Good photo angles are the arched main room, the bar and the piano against the warm lighting. The restaurant sits a short walk from Casa Port tram station and the Old Medina, so it combines well with a visit to the Sqala Bastion and the medina. Visitors should dress smartly, consider booking ahead, and treat the venue as a themed dining experience rather than a historic film location.