It is located on Muhammad V Boulevard, among the colonial architecture of the 20th century, facing the Central Market Tramway Station.

[1] The Central Market was designed by Pierre Bousquet, and construction was completed in 1917, on the site of the Casablanca Fair of 1915.

Among its most prominent features is its large gateway, imitating styles of gates in Morocco's imperial cities: Marrakesh, Fes, Rabat, and Meknes.

Another feature of the market is the octagonal center cupola, under which different kinds of fresh seafood are sold, such as Atlantic Ocean fish, shark meat, oysters, etc.

The daily catch is displayed around a circular walkway and on a central island where oysters from Dakhla are shucked on the spot for one-by-one consumption.