Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Marseille for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Marseille for grown-ups.
Carry Nation in Marseille's 6e is a hidden speakeasy named for the hatchet-wielding temperance activist, prohibition-era cocktails behind a door you.
DrinkProhibition-era cocktails
FoodSmall bar snacks
TipOpen Wed-Sun 19:00-02:00; check the website for the entry procedure.
La Caravelle in Marseille's 2e hangs over the Vieux Port on the first floor of the Hotel Belle-Vue since the 1920s, the most coveted balcony in the city.
DrinkPastis at sunset on the balcony
FoodAperitif tapas and Provencal small plates
TipOpen daily 7am-2am; jazz concerts Wednesday and Friday October.
Bar de la Marine in Marseille's 7e has stood on Quai de Rive Neuve since 1929, the Pagnol-trilogy setting with 1930s decor intact, Marseille colours.
DrinkPastis and Marseillais aperitif
FoodBistro tapas and lunch plates
TipOpen daily 7am-2am; the terrace fills on weekend evenings with the youth crowd.
Le Petit Pernod in Marseille's 2e is one of the oldest establishments on the Old Port, fully renovated after a 2022 fire, the soul of the Vieux Port.
DrinkPernod and pastis on the Vieux Port
FoodMediterranean brasserie plates
TipOpen daily; the terrace looks straight across the harbour to Saint-Victor Abbey.
Mama Shelter Marseille's rooftop in the 6e near Cours Julien is the hotel's open-air bar, no reservations, cocktails and small plates with a panoramic look.
DrinkAperitif cocktails with a city view
FoodBar snacks and pizza
TipNo reservations on the rooftop; weekend evenings fill up by 19:30.
Le Pelle-Mele in Marseille's 1er on Place aux Huiles is the city's longest-running jazz bar, a small terrace and a stage inside, homemade tapas to go.
DrinkClassic cocktails with live jazz
FoodTapas and bistro plates
TipLive music most nights; small room, arrive before 21:00 for a seat.
Le Melo in Marseille's 6e on Cours Julien is a bar-restaurant with a dance floor, cocktails on the menu and DJ sets Thursday to Saturday pulling the late La.
DrinkHouse cocktail menu with DJ sets
FoodSmall bar plates
TipOpen Thursday to Saturday 19:00-02:00; other nights by reservation only.
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