Where to sit, sip and slow down in Marseille.
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Marseille lingers in over a cortado.
Coogee in Marseille's 5e was the first proper specialty coffee in the city, Australian-style flat whites and lattes, brick walls and vintage seating up.
DrinkFlat white
TipOpen daily for breakfast through afternoon; the smoothies and toasts are the food side.
Deep Coffee Roasters in Marseille's 1er roasts on-site at Rue Glandeves, beans from Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Myanmar and Ethiopia, the city's most.
DrinkSingle-origin filter
TipOpen Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm, weekends 9am-6pm; the roastery is at no. 17 next door.
Ben Mouture in Marseille's 7e is Benoit Roch's specialty coffee bar in renovated cellars, sourcing and serving coffees like Aranga from Tanzania.
DrinkSingle-origin espresso
TipOpen Tue-Sat 9am-5pm; comfortable armchairs and a small cake selection.
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La Tisserie in Marseille's 7e is Gallien Jeanroy's coffee roastery and shop at Rue d'Endoume, arabicas from high-altitude family farms roasted daily.
DrinkSingle-origin filter
TipOpen Tue-Fri 8:30am-1:30pm and 3pm-7pm, weekends slightly different hours.
Le Cafe de l'Abbaye in Marseille's 7e next to Saint-Victor Abbey has a zinc-and-wood counter and a small terrace looking down at the Vieux Port.
DrinkEspresso
TipCloses mid-afternoon between services; the terrace fills at sunset.
Epicerie L'Ideal in Marseille's 1er Noailles is Julia Sammut's deli and counter cafe, filter coffee with a daily lunch plate and shelves of Norwegian.
DrinkFilter coffee
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; the dinner-only restaurant across the street is the spin-off.
La Caravelle in Marseille's 2e hangs over the Vieux Port from the Hotel Belle-Vue first floor since the 1920s, the most coveted balcony in the city.
DrinkEspresso with a Vieux Port view
TipOpen daily 7am-2am; jazz Wednesday and Friday nights October.
Oh Faon in Marseille's 6e on Rue Edmond Rostand is a plant-based pastry shop free of all animal products, two storefronts one doorway apart and a cafe corner.
DrinkPlant-based pastries with espresso
TipOpen Tue-Sat; cinnamon brioche on Friday and Saturday morning.