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, espresso EUR 2 at the counter.
Tip: Open Tue-Fri 8:30am-1:30pm and 3pm-7pm, weekends slightly different hours.
Address: 142 Rue d'Endoume, 13007 Marseille
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, an aperitif and one daily dish.
Signature drink: Espresso
Tip: Closes 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 anchovies and Bordier butter.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: Closed 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 for an espresso or a pastis.
Signature drink: Espresso with a Vieux Port view
Tip: Open daily 7am-2am; jazz Wednesday and Friday nights October to May.
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 for an espresso with a vegan pastry.
Signature drink: Plant-based pastries with espresso
Tip: Open Tue-Sat; cinnamon brioche on Friday and Saturday morning.
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 the hill from the Vieux Port.
Signature drink: Flat white
Tip: Open 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 committed third-wave bar.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter
Tip: Open Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm, weekends 9am-6pm; the roastery is at no. 17 next door.
