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Cafe culture here runs from old harbourside rooms to a serious new specialty-coffee scene. La Caravelle looks over the Quai du Port from its first-floor balcony, while Deep Coffee Roasters on Rue Glandeves and La Tisserie out in Endoume on Rue d'Endoume lead the modern wave. Coogee on Boulevard Baille rounds out the everyday side.

Coogee ★ 4.6

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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.

TipOpen daily for breakfast through afternoon; the smoothies and toasts are the food side.

Deep Coffee Roasters ★ 4.8

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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.

TipOpen Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm, weekends 9am-6pm; the roastery is at no. 17 next door.

Ben Mouture ★ 4.5

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Ben Mouture in Marseille's 7e is Benoit Roch's specialty coffee bar in renovated cellars, sourcing and serving coffees like Aranga from Tanzania.

TipOpen Tue-Sat 9am-5pm; comfortable armchairs and a small cake selection.

La Tisserie ★ 4.7

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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.

TipOpen Tue-Fri 8:30am-1:30pm and 3pm-7pm, weekends slightly different hours.

Le Cafe de l'Abbaye ★ 4.0

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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.

TipCloses mid-afternoon between services; the terrace fills at sunset.

Epicerie L'Ideal ★ 4.2

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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.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday; the dinner-only restaurant across the street is the spin-off.

La Caravelle ★ 4.3

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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.

TipOpen daily 7am-2am; jazz Wednesday and Friday nights October.

Oh Faon ★ 4.1

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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.

TipOpen Tue-Sat; cinnamon brioche on Friday and Saturday morning.

La Tisserie ★ 4.5

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La Tisserie on Rue d'Endoume in Marseille's 7e is a tiny coffee workshop with espresso bar at the counter and whole bean retail to take home, open Tue to Sat.

TipOpen Tue-Sat with a mid-afternoon split; whole bean retail to take home.

Vanille Noire ★ 4.3

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Vanille Noire on Rue Caisserie in Le Panier serves up to 24 rotating ice cream flavours including the namesake vanille noire that stays year-round.

TipUp to 24 rotating flavours; second location at 2 Rue de Lorette.

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