15 editor picks in Marseille.
15 mediterranean places in Marseille we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Marseille | Mediterranean across every city.
If any cuisine defines Marseille it is the broad Mediterranean kitchen, built on the day's catch, olive oil, herbs and sun. The city's two most celebrated rooms sit at the high end: Le Petit Nice Passedat above the Corniche and AM par Alexandre Mazzia in the eighth on Rue Francois Rocca. For something more relaxed, Tuba Club on Boulevard Alexandre Delabre cooks right by the water at Les Goudes, while Epicerie L'Ideal on Rue d'Aubagne keeps it casual in the centre.
Sepia in Marseille's 7e perches on Puget Hill above the harbour, Paul Langlere cooking instinctive Mediterranean plates with smoked mackerel.
OrderThe dinner tasting; the kitchen is at its most expressive across courses.
TipAsk for the sea-side table on the terrace; the Puget Hill view is the second reason.
Auffo in Marseille's 7e took over the L'Epuisette site at the Vallon des Auffes in April 2025, Coline Faulquier cooking a Mediterranean tasting menu above.
OrderThe set tasting; the kitchen is built around what came off the morning boats.
TipBook lunch for the cove sunlight; closed Sunday and Monday Booking recommended for weekends.
Limmat in Marseille's 6e at the foot of the Cours Julien stairs is Swiss-French chef Lilian Gadola's daily-changing fish and vegetable kitchen.
OrderWhatever blackboard menu is up that day; the kitchen reads the market each morning.
TipSmall room, book ahead for evening; closed Sunday and Monday.
Tuba Club in Marseille's 8e is a fisherman-cabanon kitchen in the Goudes village, 80 seats on a rock terrace above the Mediterranean with Sicilian.
OrderThe grilled fish of the day; the cabanon kitchen runs simple and salt-driven.
TipReach by bus 19 from Rond-Point du Prado or taxi; book six weeks ahead.
Epicerie L'Ideal in Marseille's 1er Noailles is Julia Sammut's general-store-gone-gourmet, a counter lunch built each morning from the shop's deli.
OrderWhatever the daily counter plate is; the deli shelves are the second reason to come.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; the dinner-only room across the street is the spin-off.
AM par Alexandre Mazzia in Marseille's 8e holds three Michelin stars on a 24-seat counter set, the kitchen built around fish, smoke and African-Mediterranean.
OrderThe set tasting only, around 40 to 50 small plates served in successive waves over a long evening.
TipBook the moment the calendar opens online, around three months ahead.
Le Petit Nice Passedat in Marseille's 7e holds three Michelin stars on the Anse de Maldorme cove, the Passedat family on this rock since 1917 and Gerald.
OrderThe Ma Bouille Abaisse, Gerald Passedat's three-service reading of the city's canonical dish.
TipLunch is the easier seating than dinner; the cove view alone justifies the lead time.
Une Table au Sud in Marseille's 2e holds a Michelin star above the Vieux Port quay, Ludovic Turac at the pass since 2010 with a Provencal-Mediterranean.
OrderThe lunch tasting at €95 for the best value reading of the kitchen.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; book a window seat over the Quai du Port.
Sepia in Marseille's 7e perches on Puget Hill above the harbour, Paul Langlere cooking instinctive Mediterranean plates with smoked mackerel.
OrderThe tasting at dinner; the kitchen is at its most expressive across courses.
TipThe Puget Hill terrace is the second reason to book; ask for a sea-side table.
Dame Jeanne in Marseille's 1er opened February 2025 from Samy Leroy and pastry chef Ohannes Kachichian, Leroy trained at Jerome Banctel's Gabriel and Villa.
OrderWhichever tasting the kitchen is running that week; the menu changes constantly.
TipNear Cours Estienne d'Orves above the Vieux Port; book for an evening seating.
Auffo in Marseille's 7e took over the L'Epuisette site at the Vallon des Auffes in April 2025, Coline Faulquier cooking a Mediterranean tasting menu above.
OrderThe set tasting; the kitchen is built around what came off the morning boats.
TipBook lunch for the cove sunlight; closed Sunday and Monday Booking ahead is essential.
Tuba Club in Marseille's 8e is a fisherman-cabanon kitchen in the Goudes village, 80 seats on a rock terrace above the Mediterranean, Sicilian and Provencal.
OrderThe grilled fish of the day; the cabanon kitchen runs simple and salt-driven.
TipReach by bus 19 from Rond-Point du Prado or taxi; reservations open six weeks ahead.
Prosper in Marseille's 6e near Cours Julien opened March 2025 from the Frenchie-trained pair Santiago Michel and Francois Roche, holds the 2026 Bib Gourmand.
OrderThe ray-wing terrine and the squid-ink risotto with grilled octopus the inspectors flagged.
TipStarters €9 to €15, mains to €25, desserts €9; the terrace fills early on weekends.
Tuba Club in the Goudes village south of Marseille is a cabanon kitchen with rocks-on-the-water seating, grilled fish from the morning boats.
TipBus 19 from Rond-Point du Prado or taxi; book six weeks ahead.
Epicerie L'Ideal in Marseille: Julia Sammut's deli on Rue d'Aubagne in Noailles is run like a private kitchen for the neighbourhood that knows.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; the dinner-only room across the street is the spin-off.
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