Marseille pizza has its own tradition, thin and wood-fired, often half-and-half with one side anchovy. Chez Etienne in Le Panier on Rue de Lorette is the institution, while Chez Sauveur on Rue d'Aubagne is one of the city's oldest ovens. Le Vieux Panier on Place de Lenche keeps the trade in the same hillside quarter.
Chez Etienne in Marseille's 2e Panier has cooked wood-fired Marseillais pizza since 1943, no menu, cash only, the half-anchovy half-cheese the local order.
OrderThe half-anchovy half-cheese pizza, the canonical version in the city.
TipOpen Mon-Sat lunch and dinner, closed Sunday; cash only, no reservations, expect a queue.
Chez Sauveur in Marseille's 1er Noailles has cooked Sicilian-rooted Marseillais pizza since 1943 founded by Sauveur Di Paola, taken over in 2023 by a young.
OrderThe Pizza Speciale with mozzarella di bufala, cherry tomatoes and pistou.
TipOpen Tue-Sat lunch and dinner; closed Sunday and Monday Walk-ins usually OK.
Le Vieux Panier in Marseille's 2e on the Place de Lenche is a wood-fired pizzeria with a small terrace looking down toward the Vieux Port and the MUCEM.
OrderAny of the wood-fired pizzas; the terrace at sunset is the second order.
TipPlace de Lenche stairs descend straight to the old port; book the terrace for the view.
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