Street food is Marseille at its most direct, eaten standing or walking from a counter or a market stall. The Marche des Capucins stalls on Rue du Marche des Capucins are the centre of it, with Chez Yassine on Rue d'Aubagne serving Tunisian bricks and sandwiches nearby. Out at L'Estaque, Chez Magali fries the local chichi fregi and panisse by the beach.
8 street food places in Marseille we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Marseille · Street Food across every city.
Try Panisses and chichis fregis
Chez Magali on the L'Estaque port in Marseille's 16e has fried chichis and panisses since 1947, the Italian-imported chichis fregis recipe still cooked.
Try Pizza al taglio Marseillaise
Pizza Charly in Marseille's 1er Noailles has slung al taglio pizza since 1962, slice €1, half pizza €2, the anchovy-no-cheese the local Marseillais order.
Try Tunisian brik with egg
Chez Yassine in Marseille's 1er Noailles is the city's quick Tunisian counter since 2014, brik with egg, ojja and kefteji served fast at shared tables.
Try Anchovy pizza, no menu
Chez Etienne in Marseille's 2e Panier has cooked wood-fired Marseillais pizza since 1943, no menu, cash only, the anchovy pizza the local order at the front.
Try Berber couscous to go
Le Femina in Marseille's 1er Noailles serves between 100 and 200 Berber couscous a day from a counter that's run by the same family since 1921.
Try Spice merchants, halal butchers, North African counters
Marche des Capucins in Marseille's 1er Noailles runs all day with stalls of olives, dates, North African pastries and ready-to-eat counter food for fast.
Try Sicilian wood-fired pizza
Chez Sauveur in Marseille's 1er Noailles has cooked Sicilian-rooted Marseillais pizza since 1943, the Pizza Speciale of bufala, cherry tomatoes and pistou.
Chez Magali in Marseille's L'Estaque port serves fried chichis and panisses by the dozen since 1947, paper cones eaten on the beachfront seawall.
