Sepia is a mediterranean fine-dining restaurant in Marseille.
Sepia in Marseille's 7e perches on Puget Hill above the harbour, Paul Langlere cooking instinctive Mediterranean plates with smoked mackerel.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The tasting at dinner; the kitchen is at its most expressive across courses.
Tip: The Puget Hill terrace is the second reason to book; ask for a sea-side table.
Address: 2 Rue Vauvenargues, 13007 Marseille
Ourea in Marseille's 6e is Matthieu Roche's vegetable-led tasting room in the 2026 Michelin Guide, sommelier Camille Fromont pairing organic wines.
Order: The full tasting; the kitchen builds the sequence around what came in that morning.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; the room seats 24, book early for Friday or Saturday.
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.
Order: Whichever tasting the kitchen is running that week; the menu changes constantly.
Tip: Near 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.
Order: The set tasting; the kitchen is built around what came off the morning boats.
Tip: Book lunch for the cove sunlight; closed Sunday and Monday Booking ahead is essential.
La Mercerie in Marseille's 1er opened in 2018 from the Paris Popup trio Harry Cummins, Laura Vidal and Julia Mitton, a market-driven bistronomic tasting menu.
Order: The set tasting; the kitchen reads as a tighter Septime cousin south of Paris.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; the terrace seats are the prize on warm nights.
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.
Order: The grilled fish of the day; the cabanon kitchen runs simple and salt-driven.
Tip: Reach 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.
Order: The ray-wing terrine and the squid-ink risotto with grilled octopus the inspectors flagged.
Tip: Starters €9 to €15, mains to €25, desserts €9; the terrace fills early on weekends.
