Day-by-day eating plans for Marseille. weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.

Day-by-day plans

Marseille weekend: bouillabaisse, the Vieux Port and the Calanques edge ★ 4.8

First-time visitor, two days2 days

A first-time Friday-and-Saturday pitched around the canonical bouillabaisse rooms at the Vallon des Auffes, the Vieux Port quayside and a Calanques-edge cabanon lunch at Les Goudes.

  1. Day 1: Friday: navettes morning, Vieux Port lunch, Auffes bouillabaisse

    Morning
    Four des Navettes at 9am for a paper bag of orange-blossom biscuits. Walk back along Rue Sainte and continue uphill onto Rue d'Endoume for an espresso at La Tisserie if the doors are open.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Chez Madie Les Galinettes on the Quai du Port with the bouillabaisse at EUR 59 and a glass of cool white. Walk it off along the quay to La Caravelle for an espresso on the balcony above the harbour.
    Evening
    Dinner at Chez Fonfon in the Vallon des Auffes from 19:30, bouillabaisse for two served broth-then-fish in the cove room.

  2. Day 2: Saturday: Capucins morning, Le Panier lunch, Goudes sunset

    Morning
    Marche des Capucins at 9am for the spice and olive stalls, then a flat white at Coogee up the hill on Boulevard Baille.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Chez Etienne in Le Panier, no menu, the half-anchovy half-cheese wood-fired pizza with fried supions on the side.
    Evening
    Bus 19 to Les Goudes for sunset dinner at Tuba Club on the rocks above the Mediterranean, grilled fish and the Sicilian-Provencal grills.

Marseille Maghreb: Noailles, couscous and the markets ★ 4.7

Second-time visitor, two days, North African focus2 days

Two days built around the Maghrebi belly of Marseille at Noailles and Rue d'Aubagne, halal counters and Tunisian couscous, plus a Provence-meets-Maghreb evening on Cours Julien.

  1. Day 1: Friday: Aubagne morning, Femina lunch, Cours Julien evening

    Morning
    Walk Rue d'Aubagne from Cours Saint-Louis through Noailles, stop at Epicerie L'Ideal for a counter coffee and the deli shelves, then into the Marche des Capucins for the spice and olive stalls.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Le Femina, the Berber couscous on barley semolina with lamb, the Algerian institution since 1921.
    Evening
    Cours Julien dinner at La Cantinetta for fresh pasta, then a natural-wine pour at Pepie on Rue de Lodi before late jazz at Le Pelle-Mele on Place aux Huiles.

  2. Day 2: Saturday: brik counter, couscous lunch, Carry Nation late

    Morning
    Late-morning brik at Chez Yassine on Rue d'Aubagne from 11:30 opening, fast counter Tunisian on shared tables, brik with tuna and egg with strong mint tea.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at La Kahena on Rue de la Republique near the Vieux Port, mixed couscous with grilled merguez in the mosaic dining room.
    Evening
    Aperitif at Mama Shelter rooftop in the 6e, then dinner at La Mercerie on Cours Saint-Louis and a final speakeasy nightcap at Carry Nation in the 6e.

Marseille fine dining: AM, Petit Nice and the new rooms ★ 4.9

Food-traveller, three days, Michelin-leaning3 days

Three days for the visitor who wants to see Mazzia and Passedat at three stars plus the city's newer star and Bib Gourmand rooms, with cabanon and bouillabaisse lunches between.

  1. Day 1: Day 1: Petit Nice lunch, Auffes afternoon, Une Table au Sud dinner

    Morning
    Coffee at Ben Mouture on Rue du Petit Chantier, then walk down through Endoume to the Catalans beach.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Le Petit Nice Passedat on the Anse de Maldorme cove, the Ma Bouille Abaisse and Loup Lucie Passedat sea bass on the tasting, three Michelin stars and 100-plus years of the family on this rock.
    Evening
    Dinner at Une Table au Sud on the Quai du Port, Ludovic Turac's one-star Provencal-Mediterranean tasting with the harbour view.

  2. Day 2: Day 2: Les Goudes lunch, Sepia dinner, late cocktails

    Morning
    Espresso at Deep Coffee Roasters on Rue Glandeves, walk through the Vieux Port to the bus 19 stop for Les Goudes.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Tuba Club in the Goudes cabanon village, grilled fish on the rocks above the Mediterranean with a glass of Cassis white.
    Evening
    Dinner at Sepia on Puget Hill with Paul Langlere's Mediterranean instinctive cuisine, then cocktails at Carry Nation back in the 6e.

  3. Day 3: Day 3: Saturday markets, Auffo lunch, AM dinner

    Morning
    Marche des Capucins at 9am, then over to Pain Salvator on Boulevard Louis Salvator for sourdough and a coffee.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Auffo at the Vallon des Auffes (the Coline Faulquier room that took over L'Epuisette in 2025), Mediterranean tasting above the cove waterline.
    Evening
    Dinner at AM par Alexandre Mazzia in the 8e, three Michelin stars across dozens of small plates served in waves of African-Mediterranean fish and smoke.

Itineraries in Marseille, FAQ

When is the best time to eat in Marseille?

Peak food season in Marseille is year-round.

What time do people eat in Marseille?

Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.

How does tipping work in Marseille?

service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.

What is the one dish to try in Marseille?

Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Marseille rewards trust.

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