3 late-night dives in Marseille, editor-picked by TableJourney. All Marseille nightlife.
Au Petit Nice ★ 4.2
La Plaine · 28 Place Jean Jaurès, 13001 Marseille
Au Petit Nice on Place Jean Jaurès in Marseille's 1er La Plaine is the institution-of-the-square dive run by former European boxing champion Richard Caramanolis, with a constantly packed terrace, wooden interior and pints under €5.
Tip: Pastis €2.50, pints €4.50; the terrace is the move from 18:00 onwards. Cash preferred for small rounds.
Bar de la Marine ★ 4.1
Vieux Port (7e) · 15 Quai de Rive Neuve, 13007 Marseille
Bar de la Marine on the Quai de Rive Neuve in Marseille's 7e is the 1929 Vieux Port institution that doubled as Marcel Pagnol's Marius bar, with a 1930s interior of Marseille frescoes and model ships, open from breakfast to 02:00.
Tip: Order a mauresque on the terrace at sunset; the back room with the Pagnol fresco is the rainy-night option.
Bar des 13 Coins ★ 3.9
Le Panier (2e) · 45 Rue Sainte-Françoise, 13002 Marseille
Bar des 13 Coins in Marseille's 2e Le Panier is the old quarter dive on Rue Sainte-Françoise with a pavement terrace under the pastel facades, cheap pastis and rolling-shutter regulars who carry the room past midnight.
Tip: Pastis €3, plat-du-jour at lunch under €15; the pavement tables are the move on warm nights, cash preferred.