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Marseille: Old Town Food Tour by Food Lover Tour
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What to order at La Mercerie
- Must order
- The set tasting; the kitchen reads as a tighter Septime cousin south of Paris.
- Signature dishes
- Tasting menu only, Market vegetables
- Editor tip
- Closed Sunday and Monday; book the terrace on Cours Saint-Louis for warm nights.
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Location
Address: 9 Cours Saint-Louis, 13001 Marseille
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La Boite a Sardine ★ 4.3
La Boite a Sardine in Marseille's 1er is half fishmonger, half restaurant, walls papered with sardine tins and the catch of the day plated to the order.
OrderThe anemone fritters and whatever red mullet comes off the morning landing.
TipOpen Tue-Sat lunch only, Thursday and Friday evenings; reservation strongly advised.
More restaurants in Marseille
Ourea ★ 4.6
Ourea in Marseille's 6e is Matthieu Roche's vegetable-led tasting room with sommelier Camille Fromont, in the 2026 Michelin Guide for plant-led cooking.
OrderThe full tasting; the kitchen builds the sequence around what came in that morning.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; book early for Friday or Saturday, the room seats 24.
Sepia ★ 4.5
Sepia in Marseille's 7e perches on Puget Hill above the harbour, Paul Langlere cooking instinctive Mediterranean plates with smoked mackerel.
OrderThe dinner tasting; the kitchen is at its most expressive across courses.
TipAsk for the sea-side table on the terrace; the Puget Hill view is the second reason.
Une Table au Sud ★ 4.7
Une Table au Sud in Marseille's 2e holds a Michelin star above the Vieux Port quay, Ludovic Turac at the pass since 2010 with a Provencal-Mediterranean.
OrderThe €95 lunch tasting; the best value reading of the kitchen's work.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; book a window seat over the Quai du Port at sunset.
Auffo ★ 4.3
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.
OrderThe set tasting; the kitchen is built around what came off the morning boats.
TipBook lunch for the cove sunlight; closed Sunday and Monday Booking recommended for weekends.
La Boite a Sardine ★ 4.3
La Boite a Sardine in Marseille's 1er is half fishmonger, half restaurant, walls papered with sardine tins and the catch of the day plated to the order.
OrderThe anemone fritters and whatever red mullet comes off the morning landing.
TipOpen Tue-Sat lunch only, Thursday and Friday evenings; reservation strongly advised.
La Cantinetta ★ 4.5
La Cantinetta in Marseille's 6e on Cours Julien opened in 2006, a trattoria spinning northern Italian winter cooking and southern Italian summer plates.
OrderThe ravioli and tagliatelle in winter; shellfish and crustaceans in summer.
TipClosed Sunday; reservations strongly recommended for the patio.