What to order at Le Femina

Must order
The Berber couscous with lamb on barley semolina; the kitchen turns the dish all day.
Signature dishes
Berber couscous, Barley semolina couscous
Editor tip
Closed Sunday evening and Monday; reservation strongly recommended.
CuisineMiddle Eastern
Price€€
Neighborhood1er
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Address: 1 Rue du Musee, 13001 Marseille

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La Kahena ★ 4.1

€€ Tunisian1er

La Kahena in Marseille's 1er near the Vieux Port has cooked Tunisian halal cuisine since 1978, mosaics and portraits of beys on the walls, the couscous.

OrderThe mixed couscous and the brick with tuna and egg as a starter.

TipOpen daily, book for weekend lunch when the room fills with families.

Le Bouchon Provencal ★ 4.0

€€ French regional1er

Le Bouchon Provencal in Marseille's 1er on Place aux Huiles is a bistro of Provencal and Lyonnais lineage, two vaulted dining rooms and a lime-tree terrace.

OrderThe daube provencale and a glass of the house red on the terrace.

TipOpen Mon-Sat; the upper vaulted room is the spot on cold nights.

Epicerie L'Ideal ★ 4.1

€€ Mediterranean Small Plates1er

Epicerie L'Ideal in Marseille's 1er Noailles is Julia Sammut's general-store-gone-gourmet, a counter lunch built each morning from the shop's deli.

OrderWhatever the daily counter plate is; the deli shelves are the second reason to come.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday; the dinner-only room across the street is the spin-off.

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La Kahena ★ 4.1

€€ Tunisian1er

La Kahena in Marseille's 1er near the Vieux Port has cooked Tunisian halal cuisine since 1978, mosaics and portraits of beys on the walls, the couscous.

OrderThe mixed couscous and the brick with tuna and egg as a starter.

TipOpen daily, book for weekend lunch when the room fills with families.

Le Bouchon Provencal ★ 4.0

€€ French regional1er

Le Bouchon Provencal in Marseille's 1er on Place aux Huiles is a bistro of Provencal and Lyonnais lineage, two vaulted dining rooms and a lime-tree terrace.

OrderThe daube provencale and a glass of the house red on the terrace.

TipOpen Mon-Sat; the upper vaulted room is the spot on cold nights.

Pierrot Coquillages ★ 4.2

€€ Seafood8e

Pierrot Coquillages in Marseille's 8e on Avenue du Prado has run a kiosk and tasting room since 1972, three generations of the same family selecting oysters.

OrderThe plateau for two with Gillardeau oysters, sea urchins and a bottle of Cassis blanc.

TipKiosk 7j/7 from 7am for take-away; the dining room behind the counter serves lunch and dinner daily.

Epicerie L'Ideal ★ 4.1

€€ Mediterranean Small Plates1er

Epicerie L'Ideal in Marseille's 1er Noailles is Julia Sammut's general-store-gone-gourmet, a counter lunch built each morning from the shop's deli.

OrderWhatever the daily counter plate is; the deli shelves are the second reason to come.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday; the dinner-only room across the street is the spin-off.

Chez Fonfon ★ 4.8

€€€ Provencal Seafood7e

Chez Fonfon in Marseille's 7e sits in the Vallon des Auffes cove and has cooked bouillabaisse for the Mounier family since 1952, the fish landed each morning.

OrderThe bouillabaisse for two, served in the traditional sequence of broth then carved fish.

TipClosed late January for two weeks; book a sea-side table at lunch for the cove light.

Chez Michel ★ 4.8

€€€ Provencal Seafood7e

Chez Michel in Marseille's 7e has cooked the oldest bouillabaisse in the city since 1946, the Visciano family now in the third generation at the Catalans.

OrderThe bouillabaisse at €80 per person, two-person minimum, the canonical reference in the city.

TipReservation only; cash and card both accepted. Closed Sunday evening and Monday lunch.

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