Provencal Seafood€€8e
Chez Aldo in Marseille's 8e is the rare Provencal seafood room that also runs a wood-fired pizza oven, the kitchen built around the fish off the morning.
Signature: Bouillabaisse, Wood-fired pizza, Grilled beef
Order: The bouillabaisse if you stay, the anchovy pizza if you walk in for a quick lunch.
Tip: Closed Sunday evening and Monday; cash and card accepted Booking recommended for weekends.
Seafood and Shellfish€€7e
L'Ecaillerie in Marseille's 7e on Rue d'Endoume is Anthony Abelaud's seafood room, Cheickh Diouf in the kitchen with shellfish from Carry and Camargue plus.
Signature: Carry sea urchins, Marseille clams, Mullet carpaccio
Order: The carry sea urchins and the mullet carpaccio with the black garlic mayonnaise.
Tip: Open Wed-Fri evenings, Sat-Sun all day; reservations only Sat and Sun lunch.
Mediterranean€€€8e
Tuba Club in Marseille's 8e is a fisherman-cabanon kitchen in the Goudes village, 80 seats on a rock terrace above the Mediterranean with Sicilian.
Signature: Grilled fish, Provencal marinades, Mediterranean salads
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; book six weeks ahead.
Middle Eastern€€1er
Le Femina in Marseille's 1er Noailles has cooked Algerian Berber couscous since 1921, the same family carrying it across generations, the barley semolina.
Signature: Berber couscous, Barley semolina couscous
Order: The Berber couscous with lamb on barley semolina; the kitchen turns the dish all day.
Tip: Closed Sunday evening and Monday; reservation strongly recommended.
Tunisian€€1er
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.
Signature: Couscous, Bricks with egg, Grilled merguez
Order: The mixed couscous and the brick with tuna and egg as a starter.
Tip: Open daily, book for weekend lunch when the room fills with families.
French regional€€1er
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.
Signature: Daube provencale, Pieds paquets
Order: The daube provencale and a glass of the house red on the terrace.
Tip: Open Mon-Sat; the upper vaulted room is the spot on cold nights.