22 editor picks in Marseille.
22 upscale places in Marseille, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Marseille: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Marseille food.
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 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.
Pepie in Marseille's 6e celebrates natural wines from organic, biodynamic and low-intervention growers, a small room with a tight small-plates menu.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; arrives full by 20:00 most nights.
La Mercerie in Marseille's 1er opened in 2018 from the Paris Popup trio Harry Cummins, Laura Vidal and Julia Mitton, a stripped-concrete room.
OrderThe set tasting; the kitchen reads as a tighter Septime cousin south of Paris.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; book the terrace on Cours Saint-Louis for warm nights.
Le Miramar in Marseille's 2e was founded in 1965 and is a founding member of the Bouillabaisse Charter, Christian Buffa in the kitchen running fish.
OrderThe bouillabaisse at €80, served quayside with Notre-Dame de la Garde over your shoulder.
TipClosed Monday; the front terrace looks straight at the cathedral on the hill.
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.
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.
OrderThe grilled fish of the day; the cabanon kitchen runs simple and salt-driven.
TipReach by bus 19 from Rond-Point du Prado or taxi; book six weeks ahead.
Carry Nation in Marseille's 6e is a hidden speakeasy named for the hatchet-wielding temperance activist, prohibition-era cocktails behind a door you.
TipOpen Wed-Sun 19:00-02:00; check the website for the entry procedure.
La Mercerie Cave in Marseille's 1er is the wine bar side of the Paris Popup trio's bistronomic room, the Laura Vidal sommelier programme drawing.
TipPair the bar pours with the small-plate menu; full Mercerie tasting is the other room.
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.
La Caravelle in Marseille's 2e hangs over the Vieux Port on the first floor of the Hotel Belle-Vue since the 1920s, the most coveted balcony in the city.
TipOpen daily 7am-2am; jazz concerts Wednesday and Friday October.
Limmat in Marseille's 6e at the foot of the Cours Julien stairs runs natural Mediterranean and Swiss pours alongside chef Lilian Gadola's daily market.
TipSmall room, book the bar for a fish-and-glass evening Glass-pour list rotates monthly.
Peron in Marseille's 7e has clung to the Corniche cliffs since 1885, the panoramic terrace looking out at the Frioul islands and the entrance to the Vieux.
OrderThe fish of the day off the cart at lunch with the terrace at sunset.
TipThe Frioul-island view is the second reason to book; reserve a sea-side window.
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.
Bar de la Marine in Marseille's 7e has stood on Quai de Rive Neuve since 1929, the Pagnol-trilogy setting with 1930s decor intact, Marseille colours.
TipOpen daily 7am-2am; the terrace fills on weekend evenings with the youth crowd.
Massilia Wine Shop in Marseille's 7e Catalans neighbourhood opened in 2019, a cave with tasting bar focused on Provence, Corsica and grower Champagne.
TipDelivery from €30 across Marseille; book a tasting on the cellar mezzanine.
Le Pelle-Mele in Marseille's 1er on Place aux Huiles is the city's longest-running jazz bar, a small terrace and a stage inside, homemade tapas to go.
TipLive music most nights; small room, arrive before 21:00 for a seat.
La Passerelle in Marseille's 6e between La Plaine and Cours Julien is a wine cellar specializing in natural wines without sulphites, paired with a restaurant.
TipThe owner walks you through organic vs natural; book for evening.
Le Petit Pernod in Marseille's 2e is one of the oldest establishments on the Old Port, fully renovated after a 2022 fire, the soul of the Vieux Port.
TipOpen daily; the terrace looks straight across the harbour to Saint-Victor Abbey.
Mama Shelter Marseille's rooftop in the 6e near Cours Julien is the hotel's open-air bar, no reservations, cocktails and small plates with a panoramic look.
TipNo reservations on the rooftop; weekend evenings fill up by 19:30.
Le Melo in Marseille's 6e on Cours Julien is a bar-restaurant with a dance floor, cocktails on the menu and DJ sets Thursday to Saturday pulling the late La.
TipOpen Thursday to Saturday 19:00-02:00; other nights by reservation only.
La Cave des Amis in Marseille's 8e on Boulevard Edouard Herriot is a natural wine shop with organic, biodynamic and naturally fermented bottles.
TipSmaller than it looks; arrive early or order to take away Glass-pour list rotates monthly.
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