The bohemian terrace above the Canebiere with mural walls, neo-bistros and wine bars, the city's small-plates and music quarter after dark.
Vice Versa in Marseille's 6e Cours Julien is the late-opening cocktail bar and basement club on Rue des Trois Rois, with a Caribou-trained mixology team.
Tip: Classics €8, signatures €12; the basement is the draw after 23:00 Thursday to Sunday. Metro Notre-Dame du Mont is two blocks away.
Espace Julien in Marseille's 6e Cours Julien is the 800-capacity concert hall opened 1984 in the artists' district, with a rock, hip-hop, electronic.
Tip: Tickets €18-35 via the venue site; Café Julien downstairs runs free or low-cover sets most weeknights.
Le Molotov in Marseille's 6e Cours Julien is the small Place Paul Cézanne club programming rock, reggae, hip-hop, jazz and electro since 2012.
Tip: Tickets €8-20 on the venue site; capacity is tight so weekend bookings sell out a fortnight ahead.
Le Mélo on Cours Julien in Marseille's 6e is the corner café-concert that hosts the Marseille Jazz Collective jam every Sunday from 18:30, then flips.
Tip: Sunday jazz jam is free; arrive by 19:00 for a banquette. House piano, drum kit and bass are set up for sit-ins.
Le Pulse on Cours Julien in Marseille's 6e is the queer bar at the south end of the artists' terrace, with a wide pavement table run, a small dance room.
Tip: Closed Sun-Mon; arrive 19:00 for a terrace seat, the dancefloor opens 23:00. Cards accepted, no cover at the door.
Tangerine at the foot of Cours Julien in Marseille's 6e is the industrial loft record shop and listening space stocking 10,000-plus used records.
Tip: Open until 19:00 only; check the in-store DJ calendar for Saturday afternoon vinyl-only sets. Coffees €3, no full bar.
Livingston in Marseille's 6e off the Cours Julien is the orange-wine bistro and vinyl bar with a tight natural-wine list, small-plate counter and a turntable.
Tip: Glasses €5-9, tapas €9-16; the counter takes walk-ins, the dining bench is reservation only.