Founded in 1921, Le Fémina – formerly known as “Le Kachetel” – is a must for oriental gastronomy. Its main speciality? Couscous, which is traditionally prepared with wheat semolina, but also with barley semolina resembling bulgur. This restaurant thus perfectly combines originality and tradition. Try it out when you visit the city of Marseille!
Located near the Place Castellane in Marseille, the restaurant La Fontaine offers various Tunisian specialities such as couscous, tajines and oriental pastries. It is possible to eat a couscous with octopus, the restaurant’s signature dish. A starter-main course-dessert menu for only €18 is available on request.
With its ten or so couscous à la carte, the restaurant La Kahena offers oriental cuisine next to the Old Port of Marseille. Whatever your choice of couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez, meatballs, vegetables…), you will enjoy a succulent dish with a thousand Mediterranean flavours.
Close to the Hôtel de Ville in Marseille, Le Souk is a restaurant where Moroccan cuisine takes the spotlight. On the menu, various couscous and tajines (sweet and savoury) are offered as well as grilled meats and gourmet salads to delight each guest. If you wish to finish your meal on a sweet note, you can choose one of the many oriental pastries, each as succulent as the next.
Beware of appearances! From the outside, the restaurant Le Saf Saf does not have the most attractive façade in Marseille. However, inside, you can eat divinely well! Located near the Belsunce district, this establishment offers all-inclusive formulas at only 16€ per person (couscous, lemonade and home-made pastries). With its generous portions, a wide variety of teas, dishes will certainly tickle your taste buds. You will be pleasantly surprised by its oriental flavours.
Every year, a festival is organised throughout the city to celebrate this multi-millennial dish, which is listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO!
