Marseille is bursting with culinary riches and is home to a breeding ground of committed farmers. The Cité de l’agriculture, an association that promotes the city’s ecological transition through the deployment of agriculture and access to more sustainable food, has listed for you the outlets of the 10 urban farms in Marseille open during the summer. A great opportunity to stock up on fruit and vegetables!
The best addresses for more sustainable shopping in Marseille
Baskets from Marseille's urban farms
Groceries stores and caterers
- L’Epicerie Paysanne Adèle (Quartier Camas – 51 boulevard Chave, Marseille 13005) In this grocery store, you will find eggs, bread, cheeses, dairy products, meats and others fruits and vegetables. Stop the preconceived ideas about high prices of organic products. Here, everyone has its own place to fill their shopping bag.
- Bec jaune (Quartier Cinq Avenues – 7 Avenue des Chartreux 13004 Marseille) : The bulk grocery shop is also a pastry shop and a tearoom. Their mantra: “To provide our customers with quality products from organic production”
- KIF (Quartier Vieux port – 21 Grand rue 13002) At Kif, you’ll find seasonal favourites from local and sustainable agriculture, packaged in reusable glass jars and bottles that you can take home for a discount: homemade spreads, preservative-free cold meats, farmhouse cheeses, crackers made from recycled flours, tasty salads, sweets, local kraft beers, organic, biodynamic & natural wines, kombuchas, iced herbal teas.
Beverages
- Pour du Vin Nat (Quartier Saint Charles – 1bis rue Farjon 13001) : Nathalie Cornec welcomes you to her premises near the Gare Saint-Charles, surrounded by large vats and a manual press. The grapes, from the Alpilles, Lubéron or Cévennes regions, are fermented and bottled on the premises. And that’s it: “We don’t use anything other than fermented grapes,” says Nathalie.
- Cave les trois coups (Quartier 5 avenues – 197 Boulevard de la Libération) : At “Aux trois coups” you’ll find lively, natural wines in a brocante-style atmosphere. There’s also a grocery section and wine tastings.
- La cidrerie marseillaise(Quartier la Plaine- 16 rue Saint Pierre 13006) : The Marseille cider house is seeking to strike a balance between urban life and the traditional production of a healthy, local, festive and tasty product. The aim is to diversify the range of table and counter drinks, by offering an original alternative for the region: cider.
- La brasserie de la Plaine
- L’Abri
- Le marché des Grandes Halles du Vieux Port situé place Etienne d’Orves
