Restaurants serving Provençal cuisine

The 5 best Provencal restaurants in Marseille

Marseille boasts a geographical location favorable to local, typical seafood cuisine. With gastronomic specialties based on olive oil or fish such as bouillabaisse or bourride, the city has plenty to tempt tourists in search of Provençal dishes. Here’s our selection of 5 Provençal cuisine restaurants to discover during your visit to the Phocaean city.

Chez Madie les Galinettes

Located on the Vieux-Port, this restaurant offers typically Provençal and regional cuisine. Delphine Roux, chef and owner since 1995, offers authentic and generous cuisine. You can enjoy pieds paquets, larks, daube Provençale or even her famous palourdes au thym, all of which will delight you!

Address:138 Quai du Port – 13002 Marseille

Le Bouchon Provençal

Ideally located on the Vieux-Port, Le Bouchon Provençal features two air-conditioned rooms and an elegant terrace shaded by lime trees for fine weather and summer evenings. This establishment offers a tasty, authentic cuisine based on fresh produce rigorously selected by the chef. The brigade works delicately and simplythe best local produce to make your meal composed of delicious traditional dishes. In a bistro atmosphere, the carte is regularly renewed according to the seasons. For starters, we recommend the panier de frites de panisses and aïoli, a Provencal specialty. The petits farcis provençaux are perfect for the hearty dish, unless you’re tempted by the daube de boeuf or the pavé de thon en tataki, one of the house’s many specialties. Our favorite dessert? The pistachio panna cotta with mango coulis !

Address:6 place aux Huiles – 13001 Marseille

Chez Fonfon

The origins of Provençal restaurant Chez Fonfon date back to 1952 when Alphonse Mounier, a kind-hearted Marseillais, transformed the Beau Rivage bar into a restaurant. From then on, the establishment became world-famous for its fish specialties such as the traditional bouillabaisse, fish in clay and the inimitable bourride. In 1996, Alphonse’s nephew, Roger Pinna, took over the restaurant until 2003, when he passed the baton to Alexandre and Peggy Pinna. With aninventive and colorful cuisine blending Mediterranean flavors (olive oil, tomato and garlic), the restaurant welcomes families, children, couples and friends to the typical fishing port of the Vallon des Auffes for a moment of suspended indulgence. An address not to be missed!

Address:140 rue du Vallon des Auffes – 13007 Marseille

Le Clan des Cigales

In the heart of the Panier, Marseille’s oldest district,Le Clan des Cigales is a restaurant-boutique serving Mediterranean flavors mainly based on organic products in the dining room or on the terrace. Dishes are prepared according to seasonal fruits and vegetables. Located near the Mucem (Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée) and the Old Port, the restaurant is the ideal place to make a gustatory stop during your stay in the southern region. On the menu, you can opt for the chef’s aïoli made with cod, the filet of fresh fish (depending on arrival) or the sôcisse de Marseille, a 100% artisanal sausage made with star anise and fennel. For dessert, try the homemade tarts, chocolate fondants or café gourmand. At the end of your meal, head to the restaurant’s Provencal grocery and indulge in regional products such as tapenades artisanales, sardines Ferrigno or organic olive oil.

Address:8 rue du Petit Puits – 13002 Marseille

Chez Michel

Installed facing the Catalans beach since 1946, Chez Michel showcases Provencal cuisine within a warm room with verrières. This establishment, run by the family Visciano for three generations, specializes in bouillabaisse and bourride, two typically Marseillaise dishes. With its Provençal authenticity and family know-how, it is featured in several famous guides gastronomiques for its delicious seafood dishes. Today, Paul and Pascal welcome you in the dining room while Michèle takes care of management and cooking. The team advocates quality and premium products for their Provencal cuisine. At the entrance to the restaurant, the freshly caught fish of the day are proudly put on display to titillate your nostrils. All the traditional sauces that accompany the fish are homemade. This is definitely a Provencal restaurant to discover in Marseille!

Address:6 rue des Catalans – 13007 Marseille