Looking for a good restaurant in Marseille? I’ve got you covered; here is a selection of the best restaurants in the Phocean city. You’ll be sure to find one to your liking for any budget and occasion.
First, let’s locate them on the map:
In a rush? Here are my top picks:
- The best Michelin-Starred: AM by Alexandre Mazzia
- The best view: Le Petit Nice
- The most atypical: Aux Antipodes
Table of Contents
Michelin-Starred Restaurants
AM by Alexandre Mazzia
9 Rue Rocca, 13008 Marseille
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9.6/10: France Hotel Guide’s expert rating
This three-star restaurant is an invitation to travel.
Chef Alexandre Mazzia and his team welcome you to eat an atypical gastronomic cuisine combining Asian, African, and Mediterranean flavors in a modern and refined little room.
All the menus are considered as travels in several parts, each composed of several creative and diverse dishes that you will be able to enjoy in an intimat and friendly atmosphere.
The restaurant can adapt to multiple diets upon request if you are vegetarian or lactose intolerant, though the chef still chooses the menu.
Price: From €235
What we like:
- Being able to see the chef and his team cook through the open kitchen
- Diverse flavors from around the world
- The meticulous presentation of the dishes
Website (in French)
Une Table au Sud
2 Quai du Port, 13002 Marseille
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9.1/10: France Hotel Guide’s expert rating
Chef Ludovic Turac’s one-Michelin-star restaurant facing the Vieux-Port welcomes you in a refined setting with a modern yellow, and blue decor. The bay window has a panoramic view of the Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica and the Vieux-Port.
You will be able to enjoy gastronomic cuisine between land and sea with creative and original flavors paired with wines picked by the sommelier.
You will be able to choose between two menus. The Marseille menu will make you discover a revisited local gastronomy such as aioli and bouillabaisse; and the passport menu allows you to travel the world with its original and colorful fusions of flavors and spices.
Price: From €85
What we like:
- The stunning view of the Vieux Port and the Basilica
- Excellent wine pairings
- The culinary journey of the passport menu
Restaurant Saisons
8 Rue Sainte-Victoire, 13006 Marseille
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8.5/10: France Hotel Guide’s expert rating
Come to Restaurant Saisons for a gastronomic experience at the heart of Marseille.
In this one-Michelin-star restaurant, you can enjoy diverse gastronomic cuisine in a modern and refined setting with a gray-toned decor. The atmosphere is intimate and calm with tables spaced out and an open kitchen.
The dishes offered change with the seasons depending on what the market has to offer. I recommend the saffron risotto and mullet carpaccio with citron.
If you have diet restrictions, the nature menu offers a vegetarian, gluten-free, and lactose-free five-course meal.
Price: Between 40 et €110 depending on the menu
What we like:
- Multiple menus suited to several budgets
- The blind dining menu
- The menu changes every season
Website (in French)
L’Epuisette
158 Rue du Vallon des Auffes, 13007 Marseilles
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9.9/10: France Hotel Guide’s expert rating
This one-Michelin star restaurant welcomes you in a bright and muted setting with spaced-out tables and a panoramic view of the Mediterranean Sea from the bay windows.
In the main room or on the terrace, enjoy gastronomic cuisine inspired by local specialties, fish, and seafood with traditional dishes such as bouillabaisse or more original ones like lobster tagine.
Price: From €95
What we like:
- The wine and cheese cellar
- Stunning view of the Bay of Marseille
- Great choice of dishes
Website (in French)
Le Petit Nice
17 Rue des Braves Anses de Maldormé, 13007 France
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8.7/10: France Hotel Guide’s expert rating
This three-Michelin star restaurant provides a gastronomic experience in an outstanding setting within Le Petit Nice Passedat hotel with a stunning view of the sea.
Enjoy gastronomic cuisine inspired by the sea on the terrace or in the main room’s bright setting with huge bay windows and white wooden furniture.
The dishes on the various menus change depending on the arrival of fish and seafood. I do recommend the Provençal-style sea bass, crawfish consommé, or octopus Bolognese gnocchi
Price: Between 230 et €490
What we like:
- Beautiful setting
- Panoramic view of the Mediterranean
- The First Wave Menu to introduce people under thirty to gastronomic cuisine
Restaurants Between €20 and €50
La Poule Noire
61 Rue Sainte, 13001 Marseille
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9/10: France Hotel Guide’s expert rating
La Poule Noire is in the center of Marseille near the Vieux-Port. It provides refined bistro-style cuisine combining local Mediterranean flavors and a more exotic touch.
You can eat dishes such as Provençal tartar or fillet of sea bass a la plancha in a simple and modern setting.
Vegetarian options are also available with Thai-style wok, for example.
You can either eat in the main room or on the small terrace (available upon request) in a small closed and shaded area to the rear of the restaurant for a relaxing meal.
Price: From €47 for the menu
What we like:
- Creative and refined cuisine
- The intimate setting
Website (in French)
O’Bidul
79 Rue de la Palud, 13006 Marseille
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8.3/10: France Hotel Guide’s expert rating
Chef Fabrice welcomes you in his restaurant for a good and relaxing meal. He is both the chef and the waiter.
This little restaurant located near the Vieux-Port has a vintage decor with school desks and an open kitchen. You will like its intimate and cozy setting.
O’Bidul provides traditional French cuisine made with local and seasonal products that change every day depending on what the market has to offer.
Price: From €21
What we like:
- The chef is passionate and close to his customers
- The menu regularly changes with the market arrivals
Website (in French)
Aux Antipodes
26 Rue Sainte, 13001 Marseille
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9.2/10: France Hotel Guide’s expert rating
Prepare yourself for a culinary journey with the fusion of Brazilian, Thai, and Japanese cuisine offered by this restaurant.
The main room is inspired by Brazil with a colorful wooden decor and plants.
You will be able to enjoy dishes such as a sushi burger, beef picanha with feijoada beans, or a teriyaki salmon poke bowl. The restaurant also provides delicious cocktails, with or without alcohol, to go with your meal.
Price: From €20
What we like:
- The dishes are original
- The servings are filling
Website (in French)
Le Palais du Maharajah
151 Route des Trois Lucs à la Valentine, 13011 Marseille
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9.9/10: France Hotel Guide’s expert rating
Let yourself be carried away to India with the Palais du Maharajah and its gorgeous decor inspired by India, carved wooden chairs, and white and red color scheme.
You’ll be able to eat delicious and filling servings of Indian specialties such as cheese naan, beef samosa, or masala chicken.
Many vegetarian options and a vegetarian menu are also available.
Price: From €21 for the menu
What we like:
- Gorgeous and exotic decor
- The Indian specialties are all explained by the waiters
Website (in French)
Le Relais 50
18 Quai du Port, 13002 Marseille
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8.5/10: France Hotel Guide’s expert rating
The restaurant overlooking the Vieux-Port provides French gastronomic cuisine inspired by traditional dishes from Marseille and the Mediterranean and revisiting them. You’ll find dishes such as aioli, pork feet panisse, or fish soup.
You will have a stunning view of the Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica and the harbor from the terrace or the main room which has a bright decor inspired by the 50s with a red, blue, and yellow color scheme.
Price: From €22
What we like:
- The revisited traditional dishes of the region
- The location and view of the Vieux-Port
Website (in French)
Restaurants Under €20
Le Bistro du Panier
68 Rue Caisserie, 13002 Marseille
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9.3/10: France Hotel Guide’s expert rating
Do you crave burgers? Le Bistro du Panier is the perfect place for you.
This small burger restaurant hidden away in a rather discreet narrow street has a rustic decor, and a relaxed and cozy atmosphere.
It provides a selection of burgers along with homemade fries. I do recommend the mozzarella and pesto burger, and the Provençal one.
There are also vegetarian options.
Price: From €15
What we like:
- The delicious homemade tiramisu
- The servings are balanced, and the burgers are not too greasy
Website (in French)
La Picadita
39 Rue de la Paix Marcel Paul, 13001 Marseille
9.5/10: France Hotel Guide’s expert rating
La Picadita welcomes you for a banquet-style meal in a setting combining rustic and modern styles with a mix of white walls, LEDs, wooden furniture, and a stone wall.
This restaurant provides South American specialties to share such as tapas, tamarillo sea bass or octopus ceviche, and nachos with guacamole.
The restaurant provides Latin American wines and diverse cocktails to go with your meal.
Price: From €9
What we like:
- Friendly and Latino atmosphere with food to share and Latin background music
- Excellent cocktails
Website (in French)
Pastis & Olives
27 Rue Sainte, 13001 Marseille
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9.8/10: France Hotel Guide’s expert rating
This restaurant located in the center of Marseille provides traditional dishes from the region such as homemade panisse but also other dishes like cordon bleu or truffle gnocchi.
This is the perfect restaurant to try local cuisine from the region.
You’ll be able to either eat on the terrace or in the rustic main room with wooden furniture and vault.
Price: From €14
What we like:
- The traditional dishes from the region
- The great range of wine, pastis, and cocktails
Website (in French)
Trattoria Del Sud Da Vincenzo
420 avenue de Mazargues, 13008 Marseille
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9.5/10: France Hotel Guide’s expert rating
Trattoria del Sud Da Vincenzo is undoubtedly the best Italian restaurant of the city.
You will be welcomed in the hushed atmosphere common to bistros with a typical wooden setting.
Get tempted by traditional Italian specialties such as pizza, pasta, or gnocchi. I do recommend the Neapolitan pizza.
Price: From €15
What we like:
- The possibility to add or remove ingredients by request
- The desserts are delicious, especially the tiramisu
Website (in French)
Entre Terre et Mer
13 Rue du Panier, 13002 Marseille
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9/10 : France Hotel Guide’s expert rating
This restaurant located on a pedestrian street in the Panier district specializes in seafood.
The restaurant’s decor is inspired by the old fishing huts with an aged blue storefront and rustic interior.
You will be able to taste delicious seafood platters with, for example, rose shrimps, marinated whelks, or oysters.
The restaurant also offers delicious cold meat and cheese platters.
There is also a terrace. The little tables are placed on both sides of the cobbled pedestrian street. It is rather calm during the day, but the quite cozy terrace expands in the evening.
Price: From €19
What we like:
- The restaurant is well located on a pedestrian street
- The seafood platters are large and fresh
Website (in French)
Comparative Table
| District | Type of cuisine | FHG rating | Price (starting from) | Vegetarian options | Strong point | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM by Alexandre Mazzia | Bonneveine | French, African, and Asian inspirations | 9.6/10 | €235 | 3/5 | - Original and inspired dishes - Nicely presented dishes |
| Une Table au Sud | Hôtel de Ville | French | 9.1/10 | €85 | 3/5 | - Good wine pairings |
| Restaurant Saisons | Castellane | French | 8.6/10 | €40 | 5/5 | - Menus suited to several budgets |
| L'Epuisette | Endoume | French | 8.9/10 | €95 | 0/5 | - Stunning view - Traditional cuisine |
| Le Petit Nice | Endoume | French | 8.7/10 | €230 | 2/5 | - Beautiful setting - Stunning view |
| La Poule Noire | Vieux-Port | French | 9.0/10 | €47 | 3/5 | - It is possible to ask for advice - Creative cuisine |
| O'Bidul | Préfecture | French | 8.3/10 | €21 | 3/5 | - The chief is close to his clients -Friendly service |
| Aux Antipodes | Vieux-Port | Brazilian, Asian | 9.2/10 | €20 | 2/5 | - Original and exotic dishes - Filling servings |
| Le Palais du Maharajah | La Valentine | Indian | 8.9/10 | €21 | 5/5 | - Beautiful setting - Nicely presented and well-explained dishes |
| Le Relais 50 | Vieux-Port | French | 8.5/10 | €22 | 0/5 | - The terrace facing the old harbor |
| Le Bistro du Panier | Hôtel de Ville | American | 9.3/10 | €15 | 4/5 | - Calm and discreet place -Desserts |
| La Picadita | Vieux-Port | Latin American | 9.5/10 | €9 | 3/5 | - Latin atmosphere - Filling and exotic cuisine |
| Pastis & Olives | Vieux-Port | French | 8.8/10 | €14 | 0/5 | - Well located - Traditional dishes |
| Trattoria Del Sud Da Vincenzo | Sainte-Anne | Italian | 8.5/10 | €15 | 2/5 | - Delicious pizza - Good reception and service |
| Entre Terre et Mer | Hôtel de Ville | French | 9.0/10 | €19 | 0/5 | - Filling servings - The setting |
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