It can be difficult to find a restaurant in Marseilles for a family meal or an evening with friends. Here are my recommendations for restaurants for groups. You will definitely find one to your liking regardless of your budget or event.
Let’s start by showing them on a map:
⚡ If you are in a rush, here are my favorites in a nutshell:
- The best view: O’2 Pointus
- The least expensive: Splendido
- The most eco-friendly: Gerarh
Le Comptoir de Becca
9 Rue des Trois Mages, 13001 Marseille
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If you are looking for a restaurant with an intimate and relaxed atmosphere, the Comptoir de Becca is made for you.
Its modern and industrial setting will be perfect for a meal with your friends or your family.
This restaurant serves a creative bistronomic cuisine, a style of cooking inspired by Mediterranean gastronomy, combining fine cuisine and a more casual atmosphere.
The menus change with the seasons but I do recommend the pea velouté or the roasted octopus.
It is possible to book for up to 20 people. Beyond that, it is possible to privatise the restaurant which can welcome up to 30 people in total.
Price: From €27 for the menu
Mx Marseille
10 Place de la Joliette, 13002 Marseille
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The Mx welcomes you in an atypical, trendy and colourful setting with its green walls and lamps. It is the perfect place for all your occasions.
Come and enjoy a Mediterranean cuisine centered around aniseed and flavours from the South of France, where you will be satisfied, whether you prefer the intimacy offered by the booth seats or the highchairs from which you can see the chefs cook.
Both the chef and the menu change every season. You will be able to taste creative dishes such as exotic sea bass ceviche.
It is possible to book for up to 100 people and to privatise a part of the restaurant.
Price: From €20
Website (in French)
Are you coming for a birthday, an evening with friends or an event? Privatise or book a part or all of the establishment. (in French)
Chez Ida
7 Rue Ferdinand Rey, 13006 Marseille
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Come dance and sing in this karaoke restaurant with a friendly atmosphere and woodworks. In both the restaurant room and the covered terrace, you will be able to spend a festive and relaxed evening with your family, friends or colleagues.
As for the food, you’ll find a French traditional cuisine with dishes such as beef with a Roquefort sauce or an eggplant casserole.
The restaurant can welcome up to 54 people in its room and around twenty on the terrace and it is possible to privatise them both.
It is usually closed on weekday evenings but it is possible to open the restaurant exceptionally for groups of 25 or more.
Price:
- €20 for the lunch menu
- €45 for the karaoke menu
Website (in French)
Splendido
16-18 Rue de la République, 13001 Marseille
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This Italian restaurant welcomes you in an atypical, odd and flamboyant setting inspired by circuses with its striped wall and lights around the windows.
You’ll be able to enjoy Italian specialities. Be it Antipasti, pasta or pizza, there will be something for everyone. I recommend the truffle pasta and the Neapolitan pizza.
The restaurant has a capacity of 280 seats and has multiple private areas that are perfect for your events.
For groups of 11 people and more, a group menu is offered. Above 25 people, you will need to book a part of the restaurant.
Price: From €12
Are you coming for a birthday, an evening with friends or an event? Privatise or book a part or all of the establishment. (in French)
O’2 Pointus
44 Quai Marcel Pagnol, 13007
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Located on a floating pavilion in the Old Port of Marseille, the O’2 Pointus welcomes you in a beautiful and peaceful setting by the waterside.
Enjoy a stunning view of the port and its forts and escape from the bustle of the city centre in this restaurant with a chic and simple decor.
Among the boats, you will enjoy a French cuisine specialised in fish with dishes such as scallop and king prawn linguine or salmon poke bowl.
Other dishes are available such as tartare, beef carpaccio or tapas. Vegetarian options are also available.
The restaurant can welcome 50 people in total and can be privatised.
For your professional events: sound and projection equipment, podiums and a flipchart are available if needed.
Price: From €20
Website (in French)
Alcyone
1 Place Daviel, 13002 Marseille
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Are you looking for a gastronomic restaurant for you and your guests? This one-Michelin star restaurant welcomes you within the sumptuous Hôtel-Dieu to spend a special moment with you family or colleagues.
You will be able to enjoy a stunning view of the Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica from the restaurant hall with a modern and refined decor or the terrace.
As for the food, the restaurant offers two surprise menus, the discovery menu in 5 or 8 courses that will introduce you to a revised Southern and Marseille gastronomy.
You will find dishes such as bouillabaisse milkshake, algae pigeon or even red mullet cooked between two bricks in front of you.
The dishes can be adapted to vegetarian or gluten-free diets upon request.
You can book for up to 10 people.
Price: From €110
V&V
151 Avenue Joseph Vidal, 13008 Marseille
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This restaurant specialised in vegan and vegetarian cuisines welcomes you in a modern and bright room, with its white and wooden furniture and large picture windows.
You will have a breathtaking view of the sea, whether you are in the room or on the terrace.
The rooftop is also a perfect place to spend an evening with your friends and see the sunset.
You will be able to eat dishes such as panisse (a traditional dish from Marseilles), vegetarian burgers or avocado toasts. Seafood platters and fish dishes like sea bream ceviche are also available.
The restaurant has a seating capacity of 50 people and it is also possible to privatise it. This restaurant is suited for all your occasions: evening with friends, business lunch or birthdays.
Price: From €24 for the menu
Website (in French)
Gerarh
50 Cours Julien, 13006 Marseille
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This organic restaurant welcomes you in a musical and welcoming atmosphere. Its decor and scene inspired by jazz will delight you and your guests.
Whether you are eating in the main room or on the green terrace, you will have a good time: the restaurant regularly hosts blues, jazz and soul bands, among others, and art exhibitions.
The Gerarh provides an organic and locavore cuisine, which means it is only made with local and seasonal products from a direct distribution network. The restaurant also follows a zero waste guideline.
The menu changes based on which ingredients are available, but I recommend boletus raviolis and roasted mont d’or..
You can book for up to 50 people. Beyond that, you can privatise a part of the restaurant or even the whole restaurant.
Price: From €30
Website (in French)
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