The first thing noticeable with this small store is the aroma. Located in a nice shopping area in…read moreMarseille, the shop has a lot of items to choose from, but local soaps and lavender were among the features. The soap is made with 72% olive oil, which dermatologists recommend for healthy skin. The store owner was very friendly and helped provide guidance on the products. From the conversations with the people coming in, it appeared several people were repeat customers and not just tourists looking for local items from Provence. If you are looking for local products to bring back to family and friends, I would recommend the large bars on the back wall. Good size and good price.

A shout out to the lovely employee Syrine, who made our day with her helpful hints and explanations…read moreof the wide variety of items this small shop had to offer. From tourist goodies of snow globes, statutes of the guardian saint of the city to all sorts of nautical items (Marseille being a port after all!) and quite a collection of household goods and soaps and lotions. Marseille is the capital to the French province of Provence, famous for its natural beauty and rolling hills of lavender and thyme (north of the city). Hence there are many soaps, lotions, perfumes and such that smell of the divine relaxing fragrance of lavender but other delicious scents also abound; jasmine, gladiola and rose to name a few. I settled for some beautiful post cards as personal mementos while my companion loaded up on some unique 100% locally made linens for his dining room table. They were quite simple (less is more) and very beautiful. Just outside the shop in the late afternoon is a makeshift open air market with at least 10-20 vendors peddling wares that you may not need, but will find it difficult not to want!

This is a lovely children's store that houses dainty, tasteful and carefully selected children's…read moreitems. You won't find garish colors or made in China stickers here (thank goodness). They have 2 floors. I didn't make it up to the second as I was pushing around a baby stroller. The main floor has numerous toys, wooden blocks and trains, quirky graphics, Aden and Anais products, lovely blankets, shades and bits of furniture, among other items. It's the kind of store that makes you want an impending infant or know someone who has one so you can give them soft luxe grey flaxen linen everything. We bought a small set of made in France finger puppets that our toddler is already enjoying! Pricey store, but recommended.

Amazing provençial home store in the neighborhood. They have everything from tools-cleaning…read moreproducts to french linens and vintage children toys.

Spotted on the way back to our Airbnb from mono prix. Had seen this place listed in frommers or…read morefodors and stopped in. Very cool kitchen store, with five or six interconnected sections, including a vintage style toy store that I only noticed on our way out. Imagine an old general store with hardware, knives, kitchenwares including the stuff you REALLY WANT (Opinel, le crueset etc). And those you had no idea existed but now you want (German shopping trolleys, massive paella pans) Fantastic. Wish we had this at home! Great friendly knowledgable service beautiful store.

Good selection of yarn, buttons, and sundry other things for crafty folks! Good stop for French…read moreyarn experience (for an American knitter). Nice staff, no hovering. Prices are per 10 grams and must be cut by the shopkeeper. I had to do a bit of maths to figure out the amount I would need, but great experience with different options than I typically have.

If you like cheese (and who doesn't), this is the place for now! My wife is all about the cheese,…read moreso we had to go here. The dining is tight, so make sure to make a reservation! We started with a platter of regional cheeses. The waitress was very helpful in describing what was available. We were still hungry after the starter, so we ordered a classic French open-faced ham and cheese sandwich. There were four different types of cheese on it. It was so incredibly creamy! I highly recommend dining here.

Wonderful little restaurant. The seating for dining is up stairs in the back of the cheese shop…read more Seating on the second floor and a rooftop balcony. The rooftop seating is the best. Didn't open for dinner until 7PM. It filled with mostly locals by 8. We were lucky to get in without a reservation Food was outstanding. All 4 of us were pleased. Wine list was solid for casual dining and mixed drinks were available also. Waiter was local and spoke excellent English. They also had a few English language menus available so ordering was easy Portions were large for the entrees. We all ended up leaving parts uneaten