after hearing so much about the fish market at marseille's old port, i was expecting something far…read moremore grandiose, along the lines of tokyo's tsukiji, perhaps. but when i scanned the quai des belges from my hotel balcony at around 7:30 this morning (the market opens at 8), i came to the conclusion that the fish market must be closed because i saw no signs of life there. lo, individual fishmongers gradually appeared and set up shop from 8 onwards, and by 9 or so there were a good dozen or so of them offering up some very fresh (some still alive and flopping around) denizens of the mediterannean sea. a tv crew filming something about a grisly old timer hawking mollusks added to the atmosphere, and i couldn't help but think that if i actually lived in marseille, this would be where i came to get my fresh fish. still, i couldn't help but get the impression that the heyday of this well-known fish market had long since passed.

I stopped by for a moment to look at the fruit they had. The person working asked me what I was…read morelooking for, and I said I was just looking. They responded, "My shop is not a museum." Customers should be able to browse without being spoken to this way. Incredibly rude and unwelcoming shop.

We happened across this shop while wandering the streets of Marseille. Biy wad I happy that we did!…read morePistacio Hulava (omg...brings back memories of my childhood), petite cookies. All delicious. Certainly stop in. Baklava and every flavor of Turkish Delight you could want!

From the owner: La Tunisie à l'honneur Dans cette pâtisserie moderne aux couleurs chaudes entre orange et gris, les…read moreplateaux de pâtisseries vous mettront l'eau à la bouche. Les makroudhs de Kairouan, les cornes de gazelle, les mlabess mais aussi les loukoums sont tous fabriqués sur place et de façon quotidienne. En dehors de la période de ramadan, il est possible de s'installer au salon de thé, de boire un thé à la menthe accompagné de quelques pâtisseries. Une pause sympathique et tellement orientale.