I came here solely on the strength of a couple of Yelp reviews. These are not always reliable - but…read morein this case appear to be spot on! I came for an early lunch in a sunny for me Saturday and walked in soon after noon - and was the first lunch customer. The waiter / owner spoke just enough English and I just enough French for me to choose a smoked duck cake for my starter. I had that with a glass of white wine. Both to die for. I ordered a casserole with Strasbourg sausage and mushrooms for my main course and asked the waiter to recommend an appropriate glass of wine. He brought a glass from the same winery - again sensational. The owner told me he loves running a small place where he can make people happy because he can ensure every meal is excellent. It works for me!

Le Petit Flore serves a good lunch with passion and warmth. Here there is a completely…read moredown-to-earth atmosphere and a no-nonsense attitude to the food, wine and service. It was certainly difficult not to feel welcome here with the enthusiasm and the witty treatment we got. The menu changes constantly and there is therefore only options you'll see on the board, if you can decipher it. With a limited knowledge of French and not the best ability to decipher swirly French handwriting on a blackboard, I was happy that we got the short version explained in English. We had starters and cannelloni for our main course and a glass of white wine. The portion of cannelloni was rather big (by our lunch standards), so we had to give up at some point, but it was not for the lack of trying our best. The food was good, but could have done well with a bit more oomph in the taste, though I was very satisfied with my wine.

Tasty vegan and gluten free option. After struggling to find gluten free options in Marseille…read morebesides salads and basic meat and veggie dishes I was happy to stumble upon this place. Try the menu ( one plate, small salad, dessert and drink) for a good sampling of their options. Only two complaints- the food was a bit under seasoned for my taste and the price was a bit higher than I'd like to pay at 16 euros. However it was still tasty and fresh. Overall, worth a try !

From the owner: C'est bon, c'est bio Green Bear Coffee ? Mais qu'est-ce que c'est ? Un bar pour les ours ? Du café…read morevert ? Pas du tout. Vous entrez dans le monde du bio. Du café au cheesecake, en passant par le jus de pomme ou la part de tarte : le bio s'est installé ici. Situé entre le Vieux-Port et l'Opéra, le concept du lieu est assez unique sur Marseille. Ouvert du petit déjeuner, à la toute fin de journée, le lieu reste idéal pour un déjeuner entre filles ou une pause goûter gourmande.

Healthy, fresh, excellent food. Salads and bruschetta choices were superb. Vegetarian options…read moreavailable. Quiche (mushroom and cheese) was delicious. Many spreads and tapenades to choose from (we had an Aubergine caviar and another pesto-like option). You can take the jars that they come in away with you. Our children loved it. I highly recommend this restaurant, which seemed to us to be the only one in the area offering healthy and wholesome choices like those we were served. When you're traveling and eating a lot on the road, it makes a big difference to have this kind of option. Service was very friendly and surprisingly quick for the amount of food that we ordered. I would definitely go again and right now I'm wishing for the smoked salmon and cream cheese bruschetta + salad!! Great view of the old port/ harbour.

From the owner: Tartes, salades, tartines salées. Bio/ fait maison sur place. Épicerie fine…read moreQuiche, salads, bruschettas. Biologic / homemade. Delicatessen

We had lunch at Bistro l'Horloge after our climb to the Basilica, sitting in the space outside on…read morethe square. We were some of the first customers to arrive, since we Americans eat early (and quickly) and we were hungry after all our morning excursions. I chose the special of the day - tiny ravioli in a creamy sauce with ham and chives. Delicious! Pretty presentation, too. Our server was friendly, and the service was typically French timed. We ended up paying inside, where I could see that it was also a charming place for the cooler months when you'd want to be inside.

Delicious food with beautiful ambience! We skipped the touristy spots on the water and came a…read morelittle inland to find Bistrot and we're not dissappointed!

Lovely and lively place to stop for a drink and bite while taking in the views of the busy city. We…read moresat outside on the street and enjoyed the shade and comfort on that hot day. Our light lunch of the cheese plate and salad delivered. The cheese was rich and delicious with the truffle brie a highlight of my cheese adventures in France. The salad was more American than French but was executed well: crisp, fresh ingredients, bacon, cheese, beautifully fried chicken, and a flavorful in-house made dressing.

You know, doing the sightseeing thing is tiring, especially when you eschew the cab and choose to…read moresee the city by bus and on foot. On that note, we stumbled into this restaurant after being rejected by a couple others in the neighborhood that would not sit us because they were closing for the night. Perfectly understandable because I too would want to go home after a long day and not have to deal with another bloody tourist and his finicky girlfriend that wants lemon and filtered ice in her water.... I liked this restaurant from the outset, it is well lit and you get the feeling you are dining in a former warehouse or something with its deep set, painted over brick walls. The Mussels and frites and the Le pectroas with frites were superb. And so was the service. Even though we didn't speak the language the server was patient and assisted where he could in his broken English. We made it work and had a great relaxing meal.

Out of a few remaining options for North African food in Marseille before I needed to leave, I…read morechose this one based off a recommendation from a Tunisian friend, and my need to not eat too much before a large dinner that evening, knowing that Chez Yassine serves the street food peasant classic lablabi for quite a cheap price of 5 euros at its most basic. Right off the Rue des Capucins, a very busy market street where countless people could flash by and depart with your cash unnoticed in an instant, it's in an inconvenient part for travelers of a relatively safe area of Marseille, but once I arrived inside I could breathe easier. This restaurant is almost open-air and could be comparable to a Vietnamese sandwich shop in Houston in terms of décor, prices and menu offerings. As much as I wanted to try ojja and some Tunisian salads, all I had room for was lablabi and the version with an egg absolutely did not disappoint, far exceeding my efforts to make it in my Houston kitchen. The broth is redolent with cumin and chili pepper, spiked with onions and cilantro, and rich with the chickpea liquid, and made smoother and less liquidy by adding the egg, and goes perfectly with the provided baguette. The owner will strongly suggest you order a drink, and I would strongly suggest getting the housemade lemonade which is somewhat bitter but very easily drinkable. If I came back again, with an emptier stomach, I'd try some of the other Tunisian specialties, but I do have confidence that Chez Yassine serves the best lablabi in town and I would eat it any time I needed a cheap snack like I did this day. Americans are unlucky enough not to be able to experience North African food easily and thus visitors to Marseille should explore this fascinating cuisine at every opportunity - unless eating bouillabaisse! Bref, en français : La location de ce resto ne semble pas très sûr, car il y a beaucoup de marchés et il n'y a pas beaucoup d'espace. En effet, mon ami s'est fait volé près d'ici ! Mais, une fois que l'on entre en dedans, c'est assez petit mais le service est très rapide, les prix ne sont pas chers, et le leblebi est d'enfer ! C'est beaucoup meilleur que le mien ! Je recommande la citronnade aussi. Je n'ai pas pu manger n'importe quoi d'autre, mais si je serais retourné à Marseille, je mangerais ici à nouveau tout à fait !

Totally recommend this to anyone visiting Marseille. The neighborhood is very bustling and the…read moreexperience at the restaurant itself is great. The people working there are lovely. I ordered the egg (brick a l'œuf) and the ojja fruits de mer after reading other recommendations. I didn't love the ojja with seafood (felt a little off) and would order it with chicken next time. The lamb sausages (merguez) also looked very good, so perhaps I would order differently. Definitely order the house made lemonade!

Great meal and service all around!! It was difficult to find places we could make a reservation for…read morein Vieux port Marseille, but I'm glad we found this place! Perhaps it was because we were here on January 6th (a holiday). The food was wonderful. Service was great as well. We ordered a couple of specials, the beef carpaccio and the filter mignon, we also ordered the baked cheese, lamb shank with polenta and steak with Roquefort Cheese sauce. It was all great. The steak and Roquefort was the best! We got the cheese plate cappuccino and brioche French toast for dessert Loved everything and would come back!

We had a perfect dejune here with friends today! Our server was fantastique! The mussels were…read moredelicious!

Very nice restaurant. You can have full view of Marseille port and 守护圣母圣殿. Grilled octopus and beef…read moreare highly recommended.

This place is sooo soo good. It is located right by the port so you get amazing views. Plus, it…read moreisn't too crowded because it is located on the second floor of this hotel. This place isn't one of those touristy places where they serve you bad food. They take their food quality really seriously here. You can tell based off of what you get. The wait staff is pretty nice although service is really slow. I suppose it is not the American way where they push you out. Instead, they take your time so you can enjoy your food. For parents of little ones though, I would have appreciated some more expediency. The food was sooooo good. They serve typical Provincal food. We got their seafood platter. The freshly made garlic mayo complimented the food perfectly. I also got the shrimp and rice. This was yummy but not as good as the seafood platter. The next day we got grilled octopus with rice. The octopus was perfectly grilled. For high quality food, the price point isn't too bad. I think it is on the more affordable end.

This place is very local and I'd recommend to come here during the lunch rush to get the full…read moreexperience. My friends and I kind of missed out a bit because we arrived late at around 2 or maybe 3 pm. The place is very clean and we were seated upstairs. The setup of the table was neatly arranged and I liked the orange napkins (favourite colour). This restaurant is ran by one guy and one guy only. Props to him! He maneuvered around the two floors to serve, take orders, clean out tables, put away plates, prepare food, and the works. Seriously. I have never been to a restaurant ran by one person and can still be efficient in a way. The space is average in a European level. It can sit about 15 people. We came around 2-ish and the lunch rush is over and there's not much left on his menu. He served what was left from the lunch menu he fixed that day. It was still a hefty meal for four people: salad and a bit small ratatouille, some pizza, smoked duck and mozarella fixed on a salad. The smoked duck was good with the regular greens. The pizza's dough was soft which I didn't mind and the ratatouille fixed my local Provencal meal for the trip.

My friends and I stopped by this place in Marseilles for lunch. Vert midi vin is rather spacious…read morefor a French restaurant with two levels of seating. There were quite a few local patrons in the restaurant when we arrived. The menu isn't fixed and changes day to day,and it's run by a single chef who tends to the customers as well as prepare the food. Even though he was running the entire restaurant, we still got our food within 15 mins of ordering. The food was fantastic- the ratatouille, tarts, and smoked duck were delicious. However, since we sat down close to 2pm, there wasn't much food left, so I recommend coming around noon so that items on the menu are still available. Despite this setback, the chef was very hospitable and made sure everyone had a taste of the remaining dishes and even gave us the remainder of the salad. I strongly recommend giving this place a visit for the local dining experience. We were treated very nicely, and the chef did everything in his power to make sure our meal was enjoyable.