France Guide
The Côte d'Azur
Restaurants
1 L'Abri Côtié Bd des Baigneurs, plage du Fortin, 8e
04.91.72.27.29 Price: Plats around €20Smart beachside restaurant in Montredon, serving fish, meat and pasta. It's a block or so down from the boulevard and a little tricky to find, despite the many signs.
2 Les Arcenaulx 25 cours d'Estienne-d'Orves 1er
04.91.59.80.30 Opening time: Closed SunPrice: Menus at €27, €36 and €55Lovely, atmospheric intellectual haunt that is also a bookshop and salon de thé Last orders 11pm.
3 Auberge'In
25 rue du Chevalier-Roze, 2e
04.91.90.51.59 Opening time: Lunch Mon– Sat, dinner Fri & Sat onlyPrice: Menu fixe for €14.50.Health-food shop and vegan and vegetarian restaurant on the edge of Le Panier.
4 Chez Angèle 50 rue Caisserie, 2e
04.91.90.63.35 Opening time: Closed lunchtimes Sat & SunPacked Le Panier local, dishing up fresh pasta and pizza.
5 Chez Fonfon 140 Vallon des Auffes, 7e
04.91.52.14.38 Price: From €46 Opening time: Closed Sun, Mon lunch and JanThere's no debate about the quality of the bouillabaisse here, for this chic restaurant overlooking a small fishing harbour is one of an elite band of restaurants guarding the true recipe of the dish.
6 La Garbure 9 cours Julien, 6e
04.91.47.18.01 Price: Lunch menu €24; dinner menus from €35 Opening time: Closed Sat midday & SunRich specialities from southwest France, including Bresse chicken.
7 La Kahena 2 rue de la République, 2e
04.91.90.61.93 Price: From €9 Opening time: Open dailyPopular Moroccan restaurant near the Vieux Port, with grills and couscous.
8 Des Mets de Provence Chez Maurice Brun 18 quai de Rive-Neuve, 7e
04.91.33.35.38 Price: Lunch menu €40, including wine, otherwise €60. Opening time: Closed lunchtime Sat– MonA Marseille institution with authentic Provençal cooking in a pretty dining room at the top of a steep staircase.
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La Part des Anges 33 rue Sainte, 1er
04.91.33.55.70 Opening time: Open dailyPrice: Plats around €14.Wonderful cave de vins serving hearty food to mop up the classy alcohol.
10 Pizzaria Étienne 43 rue Lorette, 2e An old-fashioned Le Panier pizzeria; hectic, cramped and crowded.
11 Une Table, au Sud 2 quai du Port, 2e
04.91.90.63.53 Opening time: Closed Sun, Mon and AugPrice: Menus €37, €52, €74Stylish restaurant gastronomique overlooking the Vieux Port, where chef Lionel Lévy's contemporary take on Provençal cooking includes the likes of bouillabaisse milkshake.