Don’t miss: Chez Madie on the Quai Du Port. www.maidielesgalinettes.com is always bustling with mainly French customers and has a reputation for the best bouillabaisse in town. Just a few doors down is La Maison du Pastis, www.lamaisondupastis.com. Owned and run by Belgian Frederick Bernard, you’ll find more than 95 brands of Pastis and Absinths with tastings and information freely available.
Try a local speciality: The city has a cosmpolitan ambiance. I popped into a Tunisian café and enjoyed a ‘Brik’, a cross between a giant samosa and a Cornish pasty, with a surprising twist, inside is a boiled egg!
Must-eat: Sylvain Robert is the chef patron of L’Aromat, just a few yards from the Vieux Port, where he presents his contemporary take on Mediterranean cooking. His number one dish, a firm favourite with Marseillans is a truly surprising, utterly mouth-watering bouillabaisse burger. Served with a shot glass of fish soup made from fish freshly bought at the Vieux port, and a saffron infused fougasse bun it is sensational. Served with chips made from chickpea flour, another local speciality, it's a dish you'll remember. 49 Rue Sainte, Marseille
If you only have one meal in Marseille, make it here.