As the designer so aptly put it Vivienne Westwood the best fashion accessory is a book”. And because for Marseille Secrète it’s important to be at the cutting edge of trends, we’re revealing our 5 favorite independent bookshops. Novels, thrillers, dystopias, essays, literary classics… These warm, story-filled places are bound to have something for you (and more).
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Maupetit, Marseille’s oldest independent bookshop
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Librivores, fill up on reading in Marseille’s oldest bookshop: the independent bookshop Maupetit. Opened in 1919 and overlooking the Canebière, choose the pages you’d like to devour this autumn or this winter under a plaid, with a hot cup of tea next to you. Life’s simple pleasures.
📍142, Avenue de la Canebière – Marseille 1er
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Cup of Tea café and bookshop
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Here’s a little corner of paradise that brings together good books and gourmet hot drinks. Indeed, this café-library located between the Old Port and Colbert, is a real little nugget. In summer, take advantage of its shaded terrace in winter, take refuge indoors to read a good book or enjoy the coffee area for work.
📍1, Rue Caisserie – Marseille 2e
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Au comptoir du livre café-bookshop
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In the same vein as Cup of Tea, the café-library Au Comptoir du Livre is a must for Marseille’s librovores. In a cozy, warm atmosphere, you can devour a good novel while enjoying hot drinks and pastries, each more gourmet than the last. A must-see in the lively Notre-Dame-Du-Mont district.
📍47, Rue des 3 Frères Barthélémy – Marseille 6e
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Provisions grocery-library
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Here’s another lovely Marseilles address where you can consume books in an unusual way. In this singular place, which holds many treasures, we put a little conscience back into our methods of consumption. At Provisions with a focus on French producers, craftsmen and designers, and a special emphasis on local players, we’ve come up with some very sensible products. Books, natural wines, catering and themed events… We go in with our eyes closed.
📍95, bis de la rue de Lodi – Marseille 6e
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Mazette independent bookshop
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The recipe is simple, yet so effective. In the independent bookshop Mazette you’ll find workshops a refreshment stand and, of course, the inevitable, well-stocked bookshop. Located on boulevard Vauban, this colorful address with its bright green storefront is a must-see. And if you’re a parent, don’t hesitate to bring your offspring along: you’ll find plenty of children’s books to introduce them to the joys of reading.
📍69, Boulevard Vauban – Marseille 6e