“Coquillages et crustacés” is quite a song! But for truly good fresh fish, seafood and shellfish with an incomparable iodine flavour, there’s only one place: Marseille, France. We share with you our list of 9 fish restaurants in Marseille where you can feast on seafood.
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Coquille, a seafood bistro with respect for the product in its DNA
Everything about fish is good. Specializing in seafood, the restaurant’s chef Shell and his brigade sublimate seafood. Special mention also for the hypnotic decor of this gourmet haven. And as an added bonus, this address in Marseille’s 1st arrondissement has a charming terrace to enjoy a sunny lunch. At Coquille, you’ll find fish and shellfish, good humor and great flavors. And if you had to try just one dish, we’d highly recommend the mussels au gratin.
📍8, Rue Euthymènes – Marseille 1e
The Limmat is a fashionable restaurant that caters to the finest Phocéenne palates, and its dishes are as colorful as the place itself! While the menu evolves with the seasons and the inspirations of chef Lilian Gadola, at this Marseille fish restaurant you’re sure to always find good quality!
📍 41, Rue Estelle – Marseille 6e.
Not far from the Old Port, the Ourea restaurant has moored up to offer you soft, colorful cuisine. For their Starter / Main Course / Dessert menu, which costs €28, every product used respects the seasons and comes from local, committed producers and fishermen, like Sylvain, who catches their fish, prawns and crayfish from the sea to your plates!
📍 72, Rue de la Paix Marcel Paul – Marseille 6e.
Restaurant le 24, simply located at 24 rue Falque in Marseille’s 6th arrondissement, is a gastronomic paradise for lovers of good food at affordable prices. Lobster, shrimp, oysters, fish… Enjoy noble products without breaking the bank!
📍24, Rue Falque – Marseille 6e
Right on the Cours Ju’, this oyster bar-restaurant serves up a feast of fish, seafood and shellfish. Clams, sea urchins, scallops, mussels and, of course, oysters (priced at €12 per half-dozen)… It’s the whole ocean on your plate!
📍2, Rue Pastoret – Marseille 6e
Beware of appearances! Les Amateurs is the perfect place for oyster connoisseurs. Whether it’s Tarbouriech, Isigny or Geay, you’ll always have something to sink your teeth into (without chewing, of course). Not much for oysters? Let yourself be tempted by their sea urchins, shrimps and whelks!
📍1, Rue Méry – Marseille 2nd
If we associate Japanese cuisine with its wide variety of sushi, gastronomy in the Land of the Rising Sun transforms seafood in all its forms. Based in our beloved Provence, Japanese chef Ippei Uemura will delight you with his tuna yubiki and Tsukimidarem sauce from his Carqueiranne island, or his sashimi revisited according to the catch of the day!
📍 165, Corniche Kennedy – Marseille 7e
At the foot of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde la Bonne Mer gives pride of place to our beloved Mediterranean. The address combines fishmonger’s and restaurant (with the added bonus of a lovely sunny terrace). If all seafood products (fish, shellfish and crustaceans, depending on catch and arrival) are available, we also invite you to our friendly gourmet get-togethers every 1st Sunday of the month (in February and March, La Bonne Mer invites you to its Lobster Pasta Sundays).
📍13, rue Fort du Sanctuaire – Marseille 6e
The iodized saga of the Kennedy clan continues to unfold at Malmousque. Are you a fan of Kennedy’s fish shop? Let yourself be seduced by the Onassis restaurant upstairs. Surrounded by a skilfully crafted design, our hungry bellies have something to rejoice about with fresh, beautiful seafood.
Oysters from Giol, sea urchins from Les Goudes, bonito from Frioul… This fish restaurant in Marseille also offers a generous menu for €59. At this price, get ready for a gastronomic voyage to the land of fish, shellfish and other seafood, all spiced up with flavors from North Africa and Asia by the talented chef Joffrey Bohaër at the helm.
245, Corniche Kennedy – Marseille 7th arrondissement