Best restaurants in Marseille 2026: 13 tables worth booking

The best restaurants in Marseille in 2026 are these 13 tables, from the city's two three-star kitchens to a bouillabaisse in the Vallon des Auffes, a half-and-half pizza in Le Panier and a couscous in Noailles. If you book only one, make it AM par Alexandre Mazzia; if you want the sea both on the plate and in the window, make it Le Petit Nice.

Marseille holds two three-star restaurants in the 2026 Michelin Guide, AM and Le Petit Nice, and three one-star tables: Une Table, au Sud, Belle de Mars and Auffo, which won its first star in March, less than a year after opening. Below them sits a deep layer of fish restaurants, pizzerias and family dining rooms that the guides only partly cover, and that is where much of the city's everyday eating happens.

This list of the best restaurants in Marseille keeps both. For the dishes themselves, from panisse to pieds et paquets, start with our guide to what to eat in Marseille. Prices are in euros and come from the Marseille tourist office's 2026 listings, Gault&Millau, the Michelin Guide or the restaurants' own sites; where none gives a figure, we say so.

Marseille eats best where the guides overlap with the fishermen: in the coves, not only at the top.

AM par Alexandre Mazzia, Prado: first of the best restaurants in Marseille

Alexandre Mazzia's restaurant at 9 rue François-Rocca, a short walk from the Stade Vélodrome, holds three Michelin stars. The chef, who grew up in Congo, cooks with spice, smoke and roasting, and the guide counts more than 400 house-made vinegars in his kitchen. The meal runs to around forty small dishes.

The Marseille tourist office lists prices from €195 to €435 for 2026, and Gault&Millau has reported a shorter Premier Pas lunch menu at €115, served Wednesday to Friday. The restaurant opens Wednesday to Saturday only, so book online well ahead.

Le Petit Nice Passédat, Corniche

Gérald Passédat's hotel restaurant sits on the rocks of the Anse de Maldormé, at 17 rue des Braves, and has held three stars since 2008. The menus are built around the Mediterranean, with more than 65 species of fish and shellfish, according to the Michelin Guide, and the house bouillabaisse is served as a menu of its own, Ma Bouille Abaisse.

There is no à la carte. The tourist office lists 2026 menus from €230 to €490, plus a children's menu at €59 from the age of eight. Dinner is served Tuesday to Saturday and lunch Thursday to Saturday; book through the hotel.

Une Table, au Sud, Vieux-Port

Ludovic Turac, who trained at Le Bristol and with Guy Savoy, cooks at 2 quai du Port, with a view across the Vieux-Port to Notre-Dame de la Garde. The one-star menus draw on Marseille and on his Armenian family: aïoli, red mullet in a bouillabaisse-style broth, and a wine list strong on Corsica and Provence.

Menus cost €95 to €185, according to both the tourist office and Gault&Millau. It is closed on Sunday and Monday and serves only lunch on Wednesday.

Auffo, Vallon des Auffes

Coline Faulquier opened Auffo in 2025 on the rock at 158 rue du Vallon-des-Auffes, on the site of L'Épuisette, and won a first star in March 2026; she had already earned one at her previous restaurant, Signature. The kitchen buys fish directly from the fishermen of the cove, and the Michelin Guide singles out her sauces, including a red-wine bouillabaisse jus.

The full Menu Identité is not priced on the restaurant's site and sits in Michelin's top price band. The cheaper way in is the weekday Formule Affaires at €45, a single dish that changes every week and is served within an hour. It is open Tuesday to Saturday, with bookings through TheFork.

Belle de Mars, Le Rouet

Michel Marini's restaurant at 180 rue du Rouet won its first Michelin star in 2025. The cooking is Mediterranean and Provençal, light, and often built on herbs the chef picks himself, with desserts by Kim-Mai Bui.

Michelin places it in its middle price band and calls the lunch menu a bargain, without publishing a figure. Lunch runs Monday to Friday and dinner on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; it is closed at weekends.

Tabi, Corniche Kennedy

Ippei Uemura, from Kyoto, cooks Japanese food from local fish in front of about 30 guests at 165 Corniche Kennedy. Gault&Millau rates it 15/20, and it is listed in the Michelin Guide.

Gault&Millau puts the budget at €55 to €125 a head before drinks, and the tourist office lists a €50 menu served Tuesday to Friday. Groups are limited to six. It is closed on Monday.

Sépia, 7th arrondissement

Paul Langlère's restaurant at 2 rue Vauvenargues cooks instinctive Mediterranean food: oyster, roasted cauliflower and cuttlefish stew on the menu Gault&Millau reviewed, which rates it 13/20.

The single menu costs €67, according to both the tourist office and Gault&Millau. There is a terrace, and booking is advised.

Prosper, Notre-Dame-du-Mont

This 30-seat bistro at 2 rue des Trois-Rois, near Cours Julien, joined the Michelin Guide's Bib Gourmand list for good value in 2026. The plates are Mediterranean with Spanish touches and made for sharing, such as skate terrine with a pepper sauce or squid-ink rice with grilled octopus and aïoli.

No menu prices are published. It serves dinner only, Monday to Friday, and booking is strongly advised.

Chez Fonfon, Vallon des Auffes

The family restaurant at 140 rue du Vallon-des-Auffes has served bouillabaisse since 1952, with fish landed by the wooden pointu boats moored below the dining room. It is the classic address for the dish and is open every day, lunch and dinner.

The restaurant does not publish its menu prices online; its own gift voucher for a bouillabaisse for two costs €195. Book online or by phone. To cook it at home, follow our bouillabaisse recipe.

Michel – Brasserie des Catalans, Catalans

Across from the Plage des Catalans, at 6 rue des Catalans, Michel is the other bouillabaisse that Marseille argues about. The fish of the day is on display in tanks by the door.

Gault&Millau's 2026 review puts the bouillabaisse at €80 and the grilled catch at about €58. It is closed on Tuesday and takes bookings only by phone.

La Boîte à Sardine, Canebière

A fishmonger with a dining room at 2 boulevard de la Libération, at the top of the Canebière, open for lunch only, Tuesday to Saturday. The menu follows the catch: sea bream, sole, sardines and squid, anemone fritters, small red mullet à la marseillaise, and fish and chips made with whiting, aïoli and panisses.

Prices are not published in the sources we checked. It fills quickly, so book.

Chez Etienne, Le Panier

This pizzeria at 43 rue de Lorette has served Le Panier since 1943. The order is the half-and-half Marseille pizza, emmental on one side and anchovy with garlic and oregano on the other.

Gault&Millau's 2026 entry puts the budget at about €23 a head before drinks. It is closed on Sunday.

Le Femina chez Kachetel, Noailles

The Kachetel family has run this couscous dining room at 1 rue du Musée, a few steps from the Marché des Capucins, across five generations. Couscous comes with barley or durum-wheat semolina, or built on fish, cooked to a family recipe that has not changed.

The tourist office lists à la carte prices of €15 to €35 for 2026. It is halal and alcohol-free, and lunch is the busiest service.

Best restaurants in Marseille: frequently asked questions

Which restaurants in Marseille have three Michelin stars? Two: AM par Alexandre Mazzia and Le Petit Nice Passédat. The third three-star table in the area, La Villa Madie, is in Cassis.

Where should I eat bouillabaisse in Marseille? Chez Fonfon and Michel are the classic addresses, at about €80 a head at Michel. Le Petit Nice and Une Table, au Sud serve their own chef's versions.

How much does it cost to eat at the best restaurants in Marseille? From about €23 at Chez Etienne and €15 to €35 at Le Femina to €95–€185 at Une Table, au Sud and €230–€490 at Le Petit Nice, before drinks.

Do I need to book? Yes for the starred restaurants and for Prosper, Tabi and Chez Fonfon. La Boîte à Sardine serves only lunch and fills early.

How we chose

We started from the 2026 Michelin Guide selection for Marseille, its two three-star, three one-star and Bib Gourmand tables, added restaurants rated by Gault&Millau, and then four everyday classics, two for bouillabaisse, one pizzeria and one couscous house, so that the best restaurants in Marseille are covered at every price.

Every address, distinction and price was checked on 28 October 2026 against the Michelin Guide, the Marseille tourist office's 2026 listings, Gault&Millau and the restaurants' own websites.