Marseille is for Foodies – France barefootblogger.com

Marseille wasn't always high on my list of places to visit. After sampling the food, the sights, and soaking up the atmosphere, I've totally changed my mind. Marseille is for foodies … like me!

Marseille wasn’t always high on my list of places to visit. After sampling the food, the sights, and soaking up the atmosphere, I’ve totally changed my mind. On top of being a wonderful city with lovely, welcoming people, Marseille is for foodies like me. I’ve been to Marseille on several occasions since living in Uzès. Once to the warehouse district to claim a shipment and more than once to the airport. Neither area offers the best of the city. I heard that Marseille is for foodies, especially bouillabaisse, that called me back.

Is it food that makes Marseille so appealing to millions of travelers?

Marseille is for Foodies

Food in Marseille is as varied as the people: French, Italian, Spanish, Indian, Middle Eastern, African, North and South, Central Americans, and more. Restaurants and cafes are on nearly every street and corner. There are over 1000 listed on TripAdvisor, including fifteen Michelin-star restaurants. Along Le Vieux Port, where we stayed for the weekend, places to eat lined side by side. My first meal in Marseille was a seafood medley at La Brasserie du Port. The waterfront restaurant was right below our hotel, Grand Hôtel Beauvau Marseille Vieux-Port. The fresh, beautifully prepared seafood and the service couldn’t have been better. The view from the brasserie’s terrace — the architectural masterpiece by Norman Foster against the background of the ancient port — was stunning.