Open-air markets Bouches-Du-Rhône

It is one of the largest and most popular markets in Provence. With 450 vendors on Saturdays and 300 on Wednesdays, you can find everything on the stalls: fruits and vegetables, cheeses, flowers and spices, meats and fish, honey, all fresh products and regional products and also clothes and crafts. On Saturdays, it extends over the entire boulevard des Lices and part of the boulevards Georges-Clemenceau and Émile-Combes. On Wednesday, on the boulevard Émile-Combes.

A must on the market of the Place des Prêcheurs, one often queues in front of the beautiful stall of this fishmonger who delivers to the restaurants Sauvage and Gallifet, two fine restaurants in Aix. Sea bream, sole, lean fish according to the season, red tuna in summer, fished on our Mediterranean coasts. Oysters, sea urchins, scallops, crabs, shrimps and prawns... And also cooked dishes: paella, stuffed squid, ceviche, monkfish Armorican style, homemade dishes by Boris and Adrien who provide a catering service at home for your receptions.

After training at the Institut Paul Bocuse and specializing in cured meats with MOF Arnaud Nicolas, Raphaël Chiappero returned to France, took over the markets and has now opened a stall in the Passage Agard: an opportunity to come and discover charcuterie in all its forms at any time: sausages, but above all his specialties, delicious patés en croûte (pork, poultry, game and foie gras), slow-cooked terrines, a real treat, and other pressés or rillettes... Whether it's for dinner with friends, an aperitif or a meal, you'll never be disappointed! If you're more of a seafood person, you'll also find fish terrines, boudins de la mer and salmon gravelax.

Already present on the Lambesc, Velaux and Pélissane markets for the past 7 years, Le traiteur Breton opens in Aix on Thursday and Saturday mornings. Fish dishes, such as baked trout or stuffed squid, with a fine veal-based stuffing, accompanied by mashed potatoes, potatoes grenaille riz or eggplant gratin alla parmeggiana. Meat dishes are also available. Takeaway for lunch or an evening out with friends. Orders can be taken over the phone, so there's no need to queue...