Gourmet products local specialties and wines Marseille 1st 13001

The Bretons have come to Marseille to make ice cream! Moustache is an artisan ice-cream maker based in Saint-Malo, France, who recently set up shop in downtown Marseille. It offers some forty hand-crafted flavors, including some surprising ones such as "Mauresque", which many Marseillais will appreciate. In addition to the ice creams, you can sit down here to enjoy crêpes and waffles, iced or hot drinks. Moustache ice cream can be taken home in 500 ml tubs.

Just a few steps from the train station, this Armenian department store is an invitation to travel. As soon as you step in the door, you will discover whole shelves of Greek, Serbian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Turkish and Armenian products. Unusual things like these Russian candies sold in bulk, alcohols from the Caucasus but also juices and sodas from elsewhere. The curious palate will find a wealth of things to taste. A real source of inspiration to get out of your eating habits too. Since December 2022, Anahit has opened another large modern store in the Pont-de-Vivaux district. Possibility to shop online and pick up or have it delivered.

Who would have thought that natural wine could be produced in the heart of Marseille? And yet, this is exactly what Nathalie Cornec has been passionately working on since 2015, in her winemaking facility near the Saint-Charles train station. A project launched long before the "natural wine" wave arrived in the Phocaean city two or three years ago. A true city dweller, Nathalie harvests in the Ardèche and Luberon regions, then vinifies in her urban cellar in Marseille. A unique case indeed. The wines are chemical-free. At the end of the day, you can come and buy your bottles.

An "old fashioned" bakery as we like it. Without any pejorative sense of the term. First of all, we love the interior with its deceptively rococo decoration, the moldings, the large mirrors that contrast with the bustling atmosphere of the Place Jean-Jaurès, an alternative district if ever there was one. The terrace unfolds in the sun and is an ideal spot for your morning coffee, especially on market days, when you can appreciate the animation under your eyes. On the bakery side, very good homemade buns and pastries with some unexpected specialties like the poppy croissant. A marvel of delicacy in the mouth that we have never found elsewhere in the city. Just for that...

But which river are we talking about on this boulevard Longchamp so popular with walkers? Is there a river buried beneath Marseille? We're a long way from that, in fact. Martin, a native of Lyon, has named his grocery store in homage to the Rhône, the river of life that links the Lyon region to the Mediterranean, via the Ardèche and Vaucluse regions and their rich terroirs. Here, you'll find charcuterie, cheeses and beverages, as well as delicatessen products. Regional products, guaranteed good taste and an opportunity to remember the richness of the Rhône Valley. Sandwiches to enjoy on the terrace or to take away.

If you're a coffee lover in Marseille, there's no shortage of good addresses for coffee roasting shops. Café Lauca, on the other hand, is a speciality with this micro-boutique set up just behind the courthouse. A tiny space for great coffees, exceptional vintages and the incomparable savoir-faire of Laurent, the owner. Here, people come to choose their coffee as they come to choose their wine. Many nuances for a passion born of a family trip to South America, in Colombia, for this talented young Aubagnais.

At the very bottom of the rue d'Aubagne, in the part of the Noailles district that is the most dynamic in terms of shops, a brand new ice cream shop has opened, bringing a sweet touch that was missing in the surrounding streets. Born from the adventure of three associates, Mahboule plays with the meeting between good ice cream and the Mediterranean. Like the flavors offered, pistacchiosa, caramel salt of Camargue, hazelnut of Piedmont or stracciatella ... The ice creams are from the Tuscan house Casalini. A treat! In addition to ice cream, delicious waffles and pancakes in winter. Nice place, clear and elegant with a grocery corner. It remains to be seen if the clientele of the neighborhood will respond but the project is beautiful.

Like hotcakes, the number of good cookie spots in the city is on the rise. One of the latest is nestled between rue Paradis and rue Saint-Férreol, in a pretty, modern setting, where the cookies are elegantly presented in the window. From the most classic to the most original, even salted, they are fleshy, greedy and tasty. These sweet treats, baked on the premises, can be taken away for a snack or a treat. The adventure began with delivery and click&collect in the ^8th arrondissement, and now continues with this central boutique accessible to all.

This AMAP is 100% organic, 100% in season, 90% from Provence... A cooperative formula for direct sales of farm produce, which ensures freshness and quality. About twenty farmers from the Aix region and Marseille committed to organic production provide these baskets of organic fruit and vegetables distributed by La Bonne Saison marseillaise with many points of sale in Marseille, but also around. The points of sale fluctuate and develop according to demand. The website details every week the available products and the producers.

A new kind of gourmet market has opened on boulevard Longchamp, in place of a former theater. After a great deal of hard work and self-sacrifice, the trio of Amaury, Pierre and Hugo were finally able to open a beautiful indoor market at the beginning of September 2023, an inspiring and quite unique venue in the city center. Featuring a greengrocer offering only local fruit and vegetables (with the exception of citrus fruits from Sicily and Corsica), a cheesemonger, a wine shop, a butcher, a bakery corner by Ferments Bakery and, last but not least, the market auction by our long-time favorite, ex-Nico Coquillages, the various counters are just waiting for you to do your shopping. Affordable prices, a great approach by the creators to reduce margins without skimping on quality and seasonality. Bulk wine from the Alpilles. Organic grocery corner. A marvellously well thought-out address! I love the stained glass windows under the glass roof. Magnificent.

Between the boulevards de la Libération and Longchamp, this country grocery store welcomes you with a pretty colored front. A beautiful grocery store managed since the beginning of 2022 by a cooperative where the employees are in co-management, offering seasonal fruits and vegetables (mostly from the Crau or the Aix area), regional groceries (with wines, beers, jams and oils) but also fresh produce with organic cheese from Queyras, yoghurts from the Cevennes and even meat

As you enter this elegant chocolate shop with its enticing window display, you will be greeted with a smile, with gentleness and kindness. The lady of the house will be happy to explain to you the different chocolates sold here, to present you all the sweets also proposed (among which a beautiful choice of sugared almonds and marrons glacés from Collobrières). The chocolates sold here, of a great delicacy, are the work of the chocolate maker Philippe Bel. A unique experience with sweet or spicy flavors, a rare virtuosity. The emphasis is also on beautiful containers, elegant boxes for all budgets. A real address to know.

Le Coq gourmand is not just a wine cellar. A stroll through an unusual, atypical and historic place! A gourmet journey through time! A historic journey through the former cellars of the Galères arsenal! Tasting workshops based on fine wines. Theme evenings: exhibitions, wine meetings, lectures, cooking classes. You'll be enchanted by a guided tour of the cellars led by Claudine, the owner's passionate hostess. You'll discover beautiful winegrowers' bottles, antique tableware and wine-related objects, and other marvels. For gourmets, there's a selection of olive oils, honeys, jams and chocolates! For the curious, an exhibition/collection of ceramic roosters. Before leaving the premises, discover the wines of famous stars such as Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Carmet, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Laurent Gerra and Francis Cabrel... A delightful welcome! A must in Marseille!