Fun and entertainment Calanques

A popular address for an aperitif from 6.30 pm to 9 pm, with free tapas! Located above the Bellevue Hotel and under the benevolent gaze of the Good Mother, the setting is just as appreciable as the menu, with its woodwork, engravings, and its balcony-terrace which is always full, and for good reason, the view of the port is delicious. Music lovers will be delighted on Wednesday and Friday evenings, when live concerts are organised with a cheese platter and a good glass of wine as a bonus! An address not to be missed in Marseille.

Founded in 1929, the Navy Bar is the essential institution of the Old Port. In particular, it was chosen for the famous part of the card of Raimu. It's like this bar is irremovable in the affection of the Marseillais. Today, the bar, ideally placed, welcomes you from breakfast to dinner and much later. Different populations cross there, tourists to Pagnol lovers, fans of Love Addict (whose scene was there) to the nocturnal once night fell. The staff were very helpful.

The Cup of Tea is a bookshop-tea room with a lovely terrace and a selection of independent booksellers. Ideal for a cup of tea with a good read. In the charming store, with its wood panelling and subdued lighting, you'll find books and bistro tables, and a staircase leading to a cosy, intimate mezzanine - a well-kept secret! The walls are decorated with monthly changing exhibitions. The tea menu features some forty flavors, many of them oriental and exotic from Lapsang Souchong, India, Kenya and Japan, as well as a variety of aromatic blends of green, jasmine and Hanoi monsoon teas, all served in good-sized teapots. You can accompany it with a few good cakes (tarts, cookies, muffins...). Service is warm and friendly.

The tea lovers meeting on Longchamp Boulevard. Teavora, in addition to offering a wide selection of teas from the 4 corners of the world, offers an exotic and relaxing atmosphere. As soon as we get there, we're invited to take off his shoes and move on the sand. Then choose three different atmospheres, including the Berber tent, but also a décor of the islands or an appointment in India in a tastefully decorated room. Almost 80 teas to taste, infusions, tisanes, but it's not just hot… fresh fruit juice and smoothies too. Home pastries will accompany this moment of softness. For lunch, we'll opt for salads or salads. You can enjoy a trip to the city center.

Located very well in the Blackcurrant city center, this brasserie is well-known of Cassidains. You will be able to settle there, in room or terrace, at any time of day to take there the breakfast, the lunch, aperitif, the dinner, a frozen cut or an evening drink. In the dish, the new chef proposes delicious burgers, a fine selection of salads, meats and grilled fish but also of the more typical dishes like the jumped prawns and blazes with the pastis... Innovation in 2016, a variation of woks, to test! And the retransmission of the matches of the Euro 2016!

In the Holy Street with narrow sidewalks, Stéphane Tramoni's wine bar is located. We are seduced by the décor: exposed beams, Toulouse briquettes on the walls, gouaille marseillaise in addition. On the plate, Provençal cuisine (package feet, mirrors smoke, pistou soup, winter game), abundance of goat, fig chutney and serrano, pata negra bellota, grilled grillades, and recently, fresh cooking for those who love to eat lighter. We come here both for the plate and for the glass or bottle, because we serve raw wines on the amazing strand, whose boss will explain to you the provenance, the history and advise you on the taste associations. To do nothing, the outdoor terrace is very pleasant.

The most beautiful petanque court in the world, luxurious setting with a small wooden chalet on the waterfront. This timeless place has a breathtaking view of the Cap Canaille. On the menu: finger food, cocktails, wine or beer, for a capacity ranging from 50 to 100 people. When you say "pétanque", you say "pastis": there are six different pastis on the menu: classic, licorice or verbena. Ideal for an aperitif or a birthday party. Against all expectations, despite the exceptional location and panorama, beer is not more expensive than on the port of Cassis.

Red Lion Down Town is a friendly pub where you will find a wide selection of beers of all colors. Rock 'n' roll atmosphere in every sense of the word. The majority of clients are young. The service is nice. All the elements are gathered for a good evening! Football matches are also available.

The name is directly inspired by a mythical New York place. The atmosphere resembles the best small electro clubs in European capitals. We are here in the Opera district, but at Danceteria, nothing to do with the atmosphere of the surrounding clubs. Relaxed mentality, love of music, peace of mind and conviviality between dancers, that's all that counts. A welcome concept in a city that is still too old-fashioned in its way of partying. Thanks to places like the Chapiteau or Danceteria, Marseille is in tune with the times. Famous DJs are programmed and announced regularly on social networks. Local and international scene.

Le Lochness is the new and first Scottish pub in Marseille, located next to the Old Port, on the Cours Jean-Ballard. In an authentic setting that refers to the Highlands, a mountainous region passing through Scotland, Le Lochness offers the discovery of the legends of the Battle of Culloden clans and the best Scottish beverages!

A century-old club since 2017, the Académie de Billard de Marseille has seen thousands of games played. If today cigar smoke above the green carpet is totally prohibited, we always make the balls clash, graze the carambola and handle the "flow", the "side" under the low lights.... The pure charm of American pool circles is there. Once you have passed the staircase, you enter a lair of regulars. 14 billiard tables (French, American and blackball billiards). You can also have a drink with your colleagues. Today, novices are welcome with introductory sessions during the week for them.

For over 60 years, smokers of all species have been in the Old port bar. It is known for two reasons: open in the evening, you can buy cigarettes until 22 p. m. in the winter and much later in summer. An indoor space on the floor is reserved for the tobacco addicts. Drink a café on the terrace, order a bakery or a sandwich all day, buy an ice, find together support the Olympique de Marseille in front of the giant screen are the additional proposals of this smoking bar not like the others. A nice setting and a nice ambiance, but a nice atmosphere for the game nights with good child fans.

Alongside the Quai du rire located in the same complex, the Comédie Club Vieux-Port has made a name for itself in the Marseilles comedy scene, especially in stand-up and improv. Ideally located on the Old Port in the heart of the Kev Adams space, you will find here a friendly, intimate room, allowing you to be close to the artists on stage. The cream of the local scene, recognized or not, headliners and a very nice atmosphere for the stand-up evenings which allow to reveal the talents of tomorrow. Marseille is rich in talent at this level - also and places like the Comédie Club Vieux-Port allow the blossoming of these nuggets!

The Trolleybus is one of the oldest discotheques in Marseille. This is a fact but it is still in the air of time and eternal youth. Its location on the Old Port, very close to many bars, makes it one of the busiest night spots in the city every weekend. Established in the galleries of the former galley arsenal, the nightclub is made up of several rooms with different atmospheres. All generations will therefore find their happiness there. A petanque room even completes the whole.

Enter this lair of the coast, 100% VIP… You will be screened under the lights and taste for one evening (or more if affinity) the star-system. Posh, brodersingers, but frankly frenzy. A sparkling evening and the opportunity to immerse itself in the high-society, which is packed up and completely lâche on techno house until the early morning in a classroom (with plasma screens). This is the Big Ben, an institution born in the 60 s… but still a trend!

Always one of our favourite addresses in Cassis. A dining cellar only 50 meters from the port, orchestrated by the sommelier Philippe Bellec. A resolutely epicurean place with over 200 wine references: Languedoc, Bourgogne, Vallée du Rhône and of course the vineyards of Cassis. You can sit in the small dining room in bistro spirit, directly at the counter or on the terrace, and you can place the order: omelette and truffle ham, pata negra, tartine pesto with fresh goat cheese, ideal in early evening or for an improvised aperitif.

Vincent Zakrzewski has brilliantly taken over the cellar of the Papazian family, famous for their Pastis & Compagnie boutique a stone's throw away. On offer are draught and bottled beers from around the world, creative cocktails and spirits (whisky, gin, limoncello...) from the region's distilleries. A fine selection of Cassis wines completes a wide choice that's sure to please. Les Caves du Port is a veritable cellar-bar, since everything that can be consumed on site can also be bought to go.

La Maison de Jo & Gaby is at once a wine cellar (the only one in the town center), a wine bar and a fine delicatessen. In addition to a selection of champagnes, wines and crus from Cassis, Provence and all regions of France, you'll find excellent Iberian charcuterie, regional cheeses, truffles in all their forms, and even French caviar. As for the wine bar, you can enjoy your glass of wine on the terrace or in the cosy lounge with its jazzy background music. Live entertainment is organized regularly.

Gone are the days when you would wander around looking for a real good coffee after a dip in Malmousque or Maldormé. With Boujou, everything is now at your fingertips, with a postcard decor in the background. So take your latté, flat white or a freshly squeezed juice with you and enjoy it all with your feet in the water. Unless you prefer to sit at one of the nice little tables in front of the counter and enjoy the natural kindness of Louise, the owner. Excellent homemade pastries, addictive, cakes, cookies and brownies will tease your senses. An excellent address that the neighborhood needed.

Opened in November 2022 on a small and lively square of the Cours Julien, this dance bar is a model of its kind, quite unique in the city: a place for all, without distinction of gender and sex, where tolerance and benevolence are the order of the day. The public is rather young but mixes during the night. The musical program is rather focused on electronic music. The customers feel good and not judged, we can only appreciate this kind of place which is widespread in Northern Europe but still too rare in our Mediterranean cities.

Halfway between the Palais Longchamp and the Réformés, a new bar has been opened to liven up the pleasant boulevard Longchamp. A beautiful, wide terrace for a new establishment opened by a young team eager to offer a place where having a drink rhymes with conviviality between friends and tasting aperitif platters on the go. It's a great concept and a real hit with a young clientele who have become fans of the restaurant's excellent cocktails. At lunchtime, we serve a burrata, a sandwich of the day and a few simple suggestions on the slate. A friendly, smiling welcome, a fine wine list and live music at weekends.

Le Cancan or New Cancan, depending on the name, is THE reference for gay clubbing in Marseille. Founded in 1991 by Michel Piacenza, it's just a stone's throw from the Canebière, and attracts a gay and gay-friendly clientele every Saturday in a supercharged atmosphere. In the 1970s, the creator of Le Cancan created one of the city's first openly gay bars. A pioneer in his field, the club is now well accepted as the only gay club in the city (surprising for France's second-largest city).

Apart from the offices and the Christian life, the parish Notre-Dame-du-Mont regularly organises outings (type hikes, pilgrimages…) and various concerts, thanks to a formidable acoustics: classical, but also jazz and folk music. Let's remember that in 1839 Frédéric Chopin in person pianota for the funeral of a friend during his passage to Marseille. At Christmas, the atmosphere is particularly moving.

As its name suggests, you will not find the last blockbusters here, but rather program of documentaries, based on the life of people and the districts. In the era of the relative democratisation of access to video equipment, it is made the relais from small local producers and directors, and offers workshops to young people and less young people in the area. Images and Paroles Engagées is an association created in May 2001 domiciled in the 15th district in Marseille. To film people, simply! Such is the currency.

As there is not only one, the Cri du Port declares itself to be "the place of all jazz(es)". Since 1981, the association federates and programs in its own concert hall and outside the walls major artists of the French scene, talents to be discovered, from solos to quintets, from bebop to free jazz, rather for the purists. Located in the Saint-Lazare district, it is in a former protestant temple that most of the concerts are held. Member of AJC (action jazzé croisé), of Jazz sur la ville, and of many other federations, the association also proposes punctual dates outside the walls, and a program for the young public. Far from being a simple jazz club, the Cri du Port is a contemporary music venue dedicated to jazz and improvised music as well as a concert hall.

The intermediary is a known place of all those who visit the plain of the plain at night. We'd think it's always been implanted there. He made a new skin a few months ago, not changing the concept. Concerts, djs and guaranteed accessibility for all parties and curious around the corner. The size of the site was slightly reduced since the floor is now no longer open. This does not alter the quality of its local and diversified programming in all musical genres.

Exodus is in fact a religious organisation (Action Africa Asia) which organises a variety of events (exhibitions, meetings, lectures) including impressive enough concerts for those who know each other there a little. Star in their countries, the humbly artists come to present their musical or song recitals in the small 80 seats near the cours Julien. It is the kingdom of the world music in Marseille, constantly led by a dynamic team and engaged in the defence of the minority cultures.

Since 1984, the Julian space has been the reference for the Marseille Alternative Concert Hall. Located on the Ju course, the concert hall and coffee are musical spaces where Djs animate memorable evenings and the programmers take date for their artists. The Espace Julien can accommodate up to 1,000 people and remains one of the indispensable scenes for contemporary music. An eclectic programming that connects as much with hip-hop as rock, electro or text song. Over 30 years of existence and the Espace Julien did not take a ride: always familiar with national and international musical news. Some parties are free and on registration via the website, especially within the Julien Café, a more intimate space open to local producers and artists to meet their audience. Unavoidable!

Le Moulin is a former neighbourhood cinema and theatre, formerly known as the "Moulin bleu", not far from the enormous Dome. He has built up a reputation of esteem in the music world over the course of his previous programming, which has given the turners confidence. If you are told Noir Désir in Marseille in 1989, look no further, it was at the Moulin. Nick Cave, My Bloody Valentine, Tricky, Placebo, Oasis, Femi Kuti as well. Today, new premises, new gauge with 1,450 seats, and new programming. A club of 350 people offers DJ nights, not forgetting artistic and technical support for local artists (SMAC system).

You have to enter the beautiful Old Charity centre to find this tiny movie that is a pure wonder. Those who practise films otherwise than for "dragouiller" Columbine will be in angels. No Hollywood staff. Cinema often takes place by theme and we loved the week devoted to Asian cinema, with Pm's masterpieces, Jia Zhang or Hong Sang Soo.

From the same quality as its immediate Salsa Café neighbours, you can enjoy an extra evening on Saturday evening from 20 h, the restaurant. There you can enjoy an aperitif, a complete meal with wine and coffee included. Then, until 1 p. m. it's the hot salsa with even initiation, animations and demonstrations. Then, until 5 p. m., this is the more usual club atmosphere with disco, dance and house. The full evening will cost you € 35 or € 15 if you choose not to dine. Please note that Salsa Café can organise group evenings, works committee and birthday…

Come to Bar Lounge Chang'an, this is an opportunity to discover a part open to all of Villa Massalia, hotel and bar, both under the theme of Asia. The bar offers classic and innovative cocktails as well as a snack card, small things to eat throughout the day. In short, the location is ideal for those who wish to spend a relaxing moment in a nice setting or terrace, between sky and sea. Every Saturday evening, from 19 a. m., a live orchestra will bring the atmosphere.

This is the Radisson Blu Hotel bar. It is located on the right of the entrance, inside, where you expect comfortable red armchairs. There are good cocktails (including a famous mojito), an aperitif, a digestive, a soft drink or a hot drink, but you can also eat it from until. On the menu, soup of the day, sandwiches, salads, pasta, and even hot dishes (chicken tajines, beef fillet…). Unless you prefer to drink a cup of champagne with a small dessert…

The Bazaar and the Palmeraie (in summer) are THE dance floor of the 8th, one of the most famous in the Phocaean city. Here, the management is working hard to renew the offer, attract the jet set with the best international house music labels and DJs in sight. In other words, the bouncers are not laughing at the entrance, the selection is tough. In the summer, the Bazaar settles outside, on its terrace, for outdoor parties at the Palmeraie. A dense program for the golden youth of Marseilles, with afterworks, private showcases of renowned artists, but also theme nights and famous djs. The policy at the door is rather strict, come well dressed.

The Trendy, in agreement with its very evocative name, is a stone's throw from the Old Port, which offers a trendy decor, a rather chic atmosphere and a resolutely design framework. Hi-tech but warm, the space offers evolutionary lighting, LED panels and plasma screens creating a special atmosphere and recalling that we are here in the very festive universe of the night. Under venerable vaults, install on our sofas and then déhanchez on the latest sounds mixed by the DJ.

Why don't you develop the artistic side of your little blonde head? For that, the DivadloTheater is the place for you! From a very young age, you can attend fun shows, take part in courses (from 4 years old) or workshops (from 7 years old). A calendar rich in diversity, improvisation, magic, musical and theatrical awakening, a team of thunder to awaken the perhaps still unsuspected talent of your offspring. The shows for the little ones are delicious moments to share with the parents. During the school holidays, the theatre is very active. All information about programming and registration can be found on the website.

On the Quai Rive-Neuve proudly stands the Théâtre de La Criée, the national theater housed in Marseille's former fish market. A former meeting place for fishermen and fishmongers, it is now a mythical cultural meeting place under the sensitive, modern direction of Macha Makeïeff since 2011. According to its director, the theater is "a factory of images and the imaginary, open to all". Even today, the voices of this former market hall are heard loud and clear, its soul palpable and preserved. The interior comprises a large 800-seat auditorium with specially designed machinery, plus another 200-seat auditorium. On arrival, spectators enter a huge hall, a preface to contemporary theater and the most diverse forms of writing performed within it by the most singular thinkers.

Take advantage of the present moment by creating opportunities to come to Carpe Diem, a theatre that, in seventeen years'time, has always taken the party to defend the texts and to open up on the life of the city. For the young public at the beginning of the year "A king, a flower and other colours" by Cie L'A (i) r to Say, and for any audience, "Hallucinémation" by Gilles Azzopardi by the Cie des Improbable.

Do we still need to introduce Toursky, the mythical theater founded by Richard Martin, one of Marseilles' leading cultural figures? This theatrical and human adventure is militant and committed to the fight against exclusion, obscurantism and intolerance. Each season brings a new batch of plays, with a novelty for young people, popular shows, superb sets and celebrities who often come to perform. The eclectic program includes plays, cabaret, cine-theater, cinema, poetic circus, dance, concerts, comedy, one-man shows, art exhibitions and more. The full program is available on their website.

Three years ago, the Mini-Theatre underwent significant transformations: renovation of the boxes and the technical grill. It is therefore in a technically more efficient and comfortable space that this small theatre of the shopping Cart welcomes artists and Spectators. In the image of La Wasteland, another wall theatre, located on the next number, with whom it shares the programming of the Lenche, the Mini reflects a cultural action associated with the life of the neighborhood. Theatres of entertainment, but also places of meetings with the public, dialogues with artistic teams, general rehearsals open to inhabitants of the 2nd arrondissement, moments of exchange on the essential issues that the show raises. When theatre creates a social link, it is often in these small places that are found by local troops. Same shirts for the Théâtre de Lenche, Wasteland du Panier and Mini-Théâtre. As the gauges are relatively small, reservations are strongly recommended.

Here the atmosphere will take you directly to the dance trail. This Cuban restaurant offers salsa courses every Thursday evening (with Ingrid)… Many evenings are organized, South American or Antillean. Enjoy South American wines such as the Cafayate of Argentina or Chile's Casillero del Madre. Alongside pictures and pictures of Cuba, the by warm colors, you can sip a mojito or a caipirinha, sipping a few tapas and especially listening to the musica.

Located in an area outside the centre, the Fruit of the Passion restaurant is worth a motorized move because the location is very pleasant. If you make a stop restaurant, no surprise on the menu: Caribbean specialities (cod acras, Creole boudin, curry chicken…) and then disco. Éclater, Latino and tropical styles (cha, bachata, kizomba), but unlike the restoration section, do not dance only on French overseas music but also on all musical genres of the moment. The Smart Council: by couple or six-eight but with equal mix.