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(
04 91 33 15 87;
www.hotelrelax.fr
;
4 rue Corneille; s/d/tr €50/65/75; Vieux Port)
Overlooking Marseille's Opera House, this simple family-run 20-room hotel lacks good
noise insulation and space, but given the location, cleanliness and extras like fridges and
hairdryers, it's a bargain. No lift.
Eating
Vieux Port and surrounding pedestrian streets teem with cafe terraces, but choose care-
fully. For world cuisine, try cours Julien and nearby rue des Trois Mages;
Le Souk
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04 91 91 29 29; 100 quai du Port; menu lunch/dinner €13.50/
20; lunch & dinner Tue-Sat, lunch Sun; Vieux Port)
for Moroccan; and
Le Femina
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04 91 54 03 56; 1 rue de Musée; menus €16; lunch & dinner
Tue-Sat; Noailles, Canebière Garibaldi)
for Algerian. For pizza and couscous un-
der €10, nose around Marché des Capucins (
Click here
)
.
Le Panier's western fringe flows into the Joliette port area, where inexpensive lunching
www.lecafouch.com
;
20 rue Mazenod; quiche menu €10; lunch Mon-Fri; Joliette)
fill the surrounding streets and the London-docks-like complex
Les Docks.
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(10 place de la Joliette;
Joliette)
Le Café des Épices €€
MODERN FRENCH
(
04 91 91 22 69;
www.cafedesepices.com
; 4 rue du Lacydon; 3-course lunch/dinner
menu €25/40; lunch Tue-Sat, dinner Thu-Fri; ; Vieux Port)
One of Marseille's
best young chefs, Arnaud de Grammont, infuses his cooking with a panoply of fla-
vours…think squid ink spaghetti with sesame and perfectly cooked scallops, or tender
roasted potatoes with hints of coriander and citrus, topped by the catch of the day. Present-
ation is impeccable, decor is playful, staff is friendly, and the place fills up reliably. Don't
underestimate the desserts either. Saturday lunch is particularly family-friendly on the
sunny terrace leading onto an olive-tree lined pedestrianised square. Reservations essen-
tial.
La Cantinetta €
ITALIAN
