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During your stay, you can’t miss the opportunity to try Bouillabaisse, a soup made with several types of fish sometimes served whole. It closely resembles the famous Galician and Portuguese caldeirada and is Marseille’s most famous recipe.
As an appetizer you can order a Tapenade, which is a paste of crushed olives, black or green, seasoned with capers, anchovies and olive oil. Another appetizer you can taste is Panisses Fris, which are prepared with a chickpea flour and later fried.
Other similar dishes are Bourride, prepared with white fish such as whiting, stingray, or mullet, or Aïgo-Aau, a soup similar to Bouillabaisse that also includes white fish and is accompanied with potatoes and tomatoes.
Continuing with seafood, we find Poupeton, a fish-based souffle; Oursinade, made of sardines or sea urchins, or Aioli, a cod-based recipe with cooked legumes.
One recipe similar to Spanish scallops is Pieds et paquets with sheep tripe. Some of these dishes can be accompanied by Rouille, the standout sauce of Provence’s cuisine that is similar to mayonnaise and made with olive oil, breadcrumbs, garlic and paprika. And to finish off your meal, try the pastis, an anise-flavored spirit.
Take note of the most recommended restaurants where you can try these Marseille dishes and the cuisine of Provence.
- Peron: located right by the sea, this restaurant offers special views of Marseille. Its specialty is fish and shellfish, and the average price ranges between 55 and 100 euros.
- Les Trois Forts: known for its Mediterranean cuisine and its views of the old port of Marseille. The average bill is between 50 and 100 euros, according to the Michelin Guide.
- Chez Fonfon: they prepare one of the best bouillabaisse in the city. It’s located in the middle of Vallon des Auffes near the Vieux Port. For an average 50 to 85 euros you can enjoy the outstanding dishes on its menu.
Le Petit Nice or Hippopotamus, among many others, are also some trendy places to eat in Marseille in style.
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