The 21 Essential Marseille Restaurants

"A storefront tucked into a graffiti-covered stone staircase leading up from the Cours Julien to the Rue d’Aubagne is the offbeat setting for one of the most popular new restaurants in Marseille. Chef Lili Gadola, who formerly worked at Épicerie L’Idéal, cooks up a chalkboard menu that changes daily. The offerings usually include fresh local seafood and dishes from her native Switzerland, which also supplied the name of her restaurant; the Limmat is a river that empties into Lake Zurich. Expect intriguingly creative and carefully prepared dishes like onions stuffed with grouper in a coulis of dried figs and fennel; Sardinian ravioli dusted with Parmesan; and red tuna sashimi with smoked bonito, chickpeas, zucchini, fava beans, and peppers." - Alexander Lobrano