"La Bonne Mere opened in 2015 and has been mobbed by neighborhood families ever since. As such, it’s hard to get a table unless you come before 6:45ish. The move is to get a pizza to-go—they’re all good, but our favorite is La Paysanne, a white pie with mozzarella, goat cheese, and honey. Call in your order or have a glass of wine at a sidewalk table while you wait. Then, walk a steep 10 minutes up to Notre Dame de la Garde, a.k.a La Bonne Mere, a Romano-Byzantine basilica that’s the icon of Marseille, and find a rock or low wall to sit on. The view up here, especially at sunset, is a beautiful sweep of the city and the ocean, only improved by the crunch of your pizza crust." - sophie friedman
Annie Etheridge
