Limmat - Review - 6th Arr. - Marseille - The Infatuation

"Getting a dinner table at Limmat is kind of a pain. You’ll have to call often or show up before they open at 7pm (Thursday and Friday only), but it’s worth the effort. The short menu changes daily based on what’s at the markets that day: always local seafood and whatever produce is in season, prepared in the pocket-size open kitchen on the first floor. This place, which also does lunch service Monday to Friday, sits halfway up a long, wide stairway leading to Cours Julien—a graffiti-streaked neighborhood where everyone in Marseille goes out—and in warm weather the restaurant takes over half the staircase. The tables are topped with plates of smashed sweet potatoes with grilled corn bread, and bonito carpaccio with kohlrabi and apple. The combo of the heat, late sunsets, and the natural wine flowing makes for a giddy atmosphere, with Marseillais of every stripe climbing up and down the stairs." - Sophie Friedman