Epicerie L'IDEAL

"Former food writer Julia Sammut — whose mother and sister run the respected La Fenière restaurant in the tiny nearby village of Cadenet — opened her “ideal grocery store” (as the name translates) in the Noailles quarter. Here she sells a personally curated selection of the foods she loves most, including cheese, charcuterie, condiments, olives, pasta, and other high-quality goods. At noon, these foodstuffs star in a short, regularly changing menu that’s served at a wooden tables in the shop and on the sidewalk outside. Recent preparations included lamb shoulder baked with pomegranate molasses, chickpeas with braised octopus, a zucchini tart with smoked Sardinian ricotta, and almond and orange blossom ice cream." - Alexander Lobrano

"Superfrais aims to revive that tradition, helping shoppers return to a slowed-down, more thoughtful connection to their food culture. And it’s just one of a slew of new épiceries popping up in urban centers doing the same like L’Epicerie Idéale in Marseille." - Lindsey Tramuta