We happened across this shop while wandering the streets of Marseille. Biy wad I happy that we did!…read morePistacio Hulava (omg...brings back memories of my childhood), petite cookies. All delicious. Certainly stop in. Baklava and every flavor of Turkish Delight you could want!

From the owner: La Tunisie à l'honneur Dans cette pâtisserie moderne aux couleurs chaudes entre orange et gris, les…read moreplateaux de pâtisseries vous mettront l'eau à la bouche. Les makroudhs de Kairouan, les cornes de gazelle, les mlabess mais aussi les loukoums sont tous fabriqués sur place et de façon quotidienne. En dehors de la période de ramadan, il est possible de s'installer au salon de thé, de boire un thé à la menthe accompagné de quelques pâtisseries. Une pause sympathique et tellement orientale.

From the owner: Marché alimentaire Le jeudi de 7h à 13h.read more

This store on Canebiere was a highlight of our recent trip to Marseilles. They have one or two…read moreother locations in The Noailles area, but the pictures I just posted are from the one on Canebiere. We found the best rose petal candy we've ever had--so good we had to go back for more to bring home with us. The nuts and spice mixes are divine, and we wish we had bought more of those. This store has variety, incredible quality, and friendly and helpful staff. Our limited French was not a problem at all, as staff weighed and priced items for us. With all the cultural riches and culinary delights that Marseilles has to offer, this store is a universe unto itself that must be visited and explored to be appreciated. Thank you, Saladin, for being such an outstanding representative of Mediterranean cuisine and especially Arabic culture!

If you travel to Marseilles, you just have to see this place; it is not too far from the Port Vieux…read moreand easily walkable and you will never find anything like this in the US. If you live in Marseilles, you will make this a weekly stop at the market. You will not be able to leave empty handed either way. Spices, nuts, fruits, dried fruits, oils, soaps, and other specialties mainly from Europe and North Africa, and some from India. Very large selection. Fair prices. Very friendly proprietor. Anyone who loves food, scents and the small, beautiful things in life will adore this shop.

after hearing so much about the fish market at marseille's old port, i was expecting something far…read moremore grandiose, along the lines of tokyo's tsukiji, perhaps. but when i scanned the quai des belges from my hotel balcony at around 7:30 this morning (the market opens at 8), i came to the conclusion that the fish market must be closed because i saw no signs of life there. lo, individual fishmongers gradually appeared and set up shop from 8 onwards, and by 9 or so there were a good dozen or so of them offering up some very fresh (some still alive and flopping around) denizens of the mediterannean sea. a tv crew filming something about a grisly old timer hawking mollusks added to the atmosphere, and i couldn't help but think that if i actually lived in marseille, this would be where i came to get my fresh fish. still, i couldn't help but get the impression that the heyday of this well-known fish market had long since passed.