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Alexis Steinman Culinary Backstreets

Marseille
Duration5-6 hours From Tuesday to saturday, all year, from 2 to 7 persons.
opening dateAll year round from Monday to Friday.
Marseille Food Tour

On our unique Marseille food tours, let us introduce you to the culture and history hidden in every bite. In the spirit of Walter Benjamin, MFK Fisher and other writers seduced by Marseille, we’ll explore this city from within, wandering among its diverse faces, facades and flavors. We’ll set sail from the Gare St. Charles train station where we will explore Marseille’s migratory history followed by a quick coffee paired with baked goodness. Navigating between neighborhoods that stretch beyond the Vieux-Port, we’ll taste Algerian bradj stuffed with dates in Noailles and Marseille’s signature boat-shaped biscuit, navettes. There will be several other stops in between – locally caught seafood, lemonade made by Tunisian Jewish immigrants, Armenian charcuterie, and much more – each peppered with history and encounters with locals to reveal what makes this 2600-year-old port city tick. To wrap up our day, we’ll settle into a local institution by the port and do like the Marseillais do with apèro, the traditional happy hour that is revered like a religion throughout the city.

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Alexis Steinman Culinary Backstreets
13001 Marseille
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