Fodor's Expert Review La Boîte à Sardine
Owner Fabien Rugi puts his formidable energy into serving the freshest possible, Mediterranean-inflected seafood dishes, so at this restaurant you—with or without the help of a waiter—choose your fish from the catch of the day on ice. You might start with the grilled shrimp, which is too good to have with anything but a squirt of lemon, perhaps followed by the grilled baby squid or Rugi's version of fish-and-chips—fried hake with crisp chickpea-flour pancakes (a Provence specialty) and house-made aioli. The well-priced wines flow freely, and everyone is happy as a clam.
Quick Facts
2 bd. de la Libération
Marseille,
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
13001,
France
04–91–50–95–95
- Must-try sea-anemone beignets
- Delicious local wines
- Convivial atmosphere