Cafe PopulairevsChez Etienne
Cafe Populaire and Chez Etienne are both highly recommended by expert writers. On balance, Chez Etienne ranks slightly better than Cafe Populaire. Chez Etienne ranks #13 in Marseille with recommendations from 3 reviewers like Fodor's, Concierge and Lonely Planet.
Cafe Populaire Afar Magazine
 Afar Magazine
110 rue Paradis, 13006 Marseille
From $24/night
 "As the name suggests, this café-bar-restaurant is a hotspot that draws the crowds, both for its Mediterranean-inflected cuisine and its mid-century modern aesthetic with shelves of vintage books." Full review
Chez Etienne Concierge
 Concierge Fodor's
 Fodor's
43, Rue de Lorette, 13002 Marseille, 13002 Marseille
From $37/night
 "This restaurant serves Italian staples, massive steaks, and the best wood-oven pizza in all of Marseilles—and is notoriously hard to find and has no phone number." 
 "Brace yourself for an epic meal, starting with a large anchovy pizza from the wood-burning oven, then dig into fried squid, eggplant gratin, and a slab of rare grilled beef." Full review