The Bouillabaisse - Marseille and its Old Port - Restaurant Review: Une Table au Sud

Et oui, when we say Marseille, we think of bouillabaisse, which could be defined as a fish soup or stew. It is supposed to be made with at least five different types of fish, top condition being fish has to be very fresh...catch of the day! I learnt about this, walking along Marseille's old port...one petit bistro after another, with the typical chalk boards announcing Bouillabaisse and explaining to foreigners what the dish with this intriguing name was about!!

But, we decided to eat it at Une Table au Sud, the restaurant by étoilé chef Lionel Lévy, who transforms the traditional bouillabaisse soup into something original, creative,  elegant but without losing its traditional flavour..!

All the ingredients are present here: the soup (in the verrine with the espuma, and in the bottle!), fish that has been grilled, instead of boiled, to preserve a maximum of flavour, la "rouille" ( a kind of mayonnaise made with garlic -of course- we ARE in Provence!!) (recipe here) is hidden inside these potato cilinders, topped with crumble and a parmesan tuile....

"Un régal" (exquisite!)

But this was not all...before we had these zucchini flowers stuffed with mozzarella and bitter cocoa....

Finally, for dessert, this red fruits coulis, with a mousse of "brousse du Rove", and small peas icecream! The brousse de Rove is a variety of goat cheese, produced in Rove, a small village next to Marseille...very often counterfeited (made with cow milk!), it is a delicacy to be found only in upscale restaurants.... 

Audacious combination with this pea icecream, bringing a taste of green vegetables to this sweet treat. I loved the crusty pea skins!!

The service was excellent, ample rooms to dine in considerable privacy...great view of the Vieux Port of Marseille, plus a reasonable price...An option to recommend, in my humble opinion, if one day you visit France's second biggest city, after Paris.