There are a thousand ways to cook a bouillabaisse... in Marseille
BATI-BULLABESA
First of all, drop by the restaurant ** L'Alcyone **, in the Intercontinental Hotel in Marseille , where your chef Lionel Levy created twelve years ago a tremendous bouillabaisse milkshake that will make you cry. It is served in a tall glass and in it you can see three different layers: a first of foam, a second of egg and mascarpone (Levy has included the egg in his recipe based on the book Provencal cuisine of Reboul), and a third phase of fish soup itself. To eat it you will need a long teaspoon and thus be able to mix the three tastes when you put them in your mouth. We insist: a true pleasure for the palate.
bouillabaisse milkshake
BURGUERBESA
In the restaurant ** L'Aromat **, the chef sylvain robert has been invented a bouillabaisse inspired burger , of fish as it could not be otherwise, accompanied by a seafood soup and the typical and crunchy panisses, made with chickpea flour.
Marseillaise hamburger
DESSERT OF... GUESS?
You can taste the bouillabaisse-inspired dessert at the mythical and purist Miramar Restaurant, in the old port of Marseille. his chef, Christian Buffa , has created a dessert based on fruits and ice cream whose presentation emulates that of the traditional bouillabaisse that it defends so much. An aside, if you want to try the emblematic stew of the Marseillais here is the ideal place . But prepare to give yourself the binge of your life because here the portions are heaping.
Bouillabaisse dessert
AFTER-BULLABESA
After eating a bouillabaisse the most recommended is to take a walk (We are going to leave the nap for another time). Marseille is a city that is making a big commitment to renovating its neighborhoods, as is the case of Le Panier, which has gone from being a marginal and decadent area to a hipster and alternative enclave where art galleries are more than present. A few steps away is the New Marseille , born in part thanks to the European capital of culture in 2013 that this French city shared with Provence. Here some constructions stand out, such as the MuCEM (Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations), by local architect Rudy Ricciotti, a bluish skyscraper by the recently deceased Zaha Hadid, and the Villa Méditerranée by Italian Stefano Boeri that seems to emerge from the sea.
Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations
To finish off the day there is nothing better than go out at night like a marseillais and go to the trendy places, that is, to those that only a seasoned traveler would be able to find , such as La Relève and the Market Saint Victor, which is a bit reminiscent of the San Miguel market in Madrid and where you will not only be able to have a drink but also taste some sausage from neighboring Corsica... if the bouillabaisse of the food gives you a night truce.
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La Releve
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