http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34380 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34380 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30147 La Caravelle
Bar on the first floor of the Belle Vue with a great view from the terrace if you can get a table there and tapas served with drinks.

Best Bistro
Le Bistrot a Vin
Simple, good Provencal food paired with fantastic wine selections at a very reasonable price.

La Côte de Boeuf
Steakhouse with an amazing wine cellar.

For the best bouillabaisse in Marseille head to
Chez Michel.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30147 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20781 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20781 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14316
We like La Virgule so much we went there twice on a recent weekend break. Although located one street back from the waterfront it has a large outdoor seating area on a pedestrianised street with good views to Notre Dame de la Garde. Seems popular with locals. Open 7 days for lunch and dinner.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14316 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13675
Always packed, this is a restaurant without menus or, perhaps worryingly, fixed prices.

Expect delicious traditional food: lamb with rosemary, beef, squid, pizza au feu de bois and fresh fish.

For tourists, prices tend to come out at about €25 a head for two courses and wine.

The atmosphere is warm and noisy: go on a Saturday night for maximum fun.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13675 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12411
It hosts exhibitions, concerts, film projections, dance shows, theatre performances, lectures, debates, recording studios and a restaurant.

There is something interesting on pretty much every day and it's not usually that expensive.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12411 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12286
The prices start from about 15 euros for a huge platter and go up according to the quantity of raw shellfish you feel like eating. For fans of coquillages this prize-winning restaurant is surely a must, but even for those Brits like me who are terrified of eating something so weird (let’s face it…), the lively atmosphere, the friendly staff and the sight of so many people enjoying delicious food is enough to make you try your first oyster.

It is child-friendly, unpretentious and welcoming, and the wine is good too. Forget Bouillabaisse unless you can get a real Marseillais to make it for you for a tenth of the price and go ‘Chez Toinou’. It is a Marseille institution.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12286 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6096
Menus in English available.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6096 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2793 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2793