Fodor's Expert Review La Mercerie

A stylishly high-low decor that joins distressed walls, minimalist lighting, and sleek designer chairs with a setting in Marseille's emerging Noailles neighborhood is your first clue that this neobistro and wine bar is perhaps Marseille's most impossibly hip eatery. British chef Harry Cummins, lately of Paris's gastronomic mecca Frenchie, crafts a subtle, imaginative cuisine from local seasonal products that's both highly satisfying and sensitive to vegetarians and those with food allergies. The three-course lunch menu (€31) and the five-course dinner menu (€55), served inside or on the secluded outdoor terrace, are good introductions.