An Axel Chay-designed terrace bistro from Loick Tonnoir, with refined French classics and a Mediterranean wine list across the evening.
The list: An Axel Chay-designed terrace bistro from chef Loick Tonnoir, with refined French bistro classics and a Mediterranean-leaning wine list around BBQ clams, Roman pork croquettes and skate wing with yellow-wine lentils
Tip: Sit at the micro-counter for chef chat or in the alcove for evening sharing plates; the wine pairing on the skate wing in yellow wine is the signature.
Address: Marseille centre, 13001 Marseille, France, Provence
A Rue d'Endoume corner spot with a daily chalkboard menu of Marseillais classics and a rotating Provençal and natural-wine list.
The list: A 41 Rue d'Endoume corner spot where the chalkboard menu changes daily with brandade, aioli and seafood pasta, and the wine list rotates with local Provençal and natural-leaning bottles
Tip: There is no menu reading at La Releve; sit down, glance at the chalkboard and let the kitchen serve what it has cooked that morning.
A hotel-restaurant lounge in a converted Les Goudes diving centre, with deckchair drinks, cocktails and a Mediterranean wine list.
The list: A hotel-restaurant lounge in a converted diving centre at Les Goudes, with deckchair drinks under the rocks, mixologist Kevin Sabtier behind the bar and a Mediterranean wine list to follow Antoine Teychene's seasonal cooking
Tip: Grab a water taxi from the Vieux Port to the Tuba dock at Les Goudes; the deckchairs with cocktails or a chilled Cassis Blanc are the evening signature.
The bar of Gerald Passedat's three-Michelin Le Petit Nice on the Anse de Maldorme, with deep Provençal cellar by the glass.
The list: The bar of Gerald Passedat's three-Michelin-starred Anse de Maldorme address, with a Provençal-leaning by-the-glass list including Bandol, Cassis and Cotes de Provence Cru Classe to follow the kitchen's signature fish work
Tip: The bar is the accessible entry to Passedat's cellar without the full degustation; reserve and time the visit to sunset on the Mediterranean.
The tasting lounge of Chateau d'Esclans (Sacha Lichine-founded 2006, LVMH-majority since 2019) at La Motte, with the Whispering Angel range up to Garrus on the by-the-glass list.
The list: The tasting lounge of Chateau d'Esclans, the Sacha Lichine-founded estate that LVMH took a majority stake in for an estimated 140 million euros, pouring Whispering Angel, Rock Angel, Les Clans and Garrus
Tip: The Garrus tasting flight is the premium pour; book the lounge tour ahead to taste through the four-tier rose ladder.
The lounge bars of Chateau La Coste, a vast Aix biodynamic estate with Tadao Ando architecture, contemporary art and estate wines by the glass.
The list: The lounges of Chateau La Coste, the vast Aix biodynamic estate that pairs a Tadao Ando-designed pavilion with a contemporary-art trail; the wine bar pours estate Cotes de Provence rose, white and red into the evening
Tip: Combine the art trail walk in the afternoon with an evening glass at the Tadao Ando pavilion; the rose is the natural pair for the summer terraces.
The Bandol consortium's oenotheque at Le Castellet, with fortified Muscat pours alongside the appellation's Mourvedre roster.
The list: The Maison des Vins de Bandol oenotheque pours Muscat du Cap Corse and Beaumes-de-Venise fortified wines alongside the Bandol roster, the easiest place in Provence to taste the regional vins doux naturels
Tip: Ask the staff for the comparative pour: Beaumes-de-Venise Muscat (Rhone) alongside Muscat du Cap Corse (Corsica), the two southern French sweet-wine references.