Malthazar

Marseille


The food is decent all-purpose French (entrecôte, foie gras, boeuf tartare, crème brulée, burgers etc) but what really appeals about this club-like restaurant is its patio à ciel – a rough-walled patio garden with slide-back glass ceiling and an attention-grabbing black chandelier strung from one of three hefty wooden beams.


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