Prémices

Rating: 12
Author: Gault&Millau

13001 MARSEILLE

12/20
Gourmet Restaurant

BOOK

2 PHOTOS

Chef: Benoît Cadot
Cooking: Local | Mediterranean | Signature cuisine
Services: Terrace
Style: Casual | With friends

Budget (€)

Indicative price per person (excl. drinks)

25 to 54

Gault&Millau's review 2026

The promise seems simple at first glance, but the result exceeds expectations, proving that you can go far with a few market products and good ideas. Benoît Cadot, whom we met at La Mercerie, is flourishing in this pretty bistro in the center of town, where the chairs are all full and conversations are flowing, between two plates that are as beautiful to look at as they are to taste. For around €32, the menu features traditionally-inspired compositions that are well executed, and well helped by the quality of the produce: a perfectly-seasoned scallop crudo, fresh and long in the mouth, a duck leg confit with a very gourmet crispy skin, melt-in-the-mouth Brussels sprouts, crispy black rice and dehydrated olives, with a well-delivered devil's sauce. Dessert is a little less distinctive, but does the trick nicely: warm 68% chocolate mousse, cocoa nib tuile and Calanques pine sorbet. Very fine cellar, with an interesting selection of Jura and oxidative wines.