Nightlife in Marseille
Marseille's nightlife offers everything from fashionable cocktail bars like La Caravelle on the Vieux Port to bohemian cafés on Cours Julien and highbrow entertainment at the Opera. You can dance into the early morning at the Quai de Rive Neuve in nightclubs like Le Trolley Bus, or tap your toes to live jazz around Place aux Huiles. Most bars close at 2am, and almost all have terraces. Clubs close at around 6am.
Le Crystal
Waterside cocktails
When it comes to late-night cocktails, the vintage-style Le Crystal, on the
Old Port, is a Marseille favourite, serving moreish mojitos and nibbles
until late. On balmy nights you can watch the boats bobbing in the breeze
from the terrace.
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Address
148, quai du port, Marseille 13002
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 91 91 57 96
La Caravelle
Cocktails and tapas
Adjoining the Belle-Vue hotel on the Vieux Port's picturesque harbour, La
Caravelle attracts fashionable folk with the promise of fresh cocktails and
free tapas. It's best to arrive early for a seat on the tiny, wrought-iron
balcony.
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Address
34, quai du Port, Marseille 13002
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 91 90 36 64
Transport
Metro to Vieux Port
Le Trolley Bus
Marseille's hippest dancefloor
Le Trolleybus, just off the Vieux Port, is famous for its 17th-century
galleries that satisfy veteran clubbers with a range of music from pop and
rock to electro and hip-hop, as well as live concerts and themed
evenings.
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Address
24, quai de Rive Neuve, Marseille 13007
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 91 54 30 45
La Friche La Belle de Mai Arts Centre
Tobacco factory turned nightclub
The Friche is a multi-disciplinary arts centre, set inside a former tobacco
factory in the Belle-de-Mai quarters. Its nightclub, the Cabaret Aléatoire,
is packed on weekends with crowds of cool electronic pop, rock, disco and
indie music fans.
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Address
41, rue Jobin, Marseille 13003
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 95 04 95 04
Transport
Metro to Chartreux or Cinq Avenues/Longchamp; bus 49B to Jobin/Pautrier
Website
Le Pêle Mêle
Live jazz
Near the Vieux Port, the Pêle-Mêle, with its exposed stone walls and wooden
beams, invites both internationally renowned and up-and-coming jazz
musicians to swing into the early hours. Entry is free but drinks prices
increase according to who is playing.
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Address
8, place aux Huiles, Marseille 13001
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 91 54 85 26
Transport
Metro to Vieux Port
Grand Théatre
Opera, concerts and recitals
Art Deco Grand Théatre on the illustrious Canebière houses the Opéra de
Marseille and hosts the city's annual lyrical and symphonic season,
encompassing opera, concerts and recitals. The theatre seats 1832 guests and
has its own scenery and costume workshops.
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Address
2, rue Molière, Marseille 13001
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 91 55 11 10
Transport
Metro to Vieux Port
