20 000 Lieues sur Marseille

21/02/2026: It's certainly a very good wine shop, but I didn't enjoy their tasting evenings... For me, that's not what a wine tasting is at all! And friendlier staff wouldn't go amiss...

19/02/2026: This is one of those establishments that represents the casual quality so exceptionally well done by the French. Here you find a simple and well created restaurant embedded in the middle of a wine shop. We arrived basically to look for a special bottle to bring to a friend’s home for dinner and noticed that nearly every seat was filled so decided to eat there as well. The owner came over to take our order and we explained our broader mission. He was extremely attentive and asked clarifying questions in order to assist us well. Our wine and meals arrived and while we enjoyed the flavors and atmosphere we could observe him examining the racks to find just the right bottle for us. While enjoying the meal and imagining just what his selections would be we were also sitting next to two casually well dressed young men that were quietly chatting away and enjoying lunch. As I looked around at the other bottles lining the walls surrounding us, my eyes must have briefly lingered a moment too long on the bottle of white on their table. One of them picked the bottle up, smiled and looked our way. “Would you like to try a glass with us?” The question took me by surprise but as a person that likes to say ‘yes’ I of course did so. He poured a glass and watched while we tasted it. ‘Wonderful, smooth and clean. Beautiful mineral quality with fresh finish. Very easy to drink.” I said as he awaited the response. “Exactly!!” He said as he excitedly smiled. I looked back again and said, “Your kindness really took me by surprise”. He responded simply, “Not at all. Good wine is for sharing.” We smiled at each other again. What a beautiful moment. Our positive experience here continued as the owner then explained the options selected for us in excellent and excited detail. Each sounded wonderful and we made our selection. As you may imagine..it was perfect!!This is a spot that we will definitely return to many more times!