The story
Prosper is a Mediterranean bistro at 2 rue des Trois-Rois in Marseille, France. Michelin named it Recommended in 2026, and Le Fooding listed it the same year.
François Roche, who previously worked at Septime, and Santiago Michel, the force behind the traveling Marseille-Argentine barbecue Fueguito, co-run the kitchen. The two have cooked together since their time at Frenchie. They took over an unassuming joint near La Plaine and gave it two-toned walls, an open kitchen and a shady terrace.
Le Fooding's dinner report describes a plump Spanish tortilla with green harissa, baked mussels under a lightly spiced crumble, and cuttlefish crudo with XO sauce and toasted buckwheat. Breaded pork loin with glazed asparagus followed. The meal ended with a single dessert of meringue, lemon cream and the first strawberries of the season.
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A nod to Guy Prosper Môquet or an offering to the gods of prosperity? A bit of both, according to François Roche (who used to work at Septime ) and Santiago Michel (the spark behind Fueguito, the traveling Marseille-Argentine barbecue joint), who now co-run Prosper. Inseparable since their time together at Frenchie , these champions of la vida local set their sights on an unassuming joint near La Plaine. Given a gentle facelift (two-toned walls, an open kitchen, a shady terrace), the old L-shaped dive has been reborn as a joyful and bright bistro. And true to its name, dinner the night we went was an ode to abundance: plump Spanish tortilla with green harissa and a spicy mayo de la casa ; decadent baked mussels under a subtly spiced crumble topping; cuttlefish crudo doused in XO sauce with toasted buckwheat; exuberant breaded pork loin with glazed asparagus… And to round out the meal: just one dessert, but a beautifully executed one – meringue, lemon cream and the first strawberries of the season… which promises to be prosperous! · Foleyami Abimbola
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