AM par Alexandre Mazzia

Architect, artist, creator, whatever you call him, one thing's for sure—you won't soon forget the master chef who was awarded a Michelin star within nine months of opening his namesake restaurant. Dishes such as charred satay tuna in tapioca speckled with bright green fish eggs and served with wasabi ice cream showcase his experience working in French, African, and Asian kitchens. When you sit at one of the 24 seats in the minimalistic setting, a small card on the table provides you with a choice of four set menus.

A meal at AM doesn’t compare to anything else,” asserts Psaltis. The basketball-star-turned-chef plays with smoke, spice and unique flavour combinations like eel and chocolate – an “explosion of creativity” infused with flavors from his childhood in Africa and the Mediterranean. “He uses a hundred ingredients in the same menu,” says Psaltis, using the Latin term “ ordo ab chaos” to describe Mazzia’s knack for finding “order in the chaos”.

Not far from the Vélodrome soccer stadium, AM is the new and brightest star in the Marseilles gastronomic firmament. For a someone with three Michelin stars, Mazzia comes across as disarmingly modest – though, as you’d expect, his pricing is anything but. Having spent part of his youth in the Congo, Mazzia infuses his cooking with colour, spices and invention, but you’ll need to be loaded to appreciate it.

Alexandre is a modernist chef who I admire a lot, and his restaurant is worth a gourmet splash out, especially at lunchtime (midday tasting menus from €39-92). He opened AM four years ago and was awarded a Michelin star in 2016. A meal here is very much a surprise: no written menu, just tasting selections that can run to 10 servings, but actually include 20-30 tiny dishes.

Alexandre Mazzia est réputé pour la créativité avec laquelle il aborde ses saveurs et ses plats, et son restaurant éponyme offre l’une des meilleures expériences culinaires de Provence-Alpes. Si vous goûtez d’abord quelque chose avec vos yeux, vous le dégusterez bien avant votre première bouchée : le restaurant étoilé Michelin sert des plats d’une beauté éblouissante, utilisant les couleurs et les formes naturelles de la nature pour des plats vraiment uniques, tels que des plats délicats biscotti couvert de taches de légumes brillants. Une fois que vous commencerez à manger, vous découvrirez des saveurs du monde entier qui s’attarderont dans votre bouche.

Adresse confidentielle, AM est le dernier projet d’Alexandre Mazzia, chef touche-à-tout, qui a entamé une petite révolution culinaire à Marseille. Caché dans une ruelle du VIIIème arrondissement, ce restaurant de haut vol mise sur une décoration brute avec son béton au mur et son parquet en chêne, rappelant que l’important se déroule dans l’assiette. Sans menu, les déjeuners et dîners se déroulent selon les envies spontanées du chef, qui aime brouiller les pistes avec ses recettes tournées vers la mer et un potager de saison, sans oublier quelques influences africaines, venues de son enfance passée à Pointe-Noire.

Alexandre Mazzia’s profile has been given a global boost recently due to cooking for hungry athletes at the Olympic Games, but he’s been a gastronomic force in Marseille for years thanks to his three-Michelin-star restaurant, AM par Alexandre Mazzia. A childhood spent in the Republic of Congo gave the French chef a unique window onto the scents and flavours of another country, which he now combines with local ingredients from Marseille and Provence to create his unusual and highly personal cuisine. The “voyages” tasting menus are certainly a splurge, but there’s no one cooking food in Marseille quite like Mazzia.

Alexandre Mazzia is renowned for the creativity with which he approaches his flavours and courses, and his eponymous restaurant provides one of the best dining experiences in Provence-Alps. If you taste something first with your eyes then you’ll be tucking in long before your first bite: the Michelin-starred restaurant serves meals of dazzling beauty, using the natural colours and shapes of nature for food that looks truly unique, such as delicate biscotti covered in speckles of bright vegetables. Once you start to eat, you’ll experience flavours from all around the world lingering in your mouth.

**Well worth seeking out in the smart southern suburbs of Marseille, Alexandre Mazzia’s three-Michelin-starred restaurant is the hottest ticket in the city. The chef’s childhood was spent in the Democratic Republic of Congo and much of his cooking draws on the textures and flavours of African cuisine on a menu that places fish and vegetables centre stage. Roasting and smoking are favourite techniques in the likes of trout roe and wild salmon with smoked milk and roasted hazelnuts, while the daily changing menus evolve according to what arrives from Marseille’s fish and farmers’ markets.

Alexandre Mazzia's Michel par AM (named after his fisherman grandfather) is currently located at 17 Rue François Rocca in Marseille, just a few metres from his internationally acclaimed, 3-Michelin-starred restaurant, AM par Alexandre Mazzia. The pop-up will operate for a limited period only, with the intention that it will soon become a permanent feature on the food landscape of this ancient port city. Alexandre Mazzia has chosen to re-launch his food truck offering following multiple requests from its loyal following.

Chef Alexandre Mazzia and his team welcome you to eat an atypical gastronomic cuisine combining Asian, African, and Mediterranean flavors in a modern and refined little room. All the menus are considered as travels in several parts, each composed of several creative and diverse dishes that you will be able to enjoy in an intimat and friendly atmosphere. The restaurant can adapt to multiple diets upon request if you are vegetarian or lactose intolerant, though the chef still chooses the menu.

Chef Alexandre Mazzia’s obsession with engaging the five senses led him to earn a Michelin star less than one year after he opened his namesake restaurant, and to be named chef of the year for 2019 by Gault Millau. His food is artistic and virtuosic, and never boring. Now with two stars, he offers menus of varying lengths and styles (“grand voyage,” “degustation,” or “signature”) that include a great variety of dishes inspired by his time working in French, African, and Asian kitchens.

Experience a unique gastronomic journey at AM par Alexandre Mazzia, where every meal is an invitation to discover the chef's story through food. The restaurant offers a menu that combines global Mediterranean flavors with a focus on vegetables and seafood, prepared in an individualistic, chef-focused style. The harmonious plating and flavor combinations are a testament to the restaurant's commitment to delivering an unforgettable dining experience.

In the heart of Marseille, AM, led by chef Alexandre Mazzia, offers a unique culinary experience blending creativity and emotion. The cuisine, influenced by Mazzia's childhood memories in Congo, breaks gastronomic conventions with dishes like caviar on seaweed popcorn or langoustine with sesame seeds and bonito. Each visitor is invited on an exceptional taste journey, guided by innovative dishes and an alchemy of spices, smoking, and roasting.

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Fraîchement auréolé d’une troisième étoile Michelin (en janvier 2021), récompensé du titre de Cuisinier de l’année en 2019 et de 5 toques en 2020 par le Gault & Millau, Alexandre Mazzia est le fer de lance du bouillonnement de la scène gastronomique marseillaise. Né au Congo, cet amoureux du voyage déclare dans chaque assiette son amour à l’univers marin, créant des associations inédites et souvent mémorables. Derniers projets en date ?

Une publi­cation partagée par Alexandre Mazzia (@alexandremazzia). Il est devenu, en l'espace de quelques années, l'une des figures les plus connues dans le monde de la restau­ration française. Alexandre Mazzia, aux commandes de son établis­sement AM dans le 8e arron­dis­sement de Marseille, a en effet décroché la troisième étoile au Michelin, récom­pensant l'élaboration d'une cuisine aussi originale qu'inattendue.

He’s a virtuoso of cuisine, a culinary artist who has redefined the art of gastronomy in Marseille. Recently crowned with a third Michelin star in 2021, he was also named Chef of the Year in 2019 and received 5 toques in 2020 by Gault & Millau. Born in Congo, this tireless traveler translates his love for the marine universe into every dish he creates, offering unique and often memorable combinations.

My restaurant, AM par Alexandre Mazzia, is at 9 Rue François Rocca, tucked away on a residential street in Marseille. The cuisine is influenced by Marseille’s cosmopolitan side combining the global influence of spices as well as the daily catch from our local fishermen. The menu is served in sequences, combinations of small dishes, which changes daily depending on that morning’s catch and harvest.

AM by Alexandre Mazzia is the 2nd of the two restaurants holding a mighty 3 Michelin stars in Marseille. Located to the south of the city in a surprisingly residential district, the restaurant has become legendary with foodies across France. The chef, having grown up in Congo in Africa, has an incredibly diverse and innovative cuisine on offer.

In the 8th district of the Cité Phocéenne, Alexandre Mazzia offers a cuisine unlike any other. Inspired by the products of Mediterranean fishing and local market gardening, the chef combines them with flavors from Africa, the land of his childhood. His restaurant named AM (his initials) is located in the southern districts of Marseille.

Se découvrant sur la Rue François Rocca, le restaurant Alexandre Mazzia, 4 Toques au Guide Gault & Millau 2017, vous propose de vous restaurer dans un cadre original et sobre, une expérience culinaire agréable sous les services efficaces d’un jeune personnel concentré, mais surtout réactif....

My culinary highlight was at the second 3-star restaurant in Marseille – the AM par Alexandre Mazzia (here is the restaurant’s website). Admittedly an expensive treat, but a fantastic experience. And if I had to choose between the two 3-star restaurants, it would take me no time to decide!

AM par Alexandre Mazzia is a Michelin-starred restaurant where culinary creativity takes center stage. Chef Alexandre Mazzia’s innovative dishes blend unexpected flavors and textures for a truly unique dining experience. The sleek, modern decor adds to the avant-garde vibe.

And if you can swing it, the city’s two Michelin three-star restaurants – Le Petit Nice and AM par Alexandre Mazzia – are also hugely worth the hole in your pocket to experience the superb cooking at prices that are much more reasonable than elsewhere in France.

In the large region of Provence, there are three triple-star places: La Villa Madie in Cassis, and in Marseille alongside the already mentioned Le Petit Nice is AM par Alexandre Mazzia.

Ordinarily, traveling on a budget means avoiding any restaurant that has a person's name. And it definitely means avoiding Michelin-starred cuisine. But not in Marseille.

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