march-2011

160 | DESTINATION GUIDES
Marseille
France
DIALLING CODE +33
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Bristol,
London (LGW)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €50.
A shuttle bus runs
to Marseille’s train
station, Gare St Charles
every 20 mins. Tickets:
€8.50 single.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30 New Dalat
(3 Rue Méry, tel: 04
9156 1418) You’ll eat well
in this petite Vietnamese
restaurant, which makes
some of the best soups
in Marseille – try the
tonkinoise (Pho) version.
EXCLUSIVE Une
Table au Sud (2 Quai
du Port, tel: 04 9190
6353) Chef Lionel Levy
explodes the senses with
specialities that include
pieds et paquets (lamb
parcels) and the fi shy
macaroni poutargue
(pasta with fi sh eggs).
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY Victor Café
(76 Boulevard Charles
Livon, tel: 04 8800
4600) Smiling waiters
serve smooth cocktails
at this agreeable lounge
bar. The list of cocktails
is endless – you could
be here for a while.
LATE & LIVELY
Espace & Café Julien
(39 Cours Julien, tel:
04 9124 3410) This is a
popular concert venue.
Go to Espace Julien
for rock, pop, hip hop,
reggae, world music and
jazz, or Café Julien for
up-and-coming talent.
THIS MONTH
SHOP Visit Marseille’s
Rastafarian tailor
Tom, who works like
magic and keeps you
entertained. Look for his
London cab outside
(22 Rue Petites Maries).
NO WAY!
Marseille is the new
capital of Mediterranean
cruises – 710,000
passengers set off from
the port last year, and
two million are predicted
to do so by 2015.
Claire McAlpine
HAMMAMS
AT ZEIN
GO Guaranteed to
rejuvenate, enjoy one
of the multicultural
benefi ts of the city
and visit a hammam
at Zeïn Oriental Spa
(16 Quai de Rive
Neuve, Vieux Port, tel:
04 9159 1111).
Milan
Italy
DIALLING CODE +39
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Agadir,
Amsterdam, Athens,
Barcelona, Bari,
Berlin, Bordeaux,
Brindisi, Bucharest,
Brussels, Cagliari,
Casablanca, Catania,
Copenhagen, Corfu,
Crete (Heraklion),
Dubrovnik, Edinburgh,
Ibiza, Lamezia,
Lisbon, London
(LGW, LTN), Lyon,
Madrid, Majorca,
Málaga, Malta,
Marrakech, Menorca,
Mykonos, Naples,
Olbia, Palermo,
Paris (CDG, ORY),
Porto, Prague,
Rhodes, Rome
(FCO), Santorini,
Split, Stockholm,
Thessaloniki, Toulouse
FROM THE
AIRPORT
LINATE
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €25
ATM’s route 73
connects with
the metro at San
Babila. Tickets: €1.
The Starfl y goes to
Centrale station.
Tickets: €4.50.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
MALPENSA
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €70.
The Malpensa
Shuttle departs
for Centrale station
roughly every 20 minutes
from 5.30am–1.30am.
Tickets: €7.
The Malpensa
Express departs
from Terminal 1 for
Cadorna station every
30 minutes from 6am–
1.30am. Tickets: €11.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15 Mar
Rosso (8 Via Marco
Aurelio, tel: 02 282
2682) “Red Sea” is
an African-themed
restaurant off ering
a warm welcome and
specialities inspired
by the cooking of
Eritrea, a former
Italian colony. There’s
a good buff et on
Thursday evenings.
UP TO €30
Il Ristorantino
della Carne (9 Via
Ripamonti, tel: 02
5831 5594) “The
Little Meat Restaurant”
is exactly what it
says, and exactly
what it does. An
unpretentious hideout
not far from the
centre, where you can
enjoy a quiet meal
for two. The entrecôte
al gorgonzola comes
highly recommended.
UP TO €50 Donati
(4 Via Cassiodoro,
tel: 02 4331 9047)
Donati is a lively
Tuscan restaurant and
a great place for
a loud meal with
friends. The menu
includes traditional
fare such as pasta,
ossobuco and
delicious grilled fi sh.
Gente di Mare (5 Via
Bastioni di Porta Volta,
tel: 02 2900 5823)
This lively hang-out is
great for a big group.
It serves rice and
pasta dishes, as well
as sea bream,
swordfi sh and the
classic fritto misto
– a mixed grill of fi sh
cooked in batter.
EXCLUSIVE Alla
Collina Pistoiese
(1 Via Amedei, tel:
02 8645 1085) A
favourite for lunch
with well-to-do
Milanese families,
this long-established
Tuscan brasserie
recalls an oldfashioned
world of
quality and service
with its white table
cloths, dark panelling
and sumptuous fare.
Quinta Carbonaia
Mare (5 Via Stoppani,
tel: 02 204 6003)
Equally good for a
special occasion or
a romantic meal
for two, this quality
fi sh and seafood
restaurant in the
Porta Venezia district
off ers good value at
less than €50 a head
for fantastic food.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY Food
& Fashion (2 Via
Palestrina, tel: 02
9738 3003) This
recent arrival
follows the popular
Milan pattern of
all-day opening, with
a Brazilian-inspired
restaurant, happyhour
cocktails
and DJ-selected
music until late.
LIVE MUSIC
Scimmie (49 Via
Ascanio Sforza, tel:
02 8940 2874) This
small venue in the
heart of the busy
Navigli district is
well known on the
international jazz
scene, attracting bigname
artists. Always
packed, but with a
unique atmosphere.
LATE & LIVELY
Alcatraz (25 Via
Valtellina, tel: 02
6901 6352) Alcatraz
has some claim to
being Milan’s leading
live music venue, a big
converted warehouse
on the north side
of the city pulling
in big names on the
international circuit
plus dance nights
with famous DJs.
Loolapaloosa (15
Corso Como, tel: 02
655 5693) Established
for more than a
decade, Loolapaloosa
is one of the most
popular clubs on
bustling Corso Como,
attracting a youthful
crowd on weekends.
There’s a strict
door policy, but the
entrance fee includes
a fi rst drink.
THIS MONTH
SHOP The Milan
outpost of the French
media empire FNAC
is a multi-storey
megastore with