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
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