Hako+ — Restaurant in Marseille

Sadly and despite being excited to eat there, we did not get to try the food. The reception from the owner when we arrived at this very small restaurant was cold and unhelpful. You could sum it up as 'order to take away or shove off.' Several spots were clearly reserved, but there was space for us at the large shared table, all that was needed was to clear the previous customer's plates. The owner told us someone else was going to eat there, but it didn't ring true at all. We were instructed to order the single, rather unspecial looking chicken curry to take away or something from the display, without any further comment on what anything was and zero hint of him wanting to elaborate. We asked about sushi - that had to be ordered in advance we were pithily informed and none of the other menu items could be taken away. We left feeling pretty disappointed despite the promise. (Also, ramen is only available on Fridays, according to the menu, so be advised.) I should have read the numerous reviews that warned of this type...

As others said, the restaurant is good, authentic, familial and may be the best in its category in Marseille. However for us who had lived in Asia for a long time the rice was a bit disappointing; it was harder than it would have been in Japan. Perhaps they adjusted it to the local taste? (as I noticed the French tend to like their rice harder) and I suspect it also wasn't Japanese (maybe Italian?). We will visit again, maybe it was just the rice cooker having...

Happened to walk past after coming down the steps at the back of Notre Dame de la Garde so decided to stop for lunch. Really nice food, pretty good value. You can order a Bento Box with either 3 or 5 items from the fridge, ~€14 for 5 items. Less than €10 for a roll of sushi and €3 for a Onigiri. Highly recommend the tempura veg.

They serve Kirin on tap which was nice after the long walk up to the church!

Has a little kitchen play area for...