La Nena - Bar à tapas — Restaurant in Marseille

In Marseille, amidst the ceaseless human tide, we found La Nena. The plates that arrived were but fragments, fleeting glimpses of a larger, unknowable feast. Small, yes, almost imperceptible, yet each a whisper of the earth's deep secrets, a momentary stay against the indifferent void.

Echoes on the Tongue The asparagus, stark and unyielding, presented itself as a testament to nature's enduring will, a verdant silence against the clamor of existence. And the chorizo, fiery and resolute, spoke of a primal hunger, a deep-seated need for the tangible. Even the desserts, those often-dismissed gestures at life's sweet brevity, offered a quiet resignation, a gentle dissolution into the inevitable.

The Silent Bearers of Sustenance The service was prompt and attentive, yet such words, how easily they fall from human lips, attempting to sheath the sharp edges of reality. Yet, here, there was a certain unobtrusive presence, a graceful ballet of hands ferrying these miniature sacraments. They moved through this place where the currents of human life, even in their trivialities, continue their relentless flow.

One departs La Nena not with a vulgar sense of fullness, but rather with a lingering echo, a faint resonance of what might be possible when human hands, however small, dare to sculpt a moment of authentic being. It was, in its own somber way,...

Having been tempted by the good reviews, we came here for dinner. Unfortunately, La Nena could not live up to the expectations. The portions were tiny and overpriced; e.g. the boquerones (sardines) tasted good, but we were served only 3 (!) and charged seven euros. With the tiny portions leaving us rather hungry, we asked for more bread which was forgotten by the waitress who seemed a little overwhelmed. I would not come again, there are better Tapas places a few minutes...

Great food in a stunning location. Everything we were served tasted incredible and we very much enjoyed it.

All the dishes were well balanced and tasty.

Admittedly in our two days in Marseille this is the one place where we felt a bit of the stereotypical French snub to English speakers with the staff paying a little more attention to locals but that is to be expected from time to time....