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A restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · on 2 of my lists

Marseille.

Worth it, says Antonina. But if you want your matinee lunch to feel like part of the day out rather than a pit stop, this is the one.

Antonina Pattiz
Antonina PattizI went myself · from my Best places to eat before a Broadway matinee
Address
630 Ninth Ave at 44th Directions
Hours
Mon Tue Thu Fri lunch noon to 3.30 pm, dinner 4 pm to 10 pm; Wed lunch 11 am to 3.30 pm,…
Subway
C, E to 50 St, 6 min
Cost
Dinner mains $26 to $49, lunch $22 to $37
Website
marseillenyc.com
What this page is

Everything I’ve written about Marseille on New York Dearest, in one place. It’s on 2 of my lists, from Best places to eat before a Broadway matinee to Best places to eat near Times Square, and each one says something the others don’t. Below you’ll find what I order and when I go, in my own words from those lists, every list it’s on with what I wrote there, and all 2 locations on the map.

  1. Best places to eat before a Broadway matineeWorth it
  2. Best places to eat near Times SquareWorth it

Before you go, in my words

Quoted from my own lists
What I order

Seven minutes east to the 44th Street theaters, a couple more if you are headed to 45th or 46th, so build in the extra time and do not order the three-course tasting if your curtain is at 2.

From Best places to eat before a Broadway matinee
When to go

They have a pre-theater prix fixe menu for around $45 (three courses) and they’re practiced at getting you fed and out the door in time for an 8 PM show.

From Best places to eat near Times Square
Worth it, says Antonina. Been? Say if you agree.

Where it appears on New York Dearest

2 of my lists, the fullest first
Worth it
What I wrote thereFold it away

Push a little west to Ninth Avenue and you get Marseille, a proper French brasserie that has been feeding Hell’s Kitchen theatergoers for the better part of two decades. On Wednesdays it opens at 11, on Saturdays even earlier, and the kitchen is quick without feeling rushed. Steak frites, a plate of oysters, a bowl of something warm. It feels like an occasion without demanding you dress like it is one.

The trade-off is the walk. Seven minutes east to the 44th Street theaters, a couple more if you are headed to 45th or 46th, so build in the extra time and do not order the three-course tasting if your curtain is at 2. But if you want your matinee lunch to feel like part of the day out rather than a pit stop, this is the one.

Read it on the list
  • Address630 Ninth Ave at 44th
  • From my guide, published August 2026.
Worth it

This is a proper sit-down dinner in a neighborhood that desperately needs more of them.

What I wrote thereFold it away

630 Ninth Avenue, at 44th Street, Hell’s Kitchen. Marseille is a French-Mediterranean restaurant that’s been doing the pre-theater thing right for years. The space is gorgeous. The moules frites ($28) are excellent. The steak frites ($38) is reliable.

They have a pre-theater prix fixe menu for around $45 (three courses) and they’re practiced at getting you fed and out the door in time for an 8 PM show. Make a reservation. This is a proper sit-down dinner in a neighborhood that desperately needs more of them.

Read it on the list

Where to find it, all 2 locations

Hell's Kitchen
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On The Best of New York

I put Marseille on 2 of my best lists.

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