A food-truck sets up at the foot of Notre-Dame de la Garde in Marseille
Patron saint of the aperitif is under guard. In the parking lot of the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica in Marseille, on the Roucas side, a new terrace with around fifty places appeared ten days ago. “French cuisine” caterers, Jon Negre and his associates, have parked their food-truck in the car park at the foot of the religious building. Le Bon Air offers beers, sodas and a few small dishes. What to have a drink and quench the thirst of tourists who climb the steps on foot. “_It is a place of conviviality at the foot of Notre-Dame_. It allows you to share good times, to enjoy the site and the panorama of the city of Marseille“rejoices Jon Negre.
We were provided by the friendly side of the terrace – Hélène, tourist from Lyon
“They have hosts for dessert?” laughs Guillaume, a tourist from Lyon. With his company Hélène, they came to visit Marseille for the weekend. Both are waiting for the opening of the food-truck: “_We were provided by the friendly side of the terrace_. It’s beautiful, I think it respects the site” Judge Hélène. They are not the only tourists to want to take advantage of it, very quickly from the installation from 4 p.m. almost all the tables are taken.
“I find it out of place, it’s a place of meditation, it’s not made to attract tourists“-Queen, a devotee of the basilica
A few parishioners, on the other hand, do not part with this craze. Queen is a devotee of the basilica: “I find it out of place, it’s a place of meditation, it’s not made to attract tourists” she criticizes.
Yet the idea is the initiative of Father Spinosa, the rector of the basilica. Jon Negre tells how the project was born: “This is the intention of the basilica, which contacted us. The rector knew our kitchen and he wanted to develop a second restaurant, seasonal, summer“. Open all summer, until the end of Septemberthe “Bon Air” welcomes you every day, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., to enjoy the sunset, a drink in hand.