Polikarpov

Marseille


Scarcely shut, this al fresco bar with buzzing pavement terrace just a couple of blocks from the Vieux Port markets itself as ‘Massilia vodkabar’. From 9pm DJs range across house, electro, R&B and other styles, depending on the night.


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