Marseille and Pommes Frites, A Brasserie Meal With a Fries Finish
Start with a sit down meal at Marseille, then head downtown to Pommes Frites for Belgian fries and sauce sampling. Pair a Provençal inspired brasserie with a focused Greenwich Village fry shop, rather than comparing two versions of the same menu.
📍 Find the two stops
🍽️ Start with the brasserie meal
Start at Marseille on Ninth Avenue for the brasserie portion of the outing. Its Provençal cooking draws on Mediterranean influences, making this the place to settle into a meal rather than treat both stops as snacks. Give the first stop the larger share of your appetite and leave room for fries later. The room is a pre theater standby, but this pairing works without a show. Check the opening hours on the card before deciding when to arrive.
🍟 Finish with a cone and sauces
At Pommes Frites on MacDougal Street, switch from a full meal to a focused fries stop. The specialty is double fried Belgian potatoes served in paper cones, with dozens of dipping sauces to choose from. Ask for sauce samples before choosing, then share a cone if you are still full from Marseille. Wood walls and lanterns give the small room its own identity. Keep the finish centered on fries and sauces rather than another full meal.
🚶 Allow room for the downtown transfer
Marseille and Pommes Frites occupy different parts of Manhattan, so allow a separate downtown transfer rather than assuming they are neighbors. Use the two map pins to choose your route, then leave time for the meal and the final cone. Their listed hours overlap from midday, making an afternoon sequence possible. Keep Marseille first and fries second to avoid filling up before the brasserie. Check return directions from MacDougal Street before setting out, and leave extra transfer time in rain.
