![]() Sylvain Roucayrol and Paul-Henri Bayart are making a splash with their fresh fish dishes at Tuba. And a year later, he sold us his apartment." The owner of the condo told us about the old diving club here being up for sale. "We actually first came out here to visit the condo above the diving club," explains Greg motioning the building with wires poking out the front as workers put the finishing touches to what will be Tuba's sunset terrace and three huge suites with big views of nothing but sea and sky, slated to open in the fall. The result is a restaurant with rooms that feels like it's always been there, just as it is. With the help of Marseillais designer Marion Mailaender, one to watch right now, he turned the building into five rooms that have a cabin feel with quirky details inspired by Eileen Gray and Le Corbusier's modernist beach huts in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, that strike somewhere between genius and timelessness. Florian TouzetĪn old diving school where divers would hang up their flippers for the night before heading out to sea in the morning, the building was left empty for years before Greg came upon it. Tuba Club has five rooms designed by Marion Mailaender. "But I wanted to come back to Marseille, where I spent part of my childhood and create a place for friends by friends." "I've traveled all over and used to work in events in the fashion industry," he says. ![]() Greg dashes in and out of the restaurant, his longish floppy brown hair flying behind him, a tall figure dressed in denim, he is instantly recognizable, and knows how to make people feel at ease. "Then last summer, we couldn't really operate as we wanted to due to restrictions, so this season, is technically our first proper one, and we can't wait!" "When we first opened, we had to close almost right away due to Covid," says Greg, shaking his head, leaning on a wall, his eyes darting to the sea through dark-rimmed round glasses. It might be Tuba's third summer, but it's their first real season. Outside on the terrace overlooking the sea, the team of good-natured staff wearing dazzling white Tuba-stamped t-shirts lay out yellow cabana stripe sun mattresses on the rocks already hot from the midday sun, and line tables up along the water tethered by smart cream fringed umbrellas. It does not store any personal data.Yellow cabana stripe mattresses at Tuba Club lined up along the water. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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