A cube-shaped croissant oozing chocolate ganache and a sourdough baguette stuffed with breaded chicken, sundried tomato and pesto are now permanent fixtures on Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach. Café Marseille, the French bakery from chef Jean Marseille, opened its doors on July 31 at 7776 Okeechobee Boulevard, just west of the Florida Turnpike.
The bakery is the creation of chef Jean Marseille, according to Yahoo, and it leans on imported ingredients to set its baked goods apart — the kitchen uses only French flour and French butter in its sourdough and pastries. That commitment to French staples shows up across the menu, from a chocolate and hazelnut cube croissant with a chocolate ganache center to a fleur cookie topped with Valrhona chocolate ganache.
Café Marseille also offers a savory option built for lunch: the capri chicken sourdough baguette, featuring tender breaded chicken, sundried tomato and pesto baked right into the bread. The Palm Beach Post noted the café’s spot on Okeechobee Boulevard rounds out West Palm Beach’s growing bakery scene alongside other new openings in the area.
From Market Stand to Storefront
Before it had a storefront, Café Marseille built its name at the West Palm Beach GreenMarket, where it still sells pastries every Saturday. The bakery’s permanent café followed that market debut, according to WPTV, which describes it as a French bakery owned by Jean Marseille…