Auffo Scores First Star
Auffo in Marseille — led by Coline Faulquier, a former Top Chef finalist — picked up its first Michelin star in the 2026 Guide, spotlighting regional talent and gender diversity in French gastronomy ( ). The ceremony at Monaco’s Grimaldi Forum gathered more than 600 chefs as the Riviera added multiple new stars (rfi.fr).
Auffo opened on April 25, 2025 at 158 rue du Vallon des Auffes, taking over the site long occupied by the iconic L'Épuisette. (finedininglovers.fr) Coline Faulquier previously ran the restaurant Signature, which opened in 2019 and had already brought her Michelin recognition earlier in her career; local coverage described Faulquier as 36 years old. (madeinmarseille.net) The MICHELIN Guide France & Monaco 2026 added 54 new one-star selections, seven new two-star restaurants and one new three-star venue, bringing the France & Monaco total to 668 starred establishments (31 three-star, 84 two-star, 553 one-star). (michelin.com) The award announcements were made at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on March 16, 2026, in an event the Guide staged outside mainland France for the first time and which brought together more than 600 chefs. (grimaldiforum.com) Regional tallies show Auffo was listed among eight Riviera restaurants newly recognised in the Guide’s 2026 selection, a boost local outlets highlighted as strengthening the Côte d’Azur’s dining map. (rivieraradio.mc) The MICHELIN entry for Auffo describes a vegetable-forward, Mediterranean seafood-led menu that plays on hot/cold and raw/cooked contrasts — examples cited include a confit artichoke “cappuccino” and dishes pairing raw and cooked prawns — served in a dining room with floor-to-ceiling views toward the Château d’If. (guide.michelin.com)
