Conference dinner

Festival of Touch gala dinner, 6 July 2023

We are very pleased to hold our conference dinner at the restaurant Ô Cercle at the Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille

Dress code: smart causal (but feel free to dress up!)

The evening starts at 19:30 with aperitifs (cocktail, soft drinks) on the terrace.

We will have an open dinner format so that you can choose from a variety of small dishes (typical menu below), which will be accompanied by grilled fish cooked fresh on outside grill. Typical local fish cooked include sea bass and marinated red mullet.

Typical summer menu small dishes:
(subject to change and availability of ingredients)
Guacamole and shrimp verrines
Tomato compote, Iberian ham, fresh basil
Courgette tartar with apricots and pine nuts
Carpaccio of gambas, lemon caviar
Mini turnips with bacon and quail eggs
Mini croque monsieurs with summer truffles
Small foie gras crème brûlée
Crispy prawns breaded with panko
Pasta risotto with parmesan
Pieces of duck breast with fig compote

A cheese platter will also be available with various breads as an accompaniment.

Desserts will include small dishes such as mini apricot and thyme tartlets, strawberry soup, white chocolate mousse, hazelnut crumble, panacotta with tonka bean, minestrone of seasonal fruits

For drinks during the evening, wine (a couple of glasses of local Cassis wine) is included, as well as soft drinks, water, and coffee. Further drinks can be purchased at the bar.

The restaurant closes latest at 01:00.  

Note that we will not have access to the swimming pools at the Cercle des Nageurs, the gala dinner is only in the restaurant on the first level.

Getting there

Street address: Bd Charles Livon, 13007 Marseille

Plus Code: 79R3+HVR Marseille (Plus Codes are simple digital address based on latitude and longitude, just copy it into a digital map) Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/tKepAVu8Pn3eTvwu7

Latitude/longitude (exact place of restaurant): 43.29148597521958, 5.354640901700327

Gala dinner ticket

The gala dinner is a contribution of 60€ (the event is co-funded by L'Oréal, NeuroMarseille, and AMU Facutly of Science), which is payable with the registration. If you did not register for the dinner at the time of registering for the main meeting, you can buy an extra ticket (subject to availability) on the registration website. This 'extra dinner gala' ticket is also available to accompanying people who are not attending the main meeting, via the same registration site.

About the restaurant

Discover a gastronomic restaurant with a breathtaking view of the Mediterranean Sea. Situated just inside the Cercle des Naguers, in the private restaurant on the first floor (just left of the entrance), we have access to an inside nautical-themed space and a large outside terrace with views of the Château d'If and the Frioul Islands. Make sure you bring a camera to photo what we hope will be a beautiful sunset over the sea. Here, you have the impression of being far away at sea, and yet you are in the heart of Marseille!

About the Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille

Created in 1921, the Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille (Swimming Circle Marseille) is a private, professional swimming club founded in 1921. It is best known for its water polo team which is the most decorated in France and for training many French Olympic swimmers. It has an indoor 50 m swimming pool, an indoor 25 m swimming pool, and an outdoor 25 m swimming pool, as well as direct access to the Mediterranean Sea. For more information, see Tourisme Marseille.