Monsieur Marcel

Specialties

Monsieur Marcel is a French Restaurant & Gourmet Market. In the restaurant, you will enjoy all the French classics in a great atmosphere: from a cheese fondue to a beef bourguignon, from a cold cut platter to a French onion soup, you will love our whole selection.

In our gourmet market, you will find an impressive selection of imported and local gourmet cheese, wines, candies, mustards, oils, coffees, jams and so much more. Our trained staff will help you find everything you need for an afternoon snack or a big dinner party.

History

Established in 1995.

It’s the French-​American Dream. He was born in France; she’s a California native. He worked at an art gallery while she studied business at California State University Long Beach. They met in Paris, fell in love, and now they’ve been a part of the gourmet-​food scene in Los Angeles for nearly twenty years.“If you never try, you’ll never know,” is Stephane Strouk’s philosophy at Monsieur Marcel, the gourmet food emporium and French bistro he operates with wife Katy. Since 1993, the couple has been dedicated to bringing the French bistro experience, as well as domestic and imported artisanal food, to Los Angeles epicures. Stephane was born in Paris but grew up in Provence, where he «discovered flavor» and learned to love the ambiance of the communal markets. Traveling from village to village, he found that each has its own terroir.

Now he’s passionate about helping his customers discover what he himself discovered in that region of France. When Stephane arrived in Los Angeles, he found h

Meet the Business Owner

Stephane S.

Business Owner

He’s passionate about helping his customers discover what he himself discovered in that region of France. When Stephane arrived in Los Angeles, he found himself missing the flavors and aromas that make French food French. In 1993 he did his bit to fill that vacuum by opening a crêpe stand in the historic Los Angeles Farmers Market. He believed the community needed more than a crêperie to satisfy its growing appetite for gourmet specialties, and he was right.