30 breweries worth the trip across France, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All France guides.
BBF Bordeaux Beer Factory ★ 4.8 · Bordeaux
chartrons · 64 Rue Borie, 33000 Bordeaux
BBF Bordeaux Beer Factory in the Chartrons is the citys best-known urban brewpub with six permanent house beers on tap, brewing sessions and a bottle shop.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; brewery tours run on Saturdays at 14:00 and book up through the BBF site a week ahead.
Brasserie de la Lune ★ 4.6 · Bordeaux
bacalan · 87 Quai des Queyries, 33100 Bordeaux
Brasserie de la Lune in Bordeaux's Bacalan is the right-bank organic brewery on Quai des Queyries, brewing carbon-neutral lagers and ales from Lot-et-Garonne.
Tip: The Friday tap night is the most generous flight; the brewery is part of the Darwin Ecosysteme complex.
Brasserie Fives Cail ★ 4.5 · Lille
Fives · 22 Place des Ouvriers, 59800 Lille
Brasserie Fives Cail brews inside the old metalworking halls on Place des Ouvriers in Lille, with a taproom looking straight onto the fermenters.
Tip: The core range is named for what the factory once built: Pont Levant, Locomotive, Ascenseur, L'Internationale.
Brasserie de la Plaine ★ 4.5 · Marseille
16 Rue Saint-Pierre, 13006 Marseille
Brasserie de la Plaine in Marseille's 6e brews since 2013 from a pharmacist and a sailor, living beers (unfiltered, unpasteurized, bottle-conditioned).
Tip: Shop open Wed-Sat afternoons; brewing courses (Work'Chope) by booking.
Bordeaux Beer Factory ★ 4.4 · Bordeaux
chartrons · 64 Rue Borie, 33300 Bordeaux
Bordeaux Beer Factory in the Chartrons is the urban brewery of Nicolas Colombier and Paul Verdure, founded 2015, with six permanent house beers.
Tip: The Thursday and Friday evening brewpub is the most generous tasting; ask for the Mosaic Session and the Macis Stout.
Hop[i] ★ 4.4 · Lille
Lille-Centre · 75 Rue de l'Hôpital Militaire, 59800 Lille
Hop[i] brews on Rue de l'Hôpital Militaire in Lille and pours the results across fourteen taps, running as a restaurant at lunch and a bar at night.
Tip: Some of the fourteen lines are guest beers, so ask the bar which ones were brewed on these premises.
Le Singe Savant ★ 4.4 · Lille
Moulins · 134 Rue d'Arras, 59000 Lille
Le Singe Savant brews in Lille Moulins and pours twelve of its own beers in a taproom a hundred metres from the brewhouse itself on Rue d'Arras.
Tip: Food is simple and mostly vegetarian: houmous, frites, breaded tofu with satay sauce.
Brasserie Zoumai ★ 4.4 · Marseille
7 Cours Gouffe, 13006 Marseille
Brasserie Zoumai in Marseille's 6e is the city's first brewpub, opened in 2018 by Jerome, Remi and Geof in a former carrosserie on Cours Gouffe.
Tip: Closed Sundays; Tuesday organic market with Terre de Mars and local producers, pizzas and charcuterie boards alongside the taps.
Brasserie Célestin ★ 4.3 · Lille
Vieux-Lille · 19 Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 59800 Lille
Brasserie Célestin brews on Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau in Vieux-Lille and runs guided visits with tastings, with a beer shop on Rue Esquermoise.
Tip: The 14:00 Saturday visit runs in English. Book it rather than turning up.
Bierbuik ★ 4.3 · Lille
Vieux-Lille · 19 Rue Royale, 59000 Lille
Bierbuik on Rue Royale in Lille brews on the ground floor under Florent Ladeyn's estaminet, rotating short-run beers made with Mont des Cats hops.
Tip: The beers change constantly because they are brewed in small batches. Ask what is on before you sit.
La Brasserie Communale ★ 4.3 · Marseille
57 Cours Julien, 13006 Marseille
La Brasserie Communale in Marseille's 6e on Cours Julien runs a craft beer bar with guest taps from local brewers, plus food and a stage for cultural events.
Tip: Local taps include La Rade Torpille and Sulauze; concerts most weekends.
Allez Hops ★ 4.3 · Nice
15 Rue Défly, 06000 Nice
Allez Hops on Rue Défly in Nice is a beer cellar with 500 craft beers paired with the on-site Brasserie BLEUE microbrewery, the Riviera craft beer school.
Brasserie d'Aqui ★ 4.3 · Nice
13 Rue Cassini, 06300 Nice
Brasserie d'Aqui (BDA Bar) on Rue Cassini in the Port district has run a Nice craft brewery and tap bar since 2020, beers inspired by the Mediterranean.
Brasserie de la Goutte d'Or ★ 4.3 · Paris
28 Rue de la Goutte d'Or, 75018 Paris
Brasserie de la Goutte d'Or in Paris is the 18e taproom that pioneered the city's modern craft scene, with brews named after Marais and Goutte d'Or street.
Tip: The Wednesday-Thursday flight at €9 covers four house pours; food trucks rotate Friday-Saturday.
Kilomètre Zéro ★ 4.3 · Paris
39 Rue Notre-Dame de Nazareth, 75003 Paris
Kilomètre Zéro in Paris's 3e République is the in-house brewpub where six signature beers travel less than ten metres from tank to glass. Booking recommended.
Tip: Tuesday quiz nights and Thursday tap-takeovers fill the room; Sunday closes at 22:00, so come earlier for the rotating guest beers.
Brasserie Perle ★ 4.3 · Strasbourg
Cronenbourg · 10 Place de l'Abattoir, 67200 Strasbourg
Brasserie Perle revived a historic Strasbourg label and brews at Place de l'Abattoir, where the Chez Perle bierstub pours Pils, IPA and Nuit Noire stout.
Brasserie Bendorf ★ 4.3 · Strasbourg
Neudorf · 114 Rue Jean Jaures, 67100 Strasbourg
Brasserie Bendorf has brewed organic beer in Neudorf since 2013, an urban craft factory with seven year-round beers plus a new seasonal every fortnight.
Beer Mosaic ★ 4.3 · Toulouse
carmes · 7 Bis Rue Pierre Paul Riquet, 31000 Toulouse
Beer Mosaic is the independent craft beer cave on Rue Pierre Paul Riquet, founded by Huneau and Groh with rotating European craft selections.
Tip: Closed Monday; the house collaboration bottles are the canonical first picks. Tasting evenings are organised regularly.
Brasserie du Mascaret ★ 4.2 · Bordeaux
bordeaux-metropole · 13 Rue de la Pavlovine, 33410 Rions
Brasserie du Mascaret in Rions, 40 km up the Garonne from Bordeaux, is the organic-only Aquitaine brewery named after the tidal bore on the river.
Tip: The brewery itself is a 40-minute drive; the beers are easier to find at Bordeaux's organic supermarkets and Halles de Bacalan.
La Mousse Touch' ★ 4.2 · Lille
Saint-Sauveur · 19 Boulevard Jean-Baptiste Lebas, 59000 Lille
La Mousse Touch' on Boulevard Jean-Baptiste Lebas in Lille brews on a small scale and sells the region's other brewers alongside its own beer.
Tip: The cave stocks more than 250 references from the region's brewers alongside the house beers, so you can taste the region in one sitting.
Brasserie La Minotte ★ 4.2 · Marseille
268 Avenue de la Capelette, 13010 Marseille
Brasserie La Minotte in Marseille's 10e Capelette is a 100% Marseille micro-brewery brewing 13 permanent beers including blond, IPA, brune, amber.
Tip: Boutique counter for bottles and 12-pack boxes; the brewery moved from the Bonne Mere foothills to Capelette.
La Brasserie Artisanale de Nice ★ 4.2 · Nice
14 Avenue Villermont, 06000 Nice
La Brasserie Artisanale de Nice on Avenue Villermont in the Liberation district runs a Riviera craft program with blond chickpea, amber, witbier.
Brasserie de l'Etre ★ 4.2 · Paris
19e · 7ter Rue Duvergier, 75019 Paris
Brasserie de l'Etre on Rue Duvergier in the 19e brews certified-organic Parisian beer. Edward Jalat-Dehen founded the social-economy microbrewery in 2014.
La Luck ★ 4.1 · Lille
Vieux-Lille · 1 bis Rue Princesse, 59800 Lille
La Luck on Rue Princesse in Lille started as a bar and bistro and now brews its own beer on site, alongside cocktails and a natural wine list.
Tip: Weekend service starts in the morning, so the house beer can be a brunch drink here.
Platypus Brewpub ★ 4.1 · Lyon
32 Cours Charlemagne, 69002 Lyon
Platypus Brewpub on Cours Charlemagne in Lyon's 2e Confluence is an artisanal brewpub established in 2015, with rotating craft taps, light bites and board.
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday; the rotating tap list changes weekly Tap list rotates weekly.
Le Brassitorium Nice ★ 4.1 · Nice
Jardin Albert 1er, 1 Promenade des Anglais, 06000 Nice
Le Brassitorium at the Jardin Albert 1er end of the Promenade des Anglais runs a Nice craft beer bar with over 100 references on tap. Booking recommended.
Paname Brewing Company ★ 4.1 · Paris
41 bis Quai de la Loire, 75019 Paris
Paname Brewing Company in Paris's 19e sits on the Bassin de la Villette, with a 200-seat terrace pouring eight house beers and a long bistro carte from 11:00.
Tip: The terrace catches afternoon sun from May to September; the De La Joie pale ale is the order.
Brasserie Gasconha ★ 4.0 · Bordeaux
bordeaux-metropole · 8 Avenue de Magudas, 33700 Merignac
Brasserie Gasconha in Merignac, just west of Bordeaux, is the Aquitaine-leaning craft brewery with smoked malts, a strong saison programme and bottle.
Tip: The taproom is small but Friday tastings include four pours for €8; closed Sundays through Wednesdays.
Bieristan ★ 4.0 · Lyon
14 Rue Paul Lafargue, 69100 Villeurbanne
Bieristan in Lyon's Villeurbanne east is the craft beer hall on Rue Paul Lafargue with 30+ rotating taps from Belgian and French independent craft producers.
Tip: Closed Sunday; 30+ rotating taps with a flight option at the bar.
Brasserie Georges ★ 4.0 · Lyon
30 Cours de Verdun Perrache, 69002 Lyon
Brasserie Georges on Cours de Verdun in Lyon's 2e brewed its own beer from 1836 and still pours the house lager from its in-restaurant taproom daily.
Tip: The house lager with the choucroute is the form; daily open until 23:00.