Bakery€BoutonnetMon-Sat 07:00-19:30; closed SundayWalk-in onlyOrganic long-fermentation sourdough
Au Rythme du Pain ferments organic sourdough slowly on Rue du Faubourg Boutonnet in Montpellier, its loaves also stocked by the La Cagette co-op.
Tip: Boutonnet has two serious bakeries on one street; try this one for levain and Aux Délices for the Sunday pastries.
Worth the queue: Long-fermentation levain loaf
BakeryۃcussonTue-Fri 09:30-13:30 and 16:00-19:30; Sat 09:30-19:30; closed Sunday and MondayWalk-in onlyCertified organic levain baking
Boulangerie Daveloza bakes certified organic levain breads on Rue du Grand Saint-Jean in Montpellier, with cereal loaves and gluten-free options.
Tip: Stocks run in two waves, morning and late afternoon; the gluten-free breads go quickest on Saturdays.
Worth the queue: Butter-free viennoiserie
Caf退FiguerollesMon-Fri 08:00-18:00; Sat 08:00-17:00; Sun 09:00-14:30Walk-in onlyPâtisserie-café bakes and savoury tarts
Ikonka runs a pastry counter and café on Rue du Faubourg du Courreau in Montpellier, layered croissants, weekly quiches and a lime-ricotta cheesecake.
Tip: Open Sunday morning with a small terrace; the savoury tart menu changes weekly, so check the counter first.
Worth the queue: Ricotta and lime cheesecake
Bakery€€EcussonMon-Fri 12:00-18:30 (kitchen to 14:00), Sat 11:30-18:30 (kitchen to 14:00)Vegan and gluten-free cakes and gateaux
Les Demoiselles de Montpellier bakes an entirely vegan and gluten-free counter on Rue de la Carbonnerie, cakes and gateaux alongside a short lunch card.
Tip: The kitchen shuts at 14:00 but the cake counter and coffee carry on until 18:30.
BakeryۃcussonTue-Sat 11:45-20:00Walk-in onlyOrganic long-fermentation sourdough
Pain Brut bakes organic sourdough behind the opera in Montpellier, rye, spelt and Khorasan loaves plus gluten-free rice and buckwheat breads.
Tip: The late opening is deliberate: loaves come out for the afternoon and evening trade, so do not turn up at 08:00.
Worth the queue: Le Brut sourdough loaf
BakeryۃcussonTue-Fri 08:00-19:30; Sat 08:00-19:00; closed Sunday and MondayWalk-in onlyNaturally leavened breads from raw flours
Des Rêves et du Pain bakes naturally leavened loaves in an 18th-century wood-fired oven on Rue Eugène Lisbonne, in the middle of the Montpellier Ecusson.
Tip: The wood-fired oven predates the Revolution; come before the early-evening rush for the fullest bread wall.
Worth the queue: Wood-oven levain loaf