Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Montpellier for grown-ups.

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19 places

Aperture

Drink Rotating creations by Julien Escot

Aperture is Julien Escot's pared-back cocktail room on Rue des Trésoriers de la Bourse in Montpellier, opened in December 2018 with wine alongside.

Le Parfum

Drink Floral and infusion cocktails

Le Parfum builds cocktails around lychee, jasmine tea and wasabi on Rue de la Cavalerie in Montpellier, with dim sum on the side until 01:00.

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Rhum Runner

  • ★ 4.1
  • Rum bar
  • €€
  • Écusson

Drink Zombie

Rhum Runner lines up agricultural and aged rums from Martinique to Japan on Rue Jules Latreilhe in Montpellier, house arrangés behind the bar.

Les BerThoM

  • ★ 3.9
  • Beer bar
  • €€
  • Écusson

Drink Guest craft taps

Les BerThoM pours craft partners such as Piggy Brewing and La Débauche on Rue Boussairolles, a big beer room open every night of the week until 01:00.

Barberousse

  • ★ 3.4
  • Rum shooter bar
  • €
  • Écusson

Drink Flavoured rum shooters

Barberousse runs its pirate-themed rum shooter formula on Rue Boussairolles in Montpellier, sixty-plus flavoured rums for a loud student crowd.

Le Quatrième Tiers

Drink Seasonal house cocktails

Le Quatrième Tiers mixes seasonal cocktails in the old Tanins d'Abord room on Rue Roucher in Montpellier, an intimate stone-walled evening bar.

Muchacha

Drink Havana Bonita

Muchacha turns the roof of the Marché du Lez into a nightly fiesta, pouring pisco and sangria alongside Latin sharing plates and DJ sets after 23:00.

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Le Clandestin

Drink Languedoc reds by the glass

Le Clandestin doubles as wine bar and cocktail room on Rue de la Valfère in Montpellier, mojitos beside forty Languedoc bottles and shared boards.

La Part des Anges

Drink Gin-tonics and wine by the glass

La Part des Anges keeps its kitchen open with the bar until 01:00 on Rue Collot in Montpellier, focaccias and churro waffles beside the glasses.

La Nonna

Drink Spritz list

La Nonna runs the JOST hotel rooftop by Saint-Roch station, pouring spritzes over bruschette with nightly DJ sets or live music above the quarter.

La Barbote

Drink House-brewed beers

La Barbote brews and pours its own beer on Rue des Deux Ponts in the Beaux-Arts quarter, a microbrewery bar open every single evening until 01:00.

Drapeau Rouge

Drink House craft beers

Drapeau Rouge brews on the Faubourg Boutonnet and feeds its own taproom with pub plates and slow-cooked meat burgers, a student-quarter fixture.

Les Canons

  • ★ 4.1
  • Wine bar
  • €€
  • Écusson

Drink Natural wines off the shelf

Les Canons pours natural wine through the afternoon near Saint-Pierre cathedral in Montpellier, 150 references and 10 euro corkage at the tables.

ZooBrew

  • ★ 3.8
  • Brewery taproom
  • €
  • Castelnau-le-Lez

Drink House-brewed beers

ZooBrew opens its Castelnau-le-Lez brewery bar on the eastern edge of Montpellier two evenings a week, pouring fresh house beers where they ferment.

La Distillerie

Drink House arranged rums

La Distillerie has been the Écusson's rock bar since 2007, local craft beer and house arranged rums under a permanent rock-photography hang.