Beer barBeer bar€€ÉcussonDaily 17:00-01:00
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.
Signature drink: Guest craft taps
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Happy hour runs 17:00 to 20:00 Sunday to Thursday; the tap list rotates, so photograph the board before ordering.
Cocktail barRum shooter barۃcussonEvenings; happy hour 18:00-21:00
Barberousse runs its pirate-themed rum shooter formula on Rue Boussairolles in Montpellier, sixty-plus flavoured rums for a loud student crowd.
Signature drink: Flavoured rum shooters
Tip: This is a shooters-and-noise bar, not a sipping room; come with a group during the 18:00 to 21:00 happy hour.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€ÉcussonTue-Sat 19:00-01:00; closed Sunday and Monday
Le Quatrième Tiers mixes seasonal cocktails in the old Tanins d'Abord room on Rue Roucher in Montpellier, an intimate stone-walled evening bar.
Signature drink: Seasonal house cocktails
Tip: The room seats few, so arrive at opening on weekends; it took over the address of a defunct wine bar, not the concept.
Latin AmericanCocktail bar€€Port MarianneDaily 18:00-01:00; food until 23:30
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.
Signature drink: Havana Bonita
Food: Latin sharing plates until 23:30
Tip: It opens seven nights, unusual for the quarter; food orders close at 23:30 while the bar keeps going.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€Port MarianneDaily 12:00-14:30 and 20:00-23:30
Willie Carter Sharpe mixes a tight list of eco-minded cocktails at the Halles du Lez in Port Marianne, with eggs and small plates beside the shaker.
Signature drink: Five short-supply-chain house cocktails
Food: Eggs and small plates
Tip: Named for a Prohibition rum-runner, it keeps to a handful of precise drinks rather than a long list; trust the bartender.
Wine barWine bar€€ÉcussonTue-Sat 18:00-01:00; Sun 18:00-23:00; closed Monday
Le Clandestin doubles as wine bar and cocktail room on Rue de la Valfère in Montpellier, mojitos beside forty Languedoc bottles and shared boards.
Signature drink: Languedoc reds by the glass
Food: Charcuterie and cheese boards
Tip: One of the rare Écusson bars pouring on Sunday night; the piano in the corner is there to be played.