La Distillerie is a bar in Ecusson, Montpellier.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Drinks only
Tip: Happy hour runs 18:00 to 20:00 Tuesday to Saturday; the walls carry Eric Canto's rock portraits year round.
Address: 67 Rue de l'Aiguillerie, 34000 Montpellier
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.
Signature drink: Rotating creations by Julien Escot
Food: Small plates
Tip: Escot won the 2012 world cocktail championship before opening this room; go early, the counter takes no reservations.
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.
Signature drink: Floral and infusion cocktails
Food: Dim sum
Tip: The dim sum plus perfumed-cocktail pairing is the point; treat it as a late dinner-and-drinks stop in Beaux-Arts.
Nectar Cocktail Club shakes drinks with herbs from its hotel's rooftop garden at the Belaroïa by Gare Saint-Roch in Montpellier, plates from 18:00.
Signature drink: House creations with rooftop-garden herbs
Food: Sharing plates from 18:00
Tip: It sits inside the Belaroïa hotel by the station, which makes it the natural first or last drink of a train trip.
Rhum Runner lines up agricultural and aged rums from Martinique to Japan on Rue Jules Latreilhe in Montpellier, house arrangés behind the bar.
Signature drink: Zombie
Food: Snacks
Tip: Ask for the rum arrangé list before defaulting to cocktails; mocktails cover the non-drinkers properly.
Bonsoir Cocktail Bar mixes the Suco di Amor and Divino Spritz on Rue de la Croix d'Or in Montpellier, world-leaning tapas beside the drinks list.
Signature drink: Suco di Amor
Food: World-cuisine tapas
Tip: Come for the aperitivo window at 18:00 when the small room still has seats; the tapas double as dinner.
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.
