BreweryBrewery bar€Beaux-ArtsDaily 17:00-01:00
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.
Signature drink: House-brewed beers
Tip: It opens seven nights, rare for a brewery bar; go early for a seat, the room is small and local.
BreweryBrewery bar€€BoutonnetMon-Fri 12:00-00:00; Sat 17:00-00:00; Sun 17:00-23:00
Drapeau Rouge brews on the Faubourg Boutonnet and feeds its own taproom with pub plates and slow-cooked meat burgers, a student-quarter fixture.
Signature drink: House craft beers
Food: Pub food and slow-cooked meat burgers
Tip: Weekday lunch in a working brewery is the quiet way in; evenings fill with the Boutonnet student crowd.
French bistroWine bar€€ÉcussonTue-Sat 12:00-19:30, Wednesday until 22:30
Les Canons pours natural wine through the afternoon near Saint-Pierre cathedral in Montpellier, 150 references and 10 euro corkage at the tables.
Signature drink: Natural wines off the shelf
Food: Market lunches
Tip: An afternoon bar as much as an evening one, and Wednesday's late close is the night to settle in for a long session.
BreweryBrewery taproom€Castelnau-le-LezThu-Fri 17:00-22:00
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.
Signature drink: House-brewed beers
Tip: Thursday and Friday only, straight from the tanks; the tram 2 gets you close from the centre.
BreweryBrewpub€€Port MarianneSun-Thu 11:45-22:30; Fri-Sat 11:45-23:00
Le Comptoir des Brasseurs brews and serves at Odysseum in Montpellier, a big brewpub pouring its own beers seven days a week with a full menu.
Signature drink: Beers brewed on site
Food: Brasserie menu
Tip: Useful before cinema or arena nights at Odysseum; the house lineup beats the mall setting.
Cocktail barRock bar€€EcussonTue-Sat 18:00-01:00; closed Sunday and Monday
La Distillerie has been the Écusson's rock bar since 2007, local craft beer and house arranged rums under a permanent rock-photography hang.
Signature drink: House arranged rums
Food: Drinks only
Tip: Happy hour runs 18:00 to 20:00 Tuesday to Saturday; the walls carry Eric Canto's rock portraits year round.