14 bars in Montpellier, editor-picked for bars open late. Bars serving past 23:00. All bars in Montpellier.
Aperture ★ 4.5
Écusson · 2 Rue des Trésoriers de la Bourse, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Tue-Sat 18:00-01:00; closed Sunday and Monday
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.
Tip: Escot won the 2012 world cocktail championship before opening this room; go early, the counter takes no reservations.
Le Parfum ★ 4.3
Beaux-Arts · 55bis Rue de la Cavalerie, 34090 Montpellier
Hours: Tue-Sat 19:00-01:00; closed Sunday and Monday
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.
Tip: The dim sum plus perfumed-cocktail pairing is the point; treat it as a late dinner-and-drinks stop in Beaux-Arts.
Le Clandestin ★ 4.2
Écusson · 18 Rue de la Valfère, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Tue-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.
Tip: One of the rare Écusson bars pouring on Sunday night; the piano in the corner is there to be played.
Rhum Runner ★ 4.1
Écusson · 12 Rue Jules Latreilhe, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Mon-Sat 18:00-01:00; closed Sunday
Rhum Runner lines up agricultural and aged rums from Martinique to Japan on Rue Jules Latreilhe in Montpellier, house arrangés behind the bar.
Tip: Ask for the rum arrangé list before defaulting to cocktails; mocktails cover the non-drinkers properly.
La Barbote ★ 4.1
Beaux-Arts · 1 rue des Deux Ponts, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Daily 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.
Tip: It opens seven nights, rare for a brewery bar; go early for a seat, the room is small and local.
Bonsoir Cocktail Bar ★ 4.0
Écusson · 6 Rue de la Croix d'Or, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Tue-Sat 18:00-01:00; closed Sunday and Monday
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.
Tip: Come for the aperitivo window at 18:00 when the small room still has seats; the tapas double as dinner.
Le Quatrième Tiers ★ 4.0
Écusson · 10 Rue Roucher, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Tue-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.
Tip: The room seats few, so arrive at opening on weekends; it took over the address of a defunct wine bar, not the concept.
La Part des Anges ★ 4.0
Écusson · 10 Rue Collot, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Tue-Sat 18:00-01:00; closed Sunday and Monday
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.
Tip: Order the octopus carpaccio before the kitchen's late rush; plates stay between 7 and 17 euros all night.
La Nonna ★ 4.0
Saint-Roch · 50 rue Isabelle Eberhardt, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Daily 17:00-01:00; kitchen until 22:45
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.
Tip: Walk-ins only and it closes in bad weather; Wednesday brings the grilled-skewer night to the roof.
Drapeau Rouge ★ 4.0
Boutonnet · 53 rue du faubourg boutonnet, 34090 Montpellier
Hours: Mon-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.
Tip: Weekday lunch in a working brewery is the quiet way in; evenings fill with the Boutonnet student crowd.
Les BerThoM ★ 3.9
Écusson · 5 rue Boussairolles, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Daily 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.
Tip: Happy hour runs 17:00 to 20:00 Sunday to Thursday; the tap list rotates, so photograph the board before ordering.
Muchacha ★ 3.9
Port Marianne · 1348 Avenue Raymond Dugrand, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Daily 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.
Tip: It opens seven nights, unusual for the quarter; food orders close at 23:30 while the bar keeps going.
La Distillerie ★ 3.8
Ecusson · 67 Rue de l'Aiguillerie, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Tue-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.
Tip: Happy hour runs 18:00 to 20:00 Tuesday to Saturday; the walls carry Eric Canto's rock portraits year round.
Le Comptoir des Brasseurs ★ 3.6
Port Marianne · 1 Place de France, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Sun-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.
Tip: Useful before cinema or arena nights at Odysseum; the house lineup beats the mall setting.