Cocktail barCocktail bar€€Saint-RochEvenings from 18:00
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.
Cocktail barRum bar€€ÉcussonMon-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.
Signature drink: Zombie
Food: Snacks
Tip: Ask for the rum arrangé list before defaulting to cocktails; mocktails cover the non-drinkers properly.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€ÉcussonTue-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.
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.
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.