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.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€ÉcussonTue-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.
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.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€Beaux-ArtsTue-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.
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.
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.