Where Montpellier drinks local: brewpubs, taprooms and the new wave.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Montpellier worth taking a tram to.
La Barbote brews in the middle of Montpellier and pours its beers across the bar on Rue des Deux Ponts every evening of the week until 01:00.
Tip: The rare city-centre brewery you can walk to after dinner; arrive before 21:00 for a table.
Drapeau Rouge is the Boutonnet brewery-pub, house beers on tap beside slow-cooked meat burgers and a brewing school, open seven days a week.
Tip: One of the few breweries in France where you can also eat a proper weekday lunch beside the tanks.
SOMI brews in the Croix d'Argent business quarter south-west of the centre, a weekday bottle shop with a Thursday and Friday taproom beside the tanks.
Tip: Treat Thursday and Friday evenings as the visit window; the rest of the week is shop-only.
Fauve Craft Bière brews IPAs and sours at its Vendargues plant inside the Montpellier métropole, with a weekday taproom poured at the source.
Tip: The brewery moved to this purpose-built Vendargues site in January 2025; check the fridge for taproom-only releases.
ZooBrew opens its Castelnau-le-Lez brewhouse to drinkers on Thursday and Friday nights, fresh beer at the eastern edge of the Montpellier tram map.
Tip: Two nights only; pair it with dinner back in the centre since the brewery pours but does not cook.
Le Comptoir des Brasseurs runs the Odysseum brewpub in Port Marianne, beers brewed behind the bar and a full brasserie card served every day.
Tip: The seven-day opening and food menu make it the family-friendly brewery option in the city.
Le Détour brews on Rue du Pasteur Jean Cadier in Montpellier and pours through Le Réservoir, the taproom it shares with Sacrilège and Brewing Bears.
Tip: Skip the brewery door and head to the shared Le Réservoir taproom, where all three house breweries pour side by side.
Le Réservoir is Brasserie Sacrilège's taproom on Rue Montels Saint-Pierre, pouring the house range plus guest kegs from other Montpellier brewers.
Tip: Le Détour and several other city brewers pour here too, so it doubles as a tasting shortcut.
Ninkasi opened its first southern bar on Place Pablo Picasso by the Marché du Lez, pouring the Lyon group's craft range alongside burgers and live sets.
Tip: A few minutes from the Marché du Lez, so it pairs naturally with the food-truck yard.
La Malpolon brews mixed-fermentation and barrel-aged farmhouse beers at Lavérune on Montpellier's western edge, using almost entirely local raw materials.
Tip: The taproom is the Guinguette at the Lavérune site; the operator publishes no fixed hours, so email before making the trip.