Auden is a cafe in Écusson, Montpellier.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Open Sunday when much of the Écusson is dark; the savoury waffle is the pick over the bowls.
Address: 9 Rue en Gondeau, 34000 Montpellier
Napoléon Dynamite pours brunch on Place de la Canourgue in Montpellier, outsized pancakes and vegetarian plates on the old town's prettiest square.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: The square's plane trees make this the best-shaded brunch terrace in the Écusson; weekends need patience.
Café Solo has roasted its own beans on Rue Saint Guilhem in Montpellier since 1991, Ecuadorian and Guatemalan origins beside a hundred teas.
Signature drink: House-roast espresso
Tip: The same roasting machine has turned for three decades; buy beans to take home along with the terrace espresso.
Le Petit Moulu brews single-origin coffee with pancakes, brioche perdue and waffles on Rue de l'Université in Montpellier's student quarter.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter
Tip: The brioche perdue is the house move; afternoons stay calm compared with the weekend brunch rooms nearby.
Cafés Bibal is Montpellier's heritage roaster, trading since 1955, and this Rue Jacques Coeur boutique pours and sells the house roasts in the old town.
Signature drink: House-roast espresso
Tip: The roasting itself happens out at Saint-Aunès; the boutique is where you taste before buying bags for home.
Amazone Coffee Shop bakes vegan and gluten-free brownies, banoffee and pancakes on Boulevard du Jeu de Paume in Montpellier, locally sourced and organic.
Signature drink: Cappuccino
Tip: Dietary-restricted friends eat well here without a separate menu; Sunday service ends mid-afternoon, so go early.
Napoléon Dynamite pours brunch on Place de la Canourgue in Montpellier, outsized pancakes and vegetarian plates on the old town's prettiest square.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: The square's plane trees make this the best-shaded brunch terrace in the Écusson; weekends need patience.
Ikonka pairs pastry-counter bakes with coffee on Rue du Faubourg du Courreau in Montpellier, weekly quiches and a small terrace outside the Écusson.
Signature drink: Americano
Tip: It opens Sunday morning when the quarter's other counters rest; the savoury tarts change weekly.
Café Solo has roasted its own beans on Rue Saint Guilhem in Montpellier since 1991, Ecuadorian and Guatemalan origins beside a hundred teas.
Signature drink: House-roast espresso
Tip: The same roasting machine has turned for three decades; buy beans to take home along with the terrace espresso.
Le Petit Moulu brews single-origin coffee with pancakes, brioche perdue and waffles on Rue de l'Université in Montpellier's student quarter.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter
Tip: The brioche perdue is the house move; afternoons stay calm compared with the weekend brunch rooms nearby.
Cafés Bibal is Montpellier's heritage roaster, trading since 1955, and this Rue Jacques Coeur boutique pours and sells the house roasts in the old town.
Signature drink: House-roast espresso
Tip: The roasting itself happens out at Saint-Aunès; the boutique is where you taste before buying bags for home.
