What to order at Le Petit Moulu

Signature drink
Single-origin filter
Editor tip
The brioche perdue is the house move; afternoons stay calm compared with the weekend brunch rooms nearby.
CuisineCafé
Price€€
NeighborhoodÉcusson
HoursTue-Sat 10:00-18:00
Signature drinkSingle-origin filter
Work-friendlyYes
Last verified

Tip: The brioche perdue is the house move; afternoons stay calm compared with the weekend brunch rooms nearby.

Location

Address: 43 rue de l'université, 34000 Montpellier

Also in Écusson

Cafés Bibal ★ 4.0

CaféÉcussonTue-Sat 10:00-19:00

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.

Le Pré Vert ★ 3.9

French bistro€€ÉcussonTue-Fri 12:00-14:00; Sat 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-20:30; Sun 11:30-15:00

Le Pré Vert plates generous weekend brunches on Rue Sainte-Anne in Montpellier, a short stroll from the Arc de Triomphe end of the old town.

Signature drink: Fresh juices

Tip: Sunday service starts at 11:30 and books out; the Saturday evening window is its quiet secret.

Faune ★ 4.1

Modern French€€ÉcussonTue-Sat 11:00-00:00; Sun 11:30-18:00; closed Monday

Faune doubles as café and restaurant for the MO.CO. museum in Montpellier, garden tables on Rue de la République from coffee through to midnight.

Signature drink: Filter coffee

Tip: You can sit in the museum garden with just a coffee; Sunday brunch is the busiest service of the week.

Café de la Panacée ★ 4.0

French bistro€€ÉcussonWed-Sat 09:00-00:30; Sun 11:30-17:30; closed Monday and TuesdayWifi

Café de la Panacée fills the courtyard of Montpellier's La Panacée art centre, a shaded patio café that rolls into evening tapas until 00:30.

Signature drink: Espresso

Tip: The 16 euro lunch menu is the deal; on Sunday the all-you-can-eat brunch buffet takes over the courtyard.

More cafés in Montpellier

Cafés Bibal ★ 4.0

CaféÉcussonTue-Sat 10:00-19:00

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.

French Kiss ★ 3.8

French bistro€€Saint-RochMon-Sat 10:00-19:00 all-day; dinner Tue-Sat 19:00-22:30; Sun brunch 12:00-16:00

French Kiss runs all day opposite Gare Saint-Roch in Montpellier, a retro café-restaurant that rolls from coffee into planches and Sunday brunch.

Signature drink: Signature cocktails

Tip: The 28 euro Sunday brunch includes an unlimited salad and dessert buffet, useful right off a morning train.

Le Pré Vert ★ 3.9

French bistro€€ÉcussonTue-Fri 12:00-14:00; Sat 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-20:30; Sun 11:30-15:00

Le Pré Vert plates generous weekend brunches on Rue Sainte-Anne in Montpellier, a short stroll from the Arc de Triomphe end of the old town.

Signature drink: Fresh juices

Tip: Sunday service starts at 11:30 and books out; the Saturday evening window is its quiet secret.

Faune ★ 4.1

Modern French€€ÉcussonTue-Sat 11:00-00:00; Sun 11:30-18:00; closed Monday

Faune doubles as café and restaurant for the MO.CO. museum in Montpellier, garden tables on Rue de la République from coffee through to midnight.

Signature drink: Filter coffee

Tip: You can sit in the museum garden with just a coffee; Sunday brunch is the busiest service of the week.

Café de la Panacée ★ 4.0

French bistro€€ÉcussonWed-Sat 09:00-00:30; Sun 11:30-17:30; closed Monday and TuesdayWifi

Café de la Panacée fills the courtyard of Montpellier's La Panacée art centre, a shaded patio café that rolls into evening tapas until 00:30.

Signature drink: Espresso

Tip: The 16 euro lunch menu is the deal; on Sunday the all-you-can-eat brunch buffet takes over the courtyard.

De la Sierra Coffee Roasters ★ 4.6

Caf退Port MarianneMon 08:00-12:00; Tue-Fri 08:00-18:00; Sat 09:00-18:00; Sun 10:00-15:00Work-friendly

De la Sierra Coffee Roasters won best coffee shop in France at the 2025 Paris Coffee Show, roasting and pouring V60s in Montpellier's Port Marianne.

Signature drink: V60 filter

Tip: Order the cold brew with cocoa beans that helped win the Paris Coffee Show prize, and leave with a bag of the roast.

See every cafés pick in Montpellier →

← Back to Cafés in Montpellier ← Montpellier food guide