Le Petit Moulu is a coffee roaster in Écusson, Montpellier.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Coffee-first but kitchen-strong: the brioche perdue justifies staying for a second filter.
Address: 43 rue de l'université, 34000 Montpellier
Coldrip runs the most serious filter programme in the Ecusson from Rue Glaize, brewing single origins to order alongside its all-day brunch card.
Tip: Order the filter rather than the espresso; the brew bar is where the attention goes.
Café Solo has roasted on Rue Saint Guilhem in Montpellier since 1991, single origins from Ecuador to Indonesia turned on the same machine for decades.
Tip: An institution among the city's coffee people; the terrace espresso costs café-bar money for roastery quality.
Sources from: Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Mexico
How they serve: Espresso, Whole bean retail
Cafés Bibal has roasted for Montpellier since 1955 from its Saint-Aunès factory, and this Rue Jacques Coeur boutique sells the roasts in the old town.
Tip: This is the legacy roaster stocked in the region's bars; the boutique tastings are the quickest way through the range.
Sources from: Blended origins
How they serve: Espresso, Whole bean retail
Café Bun's second Montpellier shop roasts at the back of a bright room on the Boulevard du Jeu de Paume, with a coworking floor above the counter.
Tip: The upstairs coworking room has wifi and is the quieter half of the building.
Coldrip runs the most serious filter programme in the Ecusson from Rue Glaize, brewing single origins to order alongside its all-day brunch card.
Tip: Order the filter rather than the espresso; the brew bar is where the attention goes.
De la Sierra Coffee Roasters roasts in Montpellier's Port Marianne and took best coffee shop in France at the Paris Coffee Show 2025 for the cafe side.
Tip: The prize was Meilleur Coffee Shop de France 2025, one of three awarded at the show; buy the beans behind it at the counter.
Sources from: Latin America, Africa
How they serve: Espresso, V60 filter, Cold brew, Whole bean retail
Café Solo has roasted on Rue Saint Guilhem in Montpellier since 1991, single origins from Ecuador to Indonesia turned on the same machine for decades.
Tip: An institution among the city's coffee people; the terrace espresso costs café-bar money for roastery quality.
Sources from: Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Mexico
How they serve: Espresso, Whole bean retail
Cafés Bibal has roasted for Montpellier since 1955 from its Saint-Aunès factory, and this Rue Jacques Coeur boutique sells the roasts in the old town.
Tip: This is the legacy roaster stocked in the region's bars; the boutique tastings are the quickest way through the range.
Sources from: Blended origins
How they serve: Espresso, Whole bean retail
La Brûlerie du Courreau is the oldest roastery in Montpellier, turning fresh batches on the Faubourg du Courreau since 1979 alongside a wall of teas.
Tip: A shop rather than a café: come to buy beans and tea, and note the long midday closure.
Sources from: Rotating origins
How they serve: Whole bean retail
