12 late night in Montpellier, editor-picked for food open late at the weekend. Where to eat past midnight on a weekend night. All late night in Montpellier.

Aperture ★ 4.5

Écusson · 2 Rue des Trésoriers de la Bourse, 34000 Montpellier

Hours: Tue-Sat 18:00-01:00; closed Sunday and Monday

Aperture is the newer Ecusson room from Julien Escot, world cocktail champion in 2012, mixing to 01:00 from Tuesday through Saturday nights.

Tip: Escot's Papa Doble is the older sibling; Aperture is the quieter, more precise of the pair.

L'Arbre ★ 4.3

Port Marianne · 10 Parvis Oscar Niemeyer, 34000 Montpellier

Hours: Tue-Fri 12:00-13:30; Tue-Sat 19:30-21:30; rooftop bar Tue-Sat 18:00-01:00

L'Arbre keeps its rooftop bar on the 17th floor of the Arbre Blanc open to 01:00 from Tuesday to Saturday, long after the dining room downstairs has finished.

Tip: The restaurant seating stops at 21:30; the rooftop carries on for another three hours.

Muchacha ★ 4.2

Port Marianne · 1348 Avenue Raymond Dugrand, 34000 Montpellier

Hours: Daily 18:00-01:00; food until 23:30

Muchacha runs the rooftop above the Halles du Lez until 01:00 every night, Latin sharing plates until 23:30 and a floor that dances long past midnight.

Tip: The kitchen closes at 23:30 while the bar carries on, so order food before then.

Le Clandestin ★ 4.2

Écusson · 18 Rue de la Valfère, 34000 Montpellier

Hours: Tue-Sat 18:00-01:00; Sun 18:00-23:00; closed Monday

Le Clandestin has poured wine and tapas in a stone-walled Ecusson room since 2010, with piano sets on Friday and Saturday and an open mic on Thursday.

Tip: Thursday is the open-mic night and Friday and Saturday are piano; Monday it stays closed.

Faune ★ 4.2

Écusson · 13 rue de la République, 34000 Montpellier

Hours: Tue-Sat 11:00-00:00; Sun 11:30-18:00; closed Monday

Faune runs from late morning to midnight on Rue de la République, a continuous-service room where the kitchen and the wine list hold up equally late.

Tip: Continuous service means you can order a proper plate at 22:30 without booking ahead.

La Nonna ★ 4.1

Saint-Roch · 50 rue Isabelle Eberhardt, 34000 Montpellier

Hours: Daily 17:00-01:00; kitchen until 22:45

La Nonna occupies the JOST hotel rooftop by Saint-Roch station, an Italian kitchen running to 22:45 and a pool-side bar that carries on until 01:00.

Tip: The rooftop pool bar is open to non-guests; the last food order lands at 22:45.

Café de la Panacée ★ 4.1

Écusson · 14 Rue de l'École de Pharmacie, 34000 Montpellier

Hours: Wed-Sat 09:00-00:30; Sun 11:30-17:30; closed Monday and Tuesday

Café de la Panacée runs the courtyard of the MO.CO. Panacée art centre from 09:00 to 00:30, a rare Montpellier room that spans breakfast and last orders.

Tip: The courtyard is the draw and it stays open to 00:30 from Wednesday through Saturday.

Rhum Runner ★ 4.0

Écusson · 12 Rue Jules Latreilhe, 34000 Montpellier

Hours: Mon-Sat 18:00-01:00; closed Sunday

Rhum Runner works a deep rum list on Rue Jules Latreilhe for six nights a week until 01:00, in a room that leans hard into its Caribbean theme.

Tip: Ask for a flight rather than a cocktail if you want to understand the list properly.

La Barbote ★ 4.0

Beaux-Arts · 1 rue des Deux Ponts, 34000 Montpellier

Hours: Daily 17:00-01:00

La Barbote brews on site in the Beaux-Arts quarter and keeps the taps running to 01:00 every night, a neighbourhood brewpub rather than a centre-city bar.

Tip: It sits north of the boulevards near Place des Beaux-Arts, a ten-minute walk from Comedie.

Ma Première Cantine ★ 4.0

Écusson · 4 Place Jean Jaurès, 34000 Montpellier

Hours: Daily 08:30-00:00, continuous service; brunch daily 10:00-17:00

Ma Première Cantine holds Place Jean Jaurès from 08:30 to midnight every day with no service break, which makes it the safest late plate in the Ecusson.

Tip: Continuous service seven days a week, so a 23:00 arrival still gets a hot kitchen.

Les BerThoM ★ 3.9

Écusson · 5 rue Boussairolles, 34000 Montpellier

Hours: Daily 17:00-01:00

Les BerThoM pours a long Belgian and craft list on Rue Boussairolles every night of the week until 01:00, the dependable late beer stop in the centre.

Tip: Seven nights a week including Sunday, which makes it the fallback when the rest shut.

Nabab Kebab ★ 3.6

Écusson · 11 rue Maguelone, 34000 Montpellier

Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-01:00; closed Sunday

Nabab Kebab keeps the grill running to 01:00 on Rue Maguelone, the walk between the station and Place de la Comedie, six nights out of seven.

Tip: This is the reliable 00:30 plate in the Ecusson, but Sunday night it stays shut.