L'Arbre ★ 4.3
€€€Port MarianneTue-Fri 12:00-13:30; Tue-Sat 19:30-21:30; rooftop bar Tue-Sat 18:00-01:00
L'Arbre puts its cocktail terrace on the 17th floor of the Arbre Blanc tower in Port Marianne, open Tuesday to Saturday from 18:00 through to 01:00.
Tip: The architecture is half the reason to come: Sou Fujimoto's tower stacks cantilevered white balconies over the Lez.
Aperture ★ 4.5
€€ÉcussonTue-Sat 18:00-01:00; closed Sunday and Monday
Aperture hides behind a plain Ecusson door on Rue des Trésoriers de la Bourse, a twenty-seat bar run by world cocktail champion Julien Escot.
Tip: There are barely twenty seats, so arrive before 20:00 at weekends or expect to stand.
Le Quatrième Tiers ★ 4.2
€€ÉcussonTue-Sat 19:00-01:00; closed Sunday and Monday
Le Quatrième Tiers works a deep spirits list from a quiet Rue Roucher room, closer to a tasting bar than a cocktail lounge and seated throughout.
Tip: Ask the bar to build around a spirit you like rather than ordering from the printed list.
Barberousse ★ 3.4
ۃcussonEvenings; happy hour 18:00-21:00
Barberousse fits out its Rue Boussairolles room as a ship's hold, all timber and barrel tables, and runs flavoured rum by the litre for a student crowd.
Tip: Happy hour runs 18:00 to 21:00 and the room is loud from the moment it fills.
Les BerThoM ★ 3.9
€€ÉcussonDaily 17:00-01:00
Les BerThoM runs a long Belgian tap list on Rue Boussairolles seven nights a week to 01:00, a beer hall rather than anything trying to be clever.
Tip: It is the only bar on this street that stays open every single night of the week.
Muchacha ★ 4.2
€€Port MarianneDaily 18:00-01:00; food until 23:30
Muchacha turns the Halles du Lez rooftop into a Latin dance floor after 23:00, 200 square metres inside and a 300 square metre terrace alongside.
Tip: Book a table if there are more than four of you; the floor fills from 23:00 on Fridays.