Jardin des Sens
- ★ 4.7
- Mediterranean
- €€€€
- Écusson
The Pourcel twins cook their Michelin-starred Mediterranean register at Jardin des Sens, inside the Hôtel Richer de Belleval on Place de la Canourgue.
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Reflet d'Obione
- ★ 4.6
- Modern French
- €€€€
- Écusson
Reflet d'Obione pairs a Michelin star with an Écotable certification in Montpellier, Laurent Cherchi cooking low-waste menus from Occitanie's producers.
La Réserve Rimbaud
- ★ 4.6
- Modern French
- €€€€
- Aiguelongue
Charles Fontès runs La Réserve Rimbaud, a Michelin-starred house above the Lez in Montpellier where the terrace seats hang directly over the river water.
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Pastis
- ★ 4.6
- Modern French
- €€€
- Écusson
Pastis hides Daniel Lutrand's Michelin-starred cooking on narrow Rue Terral in Montpellier, market-led surprise menus beside the Sainte-Anne quarter.
Leclère
- ★ 4.5
- Modern French
- €€€
- Gambetta
Leclère is Guillaume Leclère's Michelin-starred arrivage restaurant in Montpellier: one daily menu, written around whatever the boats and farms delivered.
Ébullition
- ★ 4.5
- Mediterranean
- €€€
- Écusson
Ébullition is Boris Caillol's Michelin-starred room on Rue du Pila Saint-Gély in Montpellier, tasting menus perfumed with herbs from the organic markets.
Céna
- ★ 4.5
- Modern French
- €€€
- Écusson
Céna serves Clément Briand-Seurat's tasting menus under 14th-century cross vaults on Place Pétrarque in Montpellier, a Gault et Millau three-toque table.
Artisane
- ★ 4.3
- Modern French
- €€€
- Écusson
Artisane runs one hidden evening menu a night in Montpellier, Marina Davilla's chef's table on Rue du Palais des Guilhem built from ethical producers.
L'Artichaut
- ★ 4.4
- Modern French
- €€
- Écusson
L'Artichaut holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand on Rue Saint Firmin in Montpellier, Sébastien Perrier's seasonal set menus at honest old-town prices.
Terminal #1
- ★ 4.2
- Mediterranean
- €€
- Port Marianne
Terminal #1 is the Pourcel brothers' bistro in a converted Port Marianne wine storehouse in Montpellier, sharing plates under steel, stone and timber.
Where to stay in Montpellier
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Le Petit Jardin
- ★ 4.4
- Modern French
- €€€
- Écusson
Le Petit Jardin hides a tree-shaded garden restaurant off Rue Jean Jacques Rousseau in Montpellier, Clément Gueudré cooking seasonal French menus.
L'Arbre
- ★ 4.2
- Modern French
- €€€
- Port Marianne
L'Arbre puts Éric Cellier and the Fontès brothers under the white balconies of Montpellier's Arbre Blanc tower, French classics with a 17th-floor bar above.
Pampa Bar & Brasserie
- ★ 4.1
- French brasserie
- €€€
- Écusson
Pampa Bar & Brasserie serves brasserie classics in Montpellier's 1770 bathhouse off the Comédie, courtyard tables under century-old palms at Les Bains.
Miranove
- ★ 4.0
- French bistro
- €€€
- Port Marianne
Miranove runs a bistronomic dining room, a weekend brunch and a rooftop pool bar on the top floors of its Port Marianne hotel above the tram line.
La Canourgue
- ★ 4.2
- French bistro
- €€€
- Écusson
La Canourgue is the Pourcel brothers' every-day bistronomic room at Hôtel Richer de Belleval in Montpellier, Mediterranean plates on the shaded square.
Le Paresseur
- ★ 4.2
- Mediterranean
- €€
- Écusson
Le Paresseur cooks grandmother recipes with Italian flair and Sétois heritage under vaulted stone on Rue Jules Latreilhe in central Montpellier.
Tôt ou Tard
- ★ 4.2
- French bistro
- €€
- Écusson
Tôt ou Tard fills a plane-tree square in Montpellier's Écusson, bistronomic plates, tapas and organic Languedoc wines poured until around midnight.
Soulenq
- ★ 4.3
- Mediterranean
- €€
- Euromédecine
Soulenq turns a former plant nursery in Montpellier's Euromédecine quarter into a wood-fired bistro and 400-reference wine cave with a big terrace.
Chez Boris
- ★ 4.2
- Steakhouse
- €€
- Écusson
Chez Boris grills Fleur d'Aubrac beef on the Esplanade in Montpellier, tartares cut to order and an onglet à l'échalote that anchors the whole card.
Faune
- ★ 4.1
- Modern French
- €€
- Écusson
Faune feeds Montpellier's MO.CO. contemporary art museum on Rue de la République, seasonal plates and Sunday brunch in the collector's-house garden.
La Maison d'Anna
- ★ 4.2
- Italian
- €€
- Écusson
La Maison d'Anna is a family trattoria on Rue des Trésoriers de France in Montpellier, orecchiette and slow ragù cooked from recipes della nonna.
La Mamma St Roch
- ★ 4.0
- Italian
- €€
- Saint-Roch
La Mamma St Roch runs a mozzarella bar and wood-blistered pizzas near the station in Montpellier, imported Italian cheeses over gnocchi and pappardelle.
Les Canons
- ★ 4.1
- French bistro
- €€
- Écusson
Les Canons pairs a 150-bottle natural wine cellar with market bistro lunches near Saint-Pierre cathedral in Montpellier, most vegetables local and organic.
Ma Première Cantine
- ★ 3.8
- French bistro
- €€
- Écusson
Ma Première Cantine keeps school-canteen nostalgia and continuous service running on Place Jean Jaurès in Montpellier, breakfast through midnight daily.
La Vita Al Dente
- ★ 3.9
- Italian
- €€
- Port Marianne
La Vita Al Dente rolls fresh pasta every morning at the Halles du Lez in Montpellier, lasagne, ravioli and burrata plates from an Italian counter kitchen.
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