CuisineMediterranean
Price€€€
NeighborhoodÉcusson
HoursTue-Fri 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-23:30; closed Saturday to Monday
ChefBoris Caillol
Last verified

Tip: It runs Tuesday to Friday only, so plan midweek; menus start at 69 euros and the seven-course Emotion tops out at 114.

Location

Address: 10 Rue du Pila Saint-Gély, 34000 Montpellier

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Céna ★ 4.5

Modern FrenchChef Clément Briand-Seurat€€€ÉcussonThu-Mon 12:00-14:00 and from 20:00; closed Tuesday and Wednesday

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.

Tip: Unusually, it serves Sunday and Monday; lunch runs 59 to 89 euros against 99 euros for the evening menu.

Artisane ★ 4.3

Modern FrenchChef Marina Davilla€€€ÉcussonMon-Tue and Fri-Sun 19:00-20:30 seatings; closed Wednesday and Thursday

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.

Tip: Everyone eats the same 92 euro menu, announced at the table; the five-glass pairing adds 50 euros.

L'Artichaut ★ 4.4

Modern FrenchChef Sébastien Perrier€€ÉcussonTue-Sat 12:00-13:15 and 19:30-21:15; closed Sunday, Monday and Wednesday lunch

L'Artichaut holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand on Rue Saint Firmin in Montpellier, Sébastien Perrier's seasonal set menus at honest old-town prices.

Tip: Book ahead: the Bib Gourmand badge and a tiny dining room mean tables vanish, especially at weekend dinner.

Le Petit Jardin ★ 4.4

Modern FrenchChef Clément Gueudr退€ÉcussonDaily 12:00-13:30 and 19:30-21:30

Le Petit Jardin hides a tree-shaded garden restaurant off Rue Jean Jacques Rousseau in Montpellier, Clément Gueudré cooking seasonal French menus.

Tip: Ask for the garden terrace facing Saint-Pierre cathedral; the bistrot side of the house shares the kitchen at lower prices.

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Céna ★ 4.5

Modern FrenchChef Clément Briand-Seurat€€€ÉcussonThu-Mon 12:00-14:00 and from 20:00; closed Tuesday and Wednesday

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.

Tip: Unusually, it serves Sunday and Monday; lunch runs 59 to 89 euros against 99 euros for the evening menu.

Artisane ★ 4.3

Modern FrenchChef Marina Davilla€€€ÉcussonMon-Tue and Fri-Sun 19:00-20:30 seatings; closed Wednesday and Thursday

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.

Tip: Everyone eats the same 92 euro menu, announced at the table; the five-glass pairing adds 50 euros.

L'Artichaut ★ 4.4

Modern FrenchChef Sébastien Perrier€€ÉcussonTue-Sat 12:00-13:15 and 19:30-21:15; closed Sunday, Monday and Wednesday lunch

L'Artichaut holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand on Rue Saint Firmin in Montpellier, Sébastien Perrier's seasonal set menus at honest old-town prices.

Tip: Book ahead: the Bib Gourmand badge and a tiny dining room mean tables vanish, especially at weekend dinner.

Terminal #1 ★ 4.2

MediterraneanChef Jacques and Laurent Pourcel€€Port MarianneTue-Sat 12:00-14:00 and 20:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-14:00; closed Monday

Terminal #1 is the Pourcel brothers' bistro in a converted Port Marianne wine storehouse in Montpellier, sharing plates under steel, stone and timber.

Tip: Sunday lunch is a local ritual here; the vast room absorbs groups the Écusson's small dining rooms cannot.

Le Petit Jardin ★ 4.4

Modern FrenchChef Clément Gueudr退€ÉcussonDaily 12:00-13:30 and 19:30-21:30

Le Petit Jardin hides a tree-shaded garden restaurant off Rue Jean Jacques Rousseau in Montpellier, Clément Gueudré cooking seasonal French menus.

Tip: Ask for the garden terrace facing Saint-Pierre cathedral; the bistrot side of the house shares the kitchen at lower prices.

L'Arbre ★ 4.2

Modern FrenchChef Éric Cellier, Charles and François Fontès€€€Port MarianneTue-Fri 12:00-13:30; Tue-Sat 19:30-21:30; rooftop bar Tue-Sat 18:00-01:00

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.

Tip: Eat downstairs, then ride up to the walk-in rooftop bar for a nightcap over the Pic Saint-Loup skyline.

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