Modern FrenchChef Laurent Cherchi€€€€ÉcussonTue-Sat 19:30-21:30; Fri-Sat also 12:00-13:30; closed Sunday and Monday
Reflet d'Obione pairs a Michelin star with an Écotable certification in Montpellier, Laurent Cherchi cooking low-waste menus from Occitanie's producers.
Tip: The room on Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau is small and dinner-led; Friday and Saturday are the only lunch services.
Modern FrenchChef Charles Fontès€€€€AiguelongueTue-Fri 12:00-13:30 and 19:45-22:00; Sat 19:45-22:00; Sun 12:00-13:30; closed Monday
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.
Tip: Closed Monday, dinner only on Saturday and lunch only on Sunday; the lunch menu is the value play and the riverside terrace is worth requesting when booking.
Modern FrenchChef Daniel Lutrand€€€ÉcussonTue-Sat 12:00-14:00; Tue-Fri 19:00-22:00; closed Sunday and Monday
Pastis hides Daniel Lutrand's Michelin-starred cooking on narrow Rue Terral in Montpellier, market-led surprise menus beside the Sainte-Anne quarter.
Tip: The 38 euro weekday lunch is one of the cheapest starred meals in the south; evening menus climb to 83 euros.
Modern FrenchChef Guillaume Leclère€€€GambettaThu-Sat 12:00-13:30; Tue-Sat 19:30-21:30; closed Sunday and Monday
Leclère is Guillaume Leclère's Michelin-starred arrivage restaurant in Montpellier: one daily menu, written around whatever the boats and farms delivered.
Tip: There is no carte, just the arrivage menu at 62 or 92 euros; the kitchen takes its congés from 9 to 30 August.
MediterraneanChef Boris Caillol€€€ÉcussonTue-Fri 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-23:30; closed Saturday to Monday
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.
Tip: It runs Tuesday to Friday only, so plan midweek; menus start at 69 euros and the seven-course Emotion tops out at 114.
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.