15 restaurants in Montpellier, editor-picked for restaurants open sunday. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Montpellier.
La Réserve Rimbaud ★ 4.6
Aiguelongue · 820 avenue de Saint-Maur, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Tue-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.
Céna ★ 4.5
Écusson · 2 Place Pétrarque, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Thu-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.
Le Petit Jardin ★ 4.4
Écusson · 20 rue Jean Jacques Rousseau, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Daily 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.
Artisane ★ 4.3
Écusson · 19 rue du Palais des Guilhem, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Mon-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.
Terminal #1 ★ 4.2
Port Marianne · 1408 Avenue de la Mer, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Tue-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.
La Canourgue ★ 4.2
Écusson · Place de la Canourgue, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Daily 12:00-14:15 and 19:30-22:00
La Canourgue is the Pourcel brothers' every-day bistronomic room at Hôtel Richer de Belleval in Montpellier, Mediterranean plates on the shaded square.
Tip: It serves seven days a week, a rarity in this city of Sunday closures; the courtyard tables go first in summer.
Le Paresseur ★ 4.2
Écusson · 15 Rue Jules Latreilhe, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Mon-Tue 19:30-23:00; Wed-Sun 12:00-14:30 and 19:30-23:00
Le Paresseur cooks grandmother recipes with Italian flair and Sétois heritage under vaulted stone on Rue Jules Latreilhe in central Montpellier.
Tip: One of the few good Écusson kitchens serving Sunday and Monday nights; the vaulted cellar room downstairs suits winter, the terrace summer.
Tôt ou Tard ★ 4.2
Écusson · 7 Place de la Chapelle Neuve, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Fri-Sun 10:00-15:00 and 17:00-23:30; Mon-Tue and Thu 17:00-00:00; closed Wednesday
Tôt ou Tard fills a plane-tree square in Montpellier's Écusson, bistronomic plates, tapas and organic Languedoc wines poured until around midnight.
Tip: The terrace on Place de la Chapelle Neuve is one of the old town's loveliest; it stays open through August.
Chez Boris ★ 4.2
Écusson · 17 Boulevard Sarrail, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Daily 12:00-14:30 and 19:30-22:30
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.
Tip: Open seven days facing the Esplanade; the 18 euro parmentier of beef cheek with aligot is the sleeper order.
La Maison d'Anna ★ 4.2
Écusson · 1 rue des Trésoriers de France, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Open daily for lunch and dinner service
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.
Tip: The dining room is tiny and the pasta is made in small batches, so book or arrive when the doors open.
Faune ★ 4.1
Écusson · 13 rue de la République, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Tue-Sat 11:00-00:00; Sun 11:30-18:00; closed Monday
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.
Tip: The Sunday brunch seats in the museum garden are the draw; on weekdays it runs straight through to midnight.
Miranove ★ 4.0
Port Marianne · 455 Avenue du Professeur Etienne Antonelli, 34070 Montpellier
Hours: Restaurant Tue-Sat 19:00-23:00; rooftop bar daily from 15:00; brunch Sat-Sun 11:00-14:00
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.
Tip: Go up for the rooftop at golden hour even without a dinner booking; the bar pours seven days a week.
La Mamma St Roch ★ 4.0
Saint-Roch · 1 rue En-Gondeau, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-14:30 and 19:00-22:30
La Mamma St Roch runs a mozzarella bar and wood-blistered pizzas near the station in Montpellier, imported Italian cheeses over gnocchi and pappardelle.
Tip: Start at the mozzarella bar before the pizzas; it is one of the few kitchens in the quarter serving every day.
La Vita Al Dente ★ 3.9
Port Marianne · 1348 avenue Raymond Dugrand, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Daily 09:30-14:30 and 20:00-23:30
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.
Tip: Watch the pasta being sheeted at the counter, then eat it in the Halles du Lez hall; evenings run late for the quarter.
Ma Première Cantine ★ 3.8
Écusson · 4 Place Jean Jaurès, 34000 Montpellier
Hours: Daily 08:30-00:00, continuous service; brunch daily 10:00-17:00
Ma Première Cantine keeps school-canteen nostalgia and continuous service running on Place Jean Jaurès in Montpellier, breakfast through midnight daily.
Tip: Service never breaks between meals, which makes this the reliable answer at 16:00 or 23:00 on the busiest square.