26 upscale places in Montpellier, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Montpellier: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Montpellier food.
Pastis ★ 4.6
Écusson · 3 Rue Terral, 34000 Montpellier
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.
Pastis ★ 4.6
Écusson · 3 Rue Terral, 34000 Montpellier
Pastis is Daniel Lutrand's Michelin-starred room on Rue Terral in Montpellier, surprise menus and a 600-reference wine list steps from Saint-Anne.
Tip: Menus run 38 to 83 euros and tables are allocated by reservation date, so book early and flag any allergies when you do.
Leclère ★ 4.5
Gambetta · 8 rue André Michel, 34000 Montpellier
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.
Ébullition ★ 4.5
Écusson · 10 Rue du Pila Saint-Gély, 34000 Montpellier
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.
Céna ★ 4.5
Écusson · 2 Place Pétrarque, 34000 Montpellier
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.
Leclère ★ 4.5
Gambetta · 8 rue André Michel, 34000 Montpellier
Guillaume Leclère cooks a single daily arrivage menu at Leclère in Montpellier, a Michelin-starred room driven entirely by what the boats and farms land.
Tip: Arrivage menus at 62 or 92 euros with pairings from 35; note the annual closure from 9 to 30 August and weekends partly off.
Ébullition ★ 4.5
Écusson · 10 Rue du Pila Saint-Gély, 34000 Montpellier
Ébullition earned Boris Caillol a Michelin star on Rue du Pila Saint-Gély in Montpellier, perfumed tasting menus sourced from the city's organic markets.
Tip: Weekdays only, Tuesday to Friday, with menus from €69 to €114; the short lunch is the most accessible entry point.
Céna ★ 4.5
Écusson · 2 Place Pétrarque, 34000 Montpellier
Céna seats diners under medieval cross vaults on Place Pétrarque in Montpellier, Clément Briand-Seurat's tasting-only table rated 15/20 by Gault et Millau.
Tip: Lunch menus run 59 to 89 euros against 99 at dinner; seatings are tight windows, and the vaulted room takes few covers.
Le Petit Jardin ★ 4.4
Écusson · 20 rue Jean Jacques Rousseau, 34000 Montpellier
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.
Le Petit Jardin ★ 4.4
Écusson · 20 rue Jean Jacques Rousseau, 34000 Montpellier
Le Petit Jardin serves Clément Gueudré's seasonal gastronomy under century-old trees facing Saint-Pierre cathedral, a garden hidden in the old town.
Tip: Book the garden terrace, the point of the address; the group's glacier and cooking school sit across the lane at number 25.
Artisane ★ 4.3
Écusson · 19 rue du Palais des Guilhem, 34000 Montpellier
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.
Artisane ★ 4.3
Écusson · 19 rue du Palais des Guilhem, 34000 Montpellier
Artisane is Marina Davilla's evening-only chef's table on Rue du Palais des Guilhem in Montpellier, one hidden set menu built from ethical producers.
Tip: A single imposed menu at 92 euros with a five-glass pairing at 50; unusually for Montpellier, it serves Sunday nights.
L'Élytre ★ 4.3
Ecusson · Place de la Canourgue, 34000 Montpellier
L'Élytre is the bar inside the Hôtel Richer de Belleval on Place de la Canourgue, a hushed beetle-green room shared with Jardin des Sens upstairs.
Tip: It sits in the same building as Jardin des Sens and La Canourgue, so book an aperitif before dinner.
L'Arbre ★ 4.3
Port Marianne · 10 Parvis Oscar Niemeyer, 34000 Montpellier
L'Arbre keeps its rooftop bar on the 17th floor of the Arbre Blanc open to 01:00 from Tuesday to Saturday, long after the dining room downstairs has finished.
Tip: The restaurant seating stops at 21:30; the rooftop carries on for another three hours.
L'Arbre ★ 4.2
Port Marianne · 10 Parvis Oscar Niemeyer, 34000 Montpellier
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.
La Canourgue ★ 4.2
Écusson · Place de la Canourgue, 34000 Montpellier
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.
La Canourgue ★ 4.2
Écusson · Place de la Canourgue, 34000 Montpellier
La Canourgue is the Pourcels' bistronomic second room at Hôtel Richer de Belleval in Montpellier, Mediterranean plates served daily on the plane-tree square.
Tip: Open every day, rare in this city; it is the easiest route into the Pourcel kitchen without the starred bill upstairs.
L'Arbre ★ 4.2
Port Marianne · 10 Parvis Oscar Niemeyer, 34000 Montpellier
L'Arbre seats Éric Cellier and the Fontès brothers at the foot of the Arbre Blanc tower in Montpellier, French classics below a 17th-floor panoramic bar.
Tip: The ground-floor restaurant takes bookings; the 17th-floor bar is walk-up only and pours tapas and cocktails until 01:00.
La Canourgue ★ 4.2
Écusson · Place de la Canourgue, 34000 Montpellier
La Canourgue lets Montpellier eat Pourcel cooking casually, bistronomic plates and tapas served daily on the Richer de Belleval square itself.
Tip: Seven-day service on a shaded square makes it the reliable smart-casual default in the old town.
Miranove ★ 4.2
Port Marianne · 455 Avenue du Professeur Etienne Antonelli, 34070 Montpellier
Miranove puts its Saturday and Sunday brunch on a Port Marianne rooftop, a generous buffet format with a view over the Lez and the tram line below.
Tip: Weekend only and reservation only; the rooftop bar carries on from 15:00 if you want to stay put.
Pampa Bar & Brasserie ★ 4.1
Écusson · 6 Rue Richelieu, 34000 Montpellier
Pampa Bar & Brasserie serves brasserie classics in Montpellier's 1770 bathhouse off the Comédie, courtyard tables under century-old palms at Les Bains.
Tip: The former shower cabins around the courtyard are the most-requested tables; the bar side runs late Thursday to Saturday.
Pampa Bar & Brasserie ★ 4.1
Écusson · 6 Rue Richelieu, 34000 Montpellier
Pampa Bar & Brasserie occupies Montpellier's 1770 bathhouse behind the Comédie, palm-shaded courtyard dining in the old shower cabins of Les Bains.
Tip: This is the address locals still call Les Bains; ask for the courtyard under the palms, and note the bar runs late Thursday to Saturday.
Pampa Bar & Brasserie ★ 4.1
Écusson · 6 Rue Richelieu, 34000 Montpellier
Pampa Bar & Brasserie turns Montpellier's 1770 bathhouse into a lively brasserie, carpaccio and tarte tatin under palms in the Les Bains courtyard.
Tip: Thursday to Saturday the bar side runs past the kitchen's close, useful for a late drink off the Comédie.
Miranove ★ 4.0
Port Marianne · 455 Avenue du Professeur Etienne Antonelli, 34070 Montpellier
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.
Miranove ★ 4.0
Port Marianne · 455 Avenue du Professeur Etienne Antonelli, 34070 Montpellier
Miranove stacks a bistronomic dining room and an open-air rooftop bar on the top floors of its Port Marianne hotel in Montpellier, pool and skyline included.
Tip: Dinner runs Tuesday to Saturday only, but the rooftop pours seven days and the weekend brunch is served 11:00 to 14:00.
Miranove ★ 4.0
Port Marianne · 455 Avenue du Professeur Etienne Antonelli, 34070 Montpellier
Miranove keeps Port Marianne fed from a hotel rooftop, brasserie lunches, evening bistronomy and a poolside cocktail bar above the tram line.
Tip: Brunch seats by the pool go first; the bar side takes walk-ins all week from mid-afternoon.