French bistro€€ÉcussonFri-Sun 10:00-15:00 and 17:00-23:30; Mon-Tue and Thu 17:00-00:00; closed Wednesday
Tôt ou Tard works as the Écusson's square-side wine bar in Montpellier, organic and natural Languedoc bottles with tapas on Place de la Chapelle Neuve.
Signature pour: An organic Languedoc glass on the terrace
Wine focus: Organic, natural and local Languedoc bottles
Food: Bistro plates and tapas boards
Tip: Sunday evening pours are rare in this city; the plane-tree terrace holds the last sun in the old town.
Wine bar€€EcussonLunch and evening service on Place Chabaneau; closed Sunday
Esprit Vin works a small Ecusson square, Place Chabaneau, as a brasserie and wine bar with a Languedoc list poured by the glass alongside the plates.
Wine focus: Languedoc by the glass with brasserie plates
Tip: The square is pedestrian and shaded, which makes the terrace the better half of the room.
Wine bar€€€EcussonEvening service inside the Hôtel Richer de Belleval on Place de la Canourgue
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.
Wine focus: Hotel bar list built around Languedoc growers
Tip: It sits in the same building as Jardin des Sens and La Canourgue, so book an aperitif before dinner.
Wine bar€€EcussonDaily 09:30-01:00
Pousse Pas Mémé dans la Vigne pours small-grower Languedoc on Rue des Étuves behind the Opéra Comédie, with tapas and a second address at Castries.
Wine focus: Over 400 wine references plus local craft beer and spirits
Tip: There is a sister address in Castries, so check you are heading to the Ecusson one.
Wine bar€EcussonTue-Sat 18:00-01:00; closed Sunday and Monday
Plein Sud pours an all-natural list in a vaulted stone room on Rue de la Monnaie in Montpellier's Ecusson, with organic farm tapas cut to match the bottles.
Signature pour: A natural Languedoc glass from around €5
Wine focus: An all-natural list led by Languedoc and Roussillon growers
Food: Organic farm tapas, Lucques olives, seasonal farmhouse cheeses
Tip: Glasses start around €5 and the plates stay small, so an evening of Lucques olives and seasonal farmhouse cheese costs less than a sit-down dinner.
Wine bar€€EcussonTue-Fri 18:00-23:30; Sat 11:00-15:00 and 18:00-23:30; closed Sunday and Monday
Le Comptoir Cévenol is bar and épicerie at once by the Saint-Roch church in Montpellier's Ecusson, pouring organic wine beside Cévennes produce.
Signature pour: An organic glass with cheese off the épicerie shelves
Wine focus: Organic and natural bottles alongside Causses and Cévennes produce
Food: Grocery-counter plates, farmhouse cheese, oyster nights
Tip: The monthly Le 7 à Huîtres night pairs fresh oysters with the wine list, booked through the bar's Instagram; Saturday is the only daytime service.