Guidebook for Montpellier

Rosanna And Mike
Rosanna And Mike
Guidebook for Montpellier

Food Scene

Check out these tasty food outlets near the house!
Great for a weekend brunch! The staff is mainly international (and very friendly), so there is a real international vibe in this very popular cafe! You should go early (they open at 9.30 at the weekend) to avoid waiting for a table!
33 locals recommend
Bonobo
46 Rue Saint-Guilhem
33 locals recommend
Great for a weekend brunch! The staff is mainly international (and very friendly), so there is a real international vibe in this very popular cafe! You should go early (they open at 9.30 at the weekend) to avoid waiting for a table!
Really good food, and there is always a vegetarian surprise, great atmosphere and really nice waiting staff.
Lipopette
7 Rue du Faubourg du Courreau
Really good food, and there is always a vegetarian surprise, great atmosphere and really nice waiting staff.
This place has the best croissants in town. It's also great for lunch and cake. Tables outside
6 locals recommend
ikonka
19 Rue du Faubourg du Courreau
6 locals recommend
This place has the best croissants in town. It's also great for lunch and cake. Tables outside
Tucked away at the end of the market Les Arceaux this is a great little cafe with coffee from Peru. Open on Tuesdays and Saturdays (closed 15 - 31 August 2024)
Du Côté Du Peyrou
Tucked away at the end of the market Les Arceaux this is a great little cafe with coffee from Peru. Open on Tuesdays and Saturdays (closed 15 - 31 August 2024)
One of the few places in Montpellier that does yummy cookies
Flour - La Cookiserie
One of the few places in Montpellier that does yummy cookies
Typical French Brasserie with a good vibe. This restaurant was entirely renovated in 2022.
7 locals recommend
Bar La Cigale
7 Bd des Arceaux
7 locals recommend
Typical French Brasserie with a good vibe. This restaurant was entirely renovated in 2022.
Yummy brunch! It's centrally located near the Esplanade
18 locals recommend
Coldrip food and coffee
4 Rue Glaize
18 locals recommend
Yummy brunch! It's centrally located near the Esplanade
Tapas-style sharing plates
55 locals recommend
Les Enfants Rouges
3 Plan Duché
55 locals recommend
Tapas-style sharing plates
In the heart of the historical centre just by church St Roch, this is a restaurant with a good choice of food (and good food) with a large outside terrace space!
27 locals recommend
Rosemarie
3 Rue des Sœurs Noires
27 locals recommend
In the heart of the historical centre just by church St Roch, this is a restaurant with a good choice of food (and good food) with a large outside terrace space!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great little place for local and affordable wine.
26 locals recommend
Times Café
7 Rue des Teissiers
26 locals recommend
Great little place for local and affordable wine.
This is a really good beer bar with lots of comfy seating inside too.
29 locals recommend
Les BerThoM Montpellier
5 Rue Boussairolles
29 locals recommend
This is a really good beer bar with lots of comfy seating inside too.
A nice bar with a great selection of drinks and some yummy cocktails. It's tucked away in one of Montpellier's many historical streets dotted with other independent bars and restaurants.
Panka
16 Rue des Sœurs Noires
A nice bar with a great selection of drinks and some yummy cocktails. It's tucked away in one of Montpellier's many historical streets dotted with other independent bars and restaurants.
New rooftop in Montpellier on top of the concert hall the Corum (open until 12 October 2024)
Panorama - un été sur le toit du Corum
New rooftop in Montpellier on top of the concert hall the Corum (open until 12 October 2024)
Good vibe good for drinks and laid back food. Open all day and evening.
19 locals recommend
Café Tropisme - Restaurant de la Halle Tropisme à Montpellier
121 Rue Fontcouverte
19 locals recommend
Good vibe good for drinks and laid back food. Open all day and evening.

Sightseeing

It's round the corner from our apartment and a must-do stroll in Montpellier with views of the Pic St Loup mountain.
491 locals recommend
Peyrou Promenade
Rue la Blottière
491 locals recommend
It's round the corner from our apartment and a must-do stroll in Montpellier with views of the Pic St Loup mountain.
Main city square and the Esplanade is just around the corner with refreshing fountains!
Place de la Comédie
Main city square and the Esplanade is just around the corner with refreshing fountains!
Renovated cathedral of Montpellier that sits in the historical centre
232 locals recommend
Montpellier Cathedral
Rue Saint-Pierre
232 locals recommend
Renovated cathedral of Montpellier that sits in the historical centre

Parks & Nature

A tranquil little botanical garden that is walking distance.
516 locals recommend
Jardin des Plantes
516 locals recommend
A tranquil little botanical garden that is walking distance.
Hike the Pic St Loup
8 locals recommend
Cazevieille
8 locals recommend
Hike the Pic St Loup
Beach day
202 locals recommend
Carnon
202 locals recommend
Beach day

Arts & Culture

This is the main museum in Montpellier, which puts on some good temporary exhibitions.
717 locals recommend
Musee Fabre
39 Bd Bonne Nouvelle
717 locals recommend
This is the main museum in Montpellier, which puts on some good temporary exhibitions.
A nice free conceptual art exhibition. It also has a good cafe that is great for kids and a great spacious courtyard. Its sister museum (near gare St Roch), called M.O.C.O that opened in the summer of 2019, is a worthwhile visit too and has a beautiful garden.
373 locals recommend
La Panacee
14 Rue de l'École de Pharmacie
373 locals recommend
A nice free conceptual art exhibition. It also has a good cafe that is great for kids and a great spacious courtyard. Its sister museum (near gare St Roch), called M.O.C.O that opened in the summer of 2019, is a worthwhile visit too and has a beautiful garden.
Sister museum of the Panacee, the MOCO is a new museum of modern art with great temporary exhibits. It has a beautiful garden to enjoy with a restaurant
30 locals recommend
MO.CO. Hôtel des collections
13 Rue de la République
30 locals recommend
Sister museum of the Panacee, the MOCO is a new museum of modern art with great temporary exhibits. It has a beautiful garden to enjoy with a restaurant
To learn more about Montpellier and its history, take le Petit Train!
Petit Train de Montpellier
Place de la Comédie
To learn more about Montpellier and its history, take le Petit Train!

Essentials

A grocery store that is around the corner from our apartment.
29 locals recommend
SPAR
22 Rue Auguste Comte
29 locals recommend
A grocery store that is around the corner from our apartment.
Really well-stocked express supermarket on our road
100 locals recommend
Carrefour City
68 Av. de la Justice de Castelnau
100 locals recommend
Really well-stocked express supermarket on our road

Entertainment & Activities

This cinema is on the main town square and plays movies in the original version (usually once a day in the evening, check the timetable online. It'll be marked with VOST).
122 locals recommend
Gaumont Comédie
10 Pl. de la Comédie
122 locals recommend
This cinema is on the main town square and plays movies in the original version (usually once a day in the evening, check the timetable online. It'll be marked with VOST).
One of the most reputable outdoor food markets in Montpellier. It's just at the end of our road (open on Saturday and Tuesday morning)!
62 locals recommend
Marché des Arceaux
Boulevard des Arceaux
62 locals recommend
One of the most reputable outdoor food markets in Montpellier. It's just at the end of our road (open on Saturday and Tuesday morning)!
Food trucks, market stalls, vintage shops and a little pump track - relaxing vibe, all of this just by the river the Lez
104 locals recommend
MARCHÉ DU LEZ
1348 Av. de la Mer-Raymond Dugrand
104 locals recommend
Food trucks, market stalls, vintage shops and a little pump track - relaxing vibe, all of this just by the river the Lez