Guidebook for Montpellier
Food Scene
Check out these tasty food outlets near the house!
The restaurant is tucked away (but just behind our street!) and the food is delicious.
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Le bistrot de Bacchus
8 Rue MariogeThe restaurant is tucked away (but just behind our street!) and the food is delicious.
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!
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Bonobo
46 Rue Saint-GuilhemGreat 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 CourreauReally good food, and there is always a vegetarian surprise, great atmosphere and really nice waiting staff.
ikonka
19 Rue du Faubourg du CourreauGreat for lunch and cake. Tables outside
Drinks & Nightlife
Times Café
7 Rue des TeissiersGreat little place for local and affordable wine.
This is a really good beer bar with lots of comfy seating inside too.
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Les BerThoM Montpellier
5 Rue BoussairollesThis 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 NoiresA 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.
Sightseeing
It's round the corner from our apartment and a must-do stroll in Montpellier with views of the Pic St Loup mountain.
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Promenade yasePeyrou
Rue la BlottièreIt's round the corner from our apartment and a must-do stroll in Montpellier with views of the Pic St Loup mountain.
Parks & Nature
A tranquil little botanical garden that is walking distance.
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Jardin des Plantes
A tranquil little botanical garden that is walking distance.
Cazevieille
Hike the Pic St Loup
Carnon
Beach day
Arts & Culture
This is the main museum in Montpellier, which puts on some good temporary exhibitions.
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I-Fabre Museum
39 Bd Bonne NouvelleThis 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.
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La Panacee
14 Rue de l'École de PharmacieA 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.
Essentials
A grocery store that is around the corner from our apartment.
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SPAR
22 Rue Auguste ComteA grocery store that is around the corner from our apartment.
Really well-stocked express supermarket on our road
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Carrefour City
68 Av. de la Justice de CastelnauReally 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).
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Gaumont Comédie
10 Pl. de la ComédieThis 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)!
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Marché des Arceaux
Boulevard des ArceauxOne of the most reputable outdoor food markets in Montpellier. It's just at the end of our road (open on Saturday and Tuesday morning)!