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Top choice in Montpellier


Few hobnobbing spots in Montpellier are as sweet as the vaulted room of this speakeasy-style bar popular with local hipsters. Relax and order a well-prepared cocktail from the moustachioed bartender. There's usually live jazz on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Montpellier attractions

1. Musée du Vieux Montpellier

0.05 MILES

This municipal museum has a fairly pedestrian collection of local-interest pieces ranging from furniture to paintings and antique weaponry, but it’s worth…

2. Hôtel de Varennes

0.05 MILES

The Hôtel de Varennes is a harmonious 18th-century makeover of a medieval structure; it now contains the city’s small history museum, the Musée du Vieux…

3. Hôtel St-Côme

0.14 MILES

The Hôtel St-Côme is a suitably grand building for the city’s Chamber of Commerce.

5. Musée Fabre

0.17 MILES

Founded in 1825 by painter François-Xavier Fabre, this exceptional museum houses one of France’s richest collections of European art. The galleries…

6. Hôtel de la Vieille Intendance

0.2 MILES

The early-17th-century Hôtel de la Vieille Intendance was built during the reign of Louis XIII for the queen mother and his niece Marie Louise d’Orléans …

7. Carré Sainte-Anne

0.2 MILES

The landmark neogothic St Anne's church, with dazzling stained-glass windows, was deconsecrated in the 1980s and is now a spectacular setting for…

8. Arc de Triomphe

0.32 MILES

Built in 1695, Montpellier's 52m-high triumphal arch is dedicated to Louis XIV. The tourist office organises guided tours in summer that take you up 103…