Montpellier Nightlife

With the advantage of the Mediterranean climate, many a happy evening can be spent in Montpellier sitting out on a wine bar terrace, sipping on an aperitif at a candle lit table. The medieval part of the city is beset by countless bar-tabacs, with the best place for outside drinks being La Place de La Comedie. Here nearly every pub and restaurant provides outside seating, open and buzzing for business any time day or night. The town is big enough to find diversity in the way night time entertainment, but small enough to bar hop on foot, and with students making up a quarter the population, it can be assured that every Montpellier drinking hole will be teaming with youths all year round.

Around Place de la Chapelle Neuve is where to find the more chic cocktail bars, hidden away amongst the narrow streets and smart squares that the area offers. Le Bistro Gouramand is a great restaurant bar here, with a shaded terrace and old Edith Piaf type musi contributing to a fine French ambiance. For music, head down to La Pleine Lune, a diverse music spot which has been in business since 1968. L’Oxmore is a cafe is situated in the downtown, with a warm setting produced by the oriental style lamps and deep red design scheme. The bar is sure to be always crammed full of party goers, getting down to techno and electro beats. Otherwise, Rockstore is only a few blocks away from here, and very hard to miss thanks to the vintage Cadillac in the entrance. The two storage building hosts a diverse range of music, from reggae to alternative rock band, with the second floor being is generally calmer space, and the best place for a chat and a social drink in a cool setting.

The Montpellier club scene is also thriving, particularly from Thursday to Sunday. For some serious partying, the best options are a little out of the city center, about 10 kilometres east of the city towards the coast. In Espace Latipolia is a complex of four different night clubs where techno and electro booms out until dawn. A night bus service called L’Amigo conveniently connects Montpellier with Latipolia, with the last bus returning to the center at 5 am.

Rockstore

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20 Rue de Verdun

Rock out at this legendary city center venue...
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Macadam Pub

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1 Rue des Deux Ponts

Pints of beer and pub grub at this Montpellier institution...
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Le Point Zero

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4, Quai du Verdanson

Live music and dancing in a popular student nightspot...
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Apollo Jazz Café

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129 Avenue de Palavas

Jazz and blues in cool surroundings...
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Discothèque Le Fizz

4 rue Cauzit

Two Floors of Clubbing...
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Espace Rock Grammont

Le Domaine de Grammont
Avenue Albert Einstein

Host to mega open air concerts throughout the summer...
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Big Bisou (Le)

5, Rue de la République

Hip Hop, R & B and reggae in a tropical themed club...
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Cargo (Le)

5 rue du Grand Saint-Jean

Popular student bar, salsa nights a speciality...
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Cuba Café (el)

Place de France

Latin Americain Ambience...
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Jam (Le)

100 Rue Ferdinand de Lesseps

Jazz School & Concert Hall...
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Fitzpatrick's Irish Pub

5 Place Saint Côme

Montpellier's favourite Irish pub, guiness and ale on tap...
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Café de la Mer

5 Place du Marché aux Fleurs

Easy-Going Hangout...
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Zénith Sud

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Avenue Albert Einstein

Montpellier's first class concert venue...
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Théâtre de Grammont

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Avenue Albert Einstein
Domaine de Grammont

The region's drama centre offers new and classic theatre...
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Mas Dieu - Theatre de Verdure

Off D27

Bustling Space...
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Théâtre Aimé Shoening

rue Vendémiaire

Cultural Events...
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Churascaia (La)

rue du Moulin d'Etienne
Mas Ste Anne

Hedonic Indulgence...
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Salle Jeanne d'Arc

Boulevard Ernest Renan

Joan of Arc Hall...
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Salle Georges Bizet

rue Louise Désir
rue Albert Camus

Modern Concert Space...
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Théâtre d'O

Rond-Point du Château d'O

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