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Eating, drinking and entertainment
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Montpellier's year-round vitality supports some varied
restaurants
and
bars
to suit all budgets and tastes.
Cafes
line every square, large and small, while some of the more expensive restaurants use the city's ancient interiors to stunning effect. And Montpellier's youthful population ensures an energetic bar and nightclub scene right through to the early hours.
There's always plenty of
drinking
activity in the place de la Comedie, place du Marche-aux-Fleurs and place Jean-Jaures, popular with Montpellier's students. Good options are
O'Carolans
Irish pub, south of rue Foch at 5 rue du Petit-Scel, and
Antidote
, a snappy bar on place de la Canourgue, which attracts the arty set. The
Cafe de la Mer
, at 5 place de Marche-aux-Fleurs, is a popular, gay-friendly establishment with a busy terrace. Still the old perennial for late-night
dancing
and live gigs is the
Rockstore
near the station at 20 rue de Verdun (tel 04.67.58.70.10), while
Le Crypt
, on place Jean-Jaures, and
Cargo
, on place St-Denis, offer techno and blues respectively. In addition to clubs and bars, Montpellier has a very lively theatre and music scene, as well as a tradition of engaging
cafe-litteraires
on a variety of themes;
Le Cesar
at 17 place Nombre d'Or (tel 04.67.20.27.02) hosts two such
cafes
, the
cafe des femmes
and the
cafe des arts
, held 6.30-8.30pm on the first and third Monday of each month, respectively. For
what's on
at the various venues, look for posters around town or check the free weekly listings magazines,
Le Sortir
and
Ole
. Other useful information
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