Aperture is a Montpellier cocktail club where mixology, light, image, sound and rotating art exhibitions form an immersive sensory experience, with cocktails and a concise food menu served in a gallery-like room.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
2 Rue des Trésoriers de la Bourse, 34000 Montpellier, France
- Style
- Immersive art-led cocktail clubChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Hours
- Tuesday–Saturday 6pm–1am; closed Sunday–Monday.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Booking
- Reservations are accepted only for dinner and walk-ins are welcome. The owner asks groups larger than twelve and private-event enquiries to use its contact email.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Prices
- The owner-linked June 2026 cocktail menu lists signatures from €13 to €16 and zero-proof drinks at €10.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Menu
- The owner publishes a current itemized cocktail menu and a separate snacks menu.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
34.0 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 70.5
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 45.1
- Serious press
- 6.4
- Social Vibes
- 60.2
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
86/ 100
Score context
Julien Escot's vaulted-stone cocktail club in the Écusson: neon, a hidden-bottle bar and seasonal herb-and-fruit serves plus plates. Guests call drinks and décor outstanding; a minority flag loud music, cool welcome or sloppy glassware.
Guest score details
What guests like
- creative regional cocktails
- vaulted-stone neon room
- seasonal sharing plates
- professional team
What to know
- music can be too loud
- occasional cold welcome
- glassware or presentation slips
Review & discussion links
Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 380 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.