Broc Café is a story of a Parisian-style brasserie that has made itself thoroughly at home in the historic heart of Montpellier. Open every day, Sunday included, it welcomes guests at any hour into a warm, characterful setting — inside, or out on the big sunny terrace beneath the shade of its parasols. The cooking is entirely homemade, built on fresh, seasonal produce and a real commitment to organic and local sourcing: the vegetables come straight from a greengrocer, the burger buns from a small Montpellier bakery, and the bread served at the table is 100% organic, made the ancestral way — left to rise in the open air at its own rhythm — at Au Rythme du Pain on rue du Faubourg Boutonnet.
The menu reads like a brasserie's greatest hits, generous and well made. Starters and tapas run from marinated chicken nachos with guacamole (€15) and ginger-wasabi beef tataki (€12) to creamy burrata with heirloom tomatoes, oven-roasted Camembert, labneh with zaatar, and a vegan hummus (€6). The mains hold proper bistro classics — the butcher's cut with hand-cut fries and pepper sauce (€18), a knife-cut beef tartare (€18), Milanese escalope, duck Parmentier, fish & chips, and a gambas roll (all around €15–16) — alongside hearty house burgers served with hand-cut fries, from the Stracciatella and Saint-Marcellin (€16) to the Cajun Chicken (€15) and Cheddar (€14), each available with a veggie steak. Vegetarians and vegans are genuinely looked after, with fresh salads and poke bowls like the avocado-salmon (€17) and a vegan avocado-hummus version (€15), a Caesar, and a beef (or vegan) bo bun. To finish, the homemade desserts tempt with a red-berries pavlova, a pistachio dome, banoffee, chocolate coulant, tiramisù, or a café gourmand (€6.50–7.50), and there's a dedicated kids' menu too.
The drinks lean proudly local and conscientious. The beers are all carefully chosen, artisanal, and produced nearby — Le Détour, Brewing Bears, Sacrilège, Prizm, Zoobrew, Garrigues, Alaryk, Kiss'wing — on draught, in cans, and in bottles, with non-alcoholic options too. The wine list is a thoughtful selection of natural and organic bottles from committed local growers working with no added inputs, in white, red, and rosé, by the glass or the bottle, plus Champagne and Prosecco. And the in-house mixologist shakes up a roster of inventive signature and classic cocktails — fruity, sparkling, or full-bodied — with plenty of mocktails for an alcohol-free apéro among friends.
Running through it all is a sincere eco-responsible ethos: in the process of earning the Écotable label, Broc Café limits food waste from prep to plate, sorts and recycles its organic waste with the help of composting specialists Les Alchimistes, changes its carte with the seasons, and serves free-range eggs throughout. There's life beyond the plate, too — the Broc Comedy Club takes the stage every Sunday at 8pm (six comedians, an hour of laughs, free entry with a hat passed around), and an improv theatre night with the TAUST troupe lands on the fourth Monday of each month.
Warm, generous, and quietly committed to doing things right, Broc Café is the kind of all-day brasserie where good homemade food, local drinks, and a lively atmosphere come together — right in the historic centre of Montpellier.