Restinclières · South of France
Le Patio d'Eve
Restaurant for sale · 30 min from Montpellier
In the heart of Restinclières, facing the town hall: a honey-stone bar-restaurant with a vaulted dining room, a patio under a retractable roof and a terrace on the village square. Thirty minutes from Montpellier, a place that lives by day and by night.
The restaurant looks onto the village square. With the town hall's agreement, a terrace can be set up there: barrel tables, parasols, olive trees. It is where the village meets on summer evenings.
More than 41 m² under a retractable roof: wide open to the sun, closed in a moment when the evening turns cool. The patio is used all year round, like a second dining room.
Stone walls, exposed beams, an old fireplace, warm wall lamps. You come in through the bar, walk under the arch, and the room opens up. The business is sold for a bar-restaurant activity only.
A polished concrete counter, a professional espresso machine, beer tap and till: the bar is fully equipped. At the back, the arch opens onto the dining room.
The wall lamps come on, the stone turns the colour of honey, the room grows intimate.
Traditional cooking, tapas, local and international wines, eat-in and takeaway. Village regulars and passing trade, all year round.
Between Montpellier and Sommières, a growing village in the Hérault, South of France: about 2,600 residents today (INSEE 2023), more than double the 1999 figure.
No. This is a fonds de commerce, the French equivalent of a leasehold business. You buy the business, its name, its fittings and the right to the commercial lease. The building stays rented, at 1,260 EUR a month.
Anyone can buy a French business. Living in France to run it is a separate step: since Brexit a UK passport allows stays of up to 90 days in any 180, so a UK buyer who moves here needs a French long-stay visa or residence permit. Check the current rules with the French consulate before you commit.
154 m² of usable space: bar and welcome 21 m², dining room 27 m², patio of more than 41 m², kitchen and back kitchen 24 m², storage 30 m².
80,000 EUR for the business (fonds de commerce). Registration duties and legal fees come on top.
A licence III, the French drinks licence for group 3 beverages: wine, beer, cider and wine-based aperitifs up to 18% alcohol.
The accounts for the last financial years are shared with serious buyers at the visit.
The current commercial lease ends in 4 years, and a new lease can be negotiated.
Yes. The retractable roof opens in good weather and closes in the evening or in winter, and the patio has an outdoor heater.
Visits by appointment, outside service hours.