Are we into Montreal's new Western bars?

A whisky-soaked tour through Spaghetti Western, Bottes & Whiskey, and 2656 Saloon.

Clément Hamelin @ URBANIA

September 23, 2025- Read time: 9 min

Montreal’s nightlife is riding a new country wave, with spots like Spaghetti Western, Bottes & Whiskey, and 2656 Saloon bringing cowboy hats, cheap beer, line dancing, and whiskey-fuelled camaraderie to the city’s bar scene.

This story originally appeared on September 6, 2024 in URBANIA, an online magazine based in Quebec focused on pop culture and society.

My legs are weakening. The floor sways from one side of the room to the other. The nausea is overwhelming. I bitterly regret having accepted a ZYN pouch that a urban cowboy was so kind to offer me. I'd chewed tobacco before, but didn't recall there being any drop in blood pressure.

Why did you accept this offering of nicotine on a Sunday evening at a small western event on Saint-Laurent, anyway?

It all started with the observation that country music was becoming popular among young people in Quebec, thanks in part to streaming platforms. At the time in 2024, several artists had joined the rodeo: Beyoncé, Post Malone—I even heard someone say they were impatiently waiting for Céline's country album.

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