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Showing 24 of 224 places in Montreal
Founded in 2011 by a group of friends with a shared appetite for craft brewing, Brasseurs du Monde has grown from a tigh...
The Bruno Sport Bar is a time capsule and testament to Montreal’s enduring tavern culture—a place where history, kitsch,...
Else’s looks like your classic Plateau pub—cozy, cluttered with knick-knacks, and the kind of place that feels lived-in....
Hidden down an alley and behind a locked door, this subterranean speakeasy from the Cloakroom team trades on mystery, bu...
4 Origines is Pointe-Saint-Charles’ homegrown brewery, built from the ground up by three friends who swapped careers in...
Les sans-taverne is run as a worker cooperative inside Pointe-Saint-Charles’ Bâtiment 7, a bar which picks up the thread...
Le Verre Bouteille carries close to a century of Plateau history in its walls. The room began life as a wartime tavern r...
La Maison des Bières is a tribute to Quebec’s thriving microbrewery scene. Since opening in 2013, this compact yet might...
La Chic Régal is an unapologetic time capsule, one that stubbornly clings to the spirit of what a good dive bar can be....
Bar Rocky is what happens when a neighbourhood dive decides it doesn’t need frills or finesse—just cheap beer, a touch o...
Bar Aigle Noir is a Village dive that promises a mix of edgy charm, eclectic entertainment, and a vibe that’s anything b...
La Brasserie des Patriotes is a neighbourhood dive in Hochelaga with a refreshingly unpretentious vibe. This spot is per...
Bar de la Salle is a classic neighbourhood dive with over 20 years under its belt, offering the perfect mix of cheap bee...
MR250 Bar Lounge might be a dive in spirit, but it’s got an unmistakable edge and charm that keeps the crowds coming bac...
Taverne Cobra is Little Italy’s unapologetic ode to the dive bar. Open since 2015, it’s the kind of place where Miller a...
The 2656 Saloon on Promenade Masson captures a moment in Montreal’s growing appetite for country bars. Run by Mikko Barr...
Le Crocodile is what happens when one of Quebec’s top mixologists decides to open a bar behind a cocktail boutique and k...
On Saint-Denis in the Plateau, Cabaret L'enfer from chef-owner Massimo Piedimonte brings the chef’s pedigree and experti...
Pow Pow might be pitched as a Latin club, but in reality, it’s more of a no-frills college bar with a packed dance floor...
Randolph helped turn board games from a niche hobby into a full-night-out format in Montreal. Launched in 2012 by Norman...
Le P’tit Bar is less a bar than a portal—one that opens into a time-warped shoebox where live music still matters, drink...
Bobby’s doesn’t reinvent the neighbourhood bar—it reminds you why they mattered in the first place. Opened by a crew of...
Bar Nestor has been many things over the past seven years, but above all, it’s the neighbourhood pub of Plaza St-Hubert....
MaBrasserie has been a pillar of Montreal’s brewing scene since 2015, a cooperative experiment that brought together som...
Showing 24 of 224 places in Montreal
Founded in 2011 by a group of friends with a shared appetite for craft brewing, Brasseurs du Monde has grown from a tigh...
The Bruno Sport Bar is a time capsule and testament to Montreal’s enduring tavern culture—a place where history, kitsch,...
Else’s looks like your classic Plateau pub—cozy, cluttered with knick-knacks, and the kind of place that feels lived-in....
Hidden down an alley and behind a locked door, this subterranean speakeasy from the Cloakroom team trades on mystery, bu...
4 Origines is Pointe-Saint-Charles’ homegrown brewery, built from the ground up by three friends who swapped careers in...
Les sans-taverne is run as a worker cooperative inside Pointe-Saint-Charles’ Bâtiment 7, a bar which picks up the thread...
Le Verre Bouteille carries close to a century of Plateau history in its walls. The room began life as a wartime tavern r...
La Maison des Bières is a tribute to Quebec’s thriving microbrewery scene. Since opening in 2013, this compact yet might...
La Chic Régal is an unapologetic time capsule, one that stubbornly clings to the spirit of what a good dive bar can be....
Bar Rocky is what happens when a neighbourhood dive decides it doesn’t need frills or finesse—just cheap beer, a touch o...
Bar Aigle Noir is a Village dive that promises a mix of edgy charm, eclectic entertainment, and a vibe that’s anything b...
La Brasserie des Patriotes is a neighbourhood dive in Hochelaga with a refreshingly unpretentious vibe. This spot is per...
Bar de la Salle is a classic neighbourhood dive with over 20 years under its belt, offering the perfect mix of cheap bee...
MR250 Bar Lounge might be a dive in spirit, but it’s got an unmistakable edge and charm that keeps the crowds coming bac...
Taverne Cobra is Little Italy’s unapologetic ode to the dive bar. Open since 2015, it’s the kind of place where Miller a...
The 2656 Saloon on Promenade Masson captures a moment in Montreal’s growing appetite for country bars. Run by Mikko Barr...
Le Crocodile is what happens when one of Quebec’s top mixologists decides to open a bar behind a cocktail boutique and k...
On Saint-Denis in the Plateau, Cabaret L'enfer from chef-owner Massimo Piedimonte brings the chef’s pedigree and experti...
Pow Pow might be pitched as a Latin club, but in reality, it’s more of a no-frills college bar with a packed dance floor...
Randolph helped turn board games from a niche hobby into a full-night-out format in Montreal. Launched in 2012 by Norman...
Le P’tit Bar is less a bar than a portal—one that opens into a time-warped shoebox where live music still matters, drink...
Bobby’s doesn’t reinvent the neighbourhood bar—it reminds you why they mattered in the first place. Opened by a crew of...
Bar Nestor has been many things over the past seven years, but above all, it’s the neighbourhood pub of Plaza St-Hubert....
MaBrasserie has been a pillar of Montreal’s brewing scene since 2015, a cooperative experiment that brought together som...
