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Showing 24 of 224 places in Montreal
Brasserie Beaubien isn’t here to impress; it’s here to endure. Tucked away in Petite Italie since 1924, this place is a...
If you’re looking for a grim dive with barely a pulse, this place has it in spades. The draw? Fifteen poker machines and...
Bifteck is the people’s bar of St-Laurent, a no-frills dive that stands in delightful contrast to the pricey clubs surro...
Piranha Bar is a dive with a dual personality: it’s a laid-back downtown hangout by day and a gritty, chaotic live music...
Andrew’s is the kind of dive bar where cheap drinks and an unfiltered vibe rule the roost, just a block off the main act...
This place doesn’t just blend skate culture with nightlife—it throws them into a blender and cranks it to full speed. Th...
Pub Epoxy near the Saint-Henri metro is unapologetically rugged—a dive bar wrapped in Habs memorabilia and filled with r...
Monkee's is classic dive bar glory tucked away in Ville-Émard and proudly defiant of any hipster takeover. From the mome...
Bar L’Hémisphère Gauche, tucked away in Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood, is a legendary dive that has hosted Montreal’s...
From the crew behind NOMI, Jatoba, and Hà, this is their passion project, their “baby.” Tucked into St-Henri, it feels m...
Le Trèfle brings the atmosphere of an Irish tavern to Hochelaga-Maisonneuve with a focus on beer, whisky, and unfussy pu...
North Star Pinball feels like stepping into a parallel Montréal where the arcade never died and the bar kept the lights...
Bar le Ber operates quietly out of Nagomi, the Japanese restaurant on Île-des-Sœurs, and fills a notable gap in Montreal...
Ava sits inside Clubhaus, a boutique hotel and event space in Pointe-Saint-Charles, and shifts seamlessly from café to c...
Cowboy boots and a cocktail program might not seem like a natural pairing, but Bottes & Whiskey makes the case—loudly, a...
Le Stud has been part of the Village’s daily rhythm since the mid-’90s, built by and for men who want to be around other...
La Cantina Concha is equal parts café, cantina, and dance floor—a space in Old Montreal designed to shift with the day....
La Cale is a blueprint for how going out can actually give back. Opened on Plaza St-Hubert in 2019, this maritime-themed...
McKibbin’s Irish Pub is what happens when a classic Irish drinking hole finds a home in Montreal and refuses to leave. I...
Honey Martin is the kind of neighbourhood pub where everyone’s either a regular or about to become one. Tucked into NDG,...
Hurley’s is as close as you’ll get to a proper Irish pub without a transatlantic flight. A staple of Crescent Street’s l...
Le Vieux Dublin claims the title of Montreal’s oldest Irish pub, and while we’ll let the historians debate that, there’s...
Brass Door is the kind of pub that doesn’t try to be anything other than what it is: a solid, no-nonsense spot for cheap...
"One of Montreals largest sports bars, 3 floors of TVs, not a bad seat in the house! - Stop by for delicious burgers, pi...
Showing 24 of 224 places in Montreal
Brasserie Beaubien isn’t here to impress; it’s here to endure. Tucked away in Petite Italie since 1924, this place is a...
If you’re looking for a grim dive with barely a pulse, this place has it in spades. The draw? Fifteen poker machines and...
Bifteck is the people’s bar of St-Laurent, a no-frills dive that stands in delightful contrast to the pricey clubs surro...
Piranha Bar is a dive with a dual personality: it’s a laid-back downtown hangout by day and a gritty, chaotic live music...
Andrew’s is the kind of dive bar where cheap drinks and an unfiltered vibe rule the roost, just a block off the main act...
This place doesn’t just blend skate culture with nightlife—it throws them into a blender and cranks it to full speed. Th...
Pub Epoxy near the Saint-Henri metro is unapologetically rugged—a dive bar wrapped in Habs memorabilia and filled with r...
Monkee's is classic dive bar glory tucked away in Ville-Émard and proudly defiant of any hipster takeover. From the mome...
Bar L’Hémisphère Gauche, tucked away in Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood, is a legendary dive that has hosted Montreal’s...
From the crew behind NOMI, Jatoba, and Hà, this is their passion project, their “baby.” Tucked into St-Henri, it feels m...
Le Trèfle brings the atmosphere of an Irish tavern to Hochelaga-Maisonneuve with a focus on beer, whisky, and unfussy pu...
North Star Pinball feels like stepping into a parallel Montréal where the arcade never died and the bar kept the lights...
Bar le Ber operates quietly out of Nagomi, the Japanese restaurant on Île-des-Sœurs, and fills a notable gap in Montreal...
Ava sits inside Clubhaus, a boutique hotel and event space in Pointe-Saint-Charles, and shifts seamlessly from café to c...
Cowboy boots and a cocktail program might not seem like a natural pairing, but Bottes & Whiskey makes the case—loudly, a...
Le Stud has been part of the Village’s daily rhythm since the mid-’90s, built by and for men who want to be around other...
La Cantina Concha is equal parts café, cantina, and dance floor—a space in Old Montreal designed to shift with the day....
La Cale is a blueprint for how going out can actually give back. Opened on Plaza St-Hubert in 2019, this maritime-themed...
McKibbin’s Irish Pub is what happens when a classic Irish drinking hole finds a home in Montreal and refuses to leave. I...
Honey Martin is the kind of neighbourhood pub where everyone’s either a regular or about to become one. Tucked into NDG,...
Hurley’s is as close as you’ll get to a proper Irish pub without a transatlantic flight. A staple of Crescent Street’s l...
Le Vieux Dublin claims the title of Montreal’s oldest Irish pub, and while we’ll let the historians debate that, there’s...
Brass Door is the kind of pub that doesn’t try to be anything other than what it is: a solid, no-nonsense spot for cheap...
"One of Montreals largest sports bars, 3 floors of TVs, not a bad seat in the house! - Stop by for delicious burgers, pi...
