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Showing 24 of 224 places in Montreal

Benelux landed on Wellington Street in 2013 by exploiting a quiet loophole: while Verdun's long-standing dry laws barred...

Prince Pub House landed in the former Suwu space at the corner of Prince-Arthur and Saint-Laurent with a clear sense of...

A Village fixture on Sainte-Catherine Est, Le Date treats karaoke less like a bar gimmick and more like the main event....

Avant-Garde Artisans Brasseurs is a microbrewery and pizza spot anchored by a wood-fired oven and an open kitchen. Found...

A Notre-Dame Ouest fixture since 2011, Drinkerie Ste-Cunégonde takes the old Montreal tavern template and gives it just...

Whether you want to sip on a cocktail or a beer between rounds of pool, Bon Délire is a solid place to be. As its name s...

Chez Ernest brings a unique blend of curiosity and conviviality to St-Hubert Plaza. Inspired by Renaissance cabinets of...

Restarted by chefs Pablo Rojas and Hakim Rahal of Provisions Bar à Vin and Andrew Whibley of the Cloakroom cocktail bar,...

Born from the minds behind Pizza Bouquet, Star Bar's a hybrid bar and pizzeria that keeps nailing Bouquet's Montreal tak...

Memento’s microbrewery is inspired by retro games, old-school cartoons, and pop-culture nostalgia, the space mixes in-ho...

Le A Bar (or just Bar A) operates on a simple premise: stay small, stay local. The room is compact and softly lit, the c...

Bílý Kůň (Bily Kun) has been doing its own thing on Mont-Royal since 1998, quietly outlasting trends by sticking to a fo...

Numéro is a modern cocktail bar from the team behind NDG’s Entre-Deux, tucked into the thick of Petite-Italie’s dining c...

Blanc Bec sits just inside the ITHQ like a working lab disguised as a wine bar. Run in collaboration with La Famille du...

Open since 1981, Taverne Normandie is one of the Village’s enduring fixtures—less a trend than a constant. The vaulted,...

Spaghetti Western is a maximalist dive bar in Petite-Patrie where country kitsch meets Montreal nightlife with full comm...

Le Majestique’s a lively bar first established in 2014, and it’s been boasting a dynamic atmosphere and top-notch cuisin...

Chez Miller is what happens when seasoned bar owners apply their party-savvy instincts to a sports bar format—and let it...

Ping Pong Club sits at the intersection of Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Bernard Street, where weekends reliably tip from...

Arcade MTL occupies a particular place in the city’s nightlife history: it was the first bar here to treat arcade games...

Le Sainte-Élisabeth is the kind of place you hear about through word of mouth—the terrasse alone has made it a legend. H...

Moose Bawr is a tribute to the great Canadian tavern experience—rustic, rowdy, and unapologetically indulgent. Since ope...

Projet Pilote’s a multifaceted establishment that blends a distillery, microbrewery, restaurant, and bar into one cohesi...
Showing 24 of 224 places in Montreal

Benelux landed on Wellington Street in 2013 by exploiting a quiet loophole: while Verdun's long-standing dry laws barred...

Prince Pub House landed in the former Suwu space at the corner of Prince-Arthur and Saint-Laurent with a clear sense of...

A Village fixture on Sainte-Catherine Est, Le Date treats karaoke less like a bar gimmick and more like the main event....

Avant-Garde Artisans Brasseurs is a microbrewery and pizza spot anchored by a wood-fired oven and an open kitchen. Found...

A Notre-Dame Ouest fixture since 2011, Drinkerie Ste-Cunégonde takes the old Montreal tavern template and gives it just...

Whether you want to sip on a cocktail or a beer between rounds of pool, Bon Délire is a solid place to be. As its name s...

Chez Ernest brings a unique blend of curiosity and conviviality to St-Hubert Plaza. Inspired by Renaissance cabinets of...

Restarted by chefs Pablo Rojas and Hakim Rahal of Provisions Bar à Vin and Andrew Whibley of the Cloakroom cocktail bar,...

Born from the minds behind Pizza Bouquet, Star Bar's a hybrid bar and pizzeria that keeps nailing Bouquet's Montreal tak...

Memento’s microbrewery is inspired by retro games, old-school cartoons, and pop-culture nostalgia, the space mixes in-ho...

Le A Bar (or just Bar A) operates on a simple premise: stay small, stay local. The room is compact and softly lit, the c...

Bílý Kůň (Bily Kun) has been doing its own thing on Mont-Royal since 1998, quietly outlasting trends by sticking to a fo...

Numéro is a modern cocktail bar from the team behind NDG’s Entre-Deux, tucked into the thick of Petite-Italie’s dining c...

Blanc Bec sits just inside the ITHQ like a working lab disguised as a wine bar. Run in collaboration with La Famille du...

Open since 1981, Taverne Normandie is one of the Village’s enduring fixtures—less a trend than a constant. The vaulted,...

Spaghetti Western is a maximalist dive bar in Petite-Patrie where country kitsch meets Montreal nightlife with full comm...

Le Majestique’s a lively bar first established in 2014, and it’s been boasting a dynamic atmosphere and top-notch cuisin...

Chez Miller is what happens when seasoned bar owners apply their party-savvy instincts to a sports bar format—and let it...

Ping Pong Club sits at the intersection of Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Bernard Street, where weekends reliably tip from...

Arcade MTL occupies a particular place in the city’s nightlife history: it was the first bar here to treat arcade games...

Le Sainte-Élisabeth is the kind of place you hear about through word of mouth—the terrasse alone has made it a legend. H...

Moose Bawr is a tribute to the great Canadian tavern experience—rustic, rowdy, and unapologetically indulgent. Since ope...

Projet Pilote’s a multifaceted establishment that blends a distillery, microbrewery, restaurant, and bar into one cohesi...