Your guide to the best places in Montreal. Discover local favourites, hidden gems, and top-rated spots across the city.
Built from our network
The directory is sourced from our ongoing conversations with chefs, operators, and cultural figures across the city. Places are added when they’re cited by people whose judgment we trust.
Selection is editorial, not commercial
A venue earns its place before it can sponsor or advertise.
Ranked by readers
Placement reflects what people recommend, save, and visit.
Showing 24 of 31 places in Montreal
Located atop an architectural wonder of downtown, the Place Ville Marie, this terrasse-based restaurant and club is wher...
Every borough has its share of pubs, but Grumpy's in downtown Montreal offers a unique, no-frills experience that stands...
Piranha Bar is a dive with a dual personality: it’s a laid-back downtown hangout by day and a gritty, chaotic live music...
In a downtown building that’s seen more than a century of change, McLean’s carries the torch of the city’s old public ho...
Club Pelicano sits under Tiradito on de Bleury, but calling it a “basement bar” misses the point. The place leans hard i...
Le Mal Nécessaire, now located on Saint-Alexandre Street following opening in 2014 in a basement location in Montreal's...
Ye Olde Orchard has built a solid reputation across Montreal, evolving from a single neighbourhood pub into a full-blown...
McKibbin’s Irish Pub is what happens when a classic Irish drinking hole finds a home in Montreal and refuses to leave. I...
Le Vieux Dublin claims the title of Montreal’s oldest Irish pub, and while we’ll let the historians debate that, there’s...
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...
A bar built for time travel, Le French Line is a distilled version of another era. Set in the reborn 9th floor of the Ea...
Restarted by chefs Pablo Rojas and Hakim Rahal of Provisions Bar à Vin and Andrew Whibley of the Cloakroom cocktail bar,...
Originally a bespoke tailor shop, Cloakroom expanded in 2015 to include a hidden speakeasy accessible through its coat c...
Located in the stunning Le Mount Stephen Hotel, Bar George offers an experience steeped in British tradition with a mode...
Set within the sleek Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Bar Nacarat’s glamour is only really matched by its mixology, where a...
L’Entracte is a downtown non-profit jazz venue focused on Montreal’s local scene, with programming that gives space to e...
Gokudo, a sophisticated Japanese cocktail bar, offers an immersive experience in downtown Montreal. Created by the dynam...
Hôtel Le Germain’s in-house lounge Le Flâneur is a tribute to the art of slowing down. Designed by Atelier Zébulon Perro...
Brutopia is proof that Crescent Street isn’t just about cheap shots and student bar crawls. This long-standing brewpub h...
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...
Bootlegger isn’t just a bar—it’s a time capsule with better drinks and louder music. Since 2016, this Saint-Laurent spea...
Furco is one of those rare bars that nails the balance between design cred, downtown grit, and solid hospitality. Opened...
Benelux brewery, the first bar to open in Verdun post-prohibition, revitalizes the main strip with its artisanal brews....
London Pub brings a bit of rowdy charm to Crescent Street’s lineup of bars, offering the kind of no-fuss drinking experi...
Showing 24 of 31 places in Montreal
Located atop an architectural wonder of downtown, the Place Ville Marie, this terrasse-based restaurant and club is wher...
Every borough has its share of pubs, but Grumpy's in downtown Montreal offers a unique, no-frills experience that stands...
Piranha Bar is a dive with a dual personality: it’s a laid-back downtown hangout by day and a gritty, chaotic live music...
In a downtown building that’s seen more than a century of change, McLean’s carries the torch of the city’s old public ho...
Club Pelicano sits under Tiradito on de Bleury, but calling it a “basement bar” misses the point. The place leans hard i...
Le Mal Nécessaire, now located on Saint-Alexandre Street following opening in 2014 in a basement location in Montreal's...
Ye Olde Orchard has built a solid reputation across Montreal, evolving from a single neighbourhood pub into a full-blown...
McKibbin’s Irish Pub is what happens when a classic Irish drinking hole finds a home in Montreal and refuses to leave. I...
Le Vieux Dublin claims the title of Montreal’s oldest Irish pub, and while we’ll let the historians debate that, there’s...
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...
A bar built for time travel, Le French Line is a distilled version of another era. Set in the reborn 9th floor of the Ea...
Restarted by chefs Pablo Rojas and Hakim Rahal of Provisions Bar à Vin and Andrew Whibley of the Cloakroom cocktail bar,...
Originally a bespoke tailor shop, Cloakroom expanded in 2015 to include a hidden speakeasy accessible through its coat c...
Located in the stunning Le Mount Stephen Hotel, Bar George offers an experience steeped in British tradition with a mode...
Set within the sleek Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Bar Nacarat’s glamour is only really matched by its mixology, where a...
L’Entracte is a downtown non-profit jazz venue focused on Montreal’s local scene, with programming that gives space to e...
Gokudo, a sophisticated Japanese cocktail bar, offers an immersive experience in downtown Montreal. Created by the dynam...
Hôtel Le Germain’s in-house lounge Le Flâneur is a tribute to the art of slowing down. Designed by Atelier Zébulon Perro...
Brutopia is proof that Crescent Street isn’t just about cheap shots and student bar crawls. This long-standing brewpub h...
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...
Bootlegger isn’t just a bar—it’s a time capsule with better drinks and louder music. Since 2016, this Saint-Laurent spea...
Furco is one of those rare bars that nails the balance between design cred, downtown grit, and solid hospitality. Opened...
Benelux brewery, the first bar to open in Verdun post-prohibition, revitalizes the main strip with its artisanal brews....
London Pub brings a bit of rowdy charm to Crescent Street’s lineup of bars, offering the kind of no-fuss drinking experi...
Your guide to the best places in Montreal. Discover local favourites, hidden gems, and top-rated spots across the city.
Built from our network
The directory is sourced from our ongoing conversations with chefs, operators, and cultural figures across the city. Places are added when they’re cited by people whose judgment we trust.
Selection is editorial, not commercial
A venue earns its place before it can sponsor or advertise.
Ranked by readers
Placement reflects what people recommend, save, and visit.
Showing 24 of 31 places in Montreal
Located atop an architectural wonder of downtown, the Place Ville Marie, this terrasse-based restaurant and club is wher...
Every borough has its share of pubs, but Grumpy's in downtown Montreal offers a unique, no-frills experience that stands...
Piranha Bar is a dive with a dual personality: it’s a laid-back downtown hangout by day and a gritty, chaotic live music...
In a downtown building that’s seen more than a century of change, McLean’s carries the torch of the city’s old public ho...
Club Pelicano sits under Tiradito on de Bleury, but calling it a “basement bar” misses the point. The place leans hard i...
Le Mal Nécessaire, now located on Saint-Alexandre Street following opening in 2014 in a basement location in Montreal's...
Ye Olde Orchard has built a solid reputation across Montreal, evolving from a single neighbourhood pub into a full-blown...
McKibbin’s Irish Pub is what happens when a classic Irish drinking hole finds a home in Montreal and refuses to leave. I...
Le Vieux Dublin claims the title of Montreal’s oldest Irish pub, and while we’ll let the historians debate that, there’s...
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...
A bar built for time travel, Le French Line is a distilled version of another era. Set in the reborn 9th floor of the Ea...
Restarted by chefs Pablo Rojas and Hakim Rahal of Provisions Bar à Vin and Andrew Whibley of the Cloakroom cocktail bar,...
Originally a bespoke tailor shop, Cloakroom expanded in 2015 to include a hidden speakeasy accessible through its coat c...
Located in the stunning Le Mount Stephen Hotel, Bar George offers an experience steeped in British tradition with a mode...
Set within the sleek Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Bar Nacarat’s glamour is only really matched by its mixology, where a...
L’Entracte is a downtown non-profit jazz venue focused on Montreal’s local scene, with programming that gives space to e...
Gokudo, a sophisticated Japanese cocktail bar, offers an immersive experience in downtown Montreal. Created by the dynam...
Hôtel Le Germain’s in-house lounge Le Flâneur is a tribute to the art of slowing down. Designed by Atelier Zébulon Perro...
Brutopia is proof that Crescent Street isn’t just about cheap shots and student bar crawls. This long-standing brewpub h...
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...
Bootlegger isn’t just a bar—it’s a time capsule with better drinks and louder music. Since 2016, this Saint-Laurent spea...
Furco is one of those rare bars that nails the balance between design cred, downtown grit, and solid hospitality. Opened...
Benelux brewery, the first bar to open in Verdun post-prohibition, revitalizes the main strip with its artisanal brews....
London Pub brings a bit of rowdy charm to Crescent Street’s lineup of bars, offering the kind of no-fuss drinking experi...
Showing 24 of 31 places in Montreal
Located atop an architectural wonder of downtown, the Place Ville Marie, this terrasse-based restaurant and club is wher...
Every borough has its share of pubs, but Grumpy's in downtown Montreal offers a unique, no-frills experience that stands...
Piranha Bar is a dive with a dual personality: it’s a laid-back downtown hangout by day and a gritty, chaotic live music...
In a downtown building that’s seen more than a century of change, McLean’s carries the torch of the city’s old public ho...
Club Pelicano sits under Tiradito on de Bleury, but calling it a “basement bar” misses the point. The place leans hard i...
Le Mal Nécessaire, now located on Saint-Alexandre Street following opening in 2014 in a basement location in Montreal's...
Ye Olde Orchard has built a solid reputation across Montreal, evolving from a single neighbourhood pub into a full-blown...
McKibbin’s Irish Pub is what happens when a classic Irish drinking hole finds a home in Montreal and refuses to leave. I...
Le Vieux Dublin claims the title of Montreal’s oldest Irish pub, and while we’ll let the historians debate that, there’s...
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...
A bar built for time travel, Le French Line is a distilled version of another era. Set in the reborn 9th floor of the Ea...
Restarted by chefs Pablo Rojas and Hakim Rahal of Provisions Bar à Vin and Andrew Whibley of the Cloakroom cocktail bar,...
Originally a bespoke tailor shop, Cloakroom expanded in 2015 to include a hidden speakeasy accessible through its coat c...
Located in the stunning Le Mount Stephen Hotel, Bar George offers an experience steeped in British tradition with a mode...
Set within the sleek Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Bar Nacarat’s glamour is only really matched by its mixology, where a...
L’Entracte is a downtown non-profit jazz venue focused on Montreal’s local scene, with programming that gives space to e...
Gokudo, a sophisticated Japanese cocktail bar, offers an immersive experience in downtown Montreal. Created by the dynam...
Hôtel Le Germain’s in-house lounge Le Flâneur is a tribute to the art of slowing down. Designed by Atelier Zébulon Perro...
Brutopia is proof that Crescent Street isn’t just about cheap shots and student bar crawls. This long-standing brewpub h...
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...
Bootlegger isn’t just a bar—it’s a time capsule with better drinks and louder music. Since 2016, this Saint-Laurent spea...
Furco is one of those rare bars that nails the balance between design cred, downtown grit, and solid hospitality. Opened...
Benelux brewery, the first bar to open in Verdun post-prohibition, revitalizes the main strip with its artisanal brews....
London Pub brings a bit of rowdy charm to Crescent Street’s lineup of bars, offering the kind of no-fuss drinking experi...
