Hanhak Kim's Notre-Dame West spot gets natural wine without making it the restaurant's whole personality. The list leans biodynamic and low-intervention, with a sake selection that doesn't phone it in. Pair a clean, mineral white with their sashimi, or go full-tilt with a skin-contact orange and some charcoal-grilled skewers. It's the kind of place where you can debrief the fair over mazemen and a great bottle from either Canada or abroad.

Mile End's all-day charmer has been quietly amassing a thoughtful natural wine lists since 2016—emphasis on quietly. Eastern European gems (Slovakian Bonka, Czech Národní Park) sit alongside French staples and a strong showing from Québec producers like Pinard & Filles and Domaine du Nival. The list skews accessible, with plenty of options by the glass and a few skin-contact wildcards for the adventurous. Pair a crisp Douro white with their signature eggplant toast, or go full lunch-into-dinner with a Beaujolais and maultaschen ravioli.

Villeray's eight-seat garage-turned-wine-bar from Keaton Ritchie, Asa Perlman, and Émile Foucher has a wine list that follows the same stripped-down ethos as its space—natural, unfussy, and full of surprises. Eastern European wildcards (Welschriesling from Burgenland) sit alongside Québec standouts like Pinard & Filles' Royale and skin-contact bottles from Niagara. Pair a glass of the on-tap Verdejo with tinned Cantabrian anchovies or go deeper with a bottle of Arbois Pupillin Vin Jaune.

Parc-Ex's beloved buvette has been the real deal since 2018—30 seats, a lively bar, and a crowd that treats it like home. The wine list is a love letter to the Americas and Iberia, heavy on low-intervention finds that rotate with purpose. Québec producers like Domaine l'Espiègle and Très Précieux Sang share space with Chilean wildcards (Ignacio Pino Roman's País, Macatho's Chacha) and Lebanese gems from Mersel and El Sabban.

The new kitchen team—Korlin Kaetzel and Julia Mallette—cooks with quiet ambition: seaweed hollandaise on crushed potatoes, raw beef with kefir and lemongrass, halibut dressed in elderflower capers.

It's the kind of place where you can bring a grower for dinner or just post up solo with a bottle of Itata Sémillon PetNat and let the night unfold.

Hochelaga's café-slash-wine-bar nails the all-day hang better than most places twice its age. Paul Tran and Olivier Trudeau built this Sainte-Catherine East spot for people who want Japanese sandos and natural wine on tap—literally. Seven lines pour everything from Austrian Grüner (Gneiss & Glimmer from Niburu) to Chilean skin-contact Sémillon (Pino Roman) and New Zealand rosé (Kunoh's Gerbera), available by the glass or, if you're feeling it, by the jeroboam.

The list is tight but globe-trotting: Alsace pet-nat, South African macération, Okanagan reds from Ursa Major. Pair a glass of the on-tap Petronille rosé from Languedoc with a Peking duck sando, or commit to a bottle of Gut Oggau and let the afternoon dissolve into evening.

Chinatown's pink century-old gem doubles as a Japanese snack bar upstairs and a vinyl-spinning speakeasy in the basement. The natural wine list—curated with serious intent—spans the globe: Austrian skin-contact whites (Weninger, Preisinger), Chilean Itata reds (Pino Roman), Greek Paiko from Chloe Chatzivaritis, and a deep dive into Jura legends like Domaine de l'Octavin.

The sake program is equally committed, with rare koshu bottlings, yamahai ferments, and junmai finds you won't see elsewhere. Pair a glass of Ursa Major's Black Sage Road Sessions with chef Tetsuya Shimizu's temaki or go all-in on a bottle of Frank Cornelissen Munjebel over bento boxes.

Angus Technopole's wine bar counterpart to Hoogan & Beaufort is where they flex their bottles best. The list here is serious: Québec producers like Domaine du Nival and Pinard & Filles share space with Okanagan standouts (Blue Mountain, Ursa Major), Chilean skin-contact finds, and deep Burgundy cuts from Domaine Dujac and Méo-Camuzet. There's a strong Champagne game—Jacques Selosse, Krug, Dom Pérignon—and natural selections from the Loire, Jura, and beyond. Pair a glass of Chablis Grand Cru with boudin croquettes or commit to a bottle of Volnay 1er Cru over lamb chops and sweetbreads. The plant-filled room, live entertainment, and finessed small plates make it easy to settle in for the long haul.

Saint-Henri's Italian-inspired wine bar and dispensa has a list that's tight but well-curated, leaning into small Italian and Québec producers with an approachable price point. Skin-contact whites like Grape Abduction from Slovenia and Celber Muskateller from Austria sit alongside Beaujolais from Justin Dutraive, natural Champagnes (Marie Courtin, Vouette et Sorbée), and Québec standouts like Pinard & Filles' Frangine and Domaine du Nival's Matière à Discussion. Pair a glass of Cosmopôtes or Lafrea with fresh pasta, focaccia, or zeppoli, then grab a bottle of their house sauce on your way out.

Little Burgundy's modern wine bar—brought to you by the September Surf Café crew—keeps things sharp and unfussy. The list changes often but stays committed to small, independent producers doing things the right way. Québec bottles from Vignoble Camy, Très-Précieux Sang, and Domaine Joy Hill hold their own alongside French naturals like Noëlla Morantin, Frederic Cossard, and Christian Venier.

Skin-contact options (Moscatel en Transicion from Mingaco, Bianco Zibibbo from Azienda Serragghia) and serious Burgundy (Denis Carré, Théo Dancer, Benoit Delorme) round out the selection.

Pair a glass of Goulou Goulou from Débit d'Ivresse with shareable plates in Ravi Handa's sleek, vintage-touched space, or post up at the bar and let the night unfold.

Jesse Mulder's Thai spot pairs dizzyingly good food with a wine list that knows what it's doing. Québec producers like Les Pervenches, Lieux Communs, and Pinard & Filles anchor the selection, alongside skin-contact bottles from Mingaco, Cosmic, and Il Ceo. French naturals dominate—Loire heavyweights like Damien Bureau, Simon Batardière, and Noëlla Morantin sit next to Jura legends (Domaine de la Tournelle, Jean-Yves Péron) and Burgundy finds from Frederic Cossard and Renaud Boyer. The Champagne section leans grower (Ruppert-Leroy, Vouette et Sorbée, Christophe Mignon), and there's enough range in the reds—from Beaujolais to Barolo—to match whatever level of spice you're chasing. Pair a glass of Yoko Ogawa's Étincelles de dragon with Mulder's cooking and let the heat build.

Hochelaga's intimate 25-seater—right next door to Hélicoptère—turned a former dépanneur into a chic natural wine bar with serious range. The list changes often but stays committed to low-intervention producers: Québec finds from Lieux Communs, Domaine du Nival, Domaine Camy, and Pinard & Filles share space with Austrian Grüner Veltliner (Weingut Wess, Martin & Anna Arndorfer), Beaujolais from Marc Delienne and Domaine Chapel, and skin-contact bottles from Orenji and Clos Signadore. There's a strong Loire presence (Brendan Stater-West, Mas Mellet, Clau de Nell) and grower Champagne (Michel Gonet, Albert Mann). Pair a glass of Domaine Dureuil-Janthial or Guillerault Fargette with oysters, tartare, or chicken liver mousse, then let the night stretch out.

Verdun's French guinguette—opened in 2020 by Charles Garant, Philippe Jacquelin, and Marc Frandon of natural wine import agency Primavin—is less wine bar, more mood. The list is organized by winemaker, not region, and draws heavily from Primavin's portfolio: Denavolo, Pierre Frick, Cascina Corte, Michel Gahier, Lise et Bertrand Jousset, Nicolas Reau.

By the glass, you'll find skin-contact Auxerrois from Frick, Jousset's Exilé Blanc, and Cascina Corte's Langhe Riesling alongside reds from La Bancale and Les Deux Terres.

The kitchen keeps pace—corn salad poured tableside with its own velouté, roasted cauliflower over cameline and blueberry purée—and come sundown, the disco ball kicks in.

Mile Ex's intimate Venetian-style bar leans hard into cicchetti—small, shareable bites—and a wine list that's equally snackable. The focus is natural and low-intervention: skin-contact bottles from Fabien Jouves, Cantina y León, and Valtolla Bianco sit alongside Québec finds like Aux Volets Noirs and Joy Hill, plus Italian producers like Cascina Boccaccio, Fattoria Poggerino, and Gino Pedrotti. French naturals dominate—Loire (Dominique Andiran, Christian Venier, Philippe Bernard), Jura (Nicolas Jacob, Jean-Yves Péron), Savoie (Casa Rossa), and Burgundy (Valette).

Pair a glass of Koppitsch with arancini, baccalino di morue, or a mixed cicchetti platter in Elyse Leclerc, Gabriel Lavallée, and Mathieu Delisle's cozy, low-lit space. The terrace opens up in warmer months, but the vibe stays intimate year-round.

La Petite-Patrie's playful wine bar—opened in 2019 by Marina De Figueiredo, Antonin Laporte, and Nikolas Da Fonseca—organizes its list by vibe, not region. Categories like "punk," "soif," and "vedettes" guide you through a roster heavy on Central and Eastern European naturals: Moravian finds from Milan Nestarec and Martin Vajčner, Slovak bottles from Strekov 1075 and Naboso, Austrian Grüner from Wabi-Sabi and Clemens Krutzler, and Hungarian Kadarka from Sziegl. Québec producers like Pinard & Filles, Domaine du Nival, and Très-Précieux-Sang hold their own alongside Italian stalwarts (Denavolo) and French legends (Dominique Derain, Le Raisin et l'Ange). Pair a glass of Dluhé Grefty's Rufus or Petr Marada's Gruner Orange with small plates in the colourful, Nordic-inspired space.

Little Burgundy's SWANA-focused restaurant brings a wine list that travels. The Lebanese selection—drawn from in-house import agency Sienna—is the real draw: new-generation producers like Sept, Mersel, Heya, Vignoble Joura, and Château Cana alongside skin-contact finds and indigenous varieties like Obeideh, Merwah, and Sabbaghieh. Québec naturals (Pinard & Filles, Lieux Communs, Domaine Polisson, Très-Précieux-Sang) hold their ground next to French low-intervention bottles—Domaine Mosse, L'Opéra des Vins, Domaine Valentin Zusslin—and grower Champagne from Geoffroy and Jean-Pierre Robinot. Pair a glass of Sept's skin-contact Obeideh or Heya's Ward with fatteh, wild mushroom couscous, or lobster tails spiced with ras-el-hanout.

Mile-End's go-to since 2008 is where Montrealers come for well-priced natural wine and zero fuss. The list is tight but spans the globe: Québec producers like Pinard & Filles, Joy Hill, and Les Pervenches sit alongside Italian finds (Giovanni Menti, Nevio Scala, Gino Pedrotti), Austrian Grüner from Hareter and Wabi Sabi, and French naturals from Nicolas Reau, Noëlla Morantin, Maxime Magnon, and Hervé Souhaut.

Skin-contact options include bottles from Masiero, Goepp, and Domaine Vallée Moray, while the Champagne leans grower (Pierre Paillard). Pair a glass of Céline & Laurent Tripoz or Anthony Thevenet with charcuterie and cheese plates in Zébulon Perron's warm, wood-toned space.

Little Italy's neighbourhood wine bar—opened by Max Rosselin as an homage to his late grandmother—runs on simplicity and conviviality. The wine program leans into the "à la verse" concept: pick your color (white, red, rosé, or skin-contact), choose your size (glass to six-liter jug), and drink more for less. The chalkboard rotates daily with four bottles per category—all single-case purchases to keep things fresh and expose drinkers to as many producers as possible. Expect light, easy-drinking natural wines alongside a secret list of rarer finds for those in the know. Pair a carafe with house-made charcuterie, cheese boards, raclette, or rillettes in a cozy, vintage-filled space decorated with postcards Rosselin sent his grandmother as a kid.

This café-buvette hybrid—opened in 2017 by five industry pros—keeps it sharp, seasonal, and affordable. By day, it's Hof Kelsten pastries and 49th Parallel coffee. By night, it's lobster rolls, venison tartare, and a wine list that starts at $35 and leans natural. Québec producers like Pinard & Filles, Les Pervenches, Domaine du Nival, and Pigeon Hill anchor the selection, while French finds—Domaine des Marnes Blanches, Domaine Giardino, Philippe Pacalet, Domaine des Roches Neuves—share space with Austrian skin-contact (Gut Oggau, Strohmeier), Italian naturals (Cantina Marco Merli, Occhipinti), and grower Champagne (Benoît Lahaye, Lelarge-Pugeot). Pair a glass of Steffelter Hof or Mathieu Cosme with "potato of the day" or late-night liver mousse in an intimate, unflashy room.

Mile End's café-bistro hybrid has been a neighbourhood anchor since day one, and the wine list keeps pace. Québec producers like Lieux Communs, Les Pervenches, En Roue Libre, Clos Sur-Vivant, and Pinard & Filles share space with Austrian skin-contact (Gut Oggau, Matthias Warnung), Italian finds (Francesco Cirelli, Paolo Vodopivec, Agricola Gaudioso), and Californian naturals from Florez Wines, Madson, and Stagiaire. French bottles—Le Monde est Petit, Mas d'Espanet, Le Débit d'Ivresse, Domaine de Chassorney—anchor the reds, while grower Champagne (Vouette & Sorbée, Philippe Pacalet) and pet-nats (Très-Précieux-Sang, Chai UVA) keep things lively.

Pair a glass of Mother Rock's Stompie Rouge or Mas du Dragon de Pierres with pikelets, soft scramble, or a hamburger in a space that feels like an extension of your own living room (if, you know, you have a very cool living room).

Mile End's Portuguese-style tavern—named for owner Alexandre Baldwin's heritage—leans into vintage swagger and a wine list that's heavier on Québec than you'd expect. Bottles from Les Pervenches, Domaine de l'Espiègle, Joy Hill, Domaine du Nival, and Polisson anchor the selection, alongside French naturals like Nicolas Jacob, Frederic Cossard, Pierre Bonhomme, Maxime Magnon, and Clos du Rouge Gorge. There's Austrian skin-contact (Andreas Tscheppe, Kollektiv Petermadl), German Riesling (Philip Lardot, Banquet of Gods), and grower Champagne (Vouette & Sorbée, Charles Dufour, Benoît Dehu).

Pair a glass of Domaine de la Touraise or Clos des Vignes du Maynes with Manchego popcorn or a grilled cheese sandwich in the kitschy lower level or open-concept upper floor.

Mile End's wine bar—opened by Antoine Denis, Frédéric Létourneau-Archambault, and John Hale—leans into the deep end of French naturals. The list is Jura-heavy (Michel Gahier, Tony Bornard, Domaine de l'Octavin, Philippe Bornard, Domaine Ganevat, Fabrice Dodane), with serious depth in Burgundy (Philippe Pacalet, Frederic Cossard, Domaine Derain, Prieure Roch, Maison Romane) and Loire (Nicolas Jacob, Mai & Kenji Hodgson, Lise et Bertrand Jousset, Richard Leroy). Austrian skin-contact (Gut Oggau, Christian Tschida), Italian naturals (Bellotti, Valentini, Tunia), and grower Champagne (Lelarge Pugeot, Domaine Leon) round out the selection.

Pair a glass of Trousseau or Chenin Blanc with charcuterie, cheese, or cold plates in a 35-seat room decked out with lime-washed walls, dark green trim, and a billiards table under a stained-glass lamp.

What started as a preamble cocktail bar to Datcha has grown into something more substantial—a 1970s Parisian bistro fantasy complete with Thonet chairs, marble tables, and a wine program that leans hard into low-intervention bottles.

The by-the-glass selection alone tells you they're serious: Gut Oggau, Sepp Muster, Christian Binner, grower Champagnes from Bérêche and Vouette et Sorbée. The bottle list roams from Québec naturals like Coteau Rougemont and Domaine du Nival to Austrian and French producers who let their vineyards do the talking. It's not a dogmatic natty bar—there's room for classic bistro bottles too—but the focus is clear.