L'Astral 2000 is a dive in the fullest, most affectionate sense: cash only (there's an ATM if you forget), cheap beer, slot machines along the wall, and a crowd of regulars who treat the karaoke mic like a public trust. The song bank is deep in both English and French, skewing toward the classics, which suits a room where Céline gets belted with total sincerity and zero judgment. Nobody comes here for polish. They come because the staff are warm, the welcome is genuine, and the atmosphere has that small-town-tavern quality that's getting harder to find in the middle of the city. It's the kind of bar where strangers cheer you through a song they've heard a hundred times, then buy a round like you've earned it. Show up with cash and low pretensions, leave hoarse.