Bar Pamplemousse is a bar in Downtown, Montreal.
Bar Pamplemousse is an easygoing bar and kitchen on the Main in downtown Montreal, pouring cocktails and craft beer alongside hearty comfort food.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Comfort plates
Tip: It is a solid pre-show stop by the theatres; the kitchen runs later than most downtown neighbours.
Address: 1579 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2X 2S9
Bootlegger l'Authentique is a two-floor Prohibition-themed cocktail bar on the Main in Montreal, mixing classic drinks over live jazz in a dim room.
Signature drink: Prohibition-era cocktails
Food: Bar cuisine
Tip: Come for the weekend jazz sets; the upstairs is louder, the downstairs bar better for the cocktails.
Le 4e Mur is a hidden Quartier Latin speakeasy behind an unmarked door in Montreal, run by a bartending school pouring precise, technical cocktails.
Signature drink: Menu-driven signature cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: There is no sign on Saint-Denis; ring the buzzer and let the menu of house signatures guide the order.
Bootlegger l'Authentique is a two-floor Prohibition-themed cocktail bar on the Main in Montreal, mixing classic drinks over live jazz in a dim room.
Signature drink: Prohibition-era cocktails
Food: Bar cuisine
Tip: Come for the weekend jazz sets; the upstairs is louder, the downstairs bar better for the cocktails.
Notre-Dame-des-Quilles is a beloved Mile-Ex dive in Montreal with two vintage bowling lanes out back, pouring cheap drinks and pizza to a local crowd.
Signature drink: Cheap beer and cocktails
Food: Pizza
Tip: The two mini bowling lanes in the back are the whole gimmick; go on a quiet night to actually get a game.
The Coldroom is a hidden speakeasy down an unmarked Old Montreal lane, a North America's 50 Best listee mixing precise cocktails in a snug brick-vaulted room.
Signature drink: Bartender's-choice cocktails
Food: None
Tip: There is no sign on Rue Saint-Vincent; look for the small buzzer door and book ahead on weekends.
Philemon is a handsome exposed-brick bar on Rue Saint-Paul in Old Montreal, a long-running after-work and late-night spot for cocktails, oysters.
Signature drink: Cocktails and oysters
Food: Oysters and snacks
Tip: The oyster-and-cocktail happy hour is the move; it turns into a busy late-night bar as the evening goes.
Flyjin is a moody basement izakaya and cocktail bar hidden in Old Montreal, pairing Japanese-inflected drinks and small plates with late-night DJ sets.
Signature drink: Japanese-inflected cocktails
Food: Izakaya snacks
Tip: Head downstairs late; it shifts from izakaya dining early to a DJ-driven bar as the night goes.
Le 4e Mur is a hidden Quartier Latin speakeasy behind an unmarked door in Montreal, run by a bartending school pouring precise, technical cocktails.
Signature drink: Menu-driven signature cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: There is no sign on Saint-Denis; ring the buzzer and let the menu of house signatures guide the order.
