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.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Bar cuisine
Tip: Come for the weekend jazz sets; the upstairs is louder, the downstairs bar better for the cocktails.
Address: 3481 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2X 2T6
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.
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.
Waverly is a buzzy Mile End bar on Saint-Laurent in Montreal, pairing cocktails and Asian-inflected snacks with DJ nights in a room that fills late.
Signature drink: Cocktails and Asian-inflected snacks
Food: Asian bar snacks
Tip: It gets loud and packed on weekends; the Asian-leaning snacks are better than most bar food here.
