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 Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 3481 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2X 2T6
Le 4e Mur is a Prohibition-themed speakeasy in Montreal's Quartier Latin, entered through its 'fourth wall', with burlesque, live jazz and creative cocktails.
DrinkMurder-mystery themed cocktails
FoodSnacks
TipSign up to the bar's newsletter to be sent the way in; its founders include national cocktail competition champions.
Le Mal Necessaire is a green-lit tiki cocktail bar hidden down a Chinatown staircase in Montreal, mixing rum drinks served in carved pineapples.
DrinkTiki cocktails served in a pineapple
FoodChinatown snacks
TipLook for the green pineapple sign off Saint-Laurent; the pineapple cocktail is the one to photograph.
Notre-Dame-des-Quilles is a late-night dive in Montreal's Mile-Ex with two half-size bowling lanes, pizza, cocktails and karaoke nights until 03:00.
DrinkCheap beer and cocktails
FoodPizza
TipThe two half-size lanes are the reason for the name; karaoke and drag nights draw a queer-friendly crowd.
The Coldroom is a hidden speakeasy behind an unmarked black door in Old Montreal, a North America's 50 Best listee mixing inventive twists on classics.
DrinkBartender's-choice cocktails
FoodNone
TipThere is no sign; ring the bell at the black door at Saint-Amable and Saint-Vincent. It takes no reservations.
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.
DrinkCocktails and oysters
FoodOysters and snacks
TipThe 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.
DrinkJapanese-inflected cocktails
FoodIzakaya snacks
TipHead downstairs late; it shifts from izakaya dining early to a DJ-driven bar as the night goes.
Le 4e Mur is a Prohibition-themed speakeasy in Montreal's Quartier Latin, entered through its 'fourth wall', with burlesque, live jazz and creative cocktails.
DrinkMurder-mystery themed cocktails
FoodSnacks
TipSign up to the bar's newsletter to be sent the way in; its founders include national cocktail competition champions.
Le Mal Necessaire is a green-lit tiki cocktail bar hidden down a Chinatown staircase in Montreal, mixing rum drinks served in carved pineapples.
DrinkTiki cocktails served in a pineapple
FoodChinatown snacks
TipLook for the green pineapple sign off Saint-Laurent; the pineapple cocktail is the one to photograph.
