Le 4e Mur is a bar in Downtown, Montreal.
Le 4e Mur is a hidden Quartier Latin speakeasy behind an unmarked door in Montreal, run by a bartending school pouring precise, technical cocktails.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Snacks
Tip: There is no sign on Saint-Denis; ring the buzzer and let the menu of house signatures guide the order.
Address: 2021 Rue Saint-Denis, Montreal, QC H2X 3K7
Le Mal Necessaire is a green-lit tiki cocktail bar hidden down a Chinatown staircase in Montreal, mixing rum drinks served in carved pineapples.
Signature drink: Tiki cocktails served in a pineapple
Food: Chinatown snacks
Tip: Look for the green pineapple sign off Saint-Laurent; the pineapple cocktail is the one to photograph.
Cloakroom is a tiny speakeasy hidden behind a downtown Montreal tailor shop, where bartenders build bespoke cocktails to your taste with no printed menu.
Signature drink: Bartender's-choice bespoke cocktail
Food: None
Tip: There is no menu; tell the bartender a spirit and a mood and let them build the drink for you.
Bar Furco is a buzzy downtown Montreal bar in a former fur warehouse near the Quartier des Spectacles, pouring natural wine and cocktails after work.
Signature drink: Natural wine and cocktails
Food: Small plates until 23:00
Tip: It packs out after work near the theatres; the kitchen serves sharp small plates until eleven.
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.
Le Mal Necessaire is a green-lit tiki cocktail bar hidden down a Chinatown staircase in Montreal, mixing rum drinks served in carved pineapples.
Signature drink: Tiki cocktails served in a pineapple
Food: Chinatown snacks
Tip: Look for the green pineapple sign off Saint-Laurent; the pineapple cocktail is the one to photograph.
Cloakroom is a tiny speakeasy hidden behind a downtown Montreal tailor shop, where bartenders build bespoke cocktails to your taste with no printed menu.
Signature drink: Bartender's-choice bespoke cocktail
Food: None
Tip: There is no menu; tell the bartender a spirit and a mood and let them build the drink for you.
Atwater Cocktail Club is a moody, low-lit Little Burgundy bar in Montreal, a North America's 50 Best listee pouring polished seasonal cocktails off Avenue.
Signature drink: Seasonal signature cocktails
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Enter through the alley off Atwater; the seasonal menu is where the bar shows off, so order from it.
Bar Furco is a buzzy downtown Montreal bar in a former fur warehouse near the Quartier des Spectacles, pouring natural wine and cocktails after work.
Signature drink: Natural wine and cocktails
Food: Small plates until 23:00
Tip: It packs out after work near the theatres; the kitchen serves sharp small plates until eleven.
Big in Japan is a hidden, candlelit cocktail bar behind an unmarked Saint-Laurent door in Montreal, pouring exacting classics in a hushed golden room.
Signature drink: Precise classic cocktails
Food: None
Tip: There is no sign; look for the plain door on the Main and expect a quiet, drinks-only room inside.
