Le Darling is a bar in Plateau, Montreal.
Le Darling is an all-day bar and restaurant on Saint-Laurent in Montreal, moving from coffee to cocktails and shared plates in a plant-filled Plateau room.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Shared plates
Tip: It works from morning coffee to late cocktails; the leafy back room is the spot for an evening drink.
Address: 4328 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2W 1Z3
El Pequeno is a pocket-sized Cuban bar on a cobbled Old Montreal lane, mixing rum daiquiris and mojitos in one of the smallest, warmest rooms in the city.
Signature drink: Rum daiquiris and Cuban cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: It seats barely a dozen; go early or midweek, and order the classic daiquiri done properly.
Nhau Bar is a hidden Vietnamese-inflected cocktail bar on the Old Montreal edge of Griffintown, pairing Southeast-Asian flavours in drinks and snacks.
Signature drink: Southeast-Asian-inflected cocktails
Food: Vietnamese snacks
Tip: It is tucked away and easy to miss; the Asian-accented cocktails and snacks are worth seeking out.
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Signature drink: Cocktails and craft beer
Food: Comfort plates
Tip: It is a solid pre-show stop by the theatres; the kitchen runs later than most downtown neighbours.
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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.
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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.
