Le Mal Necessaire is a bar in Downtown, Montreal.
Le Mal Necessaire is a green-lit tiki cocktail bar hidden down a Chinatown staircase in Montreal, mixing rum drinks served in carved pineapples.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Chinatown snacks
Tip: Look for the green pineapple sign off Saint-Laurent; the pineapple cocktail is the one to photograph.
Address: 1015 Rue Saint-Alexandre, Montreal, QC H2Z 1N9
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.
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.
Bar Datcha is a tiny, dark dance bar in Mile End, Montreal, where cocktails and a serious sound system pull a late crowd for DJ sets on Avenue Laurier.
Signature drink: Cocktails and DJ sets
Food: None
Tip: It is more dance floor than lounge; go late on a weekend when the DJs and the room hit their stride.
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.
Signature drink: Cocktails and natural wine
Food: Shared plates
Tip: It works from morning coffee to late cocktails; the leafy back room is the spot for an evening drink.
