16 editor picks in Montreal.
16 bars in Montreal, editor-picked for bars open past midnight. Bars going past midnight on friday or saturday. All bars in Montreal.
Cloakroom is a tiny speakeasy hidden behind a downtown Montreal tailor shop, where bartenders build bespoke cocktails to your taste with no printed menu.
TipThere 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.
TipEnter through the alley off Atwater; the seasonal menu is where the bar shows off, so order from it.
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.
TipThere is no sign; ring the bell at the black door at Saint-Amable and Saint-Vincent. It takes no reservations.
Le Mal Necessaire is a green-lit tiki cocktail bar hidden down a Chinatown staircase in Montreal, mixing rum drinks served in carved pineapples.
TipLook for the green pineapple sign off Saint-Laurent; the pineapple cocktail is the one to photograph.
Big in Japan is a candlelit speakeasy behind a nondescript Saint-Laurent door in Montreal, open since 2011, with whisky bottles over a wrap-around bar.
TipThere is no sign; the list leans on whisky, sake and umeshu, with small snacks such as kimchi and roasted pecans.
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.
TipSign up to the bar's newsletter to be sent the way in; its founders include national cocktail competition champions.
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.
TipIt works from morning coffee to late cocktails; the leafy back room is the spot for an evening drink.
El Pequeno is the tiny Cuban-inspired cocktail bar in Old Montreal, styled on 1920s Havana, seating 11 guests and mixing daiquiris until 01:00 nightly.
TipOnly 11 guests fit inside, plus a summer terrace; order a daiquiri or mojito and the Cubano sandwich.
Nhau Bar is a hidden Vietnamese-inflected cocktail bar on the Old Montreal edge of Griffintown, pairing Southeast-Asian flavours in drinks and snacks.
TipIt is tucked away and easy to miss; the Asian-accented cocktails and snacks are worth seeking out.
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.
TipCome for the weekend jazz sets; the upstairs is louder, the downstairs bar better for the cocktails.
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.
TipHead downstairs late; it shifts from izakaya dining early to a DJ-driven bar as the night goes.
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.
TipIt packs out after work near the theatres; the kitchen serves sharp small plates until eleven.
Bar Datcha is a small, dim Mile End bar in Montreal, part cocktail lounge and part dance floor, with DJ sets from deep house to disco until 03:00.
TipIt opens Thursday to Saturday from 10pm; some nights are ticketed, so check the event list on its site first.
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.
TipThe two half-size lanes are the reason for the name; karaoke and drag nights draw a queer-friendly crowd.
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.
TipThe oyster-and-cocktail happy hour is the move; it turns into a busy late-night bar as the evening goes.
Bar Pamplemousse is an easygoing bar and kitchen on the Main in downtown Montreal, pouring cocktails and craft beer alongside hearty comfort food.
TipIt is a solid pre-show stop by the theatres; the kitchen runs later than most downtown neighbours.
