Where to eat in Montreal after midnight, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in Montreal after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
La Banquise never closes, making it Montreal's default 3am stop for poutine, its Rue Rachel dining room filling with a post-bar crowd every weekend night.
Try: Poutine
Tip: The line after last call is long but fast; go for the classic and split a wild variation with friends.
Boustan keeps its garlicky shawarma coming past 2am on Rue Crescent in Montreal, a downtown late-night fixture for students spilling out of the bars.
Try: Shawarma pita
Tip: The Aladin potato pita soaks up the night; ask for extra toum and pickled turnip on the way out.
Schwartz's keeps carving smoked meat until midnight on weekends in Montreal, a rare late-night chance to eat the city's signature sandwich at a real deli.
Try: Smoked meat sandwich
Tip: The takeout counter is quicker than the dining room after 11; order medium-fat and eat it on the walk.
Le Mal Necessaire mixes rum tiki drinks down a green-lit Chinatown staircase in Montreal, a late-night hideout for pineapple cocktails and dim lighting.
Try: Tiki cocktails and snacks
Tip: It gets loud and full after midnight on weekends; the pineapple cocktail is the late-night signature.
Bar Furco pours natural wine and cocktails until 3am near the Quartier des Spectacles in Montreal, a downtown after-hours bar with a kitchen that runs late.
Try: Natural wine and small plates
Tip: The kitchen stops at eleven but the bar runs to three; a good spot for a last glass after a show.
Atwater Cocktail Club stays open to 3am nightly in Little Burgundy, Montreal, a polished late spot where the seasonal cocktail list carries the small hours.
Try: Cocktails
Tip: Slip in through the alley entrance; the seasonal menu is the move even at the end of the night.
Big in Japan pours precise cocktails behind an unmarked Saint-Laurent door in Montreal until 3am, a hushed, candlelit room for a serious last drink.
Try: Cocktails
Tip: Look for the plain door on the Main; it is drinks only, so eat before you settle in for the night.
Cloakroom keeps building bespoke cocktails behind a downtown Montreal tailor shop late into the night, a tiny, menu-free room for an unhurried nightcap.
Try: Bespoke cocktails
Tip: There is no menu; name a spirit and a mood at the bar and let them send you off with one last drink.