Cocktail bar$$$little-burgundyDaily 17:00-03:00Until 03:00
Atwater Cocktail Club stays open to 3am nightly in Little Burgundy, Montreal, a polished late spot where the seasonal cocktail list carries the small hours.
Try: Cocktails
Tip: Slip in through the alley entrance; the seasonal menu is the move even at the end of the night.
Cocktail bar$$$plateauTue-Sat 17:00-03:00Until 03:00
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.
Cocktail bar$$$downtownSun-Thu 16:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-03:00Until 01:00 to 03:00
Cloakroom keeps building bespoke cocktails behind a downtown Montreal tailor shop late into the night, a tiny, menu-free room for an unhurried nightcap.
Try: Bespoke cocktails
Tip: There is no menu; name a spirit and a mood at the bar and let them send you off with one last drink.
Street food$$plateauDaily 00:00-24:00Until Open 24 hours
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.
Middle Eastern$downtownMon-Sun 11:00-24:00Until 02:00 or later
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.
Deli$$plateauMon-Thu 10:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 10:00-24:00; Sun 10:00-23:00Until 24:00 on weekends
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.