$$$$DeliPlateauMon-Thu 10:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 10:00-24:00; Sun 10:00-23:00
Schwartz's keeps carving smoked meat until midnight on weekends in Montreal, a rare late-night chance to eat the city's signature sandwich at a real deli.
OrderSmoked meat sandwich
TipThe takeout counter is quicker than the dining room after 11; order medium-fat and eat it on the walk.
$$$$Street foodPlateauDaily 00:00-24:00
La Banquise never closes, making it Montreal's default 3am stop for poutine, its Rue Rachel dining room filling with a post-bar crowd every weekend night.
OrderPoutine
TipThe line after last call is long but fast; go for the classic and split a wild variation with friends.
$$$$Cocktail barDowntownSun-Thu 16:30-02:00; Fri-Sat 16:30-03:00
Le Mal Necessaire mixes rum tiki drinks down a green-lit Chinatown staircase in Montreal, a late-night hideout for pineapple cocktails and dim lighting.
OrderTiki cocktails and snacks
TipIt gets loud and full after midnight on weekends; the pineapple cocktail is the late-night signature.
$$$$Cocktail barLittle BurgundyDaily 17:00-03:00
Atwater Cocktail Club stays open to 3am nightly in Little Burgundy, Montreal, a polished late spot where the seasonal cocktail list carries the small hours.
OrderCocktails
TipSlip in through the alley entrance; the seasonal menu is the move even at the end of the night.
$$$$Cocktail barPlateauTue-Sun 17:00-03:00, closed Mon
Big in Japan pours cocktails behind a nondescript Saint-Laurent door in Montreal until 3am, a candlelit room with a wrap-around bar for a last drink.
OrderCocktails
TipLook for the plain door on the Main; small snacks such as kimchi and pecans are on offer, it is closed Mondays.
$$$$Cocktail barDowntownSun-Thu 16:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-03:00
Cloakroom keeps building bespoke cocktails behind a downtown Montreal tailor shop late into the night, a tiny, menu-free room for an unhurried nightcap.
OrderBespoke cocktails
TipThere is no menu; name a spirit and a mood at the bar and let them send you off with one last drink.
$$$$Middle EasternDowntownMon-Sun 11:00-24:00
Boustan keeps its garlicky shawarma coming past 2am on Rue Crescent in Montreal, a downtown late-night fixture for students spilling out of the bars.
OrderShawarma pita
TipThe Aladin potato pita soaks up the night; ask for extra toum and pickled turnip on the way out.
$$$$Cocktail barDowntownTue-Sat 15:00-03:00
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.
OrderNatural wine and small plates
TipThe kitchen stops at eleven but the bar runs to three; a good spot for a last glass after a show.