Gia Vin & Grill is a wine bar in Saint Henri, Montreal.
Gia Vin & Grill is a warehouse-cool wine and grill room in Saint-Henri, Montreal, pairing an Italian-leaning natural list with wood-fired meats and pasta.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Wood-grilled Italian plates
Tip: It is as much a grill as a wine bar; order a bottle from the Italian list and a wood-fired cut to share.
Address: 1025 Rue Lenoir, Montreal, QC H4C 2Z6
Buvette chez Simone is the standing-room wine bar on Avenue du Parc in Montreal, pouring an ever-changing glass list beside charcuterie and roast chicken.
Signature pour: Chenin blanc by the glass
Wine focus: French and natural growers by the glass
Food: Charcuterie and rotisserie chicken
Tip: It fills early and takes no reservations; arrive before eight and share the roast chicken for two.
Annette is a Bib Gourmand wine bar in Montreal's Angus Shops, matching a smart low-intervention list with sharp seasonal small plates in a warm room.
Signature pour: Growers' Champagne by the glass
Wine focus: Natural and low-intervention wine
Food: Seasonal small plates
Tip: The kitchen is more ambitious than most wine bars; come hungry and let the plates keep pace with the wine.
Vinvinvin is a buzzing natural-wine bar on Rue Beaubien in Montreal, its long glass list and late hours making it a Petite-Patrie industry favourite.
Signature pour: Skin-contact orange wine
Wine focus: Natural wine, deep by-the-glass list
Food: Snacks and small plates
Tip: The by-the-glass list rotates fast; ask the bar for a skin-contact pour and a plate of snacks.
Le Rouge Gorge is an easygoing wine bar on Avenue du Mont-Royal in Montreal, known for a fairly priced glass list and cheese boards in a warm Plateau room.
Signature pour: Rotating growers' red by the glass
Wine focus: Approachable, well-priced by the glass
Food: Cheese, charcuterie and small plates
Tip: It is one of the Plateau's better-value wine bars; the by-the-glass list is where to explore.
Bar Henrietta is a lively Mile End wine bar on Laurier Ouest in Montreal, pairing a Mediterranean-leaning list with mezze and grilled plates into the night.
Signature pour: Orange wine by the glass
Wine focus: Mediterranean and natural wine
Food: Mezze and grilled small plates
Tip: The kitchen runs late for a wine bar; it is a strong stop for a second-wind dinner after ten.
Denise is a daytime cafe turned evening natural-wine bar in Parc-Extension, Montreal, pouring low-intervention bottles beside a short, seasonal menu.
Signature pour: Rotating natural pour by the glass
Wine focus: Natural and low-intervention wine
Food: Local, seasonal small plates
Tip: It flips from cafe to wine bar after six; evenings are when the natural list and small plates shine.
