This modern gem in Montreal’s Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel eliminates class divisions among cocktails with ABV counts for all. Zero- and lowproof drinks are not ghettoized at the bottom.…

Eclectic and casual, with mounted deer heads hung on wood-panelled walls and vintage swivel stools at the diner-style counter, this late-night industry hangout feels like a classic Montreal tavern, or…

This sexy, subterranean lounge next to sister wine bar Rouge Gorge takes its craft cocktails to the next level. The renowned house G&Ts are infused à la minute, with cucumbers,…

The owners of Cloakroom Bar have put a starkly elegant spin on the neo-hippie, no-waste movement. This buzzy new speakeasy in Old Montreal features a Norwegian design esthetic, with a…

For a place too unconventional for a street address, the underground Coldroom sure has a lot of rules (see website). Once you’re buzzed through the unmarked metal door (cheekily marked…

An evening at this neo-speakeasy, hidden in the faded grandeur of Montreal’s Golden Square Mile, is a veritable choose-yourown adventure. And so: you wait in a wood-panelled lobby until the…

With its narrow cobblestone streets, centuries-old buildings and (until a few months ago) horse-drawn calèches, Old Montreal is the last place you’d expect to find a 1950s Cuban hotel lobby.…

Deke into a narrow graffiti-coated alley located between two cheque-cashing joints, slip through a red-lit unmarked door, and prepare to tumble down a rabbit hole equal parts mysterious booze can,…