The best bars and cafés Canada

Le Cheval Blanc is the first brewery to obtain a brewer's licence, in 1987. In addition to brewing excellent beers and offering a fine selection of privately imported beers, the place offers a special place for emerging artists. Shows, launches and exhibitions of works by local artists are among other things part of the program. In addition to being culturally active, the brewery emphasizes regional products in the design of its menu. A true Montreal institution!

Nice place to take the pulse of everyday life. The menu is rich and affordable. In the basement is the pub where you will certainly come to come to start the evening.

A relaxed place, located near the St. Lawrence Market, it offers different atmospheres according to their tastes. If you like jazz, rock and folk, or blues, Indian bands come here regularly (some shows are prix fixe, others have a suggested donation). If you like craft beer, the bar has dozens of varieties on tap, many of them home-brewed. To accompany your hoppy delights, pub-style cuisine is offered with some international flavors as well. A favorite address!

This huge pub with its full bar is impressive by the incredible variety of beers and scotchs it offers. The table is good without forgetting the atmosphere with groups invited several times a month.

This bistro has a rustic atmosphere with exposed stone walls, and also offers live music. You can eat in or take away, but there is no delivery service. You can also relax on the terrace in fine weather. With a rating of 4.6 out of 5 based on 76 reviews, Bistrot Pape Georges is a popular spot with locals and tourists alike.

Unique beers to enjoy in a unique and warm place. More than 130 beer recipes have been developed in this artisanal brewery. You are strongly suggested the musical ride of a highly playful beer and will make you discover the culinary delights.

The resort's regulars are in large number of days in this artisanal brewery. Accompany your beer with an excellent meal and everything becomes a sublime taste experience.

A comfortable pub in which all the elements are gathered for a good evening: large tables, television football matches, and ten kinds of beer. The Bamboo Tiki room, adjacent to Drum and Monkey, offers various evenings in a secluded setting all over Polynesia.

Open for about 15 years, this coffee shop is a classic in the area, located just in front of the beautiful Trinity Bellwoods Park. The place attracts coffee lovers, of course, as the coffee is certified organic and fair trade. Its other flagship product is Greg's ice cream, available in a dozen delicious flavors. For a snack, the place prepares homemade pastries and sweets, breakfast sandwiches, empanadas and other small dishes.

This friendly café-bar in The Danforth is located on the first floor of The Only Backpacker's Inn. It's a favorite spot for travelers and locals alike to start the day off right with a tasty coffee and a sweet treat. While the atmosphere is rather quiet during the day, the place takes on a festive air in the evening. It also offers a nice selection of craft beers, as well as a few events over the weeks, including musical performances. Mention should be made of the superb back terrace.

This virile bar, assiduously frequented by leather lovers and bears, organizes numerous themed events. The DJs draw on all musical styles (rock, disco, electro...). The atmosphere is boiling hot and it's impossible to be alone. The narrowness of the dance floor has a lot to do with it... In the restaurant, classics ranging from poutine to burgers are on offer to fill up on calories before the evening begins. The undisputed haunt of the Village's gay community. Muffled atmosphere, sweat, leather and conviviality!

The magnificent terrace of the Nelson Garden is a very popular place, a large space decorated with vegetation in the middle of the urbanity of Old Montreal. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings as well as all day on weekends, a jazz ensemble plays a soft melody on the terrace. On the menu are rather classic dishes such as pizzas, gratins, burgers or crepes and the prices are quite high... But one comes there especially for the framework and the music which are strong arguments to go there to make a turn.

Club Date is "THE" karaoke bar in the Village. It's a place with a relaxed atmosphere where gays, lesbians, transvestites, drags and straights come to sing along at night. You might even leave with a video recording of your performance, for better or for worse... Even if you're not a fan of karaoke or if you sing like a pan, don't hesitate to push the door of Club Date. The atmosphere is unpretentious and you'll meet a lot of characters, some of whom sing very well!

The bar takes its name from its founder, Else Smith, who boasted that she was the oldest punk in town. The decoration is rather artisanal: we discover a new little detail each time, marrying perfectly with the collages on the tables and the advertising posters. Warm and dark colours dominate, for an intimate and subdued atmosphere. The place, rather frequented by a clientele of English-speaking academics, has kept a bohemian spirit and remains as popular as ever, more than twenty years after its opening.

Bily Kun means "white horse" in Czech. The idea came from one of the bistro's owners, who had previously worked at Cheval Blanc on Ontario Street. Only the name and style of the Centre-Sud brewery were imported, the rest having undergone the essential modifications to adapt to the standing of Mont-Royal Avenue. Mission accomplished: people are on their feet almost every night. A DJ is on hand Fridays and Saturdays from 10pm, and jazz and classical musicians perform regularly. Check out the program on their website.

It is, without doubt, a very popular place in every area where it is located. Coffee in all its forms is prepared according to the rules of art.

Located close to St. Roch's Church, this neighbourhood cafe offers two rooms. With more than twenty computers, video game lovers can play on the network. The Internet service is of course high speed. Internet outreach sessions and office automation are available on site. The managers are very friendly.

A cosy bar with a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, which is distinguished by an original decor.

Dooly's Rimouski is part of a chain with several billiard facilities in the province.

At nightfall, it mainly welcomes a regular clientele of young people who work in restaurants in and around Petit Champlain. In the afternoon, it is mainly tourists who come to enjoy the terrace of this very popular district. The inside of the bar, two large circular vaults, is worth a visit on its own. To accompany the fine selection of Quebec and imported beers, European hot dogs, smoked meat sandwich, onion soup and other light meals are served until early evening.

Founded in 1947 by Jack Starr, a local entrepreneur, the place was intended to be a roast beef restaurant with occasional shows, hence the name. Over the years, the Horseshoe Tavern has become a legendary show bar, featuring rock and folk music. As you enter, you are greeted by a long wooden bar with everything you need to quench your thirst. At the back of the hall, the small stage with a space for those who want to wiggle their hips. A must-see address in Toronto!

The history of the Golden Lion dates back to 1973 with the same name. A little more than years later, the microbrewery was born to produce on-site beers that now make this address a highly known place of the bièrophiles.
All the beers made by the Golden Lion appear on the pub menu and are ideal accomplices for their excellent fish'n'chips or their gargantuan burger. The hotel's main features include billard and football, giant screens, DJ's and live, special, events and events throughout the year.
During the beautiful season, enjoy the charm of the café-terrace that can accommodate about people. Please note that reservations can be booked for a private event.

Located in the heart of downtown, the St-Georges is a must in Drummondville, and has been a popular spot for decades. You'll find a great selection of beers where Quebec is a star (really!), as well as several from private imports, to be enjoyed on their magnificent large heated terrace. For the hungry, the place offers a pub-style menu with, among other things, the famous nachos that seem to be a hit with the hungry. Visual art exhibitions on the walls of the pub.

A perfume from Old England to Harry Potter sauce in Sherbrooke where bottles are built in works of art behind the massive wood counter, respecting the purest tradition. Here you can relax in a peaceful and enveloping atmosphere and, of course, enjoy spirits from all over the world, homemade cocktails - and even fresh juices prepared in your eyes. But there's a selection of more than 100 bières beers, including 30 lines in the drum. Quality import like the Rodenbach Grand Cru or the Delirium Thinnest, both from Belgium, but also from Quebec production dismiss. !!

This small café offers delicious hot chocolate, espresso coffees, flower teas and other treats to those who need some comfort. Beers and spirits are also available to enjoy indoors or outdoors (hot wine stand in winter). For small creux, continental breakfast, sandwiches, homemade soups, cakes, cookies, etc. Internet access, gift shop, painting exhibition.

Constantly looking for ways to anchor itself in the fragile territory that is the Islands, this microbrewery values the use of local raw materials in the conception of its beers. The elaboration of a smoked malt at the Fumoir d'Antan, the harvesting of flowers, seaweed, spices and wild herbs is a guarantee of authenticity and freshness that contributes to the creation of unique and racy beers. To accompany its tasty beers, it offers plates filled with Magdalen Islands products. Store on site.

In an artistic and heterogeneous atmosphere, this lounge offers a diversified tea menu that will satisfy lovers of this drink. It is the ideal place for those who wish to take a break while enjoying a panoramic view of the port of L'Étang-du-Nord. For the gourmands, we strongly suggest that you serve your tea with a homemade scone topped with red fruit jam, the Flâneur's specialty, or with a delicious homemade cake. To see outside: the traditional bread oven, the crooked house and the bench of lovers.

On the banks of the Véloroute des Bleuets, it offers tasty, well-balanced, award-winning craft beers. The bistro features in-house beers, local spirits and a gourmet menu featuring such delights as a cheese and charcuterie platter, deluxe grilled cheese and poutine with mac'n'cheese sauce (menu constantly evolving). Bonus: the microbrewery boasts the largest terrace in the region!

Opening in July 2019, this Little Italy address is worth discovering. The menu offers a very nice selection of wines as well as small savory dishes and desserts that are as original as they are delicious, not to mention the discovery menu for two. The house cocktails are also tasty, without forgetting the "holes" (balls of sorbet sprinkled with alcohol) revisited. The interior offers several atmospheres: small tables in the dining room for a romantic evening, seats at the bar to admire the dishes or larger tables in front of the bay window.

Nice and bright neighbourhood café with a family and artistic atmosphere, close to the Saint-Jacques market. It was named in honor of the famous Lebanese vegan cake made of wheat semolina, scented with turmeric and decorated with pine nuts. This speciality goes wonderfully well with hot drinks, always served with good humour. The slate also displays simple and tasty dishes: sweet or savoury toasts, soups and salads, and all kinds of sweets. On weekends, the Lebanese brunch plate is succulent.

Clearly a café that stands out from the others with its fairground themed concept that can be felt in all four corners of the place: an old roller coaster car at the entrance, small cabins for young and old, video games in a small lounge, colors everywhere and even a haunted house in the toilets. Food on the go, sandwiches, wraps, paninis and grilled cheese, chili, soups and a few sweets on the menu, including the vegan brownie, not to mention the range of hot and cold drinks, with or without alcohol. To be discovered!

Those familiar with the neighborhood restaurant Simone won't be disoriented by this address. That said, Marcel offers a completely different experience, as the place is both an independent^3rd wave-style café and a buvette where natural wine takes center stage. Gourmet side dishes include oysters, a platter of terrines and sausages, grilled cheese with chicken and pesto, and mozzarella di bufala. We must also mention our love for the cosy decor. This address will quickly become your HQ in Joliette!

The Atwater Cocktail Club is THE speakeasy of the Saint-Henri district. It welcomes you, as it should, without any sign or indication. A normal alley, a little dark, located at the back of the restaurant Foiegwa (owners of the place), will lead you to a bar room with a sophisticated decor signed Gaulay Brothers. Banquettes and candles for a cozy atmosphere, chic cocktails for romantic evenings. On the slate, you can also find some of the dishes from the restaurant Foiegwa. A must-try if you're just passing through the neighborhood.

A place not to be missed on the banks of the Lachine Canal. After a walk, a bike ride or a kayak ride, what better than this huge terrace to enjoy a little more sunshine at the end of the day? The atmosphere is relaxed and you will meet groups of friends and families (some outdoor games are sometimes available). The range of beers from the McAuslan brewery is there, as well as some snacks for the aperitif. An address where regulars flock, especially to enjoy the incredible setting.

During the day, you come and sit there with your computer or a good book, enjoying a coffee or some pastries from the Autumn bakery, or simply to watch the people in a hurry passing by on the boulevard, behind the large bay windows. In the evening, the atmosphere is subdued, you order a glass of wine, many if the evening is good, and you let yourself be tempted to share a plate of 100% Quebec products. The Darling opened its doors in March 2017 and quickly won over the residents of the neighbourhood and elsewhere.

This jazz cellar is an institution of the Plateau. Every evening of opening, two shows are performed. From gypsy jazz to traditional jazz, passing by flamenco, everything is good to warm up the cold winter evenings. On the menu: tapas (oysters, tartar, pork from the market...) and a nice wine list. The bar participates in the Off-Jazz and the Montreal International Jazz Festival. An address for lovers of this musical style and hushed atmospheres.

Located in the trendy Riverside district, a few steps away from the Broadview Hotel and the good addresses of Queen East, this roaster founded in 2006 enjoys a great reputation in the Queen City. You can savour its vintages on site at its large communal tables or fill up on coffee beans or ground coffee for home or hotel use. A few options for snacking, including paninis for a lunch on the go. The location also has five other branches throughout the city, proof of its success.

Crave provides a great gourmet break with a slate of hot beverages, including coffee and tea, as well as tasty smoothies. All sorts of delicacies are spread out on the counter like bagels, pastries, muffins, scones, pastries and tutti quanti, not to mention some healthy fruit. The place also prepares waffles, available in about ten versions (try the maple and bacon version).

Managed by a workers' cooperative, this little place specializes in roasting coffee that you can also buy to take away. It serves a varied menu at reasonable prices, concocted from organic and local products (breakfasts, soups, salads, sandwiches, savory snacks, sweet bites, etc.). You'll come here for the atmosphere and the conviviality of the place, but also for its beautiful visual art exhibitions featuring local artists. A perfect address for a coffee break!

An ideal stopover between your visits to Montebello, it offers in-house beers such as the classics ChocoBello (chocolate and vanilla milk stout), TrIPA3 (double IPA), Fantôme d'Ézilda (cold-hopped blonde) and Miss Beety (beet ale), not to mention ephemera like the white orange surette. And if you're feeling peckish, Souche-i's Québéco-Japanese-inspired dishes are just the thing. It's THE place to go out in Montebello!

SOIF | Bar à vin is the brainchild of Véronique Rivest, the first woman to stand on the podium (^2nd place) at the World's Best Sommelier Competition, in Tokyo in March 2013. Here, wine takes center stage, in all its colors and from the four corners of the globe. To accompany your glass, we offer a menu of appetizers, charcuterie or cheese boards, and simple but not simplistic dishes. To further your knowledge on the subject, Véronique offers workshops, all related to the wonderful world of oenology.

The name leaves no doubt: this is the place to be for craft beer, home-brewed and supported by a few guest vintages. The area's first brewery was established in the heart of Old Beloeil, in a historic village building. On sunny days, its large terrace overlooking the Richelieu River and Mont Saint-Hilaire is much sought-after. The food menu offers gourmet dishes (chicken Caesar salad, venison tartar, a wide selection of burgers, etc.) and generous portions. A great place to take it easy!

Strategically located in the heart of the Tremblant resort, La Diable is clearly one of the busiest craft breweries in the province. The resort's regulars and many passers-by particularly appreciate the slightly bitter British-style lager, the strong Trappist-style ale, the smooth black ale, or the Real Ale brewed using the traditional British method and served with a hand pump. As for the food, the portions are generous and the grilled meats a must!

Maelstrøm became known for its cold brew coffee, also called cold brew, in concentrate or ready-to-drink, which can be served hot or cold. Its small headquarters, with a look that is both bobo and industrial, obviously serves this home-made product, which can even be found in cocktails. The menu also includes coffees, of course, as well as a few craft beers and a wide range of classic and creative cocktails. On the plate, delicious dishes, vegan or not, without forgetting the brunch which attracts a good number of followers.

This café is one of the most pleasant gourmet landmarks in the area. In summer, the terrace on the street is shaded. In winter, you can sit on the benches near the windows to watch the snow fall. In all seasons, you can spend hours reading or working. Or even better: you come here for the ultimate afternoon tea experience with its sweet and savoury delicacies to be enjoyed with a good tea of your choice. Special mention for the scones!