The Top 6 Cocktail Bars Near Restaurant L'Épicurieux
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Rank 1. Cabaret L'Enfer
Creative
Chef Massimo Piedimonte's seven-course tasting menu unfolds in an industrial-chic room inspired by Montmartre's legendary cabaret, where Italian and French-Canadian influences collide on the plate. Dishes shift daily with the market, each plated with meticulous precision and served alongside Montreal cultural references that feel neither forced nor whimsical.
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · Canada's Best Restaurant
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #45 · Best Restaurants
- Air Canada 2023 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
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Rank 2. Bar St-Denis
Contemporary French
Gauthier's seasonally driven French cooking channels Middle Eastern inflections—falafel alongside boudin, clams with tabbouleh—in a refreshed art deco dining room anchored by a long bar. Impeccable technique and imaginative pairing define the place, from razor clams on the half shell to barbecued trout with dandelion greens, with Homsy's thoughtful wine list matching the ambition.
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #22 · Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Tastet 2025 · 101 Must-Try Restaurants in Quebec
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Rank 3. Casavant
French
A corner bistro in a buzzing neighborhood where the kitchen stays lit until midnight, turning French staples—saucisse-purée, steak tartare with smoked mackerel—into something worth the trip. Chef Charles-Tristan Prévost sources from Jean Talon market and favors natural wines, building a menu that feels both generous and considered.
- Air Canada 2024 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #100 · Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 5. Bar Bello
Italian Cocktail Bar
The latest project from Montreal's prolific aperitivo evangelists channels a sun-soaked Roman bar, all vintage Campari posters and snack plates of taralli. The cocktails—Sbagliatos, Americanos, a vending machine's rotating seasonal Negronis—are built for lingering, while the vermouth and amari list runs deeper than the patio is wide. A place to nurse a drink and eat small, without hurry.
- 50 Best 2026 · #75 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New International Cocktail Bar – Canada
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #30 · Best Bars
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