The Top 18 Places to Drink Near Estiatorio Milos
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The stainless steel bar runs through the center of the room, with bartenders working inside it rather than behind it, so you're surrounded by the action whether you want to be or not. It's a cocktail bar on Saint-Laurent doing force-carbonated highballs and tableside martinis poured into glasses refreshed mid-drink to hold temperature, but a Labatt 50 sits on the menu without irony. Named a Regional Top 10 Honoree at the Spirited Awards, and already on Canada's 100 Best Bars list.
- Canada's 100 Best #17 · Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New International Cocktail Bar – Canada
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Rank 2. Bar Bello
Italian Cocktail Bar
A vintage vending machine stocked with eight bottled Negronis, including a rotating seasonal riff, is a pretty good thesis statement for an aperitivo bar. Bar Bello is an ode to Italian drinking culture, all taralli, focaccia, and a long list of amari and vermouths alongside Sbagliatos, Garibaldis, and cocktails built for a large patio. It landed on North America's 50 Best Bars list. Come with a tolerance for bitterness and no plans until evening.
- 50 Best #75 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New International Cocktail Bar – Canada
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Rank 3. Le Majestique
Seafood
Wood panelling, mounted deer heads, and mismatched chairs set the tone at Le Majestique, a festive bar on The Main where the seafood tower arrives with theatrical intent. Industry regulars fill the room early, working through a deep list of natural wines, microbrews, and classic cocktails. The oysters stay hyper-fresh, but most people are here to drink well in a room that looks kitschy and acts like it means it.
- Canada's 100 Best #40 · Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Restaurant Bar – Canada
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Rank 4. The Cloakroom
Cocktail Bar
Hidden behind a menswear shop in a grand old Golden Square Mile building, this 25-seat cocktail bar operates on the tailor's principle: no menu, just a conversation about what you feel like, followed by something made precisely for you. The bar team draws on a deep house library of amari, liqueurs, and tinctures alongside vintage spirits to put it together. Canada's 100 Best named it the top bar in the country in 2026.
- The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
- 50 Best #56 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Tastet 101 Must-Try Restaurants in Quebec
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Glittery couches, a backbar stacked with hard-to-find agave and sugar-cane spirits, and DJs on weekends make the setup clear before the first drink arrives. This is a cocktail bar that takes its mixing seriously, with odd, exciting combinations sitting alongside mastery of the classics. The kitchen turns out proper bar food, too. North America's 50 Best Bars has it listed, and the crowd skews local, which is usually the better sign.
- 50 Best #62 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Top 4 Finalist · International Bartender of the Year · Kate Boushel
- Tastet 101 Must-Try Restaurants in Quebec
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Rank 6. Bar Dominion
Cocktail Bar
The original Art Deco tile floors and woodwork have been around forever, and the team behind Bar Dominion wisely left them alone. This is a gastropub with a serious cocktail program, the kind of room that feels like a grand hotel bar but where people actually stay for a second drink. The raw bar and steak frites handle the food side; the cocktails handle the rest.
- Canada's 100 Best #37 · Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New International Cocktail Bar – Canada
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Restaurant Bar – Canada
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Rank 7. The Coldroom
Cocktail Bar
A painted duck above a handleless door is the only sign you're in the right place. Ring the bell, wait, then descend into a 19th-century warehouse that now runs as an intimate speakeasy in Old Montreal. The bar team builds spirit-forward cocktails tailored to your mood, and the room rewards the kind of night that starts with "just one." North America's 50 Best Bars placed it at number 97 in 2026.
- 50 Best #97 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Bar Team – Canada
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Bar Team – Canada
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Rank 8. Bar Bisou Bisou
Cocktail Bar
Stone walls, whitewashed brick, and colourful tiles set the mood at this aperitivo bar tucked into Old Montreal. The list leans hard into sherry, vermouth, amaro, and obscure fortified wines, with low-ABV and spirit-free options that don't feel like an afterthought. Small plates are built to pair, not to fill. It landed on Canada's 100 Best Bars list, which tracks for a room where the drinks menu reads like a love letter to everything your wine shop keeps behind the counter.
- Canada's 100 Best #24 · Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New International Cocktail Bar – Canada
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- Spirited Awards 2024 · Top 4 Finalist · International Bartender of the Year · Kate Boushel
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Cocktail Bar – Canada
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Cocktail Bar – Canada
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- Spirited Awards 2024 · Top 4 Finalist · International Bartender of the Year · Kate Boushel
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New International Cocktail Bar – Canada
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Rank 11. Bar George
British
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Hotel Bar – Canada
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Hotel Bar – Canada
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- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Hotel Bar – Canada
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Hotel Bar – Canada
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Rank 13. Le 9E
French
- Air Canada 2024 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New International Cocktail Bar – Canada
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Rank 14. El Pequeño Bar
Cuban-Inspired Cocktail Bar
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Cocktail Bar – Canada
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