L'Esco is a cool, little dive bar.
Upon my visit Friday night, this place was packed. Part of it had to do with a punk band playing inside to a large audience, the bar regulars sitting on the patio and striking a conversation with strangers, and a few selected musicians from the day's Osheaga festival dropping in for a pint.
The vibe is cool and hip, a place to hang out and shoot the shit with your friends and meet new ones. It's a great place to people watch as the throngs of Montrealers walk up and down St. Denis bar hopping.