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| - Drop what you're doing RIGHT NOW and go to this bar. That's how good my cocktail (the Number 8 - a gin/chartreuse/basil concoction) was. That's how much I liked the vibe. That's how good the music was. That's how friendly the service was. Can't wait to go back, and I don't often say that about places in Vieux Montréal (but maybe I'm not going to the right places...)
We were wandering around the neighborhood with some time to kill before a dinner reservation, and stumbled into this place. I was instantly in love. It has all the industrial style I adore in a bar, a very old factory feel, while simultaneously having extremely comfortable booth and lounge seating. We were early (8pm-ish?) and the dj had not yet started his set, but basically everything coming up on house iPod shuffle was amazing. I would love to stick around and see what happens, although, I have a feeling that this is the kind of place that plays AMAZING music on a Saturday night that NO ONE dances to.[ In which case, seriously, what is the point? Can we all agree that's insane. If Hall & Oates's 'Rich Girl' comes on, you dance, people!]
Ahem... So I'm thinking I may take off a star if I go back and the place is unbearably packed and noisy, but considering I'm much more of a 5 à 7 than a 10 à 2am kind of gal, I assume I will continue to love this little spot.
The cocktails were super noteworthy, or at least enough so to deserve their price tag. There was a fairly extensive wine list and definitely enough beers on tap to keep you happy. The service was great - although, the place was really quiet when we got there, so that may have something to do with it...
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