Cocktail bar / Saint-Henri
Atwater Cocktail Club
THE ALLEY BAR, STILL WINNING
A top-10 Canadian cocktail bar behind a brasserie, open until 3am every night, walk-in only.
- From home
- 30 min walk
- Spend
- $$$$
- Our dates
- Open Tue-Thu. Mon holiday hours unconfirmed
The verdict
Go. It is a serious-cocktail room worth the trip to Saint-Henri, with a zero-proof list, rare agave and sugar-cane spirits per one guide, and a proper kitchen for truffle spaghetti and fried chicken. Hours say it is open Monday, but Oct 12 is Thanksgiving and nothing confirms a holiday opening, so call or check Instagram that afternoon. Arrive early because there are no reservations.
- No. 7 on Canada's 100 Best Bars 2026
- Open late every night per official site
- Real kitchen until 10:30-11pm
- Zero-proof option on the cocktail list
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Atwater Cocktail Club, the short list
Must order
Spaghetti maison
$26.50Butter, black truffle, 64-degree egg yolk, Parmesan.
Named by Canada's 100 Best as a food highlight.
Must order
Poulet frit
$22.95Fried chicken with Nashville sauce and coleslaw.
Named by Canada's 100 Best as a food highlight (listed there with Gentleman's Relish; official menu says Nashville sauce).
Smash burger Foiegwa
$19.95Brioche, cheddar, peppercorn sauce, fries.
Cheapest full plate and pitched as a sparkling-wine pairing.
Cuisses de grenouilles
$10.50Frog legs with Alabama white sauce.
Cheap, fun bar snack.
Escargots
$23Garlic parsley butter.
Brasserie classic for sharing.
Tartare de boeuf
$19Truffle and 64-degree egg yolk.
Good with a cocktail.
Frites béchamel
$9.55Parmesan, truffle.
Indulgent side.
24 Karot
Smoky mezcal cocktail with Aperol, smoked carrot and spice foam.
Cited by Canada's 100 Best; current menu not readable so it may have rotated.
What people actually say
Recurring themes, not cherry-picked quotes.
Love
- Serious, creative cocktails
- Alcohol-free option on the list
- Real food from the brasserie kitchen
- Late-night room with DJs Thu-Sat
Know before you go
- Walk-in only so queues can form on busy nights
- Listings differ on hours and details; official site is the reference
- Walk-in only, parties up to 6
- Oct 12 is Thanksgiving: holiday opening unconfirmed
- Queue possible on busy nights; no reservations or guestlist
Dishes that keep coming up
Truffle spaghetti, Fried chicken, Smash burger, 24 Karot, 40 Thieves
- Room
- DJ nights Thu-Sat per Canada's 100 Best; one guide describes a late-night cinq à sept and club-style evenings.
- Service
- Hospitality is not independently assessed; no service reviews accessed.
- Value
- Official food menu is moderate (snacks $7.95-24.50, mains $19.95-44.50); one guide lists roughly $20-30 per person for drinks.
Vibe check
moody/scene y/buzzy/intimate
Best fora serious cocktail night, late-night drinks with real food, non-drinkers who want a proper menu
How much we'll spend
Official food menu: snacks $7.95-24.50, mains $19.95-44.50 (spaghetti $26.50, smash burger $19.95). Cocktail prices not readable (menu is image-only); one third-party guide lists roughly $20-30 per person for drinks. Estimate: one cocktail plus a snack or a main, before tax and tip.
On our dates
Daily 5pm-3am
- Mon 12Maybe
- Tue 13Open
- Wed 14Open
- Thu 15Open
Thanksgiving MondayOfficial site shows 7-nights-a-week hours and no holiday notice as of Oct 8; no explicit statement about Thanksgiving found. Bonjour Québec lists it as open year-round but says to contact the business.
Full week
| Mon | 5pm to 3am |
|---|---|
| Tue | 5pm to 3am |
| Wed | 5pm to 3am |
| Thu | 5pm to 3am |
| Fri | 5pm to 3am |
| Sat | 5pm to 3am |
| Sun | 5pm to 3am |
Pair it with
- Bon Délire, sister bar nearby per Canada's 100 Best, for hot dogs until 3am
Where
512 Avenue Atwater, Montréal, QC H4C 2G5
Walk-ins only, no reservations, no guestlist, parties of up to 6. Event bookings via groupes@barroco.ca.
While you're there
The receipt
Where every fact on this page comes from.
Fact-checkedResearched and independently re-checked Oct 8, 2026, 4 details corrected. Confidence: medium.
Details to confirm
- Is the bar open Monday Oct 12 (Thanksgiving)?
- Cocktail prices (menu PDF is image-only)
- Official phone number (Bonjour Québec lists one; not confirmed on official site)
- Whether 24 Karot is still on the current menu
- Closure re-check by web search was not possible in this pass (search budget exhausted)
- OfficialOfficial website: Atwater Cocktail Club home
- AwardCanada's 100 Best: Atwater Cocktail Club 2026
- OfficialOfficial website: Food menu PDF (2026-09-28)
- EditorialCult MTL: 8 Montreal bars named among top 50 in Canada
- TourismBonjour Québec: Atwater Cocktail Club listing
- EditorialThird-party guides (search summary): Atwater Cocktail Club guides and listings
RecognitionCanada's 100 Best Bars 2026, No. 7