A deep red cocktail in a coupe glass garnished with a sprig of rosemary, wisps of smoke rising, on a wooden board in a dark bar

Cocktail bar / Old Montréal (Vieux-Montréal)

Lovebird

JAZZ BEHIND THE HOTEL

A boudoir cocktail bar in stone vaults behind Hôtel Nelligan, with live jazz three sets a night.

From home: 19 min walk; 1.35 km, or 5 min by car
Spend: $$$$; est. $60-100 per person
Our dates: Open Wed, Thu. Mon unconfirmed; Give it 1.5-3 hours (sets run about 45-50 min)

Mood photo, not this exact place.Photo: Alonso Reyes, Unsplash License

The verdict

This is the right Wednesday or Thursday night move if you want a drink with a soundtrack. Book a table for the 8pm set, order a Québec-spirit cocktail, share the lobster guédille and a smoked oyster or two. The catch is the cover on top of the bill and a food list that is snacks, not dinner.

Live jazz Wed Oct 14 and Latin night Thu Oct 15
Design-led room in stone vaults
Cocktails made with Québec spirits, per mtl.org

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Lovebird, the short list

Must order
Guédille de homard
$35
Lobster roll with coleslaw, bisque mayo and salmon caviar
The signature-sounding plate and also named by mtl.org; the one to share.
On their menu: Official website
Crudo de daurade
$24
Sea bream on crispy phyllo, aji amarillo paste, yuzu juice
Light, bright, good next to a stirred drink.
On their menu: Official website
Huître fumée
$7
Smoked oyster with grapefruit granita and cucumber pickles
Seven dollars for a bite that fits the room. Order two.
On their menu: Official website
Service de caviar
$210
Siberian caviar 30 g with house crème fraîche, onion, chives, egg and blinis
The splurge move, champagne optional.
On their menu: Official website
Grilled cheese à la truffe
$28
Gruyère and smoked cheddar on brioche
Comfort food for after a second drink.
On their menu: Official website
Mini-burger de wagyu
$18
Wagyu mini burger with cheese and pickled cucumber
Cheapest real food on the list.
On their menu: Official website
Frites au Clos-des-Roches
$14
Fries with organic cheese from the Grondines cheese farm
Local cheese on fries, a good table filler.
On their menu: Official website
Churros de patate douce
$16
Orange-cinnamon sweet potato churros, ginger caramel
Closer if you want something sweet.
On their menu: Official website

Menus change. Prices are from the posted menu, before tax and tip.

What people actually say

Recurring themes, not cherry-picked quotes.

Love

Cocktails seen as creative and well made
Live music and the intimate room are the draw
Service said to be good in directory summaries (unverified)
Boudoir decor with mirrors and bird motifs

Know before you go

Food list is limited and snack-sized
Performance fee surprises some guests
Booking ahead is advised
Entrance is easy to miss
Official schedule is Wed-Sat only; Mon Oct 12 and Tue Oct 13 are not listed, so plan on closed
$20 per person performance fee Wed/Thu, paid on site
Card guarantee required when booking

Dishes that keep coming up

Caviar, Lobster guédille, Smoked oyster, Olives

Room: Mirrored, burnt-orange and deep-red salon with a pianist and singer at the back.
Service: Reported positively in directory summaries; not independently verified.
Value: Cocktails $21-34 plus a $20 cover makes it a splurge-lite evening.

Only one short blog visit, an mtl.org roundup and aggregated directory summaries; no major critic reviews found. Platform reviews not accessible.

Vibe check

romantic/moody/intimate/design forward

Best fordate night, a late drink with music

How much we'll spend

$$$$Est. $60-100 / person

Small plates $7-35 (plus a $75 chicken and caviar item and $210 caviar service) on the official menu image; cocktail range $21-34 carried from earlier research, not re-read; $20 per person performance fee Wed/Thu. Low end: one cocktail, one plate, fee. High end: two cocktails and a shared plate or two.

Our estimate from posted prices, CAD, before tax and tip. Québec purchases carry the 5% federal GST plus the 9.975% Québec Sales Tax (QST, TVQ in French): 14.975% combined on taxable items. Tourisme Montréal: it is customary to tip restaurant servers, taxi drivers and hairdressers 15% of the bill, before taxes. Bellhops, porters and doormen generally get at least $2 per bag or service; coffee and food counters often have a tip cup by the register.

On our dates

Wed-Sat 6pm-1am

Mon 12UnclearThanksgiving: holiday hours unconfirmed
Tue 13Unclear
Wed 14Open6pm to 1am
Thu 15Open6pm to 1am

Thanksgiving MondayOfficial site lists only Wed-Sat and the music calendar has no Oct 12 event, which suggests closed, but no explicit Monday or Thanksgiving statement found.

Full week

Mon	Not listed
Tue	Not listed
Wed	6pm to 1am
Thu	6pm to 1am
Fri	6pm to 1am
Sat	6pm to 1am
Sun	Not listed

Official site lists Wed-Sat 6pm-1am only. Sun-Tue not stated on the official site, so left unknown (third-party listings say closed).

Hours from the venue's own listing, checked Oct 8, 2026.

Where

101 rue de la Capitale, Montréal, QC H2Y 1Y8

19 min walk (1.35 km) / 5 min drive, no traffic / 11 min by bike

From 216 Rue Young. Routes from OpenStreetMap data; transit times are in the maps app.

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Online via the Réserver button for parties up to 9; card guarantee charged only for no-shows. 10-17 by email to info@lovebirdmontreal.com. 18+ via events@lovebirdmontreal.com.