Wine bar / Little Italy (La Petite-Patrie)
Mamie
GET THE BOARD, ORDER THE LITRE
A Little Italy wine bar dressed as a French grandmother's kitchen: big charcuterie boards and wine priced to reward a litre over a glass.
- From home
- 16 min drive
- Spend
- $$$$
- Our dates
- Open Wed, Thu. Mon holiday hours unconfirmed. closed Tue
The verdict
Yes, for an easy walk-in evening in Little Italy. Order a mixed board and the pastis deviled eggs if they're on the chalkboard. Then let the staff pick from the wine board and commit to a carafe or a litre, since the price per pour drops as you go. It's a neighbourhood bar with good food, not a big-night dinner, and parties of two can't book. Go Wednesday or Thursday: it's closed Tuesday, and Thanksgiving Monday is unconfirmed.
- From Alessia's list
- In The Main's Montreal's Best Wine Bars guide (Aug 2026)
- On Tastet's best deviled eggs in Montréal list (Jan 2026) and its best 5 à 7 spots (updated Aug 2026)
- Wine priced by volume: the more you share, the less each glass costs
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Mamie, the short list
Must order
Planches (charcuterie and cheese boards)
Sharing boards of charcuterie and cheese; Tastet describes a charcuterie board, a cheese board and a mixed one.
The official site names the boards as one of two permanent chalkboard items, and every write-up leads with them. Get the mixed one.
Must order
Deviled eggs with pastis
Deviled eggs with a hit of pastis.
This dish put Bar Mamie on Tastet's best deviled eggs in Montréal list, which singled out the pastis twist.
Must order
Wine à la verse (by the glass, carafe, litre or more)
House pours in red, white, rosé and skin-contact, sold by volume, with the price per glass dropping as you order more. There's also a rotating chalkboard of small-producer and natural wines, plus a list of rarer bottles if you ask.
The whole concept: the bigger the pour you commit to, the less each glass costs. Share a litre.
Croque-monsieur
The house croque, the other permanent item on the chalkboard.
The official site lists it as one of the two dishes that stay on the chalkboard year-round. Order it if you want something more filling than a board.
Onglet-frites
Hanger steak with fries.
The Main lists it among the unfussy plates that define the kitchen. Order it if you want a proper main.
Escargot brochettes
Snails served on skewers.
A bistro snack The Main singled out in its 2026 wine bar guide.
Burrata with seasonal vegetables
Burrata plated with whatever vegetables are in season.
The lightest plate in The Main's rundown, and a good partner for a board.
Tarte Tatin
Classic caramelized upside-down apple tart.
The Main's dessert pick, and apple season makes it the obvious finish in October.
What people actually say
Recurring themes, not cherry-picked quotes.
Love
- The boards: charcuterie, cheese or both, with the Québec cheeses singled out
- Wine by volume from a rotating chalkboard of small-producer and natural bottles, plus a quieter list of rarer finds
- Warm, jargon-free service that treats first-timers like regulars
- A cozy vintage room that reads like a wine-loving grandmother's kitchen
- Nostalgic French small plates, with the pastis deviled eggs a standout
Know before you go
- Simple, unfussy food by design; the owner says outright it isn't aiming for gastronomy
- Walk-in only for small groups
- The menu changes often and isn't posted online
- No reservations under 8 people: walk in
- Closed Tuesdays, so not Oct 13
- Thanksgiving Monday Oct 12 opening unconfirmed (normally Mon 4pm-midnight)
- No menu online: the chalkboard changes with the seasons
Dishes that keep coming up
Charcuterie and cheese boards, Deviled eggs with pastis, Croque-monsieur, Escargot brochettes, Burrata with seasonal vegetables, Onglet-frites, Raclette, Rillettes, Tarte Tatin
- Room
- Vintage plates and prints, light wood panelling and shelves of bottles, plus mementos of the owner's late grandmother and postcards he sent her as a kid. Laid-back and social, with a sunny terrace in summer.
- Service
- Friendly and welcoming in every write-up. Staff are trained to talk about wine without jargon and to steer you by taste.
- Value
- Tastet rates it $$. By-volume pricing makes a shared carafe or litre better value than single glasses. No prices are published, so exact costs are unconfirmed.
Vibe check
cozy/casual/wine heavy/low key
Best foran apéro or 5 à 7 over boards, a casual date over a carafe, a relaxed small-group evening
How much we'll spend
Tastet rates Bar Mamie $$. No prices are published because the menu is on a chalkboard. Wine is sold by volume, and the price per pour drops as you order more, so a shared carafe or litre is the better deal. For reference only, Tastet reported dish prices of $5-32 at the sister Plateau location in Feb 2026; Beaubien prices are not confirmed.
On our dates
Mon & Wed 4pm-midnight, Thu-Sun noon-midnight, closed Tue
- Mon 12Maybe
- Tue 13Closed
- Wed 14Open
- Thu 15Open
Thanksgiving MondayNormally open Mondays 4pm-midnight per the official site, but no Thanksgiving (Action de grâce) or holiday notice turned up on the official site, The Main or Tastet as of Oct 8. Instagram and Facebook were not checked.
Full week
| Mon | 4pm to midnight |
|---|---|
| Tue | Closed |
| Wed | 4pm to midnight |
| Thu | noon to midnight |
| Fri | noon to midnight |
| Sat | noon to midnight |
| Sun | noon to midnight |
Pair it with
- La Cave de Mamie (322 Rue Beaubien Est), the same team's wine shop and bar on the same stretch of Beaubien, for a bottle to take back to the apartment (from noon, closed Tuesday)
- Jean-Talon Market, the daily heart of Little Italy, for a daytime wander before a Thursday-afternoon glass
Where
328 Rue Beaubien Est, Montréal, QC H2S 1R8
Official site: no reservations except for groups of 8 or more; the whole place can also be booked privately. The reservation page is a request form for groups and private events only, so a party of two walks in. Phone 514 398-0111, email allo@barmamie.com. Phone and email are the group's general contact, not specific to the Beaubien venue.
While you're there
The receipt
Where every fact on this page comes from.
Fact-checkedResearched and independently re-checked Oct 8, 2026, 1 detail corrected. Confidence: medium.
Details to confirm
- Thanksgiving Monday Oct 12: no holiday notice found; confirm by phone (514 398-0111) or on Instagram (@barmamie) before going.
- Closing time: the official site says midnight; The Main and Tastet's listing data say 1am (Tastet says the kitchen closes at midnight).
- Current menu and prices: not published online (chalkboard menu). The dishes listed are the official site's two permanent specialties plus 2026 editorial mentions, and may have rotated.
- Which Mamie did Alessia mean: the Beaubien original (matched here) or the newer Le Comptoir de Mamie on Av. du Mont-Royal Est? Confirm with the traveller.
- Official site updates are infrequent (homepage Mar 2026; table d'hôtes dates end May 2026), so Instagram may hold fresher hours or closure news.
- Whether the terrace is still open in mid-October.
- OfficialMamie La Famille (official website): Homepage: Mamie at 328 Beaubien Est (hours, no-reservation policy, chalkboard specialties), Le Comptoir de Mamie at 957 Av. du Mont-Royal Est, La Cave de Mamie at 322 Beaubien Est, contact
- OfficialMamie La Famille (official website): Réservations: request form for groups and private events
- OfficialMamie La Famille (official website): Sitemap: homepage last modified 2026-03-03, table d'hôtes page 2026-03-06
- EditorialThe Main: Mamie | Wine Bar in Little Italy (listing added Jul 8, 2024, updated Sept 22, 2026)
- EditorialThe Main: Montreal's Best Wine Bars, Mapped (Aug 2026)
- EditorialThe Main: The 16 (and a Half) Best Bars in Little Italy (2026)
- EditorialThe Main: Where to drink during RAW WINE 2025
- EditorialTastet: Bar Mamie: Unpretentious neighbourhood favourite (published Nov 17, 2023, updated May 4, 2026)
- EditorialTastet: The best deviled eggs in Montreal (Jan 2026)
- EditorialTastet: The best places for 5 à 7 (happy hour) in Montreal (updated Aug 17, 2026)
- EditorialTastet: Where to enjoy an excellent charcuterie platter in Montreal (updated Aug 2025)
- EditorialTastet: Bar Mamie: Second Location on the Plateau (Le Comptoir de Mamie, Feb 2026)
- EditorialThe Main: Montreal's best restaurants of 2025 according to local writers, photographers, and influencers
- OfficialMamie La Famille (official website): Table d'hôtes: monthly communal dinners, dates listed only through May 16, 2026
- EditorialTastet: Reviews sitemap (all Mamie pages belong to the Bar Mamie group)