Le 4e Mur

A-​MA-​ZING speakeasy bar! Nice staff, amazing cocktails, burlesque performances on Tuesday & Saturday nights, perfect ambiance! What are you waiting for?

I love this place. So it is a speakeasy spot, to get in is kind of funny. There is a brick wall and you need to figure out how to open it. The place feels
Like 1920 prohibition, the cocktails are amazing and the vibe is super chill.

Awesome place. It is hidden for sure and I love that about it. Everyone inside seems to keep in a sort of character, hard to describe, kind of… Top secret? Lol… Would definitely return! I had the special which was called Winter is Coming and it was pretty good and fairly priced.

Excellent service (that they were so kind to give us in English) and the BEST drink and cocktail list. It’s tiny inside and google maps gave us a bit of a run, but it’s really pretty and well-​worth the search.
Tiny stage for burlesque on Tues and Sat, live music Thurs. The drink L’affiche is amazing. Will come back tmrw.

What a great experience. Burlesque shows on Tuesdays. Only found this place bc the bartender from another bar told us about it. I guess it’s a hidden secret. Enjoy y’all.

«Wow! This place is super cool» I said facing the entry — brick wall.
The most embarrassing moment was to find the brick to open the door. While I was pushing every brick in hopes of finding the right one, my friend was searching the wall for clues. We were so desperate to find that brick! And yes, I read the reviews and hints on opening the secret door, and I admit I failed because it wasn’t me who opened it.
Once, you go inside you are blown away by the cool décor, it is special and very different from your usual bar/​lounge. The drinks? Delicious!!! The service? They do make you feel welcomed! The feeling you have when you leave the place? I just can’t wait to come back here again with friends!
This is a perfect place for drinks with friends or a romantic date. Put this one on your list because it’s definitely worth visiting.

Finally Montréal gets its «hidden» bar — it’s nothing new as they’ve done that in London, NYC, Berlin x 20… but still you get ‘wow’ed by it (Like a James bond movie, it’s nothing new but you still like each new one).
The cocktails are so smooth and tasty — be aware, it’s quite strong (hense it’s great value!). Overall, I’m going to abandon the Lab at this point and go for le mal neccessaire + le 4e mur! :) Ps: it’s possible to have bigger crowd up to 10 friends there confortably, unlike big in japan (another ‘hidden bar’).

I heard about this bar on a few Montréal blogs and decided to check it out on a Saturday night after seeing a long line outside nearby bar La Distillerie. The entrance is unmarked, so of course I walked by twice before I found it. There was a bouncer in front of the door and he let us in.
The vibe is very prohibition-​era-​speakeasy, with dark and stylish décor. It’s the kind of place you want to sit and stay a while, and service was professional and on point. It reminded me of bars like PDT in New York, but without any pretense or attitude. The place was busy and there was a good mix of people, young, old, Francophone, Anglophone, some very casual, some very dressed up etc. The cocktails I tried were delicious and priced quite reasonably around $ 11 – 14 each. I could see a place like this in Toronto charging way more. The red lady was a vodka based cocktail that was pretty fruity and sweet. I preferred the other cocktail I tried (forgot the name) which had gin, tea, egg whites, vanilla… Excellent presentation. Each drink comes with a garnish, for eg. one cocktail came with a tea-​infused mini madelaine cookie, another came with a tiny cone of popcorn. The drink menu is pretty extensive and I’m sure if nothing speaks to you, you could ask the bartender to come up with something to your liking.
There are burlesque shows on Saturdays and some other nights. On the night I was there, it started around 10:30pm with long gaps between numbers. I think they often collaborate with a dance school called Arabesque. The vibe was classy and fun. There was even a clown number (Arabesque has clown classes apparently). The MC joked it was like their own little «Cirque de Soleil»:P
Le 4e mur is definitely a hidden gem in Montréal and a win in terms of service, ambiance, and interesting cocktails.

Went on a Tuesday and they had a burlesque show going on. When I walked in, I was taken by the roaring 20’s décor and music. It’s a great place to relax and enjoy a perfectly crafted cocktail. I’d definitely go back to unwind after a long day. Go with a group or solo, the avoidance is great either way.

Montréal NEVER ceases to amaze me. My infinite affection for this city only grew once I was ushered into this super dope speakeasy. The cocktail selection is pretty decent, though the space is somewhat limited. Overall however, very impressive.
You can walk up and down St. Denis a million times and never know this spot exists. Definitely my type of place and a must visit, especially if you enjoy wow-​ing your coterie with hip spots around town.
Sante!
–Bean

Le 4e mur (The 4^th Wall) was among my best bar experiences in Montréal. I’m from NY and decided on a solo spur-​of-​the-​moment trip to Montréal. On my first evening, people on the streets told me to go to La Distillerie. I met two amazing bartenders there who pointed me out to this place, Le 4e mur (only a few blocks away).
It’s a hidden place (though right off the main strip), and if one has been to those type of «hidden-​speakeasy bars» you will definitely spot it. Good Luck.
Now the experience and the drinks:
My bartender, sorry mixologists, for the night was Eddy — one of the best there is. I told him where I’m from and that I’m brand new to the city and just exploring it, and he went well beyond making me feel welcome. He made me some of the best drinks I’ve ever had and he gave me the insider names of some of the other best bars in Montréal.
The bar is absolutely first rate and holds up to many of the bars here in nyc — from the décor, the drinks, the service. But this is always remain one of my favorite bars because of the people. 6 mixologists started this place and you can tell how much heart it has. Many great bars in nyc have lost that heart and gave in. I hope when I come back to Le 4e mur in the future, I can still sit down and have a shot and a hearty conversation with those 6 mixologists.

This spot was a blast. I can’t stop talking about the secret entrance way, the fake detective ad on the door and the hollywood-​quality creation of a prohibition-​era bar. The only thing the space was missing was a cloud of smoke above everyone’s head.
I wanna take all the dates here.
I agree with Risa in that the drinks were a bit sweet– I had some tea-​white-​grape-​tequila concoction that was nice, but I definitely couldn’t pick out all the fantastic quality ingredients that were going on in there over the sweetness.

This place is every bit as good as any quality cocktail bar in New York. It would be a popular, thriving destination even if relocated to Orchard Street or Greenpoint Avenue.
For the past 15 years, my girlfriend and I have been enthusiastic supporters and patrons of many of NYC’s best cocktail lounges, including Milk and Honey (RIP, Sasha), Attaboy, Employees Only, The Dead Rabbit, Dutch Kills, Little Branch, End of the Century, The Mayflower, White Star, Up and Up, Death and Co, and on and on.
Just like the best of those joints do, the boys at Le 4e mur get the many details just right: the service, atmosphere, décor, music are well done. But most importantly, they make a great cocktail. Our visit to Le 4e mur was the highlight of our trip to Montréal.

A sneaky speakeasy cocktail bar tucked behind a door with a sign for a detective agency and an obviously false brick wall. (Look at the wall on your left for the brick that sticks out to push and enter.) Excellent date place, not just because it’s fun and sexy to surprise someone with a sneaky space, but also because it’s quite classic and beautiful and relaxing inside, sunken below the messy young hubbub of lower St Denis you feel a bit like you are outside time and space. The waiters and bartender were kind and attentive and professional, and the list of specialty cocktails was tempting. The 3 we tried were a little sweet for my taste, but definitely interesting and subtle. I’d like to go back and just try some classic drinks and see, Old Fashioned, Sazerac, I look forward to visiting these old friends to see how they do in this lovely, small, tasteful environment. I look forward to coming back and hanging out here in the dark leather booths and enjoying the quiet feeling of being out of time.

Le 4e mur takes the secret drinking spot to a new level. It’s modeled after the speakeasies which became popular during prohibition and it does that very well. In summer they also have a terrasse which is hidden from the street and feels very secluded. They make some excellent cocktails which may seem expensive but they are strong so you get value for your dollar. There is a small food menu but make plans to eat elsewhere because it’s mostly snack food so it won’t fill you up.
Getting the address is very easy. All you have to do is visit their website and register. They will then proceed to send you the address and instructions for how to enter. The only question is will you figure out how to enter the bar?

Awesome. Love the speakeasy concept. Great drinks. Great place to come, kickback and relax.

Amazing new cocktail bar in the heart of the Latin Quarter, following the oh-​so-​trendy fashion of hidden bars and lounges popping up in North America. The bar just opened on July 14^th, and more entries are allowed during this first opening week. Address is sent by email once you register, and instructions are given so you can enter the bar.
Be sure to register on their mailing list to get the address:
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There are burlesque shows on weekends, be sure to check them out!
PS: The brick that you need to push to enter the bar is on the left side of the wall.