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Montréal Nightlife

If nightlife in Montreal could be distilled into a cocktail, it would be one part sophisticated New York club scene (with the accompanying pretension), one part Parisian joie-de-vivre (and again, slight snobbery), and one part Barcelonan stamina, which keeps the clubs booming 'til dawn. Due to the diverse nature of club-goers, most places house trendy tables, slippery DJs, and a bouncing dance floor all wrapped up into one über-venue. Hot spots are peppered throughout the city, with compact clusters along rue Crescent, blvd St-Laurent, blvd Mont-Royal and rue St-Denis. Prominent rue Ste-Catherine plows through town connecting most of these nighttime niches, and farther east, near Beaudry Métro station, it becomes the main drag for the Gay Village. The Old Port is Montreal's upcoming neighborhood with a steady stream of venues opening all the time in this cobblestone district. Most Montréal bars stop serving around 3 AM and close shortly thereafter (with the exception of sanctioned "after hour" haunts.)