Bars & Nightlife in Montreal
 

Going to Montreal for a weekend with a group of my friends...all of us are 19 or 20. Just wondering if anyone had any recommendations or such about good bars and/or clubs to go to for such an age group. Thanks.

Hi Brian, Are you looking for gay or straight clubs?

Straight preferably.

There are lots of lively areas in Montreal, here's an overview of the major ones:
Downtown on or near Crescent Street - lots of clubs, Irish pubs, restaurants. A very popular area with US college kids beacuse there is more English spoken here.
Downtown Ontario Street - a row of bars with live music.
St. Laurent from St. Catherine to Mt. Royal - A very lively area, with dance clubs, bars and retaurants. More French speaking than downtown.
St Denis from St. Catherine to Mt. Royal - lots of small bars, cafes, used CD shops, clothing stores, etc. Very much like parts of Paris.

Here's another recommendation for Crescent, between Sherbrooke and Rene-Levesque (you might want to start at Thursdays, and check out the Italian restaurant directly opposite and the Hard Rock next door to that), along with anywhere along St-Denis northwest from the Sherbrooke Metro station. Another great place to wander at night is Vieux Montreal.