A Bartender’s Guide to the Best Bars in Montreal If you’ve yet to visit Montreal, consider this your sign. With nonstop flights from various U.S. cities and accessible via a six-and-a-half hour, straight-shot drive from New York City (hop on I-87 outside Manhattan, take that for 373 miles and you’ll wind up in downtown Montreal), Montreal’s top selling points include a world-class summer jazz festival, an abundance of incredible things to eat and getting a taste of Europe without the jet lag, courtesy of historic Old Montreal and the French-speaking locals. Between all the music, food and picturesque strolls, we suggest you also take part in another thing this city excels at — drinking. But because you, like most visitors, will likely only spend a long weekend here and can only drink so much over the course of two or three days, we turned to Montreal bartending all-star Kate Boushel to point us towards a few bars worth prioritizing. | 