Snowbird Tiki Bar

6388 Saint-Hubert Street | Website

One of the more idiosyncratic bars in Montréal, while this one makes all kinds of classic tiki cocktails worth sharing, they also have a portion of their drinks menu devoted to drinks to dive into with friends. From the Volcano Bowl with three types of rum, gin, fruit juice and ginger beer to the boozy fish bowl called Drinking Nemo and the swimming pool-shaped Garden Party and Bermuda’s Triangle, they’ll all festively get the job done.

Atwater Cocktail Club

512 Atwater Avenue | Website

Elegant in the earlier hours and a non-stop party from late in the night until close, Christophe Beaudoin’s beverage direction keeps all of Montréal on its toes with a constantly shifting menu. While the options change regularly enough, there’s always a cocktail to order up for sharing that can be so sizeable that they’ll require a ladle to serve it out. Don’t be shy about asking the bartenders to create something on the fly, either.

JackRouge

4560 Saint-Laurent Blvd. | Website

This tropically inspired bar with chic fixtures in the Plateau prides itself on being a great spot to grab a drink and while the hours way with friends or dates, but nights here are sometimes best when ordering one of their signature ‘sangrias’ served in animal-shaped containers. Try the Pink Flamingo, Yellow Duck or Blue Dolphin; each of them is a levelled-up version of your classic red or white variations. Unfortunately, no, you can’t take the cute glassware home with you.

Le Mal Nécessaire

1106 B Saint-Laurent Blvd. | Website

This bar stands out for a lot of reasons in Chinatown. A discreet, speakeasy-style environment, creative bar flair that leans towards tiki vibes, great music, a direct line to delicious Chinese food; it’s got all that, and a bunch of drinks to share that will turn heads whenever they’re brought over to your table, like pool of booze shaped like a dragon and topped in flaming citrus. Many of their drinks come in more than one size as well, which means you can split just about anything here.

Apt 200

3643 Saint-Laurent Blvd. | Website
Come for the vibe, stay for the drinks: While this bar and nightclub fashioned after a Montreal loft is big on its bottle service, their cocktail pitchers are generous options when you and your friends are looking to get a night started on the right foot. Their boozier-than-usual sangria and jugs of classic mojito go great with whoever is DJ for the night and the handful of arcade games and pool table available to meet new people over.

Nhâu bar

600 William Street | Website

Gorgeously adorned by a lantern-covered ceiling, this Old Montréal speakeasy combines a picturesque interior with a rocksteady cocktail menu. When it comes to drinks to share, grab one of their intimate tables and order up drinks of pan-Asian persuasions that come with ingredients oolong tea along with pandan garnishes, all served in adorable Buddha or conch-shaped vessels. It’s a charming spot for a getaway with drinks, and even more so for a long night out.

Milky Way Cocktail Bar

1886 Centre Street | Website
When this Pointe-Saint-Charles bar opened, a whole new bar was set for Montrealers who like to go out for great drinks. Climb up their glowing neon staircase, grab some stools, and enjoy watch as day turns to night through their skylight as you sip at and switch up your choices from a long and ever-changing menu of cocktails. They’re perennially creative here, so no two seasonal visits are going to be alike, and that makes for a fresh spot to share drinks at.

La Distillerie

(various locations) / 300 Ontario Street East | Website

Long recognized in Montréal for their massive mason jars of supremely boozy drinks, while they may be presented as libations you can keep to yourself, they come in portions large enough that you can easily share amongst yourself and your friends. It’s so popular that one of its four locations across the city may see a line-up, but the next address is only a hop, skip and jump away. Just be sure to order up bowls of goldfish crackers to soak up what you drink up!

Palco Bar

4019 Wellington Street | Website

It’s the site of Verdun’s first fully-fledged bar that was capable of serving drinks without requiring food, and they came out swinging when they first opened: In addition to their large selection of cocktails both classic and signature came a list of over half a dozen one-litre pitchers that go from easy-to-drink Aperol Spritzes and bourbon lemonades to options with a bit more flair and creativity with profiles that are sweet, savory, or just downright intriguing.

Perles et Paddock

403 des Seigneurs Street  | Website
This Griffintown spot earn top marks alone for its stupendous interior, and that makes for a great reason to get together over a couple of drinks to share. Two primary options are available, coming either in large conch shells which can contain anything your heart desires, or a complete infusion tour of negronis. Their bar menu is always changing as well, so order up a few of their signature creations and create your own cocktail flights.

Le Petit Moscou

Le Petit Moscou

323 Ontario Street East | Website

It’s a small place with big offerings: This Moscow-inspired bar puts emphasis on the ‘petit’ when it comes to their interior, but that’s where it stops. Their Moscow mule menu has more than a dozen different flavours to pick from, and they’re all available in either one-litre or three-litre pitchers to split. If you and your friends love a good brew of vodka, ginger beer and lime juice, you need to try this place out.