Directory of Montreal's 2SLGBTQ+ Food and Drink Businesses

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Below is an incomplete directory of Montreal's 2SLGBTQ+ Food and Drink Businesses, past and present. The purpose of this spreadsheet directory is to be a resource for future research. 

If there is a business missing from this list, please email alexandraketchum@gmail.com. 

Here is a link to currently operational businesses in 2025. There is also a version of the list below. 

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Vous trouverez ci-dessous une liste non exhaustive des entreprises montréalaises du secteur de l'alimentation et des boissons 2SLGBTQ+, passées et présentes. Cette liste a pour but de servir de ressource pour de futures recherches.

Si une entreprise ne figure pas dans cette liste, veuillez envoyer un courriel à alexandraketchum@gmail.com.

Voici un lien vers les entreprises actuellement en activité en 2025.

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Looking for current LGBTQ+ Businesses and Venues in Montreal?

Montreal has a thriving culture of LGBTQ+ Businesses and Venues. It is often called the Queer Capital of Canada. While many gay men's bars exist in "The Village" aka the Gay Village, LGBTQ+ spaces are spread around the city. 

Bakeries

  • Beigne Habitude: queer-owned donut shop [7035 Boul. Saint Laurent]
  • Sophie Sucrée: queer woman-owned vegan bakery and pastry shop  [3770 St Laurent Blvd]
  • Violet Bakehouse: queer woman-owned, special orders  [https://www.instagram.com/violetbakehouse/]

see also: Royal Ginette under cafés

Cafés

  • Cafe Dispatch, queer woman-owned (2 locations in Montreal: St. Laurent and McGill University)
  • Cafe La Graine Brûlée [921 St Catherine St E]
  • Cafe Reine Garćon, queer women-owned  [611 Av. Duluth E]
  • Cafe Nueva Era, queer women-owned (also a stationary store) [301 Rue Émery]
  • Cafe Velours [373 Villeray]
  • Joie des Livres: queer-managed Sci-Fi, Romance, Fantasy, and Horror Bookstore (originated with queer-owned, but now closed, Saga Bookstore). It is also a cafe and bar.  [5163 St. Laurent]
  • Low Life Roller Skate Shop Cafe, queer-women owned [2548 Rue Beaubien E]
  • Pulp Bookstore, queer-owned and has a cafe [3952 Wellington St.]
  • Royale Ginette, lesboqueer/ queer-women owned [5800 Rue de Normanville]

See also: Joie des livres, Pulp Bookstore

Restaurants

  • Bernard Cabaret Gourmand, drag brunch and immersive queer dining [936 Rue St. Catherine Est]
  • Dep Le Pick Up [7032 Waverly St] 
  • Morena Mia Mtl, Mexican restaurant founded by a queer couple [959 Rene Levesque Est]
  • Restaurant Tendresse [1259 St Catherine St E]

Breweries

Brasserie Harricana, queer women-owned brewery [95 Rue Jean-Talon O]

Bars and Clubs

  • Aigle Noir, gay men's bar [1315 St Catherine St E]
  • Bar Exotica, gay men's bar [417 Rue Saint-Pierre]
  • Bar Le Ritz (hosts many queer events) [179 Rue Jean-Talon O]
  • Bar le Stud, gay men's bar [1812 St Catherine St E]
  • Bar Taboo, usually a gay-men-centered space but Sweet Like Honey, a sapphic event that highlights BIPOC talent often host their events here [1950 Boul. de Maisonneuve E ]
  • Cabaret Mado, famous drag performance bar [1115 St Catherine St E]
  • Campus Bar & Strip Club, gay men's bar [1111 St Catherine St E ]
  • Champs, lesbian-owned sports bar that hosts Dyke Nights and queer events [ 3956 St Laurent Blvd]
  • Club DD's, LGBTQ2IA+ bar at former site of Blue Dog (queer space) [3958 St-Laurent]
  • Club Unity, gay men's bar [1171 St Catherine St E ]
  • Complexe Sky, gay men's bar/ queer nightclub with multiple floors [1478 St Catherine St E]
  • Co-op Bar Milton Parc, cooperatively owned queer space [3714 Ave de Parc]
  • Notre Dame des Quilles, queer bar with events such as lesbian speed dating and a bowling alley [32 Rue Beaubien E]
  • La Sala Rossa, hosts many queer events [4848 St Laurent Blvd ]
  • Le Cocktail, gay men's bar [1669 St Catherine St E ]
  • Le Date, gay men's bar [1218 St Catherine St E ]
  • L'ideal Bar et Contenus, lesbian-owned bar [151 Ontario St E ]
  • Motel Motel, gay men's bar [1276 St Catherine St E ]
  • Normandie, gay men's bar [1295 Rue Atateken]
  • Renard Bar, gay men's bar [1272 St Catherine St E]
  • Stock Bar, gay men's bar/ nude dance club [171 St Catherine St E]
  • Turbo Haüs, punk venue that hosts queer events and daily 5 dollar 5 à 7 [2040 Saint Denis St]
  • VinVinVin, queer-women owned wine bar [1290 Beaubien Est]
  • Wiggle Room, burlesque cabaret [3874 St Laurent Blvd]

Farms

Ferme aux champs qui chants, queer and trans owned

Catering

YourTinyCatering, queer-owned: https://www.instagram.com/yourtinycatering?igsh=MTc5eDI0MzcwM3Uz

Parties/Pop-up Events



check out their instagrams to see up to date parties!
Also, https://www.instagram.com/queermtl/ has listings of daily queer events in Montreal.


Incomplete Directory of Past and Present 


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