When we’re going out on St. Laurent we have one thing on our mind: drinks. Right after alcohol is our wallets, and being young, pretty, and poor, we have to choose pretty selectively when we want to get drunk on St. Laurent. A lot of you are probably in the same financial situation, so to keep your wallets full of money and your livers full of drank, here are MTL Blog’s top 5 bars to drink on St. Laurent while on a budget.
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UP CLUB
3614 SAINT-LAURENT MONTRÉAL QUÉBEC H2X 2V4A club with cheap drinks? No, we’re not lying, and while we usually avoid clubs on St. Lo like the plague, Up Club actually has a decent deal to facilitate shots on shots. For $100 you can get a 40 oz. bottle of Smirnoff, before midnight. Doesn’t sound cheap, but split that with 5 friends and you’ll get a whole mess of vodka for only $20. -
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TRH-BAR
3699 SAINT-LAURENT MONTRÉAL QUÉBEC H2X 2V7A relative newbie on St. Lo, TRH Bar appeals to the skater crowd of Montreal (there’s a skate bowl in the bar!) but their cheap drink prices make it a solid choice for anyone. -
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BIFTECK ST-LAURENT
3702 SAINT-LAURENT MONTRÉAL QUÉBEC H2X 2V4The cream of the crop of St. Laurent, at least in terms of dive bars, Bifteck will get you drunk on crazy-low priced $10 pitchers of beer. Salty popcorn is always served, making you continuously thirsty so you’re forced to drink more beer. It’s a beautiful cycle. -
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KOROVA
3908 SAINT-LAURENT MONTRÉAL QUÉBEC H2W 1Y2If you want to dance while getting shwastey, Korova is where to do it. If you get there before 11 you can enjoy the awesome deal of a Pabst tall boy and a shot of JD for only $5. We don’t head out anywhere before midnight, but this drink special is an exception. -
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DIVAN ORANGE
4234 SAINT-LAURENT MONTRÉAL QUÉBEC H2W 1Z3Arguably not the cheapest bar to grab a beer, but the atmosphere and slew of musical acts performing almost every night of the week is reason enough to attend. Most shows are $5-$10, adding to the economic aspect of Divan Orange, as does their daily happy hour special of $5 pints.
Pictures by Boris Halas.