Address
4175 Boul Saint-Laurent, Plateau
Plateau, Montréal
Plateau, Montréal
Best For
cocktail bars, Plateau evenings, mid-thirties crowd
Opening Hours
Daily17:30-03:00
Reservations
Recommended
Dress Code
Smart casual
Price Range
$$$ · Cocktails from local pricing
Our Take
Big in Japan — Plateau
Big in Japan is the Plateau speakeasy hidden behind an unmarked black door on Boulevard Saint-Laurent — push it open into a long, dim, low-ceilinged room straight out of 1970s Tokyo.
The space is candlelit, the music is jazz, and the cocktail list runs about ten tight builds — a yuzu sour, a saké negroni, a smoked old fashioned. Bar food is short: edamame, gyoza, tataki. Conversation-volume room.
Walk-in only — no phone. First-come bar seats.
What to Order
Yuzu Sour
Whisky, yuzu, egg white. The bar's tightest classic.
Saké Negroni
Gin, Campari, dry saké. Bitter-aromatic, well-stirred.
Hidden Door
Unmarked black door on Saint-Laurent. Push to enter.
Smoked Old Fashioned
Bourbon, demerara, smoke. Theatrical but properly built.
