Natural Wine in Montréal: Where to Drink It, With Proof
Montréal's natural-wine bars, restaurants and bottle shops, listed from our evidence file with the proof for each and the date we checked. Updated automatically.
Montréal is where isitfunky started, and it's one of the cities we check most closely. This page lists the places we can prove pour natural wine, from the same evidence file as the Montréal guide, so the numbers and names below are current when you read them.
A bit of context helps. In Québec the SAQ, the provincial liquor board, runs the wine shops. It stocks some natural wine, but much of what you'll drink in Montréal's bars arrives through private-import agencies, which sell to restaurants and, usually by the case, to individuals. That's one reason the best place to drink it is a bar or restaurant, not a shelf. The legal drinking age in Québec is 18.
Natural wine in Montréal
isitfunky lists 86 places in Montréal with proof on file that they pour natural wine: 31 restaurants, 21 wine bars, 19 bars, 9 cafés and 6 bottle shops. The neighbourhoods with the most proven bars, restaurants and cafés are Petite-Patrie (11), Plateau (11) and Mile End (10).
Highest Funk Scores
The Funk Score adds up proof, not popularity. How it works
- 1.Nora GrayFunk Score84
café · Downtown
pet-nat/orange/skin-contact on list. Source: themain.com. Checked 2026-09-26.
- 2.Poincaré ChinatownFunk Score76
bar · Downtown
6 natural producers on list. Source: themain.com. Checked 2026-09-26.
- 3.Restaurant Verdun BeachFunk Score75
wine bar · Verdun
own site says natural. Source: barverdunbeach.com. Checked 2026-09-26.
- 4.L'Isle de Garde BrasserieFunk Score74
restaurant · Petite-Patrie
own site says natural. Source: isledegarde.com. Checked 2026-09-26.
- 5.Le vin dans les voilesFunk Score74
bottle shop · Centre-Sud
own site says natural. Source: levindanslesvoiles.com. Checked 2026-09-26.
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How we prove a place
A place counts only when there is evidence on file that it pours natural wine: its own website says so, its wine list names natural producers we recognise, a named publication calls it a natural-wine venue, or natural-wine importers list it as a stockist. Each one shows its reasons, its source and the date we last checked. Venues cannot pay to be listed or ranked. The stamps
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How to read the list
Every place we list has proof on file that it pours natural wine: its own website says so, its wine list names natural producers we recognise, a named publication calls it a natural-wine venue, or natural-wine importers list it as a stockist. The Funk Score adds that proof up, point by point; it never counts ratings, reviews or payment. Each place shows its source and the date we last checked it. How the Funk Score works · The stamps
Lists change: wine lists turn over, bars close, new ones open. We re-check on a schedule and the dates show it. If something is wrong, write to hello@isitfunky.com and we'll look again.
Before you go
- Check opening hours on the venue's own site or Instagram. Small natural-wine bars keep short, changeable hours.
- If a place links a booking page, it's on its isitfunky page. Where there's none, walk-ins are usually the norm, but we can't promise it.
- Not sure what to order? Name a direction rather than a grape: something light and chilled, a pét-nat, or skin contact. The glossary has the words.
- Going to several places? The crawl planner builds a walkable route between proven places in Montréal, and the map shows them all.
More: the short answer for Montréal · Top 10 in Montréal · older notes on Montréal's scene.
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