Alexandraplatz

Ubicado en una zona un poco industrial que se llama el Mile-​Ex, Alexandraplatz, es un bar cool como si estubiera en Berlin pero en Montréal. Abierto desde junio 2012 y estacional (solamente en verano), hay una terraza, es ambiente hipster, sirven un poco de todo aqui, cervezas locales (Brasserie Vieux-​Montréal), vinos, vinos espumosos, tequilas, ginebras… Se puede comer tambien un poco, tienen un bbq para cocinar, tienan tacos y otras cosas. Algunas veces hay camión de comida/​food truck en frente, perfecto para comer sobre la terraza. Me gusta este bar por el ambiente relajado y sus luces blancas de navidad (fiestas de verano). El personal es un poco raro y no tan simpático, pero buenos precios. No hay wifi. Sólo efectivo.
⁴⁄₅ visitado en julio 2012 y junio 2016

Groovy little alleyway bar that is so concealed you either need to hear about it or good luck in finding about this gem. The scene is local, industrial and fairly chill in this area of town which is somewhat being gentrified. I brought some out of town friends here for a couple of drinks on an early eave inn to get the motors running. There was a food truck within a stones throw away and we enjoyed great conversation over drinks and some good laughs. Happy that the selection of drinks included a different array of choices from the normal. My bourbon was just what the doc ordered.

I found out about this place on Unilocal.It’s a part of a warehouse right next to a brewery that’s transformed into a bar/​terrace. The staff are very friendly, the atmosphere is nice and it’s a good vibe whether you’re inside or out on the terrace. You get plenty of sun too. didnt imagine there was a hidden bar like that in that part of town.

Ambiance hipster tu dis?
Je dirais turbo-​hipster.
Certains disent que ça leur rappelle Brooklyn et que ça a un look industriel.
Le coin, oui, peut-​être. Mais le bar lui-​même me rappelle plutôt mes dérapages à Louvain-​la-​Neuve, une ville étudiante de Belgique où on buvait jusqu’aux petites heures dans des genres de garages glauques et mal éclairés qu’on appelait les Cercles. J’ai fait le saut en entrant.
Est-​ce que c’est mauvais? Non. Ce sont de bons souvenirs. À Alexandraplatz, la clientèle a beaucoup plus de classe que les étudiants belges. La bière est plus chère qu’en Belgique, mais très abordable pour Montréal. Des fois, tu peux manger des choses. Des choses bonnes et pas trop chères.
La terrasse est toujours bondée l’été. Attends-​toi à devoir t’asseoir à l’intérieur, à l’une des grandes tables qui rappellent celles qu’on loue pour les fêtes d’enfants de quartier. Aussi, apporte ton argent comptant, sinon tu devras retirer à un guichet sur place et ça, c’est jamais vraiment un bon moment.
Vas-​y avec tes
, pour né pas te sentir trop seul. e dans cette marée d’individus branchés. Bonne bière!

Brooklyn vibes away from the madness. Mechanics garage turned chill bar with picnic tables inside and out below the glow of string lights. Sounds nice, huh? The drinks are even better like the Bourbon Lemonade or various homemade sodas crafted by an older lady in her neighbourhood kitchen. The people are cool, the space is chill.

My boyfriend brought me here for a quick drink. Love the ambiance, love the vibe, the fries looked amazing (there was a food truck close by). The sun is beating down on you with a cold drink in hand and a super chill environment… What else can you ask for?

Excited to finally come here after reading so much about it. Personally I like the interior better, not so much into the industrial setting. But a friendly barmaid and chill Mexican music made this a great place to chill.
I tried the Weiss and the Blanche and was more partial to the Blanche. And a surprise! $ 1 off their beers before 7pm on weekdays so it was only $ 6.
A really unique bar. I will definitely come back and try the food as well.

Open again and better than ever! Couple great new local beers and cocktails on the menu, and the ever important bottles of vino verde on ice.

Caché en plein milieu du Mile Ex dans un garage, cela fait quelques années que c’est la place où aller en vélo après le travail. Très hipster avec les tables à piqué-​nique, la terrasse dans le stationnement, ce n’est définitivement pas un spot qui plait aux plus coincés. Mais à moi et à mes amies, oui. Leurs quelques cocktails signatures sont bons et abordables. J’aime particulièrement les cocktails du jour. Mon top été 2014 fut le mojito avec sorbet a la lime. Fou!
Ce qui est embêtant toutefois c’est d’être obligé de payer comptant. Les guichets de né sont pas à proximité (comme tout le reste) et les 5 – 6 $ de frais au guichet express nous prive d’un drink de plus.
On aime aussi les tacos cuit sur le BBQ à l’extérieur du bar. Très pratique quand tu décides finalement de rester pour toute la soirée ou simplement pour boucher un trou en attendant d’aller ailleurs.

Bar set in an old garage — the post industrial look makes the place set for a casual but yet intriguing encounter. The all-​open doors during warm weather makes it feel like an open air pub. Try the cocktails with the grapefruit juice made from fresh fruits in store! Local tap beers available. Cash only.

Diverse crowd and affordable brews. If you like drinking beer, stepping out for a smoke and a walk in an unfamiliar but not too distant area it can be fun. Its location makes it that much more interesting. Also I’m not vegan but they made some pretty good vegan tacos one time.
Replace the leechy ATM with a debit card terminal and some complimentary wifi and it is a solid 5 star place.

Alexandraplatz is SOOO much more better looking in person than in pictures! So cozy, inviting, comfortable… And has ginger beer! Bathroom sink was a nice touch. Felt like I could have been somewhere in Brooklyn or the Mission. Great spot to meet up with friends or for date night!

Vous avez le goût de prendre un verre avec une ambiance terrasse sans avoir à respirer la fumée des voitures qui passent dans les rues? Faites le détour pour trouver le «Platz» et vous serez comblé. Caché dans un coin plutôt industriel, c’est un bar bien simple qui sert des cocktails, du vin, des bulles et de la bière. L’ambiance des soirs occupés donne l’impression de se retrouver dans une cafétéria au secondaire en fin d’année une fois que les examens sont terminés! Les gens ont l’air pas mal relaxe et c’est décontracté mais de temps en temps, il y en a qui ont l’air d’essayer un peu trop fort! Parfait pour observer les gens et jouer au jeu de «c’est quoi l’histoire de ces gens?» et s’imaginer que c’est un couple sur une blind date, ou des retrouvailles après des années d’ennui!

Reasonably priced drinks & tasty selection. I like that the clientele is mixed; there are anglos and francos, the hip and the casual.
Minimal set-​up — picnic benches, lanterns and a parking lot, but it somehow creates the oh-​so desired Berliner feel. But we all know Montréal is where it’s at, right?

summing this place up: minimal décor, happy staff, chill drinks, friendly crowd = good vibes.

Don’t go there on Friday or Saturday but this place is a lot of fun.
The place is basically a garage that they put a bar into and lined it up with picnic tables. It’s located somewhere that gets no foot traffic you’d have to know where it is to even find it. I imagine its only open for the summer.
The beer is good and cheep and the vibe is great.
Only drawback is that its packed if you go Fri/​Sat and that both the clientele and the place is so hipster its painful.

There are so very many positive aspects about Alexandraplatz that I witnessed last Friday when I met up with friends there and got liberally sauced:
1. Cocktail drinks in large pint glasses. FTW. I kept having the Hare Sake. Like a gin and tonic with sake and also ginger. Refreshing! The bourbon lemonade was also good but kinda sweet.
2. Vegan treats! When we got there around 8, they were dishing out these really cute portions of pad-​thai with some thinly sliced BBQ grilled tofu and fresh coriander on top of some rice pasta. Joanne dropped her tofu on the ground and no probs, they gave her some new one. Afterwards, like around 10, these two dudes showed up with home-​made (!!) vegan sausages and probably made a killing selling hot-​dogs and nachos (great nutritional yeast sauce, dudes).
3. The general feel of it. Was friendly and open and sweet.
With that being said, the whole terrace thing was a bit of a shit-​show and you get the sense that they’re dealing with new-​found popularity and don’t really know how to manage. At first, someone came to tell us we could’t sit in the loading area with drinks and that we had to go to the terrace even though a bunch of folks were drinking their brews right on the sidewalk. Then later on, like after 11, we were told we couldn’t have our drinks on the terrace. Even though by then the whole outside thing was a bit out of control with people having their drinks whichever way. And then somehow, when Joanne asked later on, it felt like they just gave up and it became ok to drink on the terrace.
So yeah, right on that Alexandraplatz is doing good. They’re awesome. They just need to tighten it up. But that’s cool.

Tout le monde en parlait. Il fallait bien que j’e m’y rende.à pied.
Oui, le Alexandraplatz n’est pas très accessible. Niché dans Mile-​Ex dans le bout industriel. Au fait, une amie revenue fraichement de Berlin m’a invitée pour un petit «get-​together» de retour de son voyage! Je crois qu’elle avait déjà la nostalgie, car la place est une réplique de bar berlinois: espace ouvert version loft, lumières suspendues, look industriel.
Belle ambiance, bière pas cher et lieu hyper convivial. Des grandes tables peuvent accueillir des groupes et même si vous né connaissez personne, je suis sûre que les gens vous inviteront joyeusement à leur conversation! Attention: vous né verrez pas le temps passer et le bar ferme à 1am le vendredi!
Faune diverse: hipsters, mais jeunes professionnels et étudiants aussi.
PS: Je n’ai pas pu essayer les hot-​dogs végétariens, mais à ce qu’il parait, il sont divins!

Berlin in Montréal.
Really cool place that has become victim of its own success. you can wait up to 20 min to get a drink!
Nested in the «oh-​so-​hip» industrial Neighborhood called Mile-​ex, you don’t go there randomly.
Imagine an old garage transformed into a bar with picnic tables, little lanterns and the parking lot of the next-​door brewery used as the terrace: there you have it.
Drinks are cheap and if you are in the mood for something a little fancier than the usual «draft Blond» order a Bicycletta!

If someone hasn’t told you about this place… you’ll probably NEVER stubble upon it.
What a GEM this is. I only went once but it’s really cool. Nestled in the middle of BF nowhere lies this informal bar. And the fact that they are «IN» the Brasserie du Vieux-​Montréal bottling plant ensures fresh product!
Go… go now!
PS: You might want to bring you GPS.

The industrial location right around the corner from nothing made me feel like I was pretty darn special when we rolled up to this gem. Alexandraplatz, where have you been my whole life? From your light bulb string lights to your super yummy Japadog, I knew that I liked you after my very first sip of your bourbon lemonade. Everything is affordable, the service is top notch and the picnic tables full of new friends are way fun. The staff rocks and it’s a great chance to meet some cool locals and enjoy being actually cool seeing as not everyone knows about this place (yet!)
I will definitely be back, and not just to see if the guy dressed in white from head to toe will be there again.