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Le Mal Nécessaire
Montreal, Canada · Tiki-influenced cocktail and nightlife bar · North America
A spacious downtown cocktail bar with plush velvet booths, a dance floor and nightly DJs. Its drinks draw on tiki traditions and fresh tropical ingredients, including the coconut-rich Coco Supremo and a flaming-pineapple Piña Fuego.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
1015 Rue St-Alexandre, Montreal, Quebec H2Z 1N9, Canada
- Style
- Tiki-influenced cocktail and nightlife barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Sunday–Thursday 4:30pm–2am; Friday–Saturday 4:30pm–3am.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- Friday and Saturday after 8pm are walk-in only.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Menu
- View the venue’s menu ↗Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
35.6 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 74.9
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 24.8
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 40.0
- Serious press
- 9.8
- Social Vibes
- 61.6
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
88/ 100
The existing 88/100 remains the proprietary Social Vibes score. This source review clarifies the evidence without recalculating it.
Score context
Long-running Montreal cocktail bar now in larger downtown space. Guests praise creative fruit-forward tropical drinks, lively DJ energy, knowledgeable staff and consistent high ratings after the move.
Guest sources checked:
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Guest score details
Highlights in the stored read
- creative balanced tropical cocktails
- lively atmosphere with DJs
- knowledgeable staff
- stunning new space
Reservations in the stored read
- can be busy
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Editorial citations in this read
- newyorkbyrail.comNew York by Rail guide · Publication and visit dates not independently verified
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- restaurantji.comRestaurantji · Publication and visit dates not independently verified
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Crowd signal
Google 4.5★ across 2,301 reviews.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.