Bar Palco

The minute you walk through the door at Bar Palco, you're immediately immersed in a festive atmosphere with street lamps and lights reminiscent of a fair. The mezzanine, accessible by a spiral staircase, is a true games room for adults, with its foosball table and board games, where new exhibitions are hosted every season. In the back, an inviting terrace with a mural and swing complete the décor.

Isabelle Corriveau and Marc-Antoine Coulombe, the owners of Bar Palco, were initially roommates. As they looked for a location for their business project in various lively neighbourhoods in Montreal, the borough of Verdun, after "139 years of being a dry town," finally lifted its ban on bars. It was an "historic" moment, according to borough mayor Jean-François Parenteau. Shortly after, the two friends found a space on Wellington Street, located in the heart of downtown Verdun and close to the de l'Église metro station. "Everything was perfect!" Isabelle says enthusiastically. And the icing on the cake? A huge mural painted by artists Ella and Pitron on the roof of the Ethel Street parking garage behind Bar Palco.