Uniburger’s New Bar Is Flipping Burgers and Pouring Natural Wine in Old Montreal

The owners of Uniburger and Tommy Café have opened new Old Montreal bar Unibar together, slinging burgers and natural wine in a speakeasy-like setting.

It takes over the space that was formerly cocktail bar Alfie’s on St-Sulpice Street — relative to some of the rather swanky bars in the area, it’s a casual setting for eating and drinking.

On the food side, burgers are the main offering — the tight menu features regular and double-patty burgers, as well as the vegetarian Beyond Meat burger, plus fries and a daily dessert. Uniburger owner Younes Bengeloune previously noted that the burgers have been slightly tweaked from the existing restaurants, but they still embody the essence of a simple, no-fuss hamburger.

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As for the bar component, Bengeloune and Tommy Café owner Thomas Vernis are skewing a little fancier, with natural wines as the main draw, hailing mostly from France and the Mediterranean. A few burger-friendly cocktails such as a cherry cola spritz or “Groot Beer” (bourbon, amaro, vanilla bitters, and root beer syrup) round out the options, alongside a short beer list.

STATUS — Unibar is open at 404 St-Sulpice from 5 p.m. to midnight Thursday to Saturday.

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