Where to: Griffintown's Rufus Rockhead Bar #nightlife
mai 29, 2014
Are we tired of hearing about Griffintown
revival yet? Nope. Are we still excited when new places in the area turn out to
be great? Absolutely! So, allow me to enthusiastically
introduce you to or remind you of the Rufus Rockhead bar.
“Who??”, your friends will surely ask. Rufus Rockhead, just say it slowly!
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Rufus Rockhead is cozily nestled between
Shinji, a Japanese restaurant by the same owner (Jeff Stinco from Simple Plan),
and Grinder, Griffintown’s super sizzling hot spot. As much as I like the
industrial, rustic, distressed decor that’s been ubiquitous in Montreal bars
and restaurants, it’s refreshing to see an ultra modern, cool, yet warm look at
Rufus Rockhead. This bar is deceivingly quite large with 2 floors and 3
different rooms, but maintains a laidback yet bustling atmosphere on the
weekends.
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You can pick from a short list of tasty cocktails; I opted for the Ma Chérie drink made up of vodka, strawberry purée and sparkling wine. Not only was it delicious and potent, but it also came in a champagne flute (even when I’m not trying to be fancy, I inadvertently end up that way. Why fight it?) You can grab a little cozy table and have great service. There’s also a short menu of comfort food to munch on. You can see the chefs prep the food if you’re seated close enough to their little kitchen behind a glass window and stare at them awkwardly and/or lovingly.
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The music is a bit of a mixed bag on the
weekend, but it gets the crowd of late twentysomethings going. Rufus Rockhead
has been doing well for 5à7s too, but I quite like it for a date. If you’re
there before 11, the music isn’t too loud and it’s not so dark that you can’t
see who you’re with, but that’s assuming you do want to see their face. Rufus
Rockhead is now my go-to local bar!
Rufus Rockhead
1726 Notre-Dame Ouest, H3J 1M3
Enjoy!
Sally xo
Sally, collaboratrice du jeudi avant-midi
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