These days it’s hard to imagine a Montreal bar or a restaurant lasting more than a few years, let alone a decade or more. Thursday’s is a staple in Montreal and has been riding the ebbs and flows of our city’s nightlife scene since May of 1973. The establishment, a combination of bistro, bar and nightclub, is a testament of durability in one of the most rapidly changing nightlife scenes in North America. Forget your previous perceptions of whatever this place once was, this isn’t your parents Thursday’s.
At the club level, Thursday’s stripped the place down, removing all vestiges of the past (including the revolving dance floor) and concentrated on providing a sleek environment for party people to dance the night away. There’s central bar, a lounge of to the side with comfortable leather benches, full renovated bathrooms and a killer sound system. During our media tour, we descended into the club to get a taste of what people see from Thursday to Saturday night starting at 10:00. Though I’m more of a bistro person, it was cool to be in a place that has seen so many years go by and still feel new and fresh.
The latest iteration of Thursday’s is run by the three sons of the original owner. He passed the torch much like we do to the next generation who will spend their nights drinking, dancing and having a good time. The new Thursday’s is living proof that a classic never goes out of style.
Image credit: David Major-Lapierre and Thursday’s
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