Badin: The cocktail-forward listening lounge built for aurality and intimacy in Little Burgundy

Dim and humming below the Little Burgundy restaurant HENI, the curated experiences of its downstairs 24-seat, cocktail-forward listening lounge Badin has opened its doors to Montreal.

Accessed via HENI’s front doors, Badin’s spent a few weeks in a soft launch mode until its grand opening the weekend of April 12, 2024, now acting as “the intersection of cocktails, music, and intimacy. That’s what makes Badin what it is,” says its director of operations Soufian Mamlouk.

Deeply insulated and spinning all kinds of music from a multi-genre rotation that will slowly evolve over time, even 100dB can be contained within the space—even if the lounge won’t push it that high.

The space will place guests in a cocooned setting that feels like sitting inside of an audiophile’s living room: Low lights, velour banquettes, side tables, and nooks and crannies that all surround a center stage DJ opposite Badin’s heavy front door.