Willie’s Clubhouse is the latest effort from the team behind Montreal Bowling and Muni to redefine how the city hangs out. Built inside a long-forgotten 3,000-square-foot space in the Forum, it trades on classic pub games—pool, darts, cards—but elevates them with design-forward interiors and an easygoing cocktail culture. Ivy Studio was tasked with channeling a high-end English clubhouse, and it shows: no neon beer signs, no busted felt, no rowdy sports bar clichés.
Instead, you get an atmospheric layout split between a sleek main room lined with 8-ball tables and a moody, lounge-style “Dark Room” for darts, where jazz and soul set the tone. It’s laid-back but deliberate, with a short list of pub snacks, games like chess and backgammon, and a drinks menu that leans heavy on vermouth and amaro. It’s not a bar. Not quite an arcade. And that’s the point—just a grown-up clubhouse for people who still want to play.
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