The West Island is predominantly suburban and residential, so the nightlife and drinking culture is subdued compared to Montreal.
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Street in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue aka "Saint Anne's", with its proximity to McGill's MacDonald Campus and John Abbott College, is the closest thing to a lively drinking area in the West Island with a limited number of bars.
A small number of cafes and bars can be found in the other main commercial areas of the West Island such as Boulevard Saint-Jean, Boulevard des Sources, Pointe-Claire Village. A couple of new places have opened up, notably a McKibbin's Irish Pub in Pointe-Claire. There's also the old standby of Bourbon Street West on Boulevard des Sources, which has live music quite often and attracts a bit of an older crowd.
West Island nightspots tend to be more crowded in the wintertime, when going all the way downtown feels like too much of a hassle to go for just a beer. Like those in Montreal, West Island bars serve predominantly Quebec and Canadian beers from producers such as Molson, Labatt, and Unibroue, with a limited selection of American and other imported beers.
