Barbossa, formerly known as Blizzarts, is a small popular liquor bar and dance floor in the heart of the plateau on the popular St. Laurent street. The venue frequently books excellent DJs with styles that vary between nostalgic and newly remixed disco-house tracks, classic house, techno, and even live jazz on Monday nights. The bar area has some nice, candlelit booths for groups and a nice bar for ordering a variety of drinks. You’ll encounter the medium-small dance floor that often draws a big crowd as you venture a bit further in. Barbossa, compared to some of the other venues listed on this site, seems to book less progressive and melodic house, favoring instead more house-centric subgenres. That said, you’ll sometimes encounter hard-hitting techno, electro, and other styles depending on their bookings. It is sometimes helpful to look at the bookings listed on resident advisor to get an idea of what the night will bring.