The gist: if you want a bar that makes you feel like a local with cheap beer come here, anglophones beware.
If you are coming here and want a place that makes you feel like a local this is it. This bar has been in operation for 90 years. It's the oldest bar in that part of town, supposedly, the patron who told me this didn't seem to sure of that trivia. They seem to always be open, the bar has 2 sides which face streets and there's doors on both sides turning the bar almost into an alleyway but with beer. The bar is a little dark but very homey, feels inviting. This bar was recommended by a server at a brewery as a great place off the beaten path with unbeatable prices.
Taverne Jos Dion is a local place, if you can't at least order in French it might be best to steer clear. The staff has limited English. They supposedly have pizza, I didn't have any but I saw it advertised. I ordered my friend a pint of Heineken, I'd already had a bit to drink and needed a break, but it turns out that my friend hated the beer he said was fine for me to order. No fault of Jos Dion, my friend was being wacky. The pint was less than $10.
On his way out the guy who had been drinking next to us started to chat with us, in English, and tell us about the bar and the city. He had a hat with the bars name on it and honestly, it was a dope hat. On my way out I asked the bar tender about restaurants around that area and he and another client chatted in very quick French and gave me an answer.
This review is a ramble. But I feel if you're an anglophone and ended up a taverne Jos Dion you've already been on quite a ramble and might just find a barely connected review that's overly long written by a guy who didn't even drink anything as the perfect validation for your adventure to Jos Dion. read more