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How the Mile End scene of the twenty-tens and Egyptian heritage brewed a drink Montreal today couldn't do without.
Greenspot. AA. Chez Ma Tante. Chez Nick. Beautys. Café Joe. Wilensky's. Nouveau Système. Paul Patates. Bagel Etc. Saying their names is like casting a spell that’d conjure two steamés all-dressed combo with fries and a fountain liqueur on the side.
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Here are the best things to do in Montreal this weekend, from art exhibits and a Berghain-style dance night to Star Wars screenings.
It's New Year's Eve in Montreal: A massive guide to the top NYE dinners and parties from dozens of restaurants and clubs.
For hairstylist Izzy Mulder, building a salon can be political—especially when it's rooted in real inclusivity and ethics.
Curated by the team behind a tiny-but-mighty Mile End cinema's programming that goes far beyond the usual suspects.
As Montreal's oldest fortune cookie factory shuts down after 128 years, a secret salvaged archive holds the blueprint for what could keep its memory alive.
Teejay Bhalla links film history, museum exhibitions, and current events to create a distinctive screening program on the Montreal scene.
The best things to do in Montreal during December fill the calendar with ballet, punk rock, immersive art, and more than enough holiday spirit.
The festival has been turning Montreal's restless creative energy into international careers for 20 years, and it's nowhere near slowing down.
Following the Joe Beef co-founder through two days of cold-climate viticulture harvests where hospitality takes the form of al fresco meals, crushed grapes underfoot, and relentless labour.
Ancient technique, unpredictability, and slow, communal craft: Goregama has gathered twice a year since 2019 to feed wood into an anagama kiln for 40 hours straight.
From farm fields to natural wine, Baie-Saint-Paul makes the case for a quick pause away from it all.
From flea markets to pickleball courts, a reporter retraces his roots to find out why Saint-Eustache is suddenly among Quebec’s happiest cities.
Nathan Gawalko left high-end restaurants across the world to bottle ancient traditions of fish, salt, and time on British Columbia's coast.
A coastal escape where every room has ocean views.
When Montreal veterans end up with the keys to a local legend of the region they call home.
Exploring Montreal's vibrant arts scene
Discover what lies beyond the city
It's New Year's Eve in Montreal: A massive guide to the top NYE dinners and parties from dozens of restaurants and clubs.
The best of Montreal's culinary scene
Hanhak Kim and David McMillan's new project brings dry-aged prime cuts, tableside grills, and a nine-course steakhouse omakase to town.
Honouring a local legacy with a blend of haggis, Scotch, cans of IRN BRU, and Montreal's brand of hospitality.
We built this city's culinary history and fuelled its nights out with this soggy, unphotogenic icon.
Walk-ins and reservations share a warm welcome in this highly customized space, and it's got the menu to match.
The former Joe Beef co-owner and ex-Maison Publique chef debut their farm-and-chef-driven restaurant out in Dollard-Des Ormeaux.
A Montreal take on a Scottish tavern, famed chefs jump back into action with a new project, a fresh Italian hangout in Westmount, and more.
The tinsel-drenched holiday pop-up returns with floor-to-ceiling decor, seasonal cocktails, Christmas Karaoke, and collectible glassware.
Chef Marcel Larrea resurrects the restaurant that put him on the map seven years ago, this time hidden inside Capisco with a blind tasting menu and full creative control.
Architecture, interiors, and visual culture
Always in collaboration with local craftspeople, this nimble design firm creates immersive commercial spaces designed for that ineffable 'wow' factor.
The expansion adds 14 stations and 33 kilometres to Montreal's light-rail network, connecting the North Shore to the South Shore through downtown for the first time.
An incoming commemorative park design makes the Black Rock accessible for the first time with public space honouring 6,000 Irish famine victims and the Montrealers who tried to save them.
Daniel Finkelstein's anti-ego approach to design is what makes his work in restaurants, retail, and beyond authentic to their purpose.
The Montreal designer creating thoughtful garments that critically engage with Canadian landscapes, histories, and identity.
Avenir Vert's Olivia Donahue turned thrift store finds and teenage entrepreneurship into British Vogue features—all while refusing to compromise on a sustainable vision.
André Brown doesn't exist per se, but the branding created under that name shows how hospitality can think differently about storytelling, atmosphere, and emotional design.
Echoes of elegance: Inside a faded “Grand Hotel” that's lost its splendour over time.
Stories from Montreal's past
From 1884 to 1918, a steam-powered cable railway hauled Montrealers to the summit in minutes, despite a park designer's vision of leisurely mountain strolls.
The Ravenscrag manor housed the Allan Memorial Institute, where patients seeking help became victims of Cold War experiments.
For decades, Sabor Latino's been the gravitational centre for Montreal's Latino communities.
From its 1945 opening to a 1984 closure and its present-day hotel, the Décarie Boulevard institution was where Montreal went to see and be seen.
How a Bulgarian immigrant's billiard hall became one of Montreal's most enduring institutions, from pimp steaks to late night eats infamy.
Montreal's last (and Canada's only) Egyptian Revival movie palace reinvented itself for decades. Now it's been empty for 33 years.
The law demanded they learn anatomy but made dissection illegal, so for nearly a century, stolen corpses were tobogganed down Mount Royal to a folk hero janitor who paid cash, no questions asked.
From postwar migration to piri piri chicken, Azorean immigrants transformed an iconic Montreal neighbourhood with enduring community.
Shop The Main's Dépanneur. Open 24/7.
From Syrian comfort food to French fine dining, a handful of Montreal restaurants are open on Christmas Day. Here's where to go when you'd rather someone else do the cooking.
A summer speakeasy, a student bar becomes a whole new hangout, Japanese inspirations at a hotel bar, and one big German beer hall.
From legendary old-school delis to new-guard smokers working at full tilt, here's where to find the city's best brisket.
Cava and croquetas, pinxtos, tapas, paella, jamón—here’s where Montreal gets its Spanish fix.
Where growers, makers, and drinkers of low-intervention, organic, biodynamic, and natural wines will want to drop in for a bottle (or two).
Sip coffee and soak up the sun at these cozy café terrasses, from hidden gardens to lively sidewalks.
Summer getaways, easy day trips, and urban retreats—these are the top spots on and near the island for swimming and sunbathing this summer
From no-frills Chinese classics to innovative fusion flavours, these are Montreal’s top spots for fried, steamed, and soup dumplings.
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A guide to the very best of Montreal, curated by our editors and the voices we feature in our stories.
Explore the DirectoryFrom boundary-pushing fine dining to heartfelt, locally rooted dishes steeped in history and culture, these are the best restaurants in Montreal.
Montreal’s coffee scene, fifty ways: bold, evolving, and never just about the caffeine.
Experiential, exciting, secluded, intimate, even theatric—this where where you want to nab those reservations.
From cozy second-hand shops with rare finds to generalists and specialty stores rich in diverse voices, this is where we go to find our next great read.
Garage racks, curated closets, and everything in between: Here’s where Montreal’s most stylish castoffs get a second life (and where you’ll want to give them one).
Forget the malls and embrace the city’s independent spirit: Shop local, shop curious, and let these spots surprise you.
Lean back and listen in at these vinyl-heavy addresses in the city with slow, intentional, and mature atmospheres inspired by Japanese jazz kissa.
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