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Elevating Mexican traditions with the 'fonda fina' Bar Luz
Bar Luz offers an intimate and elevated expression of Mexico's traditional eateries with hand-pressed tortillas and dishes inspired by one chef's matriarchs.
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The Best New Cafés in Montreal [September 2025]
Montreal’s new wave of cafés is here—these 28 spots are bold, creative, and built for more than just caffeine.
Sixty years of haircuts in the same Mile End chairs
When Ralph Bou Jaoude took over Hollywood Barbershop, he could have rebranded. Instead, he became the latest custodian of a Fairmount Street institution that's outlasted five different owners.
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The Bulletin: One foot into fall, one on the dance floor [Issue #146]
The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.
New takes on Chinese tea culture from a roaming all-female teahouse
Thé Jinjin blends traditional Chinese tea culture with the culinary and food science backgrounds of its founder Wenhui Zhang.
PHI’s upcoming season explores art through scent, touch, and gaming
Three international artists transform PHI’s Old Montreal addresses with work that blends ancient wisdom, cutting-edge technology, and collaborative rituals.
How Montreal got its Little Italy
A century-long story of how a neighbourhood grew from railroad workers to family legacies everywhere you look today.
Preserving the hidden history of Canadian contemporary art
Artexte's library and research center collects all manner of fanzines, pamphlets, ephemera—everything that doesn't make it into official museum archives.
Inside OFFF Montréal 2025: A guide to the global design festival’s first local edition
OFFF Montréal is bringing talks, workshops, parties, and a who’s-who of global creatives in the design world to the SAT this September.
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The Bulletin: Legacy, leftovers, and the future of everything [Issue #145]
The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.
![The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [September 2025]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthemain.ghost.io%2Fcontent%2Fimages%2F2025%2F08%2Ftwofoodphotographers_1756506927_3710171479327003647_3281087043.jpg&w=640&q=75)
The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [September 2025]
Great neighbourhood hangouts in the making, a chef cooking out of their Tlaxcala roots, sandwiches, back alley gelato, and more.
A mystical dive into Senegalese wrestling in the heart of Hochelaga
Just a couple of pedal strokes from Dakar.
Things to do in Montreal during September
Close out summer on a strong note with block parties, art biennales, big-name concerts, and some of the city’s best food and culture events.
This is what a burger says about a restaurant
Burger Week 2025 entries that flex, tell stories about staff meals and family memories, and announce the revival of a beloved local project.
The collapse of cool? SSENSE files for bankruptcy protection
Montreal’s fashion e-commerce giant fights to stay in control after creditors move to force a sale.