The Main

Montreal's Cultural Directory

Help us improve! Share your thoughts on how we can make your experience better.

Leave feedback

For partnerships and collaborations:

partnerships@themain.com

Content

  • Articles
  • Food & Drink
  • Arts & Culture
  • History Lesson

Guides

  • All Guides
  • Best Restaurants
  • Best Cafés
  • Best Bars
  • Best Brunch
  • Best Bakeries

Explore Montreal

  • Browse Directory
  • Restaurants
  • Bars
  • Cafés
  • Bookstores
  • Leaderboard
  • Editor's Picks
  • New Places

About

  • About us
  • Subscribe
  • Shop
  • Advertise
  • Pitch us
  • RSS Feed

Legal

  • Terms of service
  • Membership Terms
  • Privacy Policy
Follow us
InstagramTwitterTiktokLinkedin

The Main Media Inc. 2026

✦ Built By Field Office

    Your cart

    Your cart is empty.

    --°C||
    Subscribe today to get 3 free articles per month.Get 50% off your first 5 rides with Lyft
    InstagramTwitterTiktokLinkedin
    |
    Advertise
    |
    EN/FR
    The Main Logo
    Magazine
    Sections
    • Arts & Culture
    • Beyond Montreal
    • Design
    • Food & Drink
    • History Lessons
    • The Bulletin
    Explore
    Popular Guides
    • The Best Restaurants in Montreal

      Guide · 43 places

      The Best Restaurants in Montreal

    • Best Cafés

      Guide · 41 places

      Best Cafés

    • Romantic Restaurants

      Guide · 43 places

      Romantic Restaurants

    • Vintage & Thrift

      Guide · 29 places

      Vintage & Thrift

    • Best Bookstores

      Guide · 28 places

      Best Bookstores

    • Best New Restaurants
    • Nightlife
    • Best Breakfast
    • Unique Boutiques
    • See all Guides
    Neighbourhood
    • Downtown
    • Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
    • Mile End
    • Mile-Ex
    • Saint-Henri
    • See All
    Business Type
    • Restaurant
    • Café
    • Boutique / Store
    • Bar
    • Bakery
    • See All
    Near the MetroPeelMont-RoyalPlace-Saint-HenriPlace-d'ArmesJarryView all
    ShopWeather
    Subscribe
    Subscribe
    1. Articles

    Arts & Culture

    323
    Turning Slow Craft Crochet Into a Fashion Brand With LOOSENDS
    Kristina Stamkopoulos

    Turning Slow Craft Crochet Into a Fashion Brand With LOOSENDS

    Former dancer Bennett Tracz has built with little more than sustainable yarn, wearable projects, and a belief in making things by hand over hustle culture.

    Julian McKenzie Looks to Hockey’s Black Past to Confront Its Present
    Tom Zalatnai

    Julian McKenzie Looks to Hockey’s Black Past to Confront Its Present

    In Black Aces, the sports journalist profiles the players who broke through while asking why racism and cost still shape who gets to play.

    Things to Do in Montreal This September
    AnnaClare Sung

    Things to Do in Montreal This September

    The cure for end-of-summer sadness: burgers, ferments, projections, and a lot more country culture than you'd expect.

    LASSO 2026 in Photos, Five Editions In
    J.P. Karwacki

    LASSO 2026 in Photos, Five Editions In

    Looking back on a country crowd over two days at Parc Jean-Drapeau.

    Backflips, Banjos 'N' Big Hats: More LASSO 2026 Through the Lens
    The Main

    Backflips, Banjos 'N' Big Hats: More LASSO 2026 Through the Lens

    A new format, a first-time headliner, and the year the genre question stopped mattering in Montrey'all.

    Quebec’s Got an Edge in Digital Art, and It Has Nothing to Do With Technology
    J.P. Karwacki

    Quebec’s Got an Edge in Digital Art, and It Has Nothing to Do With Technology

    Ahead of MUTEK, four Quebec studios open up about what built the province's digital arts scene—and why the world might be noticing before Montreal does.

    Dominic Sessa on Tony, Tough Love, and the Making of Anthony Bourdain
    J.P. Karwacki

    Dominic Sessa on Tony, Tough Love, and the Making of Anthony Bourdain

    For his first leading role, Sessa plays Bourdain before the fame by bringing curiosity—not nostalgia—to the part.

    Still Here: Tiga on Why He Never Left Montreal
    J.P. Karwacki

    Still Here: Tiga on Why He Never Left Montreal

    The case for staying in a city that doesn't work.

    Osheaga 2026 in Photos: The Biggest Weekend in Three Years
    J.P. Karwacki

    Osheaga 2026 in Photos: The Biggest Weekend in Three Years

    Looking back on three days at Parc Jean-Drapeau with 151,000 people and dozens of artists.

    The Rover is Building an Award-Winning Newsroom From an NDG Basement
    J.P. Karwacki

    The Rover is Building an Award-Winning Newsroom From an NDG Basement

    From a donated home, Christopher Curtis and Savannah Stewart run an operation that isn't replacing legacy media so much as outliving it.

    Things to Do in Montreal This August
    The Main

    Things to Do in Montreal This August

    Montreal’s final full month of summer moves from Pride and island festivals to street parties, elite tennis, and a citywide look back at its Olympic past.

    Giddy Up: A Complete 2026 Guide to Montreal's Country Music Festival LASSO
    J.P. Karwacki

    Giddy Up: A Complete 2026 Guide to Montreal's Country Music Festival LASSO

    Dust off your dusters, don your Canadian tuxedos, and slip on your cowboy boots: We're goin' line dancing.

    Montreal’s SUNSAT Moves the Club Upstairs for an All-Day Rooftop Party
    AnnaClare Sung

    Montreal’s SUNSAT Moves the Club Upstairs for an All-Day Rooftop Party

    SUNSAT brings back-to-back DJ sets, cocktails and dancing to the SAT rooftop from noon to 8 p.m.

    Matt Johnson’s Tony Refuses to Mythologize Anthony Bourdain
    Gianni Fiasche

    Matt Johnson’s Tony Refuses to Mythologize Anthony Bourdain

    The director reminds us that the most compelling stories aren't always about how legends are made, but the moments when nobody knows they're becoming one.

    How Art Finds Its Way Into Montreal’s Metro
    Stephan Boissonneault

    How Art Finds Its Way Into Montreal’s Metro

    Getting it there has meant fights over creative freedom, public money, rigorous juries and years spent excavating the city’s forgotten histories.

    You Don’t Have to Leave Montreal to See It Differently
    URBANIA

    You Don’t Have to Leave Montreal to See It Differently

    Immersive installations, sound experiences, and participatory exhibitions: PHI offers plenty of ways to rediscover the city.

    • Previous
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • More pages
    • 21
    • Next