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
  • Bulletin
  • Events

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.

    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
    • Bulletin
    • Events

    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|Thursday, May 14, 2026|
      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
      • Best new Restaurants
      • Best Cafés
      • Unique Boutiques
      • Romantic Restaurants
      • Best Bookstores
      • 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 Metro
      • Peel
      • Mont-Royal
      • Place-Saint-Henri
      • Place-d'Armes
      • Jarry
      • View all
      ShopWeather
      Subscribe
      Subscribe
      --°C|Thursday, May 14, 2026|
      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
      • Best new Restaurants
      • Best Cafés
      • Unique Boutiques
      • Romantic Restaurants
      • Best Bookstores
      • 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 Metro
      • Peel
      • Mont-Royal
      • Place-Saint-Henri
      • Place-d'Armes
      • Jarry
      • View all
      ShopWeather
      Subscribe
      Subscribe
      1. Articles
      1. Articles

      LATEST STORIES

      847
      Tim Hortons Lost Canada Long Before Dunkin’ Arrived
      J.P. Karwacki

      Tim Hortons Lost Canada Long Before Dunkin’ Arrived

      Foodtastic’s plan to bring Dunkin’ back to Canada isn’t really a battle for coffee supremacy. It’s a test of whether Canadians are finally ready to admit how far Tim Hortons fell.

      Balls Up Wastes a Great Comedy Setup on Mark Wahlberg
      Gianni Fiasche

      Balls Up Wastes a Great Comedy Setup on Mark Wahlberg

      Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser’s World Cup farce revives the spirit of mid-budget studio comedies, but Peter Farrelly’s latest mistakes noise, repetition, and celebrity presence for actual chemistry.

      What To Do This Weekend (05.14–05.17)
      J.P. Karwacki

      What To Do This Weekend (05.14–05.17)

      From music festivals and playoff hockey to comic arts and punk rock: May 14 to 17, 2026.

      30 Years Later, Ferreira Is Building a Portuguese Hospitality Dynasty
      Ivy Lerner-Frank

      30 Years Later, Ferreira Is Building a Portuguese Hospitality Dynasty

      Carlos Ferreira built his Peel Street restaurant to represent a larger vision of Portugal. Three decades later, his daughters are helping carry that ambition into its next era.

      A Local's Guide to Mile End
      J.P. Karwacki

      A Local's Guide to Mile End

      The neighbourhood that keeps reinventing itself without losing the plot.

      Café BRUT Wants to Be Griffintown’s Living Room
      J.P. Karwacki

      Café BRUT Wants to Be Griffintown’s Living Room

      Inside a raw concrete space on Murray Street, banana-infused espresso and matcha drinks anchor a broader ambition to become part of the neighbourhood’s daily rhythm.

      Plume Was Built the Old-Fashioned Way
      J.P. Karwacki

      Plume Was Built the Old-Fashioned Way

      Set inside a former Mile End bakery, two Bouillon Bilk alumni are pairing French-influenced cooking with private import wines and a handcrafted dining room.

      The Strange Architectural Afterlife of Joseph-Arthur Godin
      Sara Mizannojehdehi

      The Strange Architectural Afterlife of Joseph-Arthur Godin

      You may not recognize the name, but the Montreal architect’s curved facades, vanished theatres, churches, and landmark apartment buildings remain woven into the city’s everyday landscape.

      Michael Turns the King of Pop Into a Corporate Tribute Act
      Gianni Fiasche

      Michael Turns the King of Pop Into a Corporate Tribute Act

      Antoine Fuqua’s long-awaited Michael Jackson biopic reduces one of pop music’s most complicated figures to a glossy impersonation stitched together from hit songs and approved mythology.

      The Cabin of the Future Is Smaller, Simpler, and Prebuilt
      J.P. Karwacki

      The Cabin of the Future Is Smaller, Simpler, and Prebuilt

      Architect Julien Nolin’s Quebec prefab company Base Habitation is building high-performance cabins around local manufacturing and simplified designs.

      The Bulletin: Hip Hop Brunch Bingo, a Camera Flea Market, Tulips for Mom, and Carmen at the Opera [Issue #180]
      The Main

      The Bulletin: Hip Hop Brunch Bingo, a Camera Flea Market, Tulips for Mom, and Carmen at the Opera [Issue #180]

      The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.

      Michelin Expands Its Quebec Guide With New Stars Across Montreal and Beyond
      J.P. Karwacki

      Michelin Expands Its Quebec Guide With New Stars Across Montreal and Beyond

      Michelin’s second Québec selection adds four new One Stars while continuing to push the guide beyond Montreal’s usual fine dining conversation.

      Inside the 2026 Lauriers Gala, Quebec’s Culinary Red Carpet
      Ariane Gonzalez

      Inside the 2026 Lauriers Gala, Quebec’s Culinary Red Carpet

      From producers and artisans to chefs and sommeliers, the industry gathered in Montreal to celebrate its own ecosystem and signal where the province's gastronomy is heading next.

      The Limits of Making Art Out of Hosting
      Chloe Latour

      The Limits of Making Art Out of Hosting

      Marie Ségolène C. Brault built a practice around meals, bars, and radical hospitality, but the intimacy, cost, and expectations behind it reveal how difficult it is to sustain.

      Your Guide to Grand Prix Weekend in Montreal
      J.P. Karwacki

      Your Guide to Grand Prix Weekend in Montreal

      What to watch, where to eat, and why this city makes the Canadian Grand Prix unlike any other stop on the F1 calendar.

      Montreal Wanted the Michelin Guide. Now It Has to Live With It.
      J.P. Karwacki

      Montreal Wanted the Michelin Guide. Now It Has to Live With It.

      As Quebec’s second Michelin Guide approaches, longtime critic Lesley Chesterman questions whether the city’s restaurants are built for what the guide rewards—and what chasing stars really costs.

      • Previous
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • More pages
      • 53
      • Next

      LATEST STORIES

      847
      Tim Hortons Lost Canada Long Before Dunkin’ Arrived
      J.P. Karwacki

      Tim Hortons Lost Canada Long Before Dunkin’ Arrived

      Foodtastic’s plan to bring Dunkin’ back to Canada isn’t really a battle for coffee supremacy. It’s a test of whether Canadians are finally ready to admit how far Tim Hortons fell.

      Balls Up Wastes a Great Comedy Setup on Mark Wahlberg
      Gianni Fiasche

      Balls Up Wastes a Great Comedy Setup on Mark Wahlberg

      Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser’s World Cup farce revives the spirit of mid-budget studio comedies, but Peter Farrelly’s latest mistakes noise, repetition, and celebrity presence for actual chemistry.

      What To Do This Weekend (05.14–05.17)
      J.P. Karwacki

      What To Do This Weekend (05.14–05.17)

      From music festivals and playoff hockey to comic arts and punk rock: May 14 to 17, 2026.

      30 Years Later, Ferreira Is Building a Portuguese Hospitality Dynasty
      Ivy Lerner-Frank

      30 Years Later, Ferreira Is Building a Portuguese Hospitality Dynasty

      Carlos Ferreira built his Peel Street restaurant to represent a larger vision of Portugal. Three decades later, his daughters are helping carry that ambition into its next era.

      A Local's Guide to Mile End
      J.P. Karwacki

      A Local's Guide to Mile End

      The neighbourhood that keeps reinventing itself without losing the plot.

      Café BRUT Wants to Be Griffintown’s Living Room
      J.P. Karwacki

      Café BRUT Wants to Be Griffintown’s Living Room

      Inside a raw concrete space on Murray Street, banana-infused espresso and matcha drinks anchor a broader ambition to become part of the neighbourhood’s daily rhythm.

      Plume Was Built the Old-Fashioned Way
      J.P. Karwacki

      Plume Was Built the Old-Fashioned Way

      Set inside a former Mile End bakery, two Bouillon Bilk alumni are pairing French-influenced cooking with private import wines and a handcrafted dining room.

      The Strange Architectural Afterlife of Joseph-Arthur Godin
      Sara Mizannojehdehi

      The Strange Architectural Afterlife of Joseph-Arthur Godin

      You may not recognize the name, but the Montreal architect’s curved facades, vanished theatres, churches, and landmark apartment buildings remain woven into the city’s everyday landscape.

      Michael Turns the King of Pop Into a Corporate Tribute Act
      Gianni Fiasche

      Michael Turns the King of Pop Into a Corporate Tribute Act

      Antoine Fuqua’s long-awaited Michael Jackson biopic reduces one of pop music’s most complicated figures to a glossy impersonation stitched together from hit songs and approved mythology.

      The Cabin of the Future Is Smaller, Simpler, and Prebuilt
      J.P. Karwacki

      The Cabin of the Future Is Smaller, Simpler, and Prebuilt

      Architect Julien Nolin’s Quebec prefab company Base Habitation is building high-performance cabins around local manufacturing and simplified designs.

      The Bulletin: Hip Hop Brunch Bingo, a Camera Flea Market, Tulips for Mom, and Carmen at the Opera [Issue #180]
      The Main

      The Bulletin: Hip Hop Brunch Bingo, a Camera Flea Market, Tulips for Mom, and Carmen at the Opera [Issue #180]

      The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.

      Michelin Expands Its Quebec Guide With New Stars Across Montreal and Beyond
      J.P. Karwacki

      Michelin Expands Its Quebec Guide With New Stars Across Montreal and Beyond

      Michelin’s second Québec selection adds four new One Stars while continuing to push the guide beyond Montreal’s usual fine dining conversation.

      Inside the 2026 Lauriers Gala, Quebec’s Culinary Red Carpet
      Ariane Gonzalez

      Inside the 2026 Lauriers Gala, Quebec’s Culinary Red Carpet

      From producers and artisans to chefs and sommeliers, the industry gathered in Montreal to celebrate its own ecosystem and signal where the province's gastronomy is heading next.

      The Limits of Making Art Out of Hosting
      Chloe Latour

      The Limits of Making Art Out of Hosting

      Marie Ségolène C. Brault built a practice around meals, bars, and radical hospitality, but the intimacy, cost, and expectations behind it reveal how difficult it is to sustain.

      Your Guide to Grand Prix Weekend in Montreal
      J.P. Karwacki

      Your Guide to Grand Prix Weekend in Montreal

      What to watch, where to eat, and why this city makes the Canadian Grand Prix unlike any other stop on the F1 calendar.

      Montreal Wanted the Michelin Guide. Now It Has to Live With It.
      J.P. Karwacki

      Montreal Wanted the Michelin Guide. Now It Has to Live With It.

      As Quebec’s second Michelin Guide approaches, longtime critic Lesley Chesterman questions whether the city’s restaurants are built for what the guide rewards—and what chasing stars really costs.

      • Previous
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • More pages
      • 53
      • Next