J.P. Karwacki
JP Karwacki is the managing editor of The Main. His work has previously appeared in Time Magazine, the Montreal Gazette, Time Out, NUVO, and more.
Montreal, Quebec
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From free street festivals to $1,000-a-ticket blowouts, here's where the city comes alive during race week.
From West Island newcomers to decades-old institutions, here's where to take mom out for a good time on May 10, 2026.
On terrasses, vintage shops, horny summer vibes, and drinking beer under the Van Horne bridge.
From Pointe-Claire to Parc La Fontaine, here's where the Mile End Kicks actor eats, drinks, and goes to stay grounded.
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Freshly baked cakes, vegan donuts, matcha, coworking destinations, and more.
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Pizza omakase and caviar add-ons, classic Italian comforts, and Bouillon Bilk alumni hit the ground running in the Mile End.
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A swish take on the classic pub, an 'old Vegas' dive, a sports bar for women's sports, and more.
The city's venue infrastructure gap is driving artists to Toronto, but the thing is: This is a fixable problem.
LE NINETY's founders turned years of sourcing, washing, and trading secondhand clothes into two Montreal locations and a reported 99.9% sell-through rate.
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.
Limousine in Saint-Lambert shows how the Montreal chef's approach to French classics translates from social media to the table.
The Duluth restaurant aims to fill the third place gap with everything from morning coffees and dinners to late-night cocktails.
At Aylwin Deli, Montreal’s most sacred sandwich gets a smoky twist as brisket traditions meet barbecue technique.
The Harlem of the North, Little Burgundy, raised a legend. It took 100 years to say it as loudly as possible from the city's rooftops.
For nearly 40 years under a canopy of glassware, he brought elegance, humour, and quiet mastery to one of Montreal’s most iconic restaurants.
Led by Joe Beef alum Benji Greenberg, this new highway-side deli blends Eastern European roots with fine-dining rigour and a family-first ethos.
For the Games’ 50th anniversary, two new public artworks will rise from the ruins of Montreal’s most controversial structure.
How a group of Le Mousso alumni laid out their own definition of dining in Montreal—all without opening a restaurant.
What began as a personal archive has become one of Montreal’s most quietly compelling design diaries.
From greasy spoon classics to elegant all-day affairs—where to eat when the weekend calls.
Our guide to the best on offer in Montreal, from cocktail dens to wine bars to our favourite dives.
From boundary-pushing tasting menus to perfected single plates—this is where to eat when it matters.
From spots to work and places to print to undercelebrated artistic curios, few people are better to offer a guide to Montreal from an illustrator’s perspective than this enigmatic artist.
