Curated by locals. Restaurants, cafés, bars, shops, and hidden gems across every neighbourhood.
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The directory is sourced from our ongoing conversations with chefs, operators, and cultural figures across the city. Places are added when they’re cited by people whose judgment we trust.
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Placement reflects what people recommend, save, and visit.
A guide to the very best of Montreal, curated by our editors and the voices we feature in our stories.
What our editors are eating, drinking, and recommending this week.
A guide to the very best of Montreal, curated by our editors and the voices we feature in our stories.
What our editors are eating, drinking, and recommending this week.
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Curated collections of the best places in Montreal
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Curated collections of the best places in Montreal
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The latest city guides from The Main.
Guide · 24 places
From a century-old kingmaker of a deli to Japanese lunch counters and premium French dining, here's where to eat on the Plateau.
Guide · 24 places
A solid tavern burger, buffalo chicken pizza slices, Leabanese wine, and a solid bacon egg and cheese NYC would be proud of.
Guide · 12 places
All the restaurants, bars, shops, and more that come highly recommended for OFFF Montréal’s second edition inside SAT.
Guide · 12 places
Fine line, traditional, handpoke, blackwork: the studios worth knowing, and the artists behind them.
Guide · 18 places
This East End neighbourhood has become one of Montreal’s best places to eat, be it diner-style comfort food or a market-driven tasting menu.
Guide · 20 places
Exploring the heights of local haunts and destination bars, from dives to chi-chi cocktail bars.
Guide · 11 places
Where dive bar regulars, pool hall nighthawks, and cocktail pilgrims drink within a few blocks of each other.
Guide · 21 places
Casual lunches, candlelit dinners, and a diner that's been cooking since 1947.
Explore
The latest city guides from The Main.
Guide · 24 places
From a century-old kingmaker of a deli to Japanese lunch counters and premium French dining, here's where to eat on the Plateau.
Guide · 24 places
A solid tavern burger, buffalo chicken pizza slices, Leabanese wine, and a solid bacon egg and cheese NYC would be proud of.
Guide · 12 places
All the restaurants, bars, shops, and more that come highly recommended for OFFF Montréal’s second edition inside SAT.
Guide · 12 places
Fine line, traditional, handpoke, blackwork: the studios worth knowing, and the artists behind them.
Guide · 18 places
This East End neighbourhood has become one of Montreal’s best places to eat, be it diner-style comfort food or a market-driven tasting menu.
Guide · 20 places
Exploring the heights of local haunts and destination bars, from dives to chi-chi cocktail bars.
Guide · 11 places
Where dive bar regulars, pool hall nighthawks, and cocktail pilgrims drink within a few blocks of each other.
Guide · 21 places
Casual lunches, candlelit dinners, and a diner that's been cooking since 1947.
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