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Discover The Best Places in Montreal

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.

Selection is editorial, not commercial

A venue earns its place before it can sponsor or advertise.

Ranked by readers

Placement reflects what people recommend, save, and visit.

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What to try 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.

De Stiil

Bookstore · Le Plateau-Mont-Royal

AnnaClare's Pick

Pizzeria Crosta

Pizzeria Crosta

Restaurant · Mile End

folfol

Restaurant · Outremont

Else's

Bar · Le Plateau-Mont-Royal

49th Parallel Café & Lucky’s Doughnuts

49th Parallel Café & Lucky’s Doughnuts

Café · Old Montreal

Curated for you

What to try 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.

De Stiil

Bookstore · Le Plateau-Mont-Royal

AnnaClare's Pick

Pizzeria Crosta

Pizzeria Crosta

Restaurant · Mile End

folfol

Restaurant · Outremont

Else's

Bar · Le Plateau-Mont-Royal

49th Parallel Café & Lucky’s Doughnuts

49th Parallel Café & Lucky’s Doughnuts

Café · Old Montreal

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A guide to the neighbourhood institutions, unlikely spaces, and unexpected revivals at the heart of this year’s festival.

The 16 Best Karaoke Spots in Montreal

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The 16 Best Karaoke Spots in Montreal

Kitschy dive bars, Korean-style private rooms, and one fondue restaurant: this is where to go when you need to belt out a song into a mic.

The 9 Best Bars in Villeray

Guide · 9 places

The 9 Best Bars in Villeray

Buvettes, breweries, a turntable room, and one cash-only dive that predates all of it.

The 14 Best Things to Do with Kids in Montreal

Guide · 14 places

The 14 Best Things to Do with Kids in Montreal

Fourteen ways to fill a day, from a floating obstacle course to a room full of free dinosaurs.

The 12 Best Things to Do in Montreal’s NDG

Guide · 12 places

The 12 Best Things to Do in Montreal’s NDG

Spit-roasted chicken, a bowling alley open until 3 a.m., stacks of used records, and an argument about the city's best baguette.

The 24 Best Restaurants on the Plateau Right Now

Guide · 24 places

The 24 Best Restaurants on the Plateau Right Now

From a century-old kingmaker of a deli to Japanese lunch counters and premium French dining, here's where to eat on the Plateau.

The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [September 2026]

Guide · 24 places

The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [September 2026]

A solid tavern burger, buffalo chicken pizza slices, Leabanese wine, and a solid bacon egg and cheese NYC would be proud of.

Here's Where to Go Between Talks at OFFF Montréal 2026

Guide · 12 places

Here's Where to Go Between Talks at OFFF Montréal 2026

All the restaurants, bars, shops, and more that come highly recommended for OFFF Montréal’s second edition inside SAT.

Montreal's Best Restaurants Right Now: Curated and Mapped Out

Montreal's Best Restaurants Right Now: Curated and Mapped Out

Guide · 45 places

Where to Find the Best Cafés in Montreal

Where to Find the Best Cafés in Montreal

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Montreal's most romantic restaurants

Montreal's most romantic restaurants

POP Montreal, Mapped: Every Venue and Who's Playing It

Guide · 15 places

POP Montreal, Mapped: Every Venue and Who's Playing It

A guide to the neighbourhood institutions, unlikely spaces, and unexpected revivals at the heart of this year’s festival.

The 16 Best Karaoke Spots in Montreal

Guide · 16 places

The 16 Best Karaoke Spots in Montreal

Kitschy dive bars, Korean-style private rooms, and one fondue restaurant: this is where to go when you need to belt out a song into a mic.

The 9 Best Bars in Villeray

Guide · 9 places

The 9 Best Bars in Villeray

Buvettes, breweries, a turntable room, and one cash-only dive that predates all of it.

The 14 Best Things to Do with Kids in Montreal

Guide · 14 places

The 14 Best Things to Do with Kids in Montreal

Fourteen ways to fill a day, from a floating obstacle course to a room full of free dinosaurs.

The 12 Best Things to Do in Montreal’s NDG

Guide · 12 places

The 12 Best Things to Do in Montreal’s NDG

Spit-roasted chicken, a bowling alley open until 3 a.m., stacks of used records, and an argument about the city's best baguette.

The 24 Best Restaurants on the Plateau Right Now

Guide · 24 places

The 24 Best Restaurants on the Plateau Right Now

From a century-old kingmaker of a deli to Japanese lunch counters and premium French dining, here's where to eat on the Plateau.

The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [September 2026]

Guide · 24 places

The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [September 2026]

A solid tavern burger, buffalo chicken pizza slices, Leabanese wine, and a solid bacon egg and cheese NYC would be proud of.

Here's Where to Go Between Talks at OFFF Montréal 2026

Guide · 12 places

Here's Where to Go Between Talks at OFFF Montréal 2026

All the restaurants, bars, shops, and more that come highly recommended for OFFF Montréal’s second edition inside SAT.

Montreal's Best Restaurants Right Now: Curated and Mapped Out

Montreal's Best Restaurants Right Now: Curated and Mapped Out

Guide · 45 places

Where to Find the Best Cafés in Montreal

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Guide · 41 places

Montreal's most romantic restaurants

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Guide · 43 places

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Guide · 28 places

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A Complete Guide to Montreal's Best Vintage Stores, Thrift Shops, and Second-Hand Gems

Guide · 29 places

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Guide · 29 places

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