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Showing 24 of 2221 places in Montreal
SWIRL does a lot with a little. This takeout window on the corner of Rachel and Laval offers a minimalist setup—just a s...
Tucked inside leafy Parc John-F.-Kennedy, this Outremont pool has been serving low-key summer energy since 1964. It’s th...
Maison Close brings a playful edge to the wine bar format without sacrificing substance. Run by Pascal Bolduc and David...
Club Balattou isn’t just a venue—it’s the foundation of Montréal’s world music scene. Open since 1985, this intimate Sai...
Hollywood Barbershop has been around since the ’60s, but Ralph Bou Jaoude is the one keeping it alive. The 29-year-old L...
There are bars you go to, and bars you end up belonging to. Brasserie Le Manoir has been the West Island's version of th...
EcoDepot Montréal isn’t your average thrift stop—it’s a 10,000-square-foot scavenger hunt where yesterday’s castoffs bec...
Bar Datcha moves to its own rhythm—part cocktail lounge, part dance floor, with a soundtrack that shifts from deep house...
Maison An Omakase seats just eight people at a light-wood counter on Avenue du Parc, where chef An Doan, among the first...
Since opening in 2006, Marché Hung Phat has become a top spot in Montreal for authentic Vietnamese bánh mì. What began a...
This is where Arthurs, one of Montreal’s most beloved Jewish food spots, has taken its famed comfort food downtown at Le...
Tucked just off Place Jacques-Cartier, Mlle Catherine has been quietly serving up some of Old Montreal’s most thoughtful...
Bar St-Laurent Frappé has been a Plateau fixture long enough to feel genuinely lived-in: two floors, a covered courtyard...
Routy occupies the Van Horne Avenue address that longtime regulars will recognize as the former Boxermans, now reimagine...
Cheskie’s doesn’t do baguettes, laminated pastry, or glossy fruit tarts—and it doesn’t need to. What this Mile End koshe...
Cadence Café sits at 990 Saint-Urbain in Chinatown, next door to its sibling spots Fleurs & Cadeaux and Sans Soleil. The...
Jean-Doré Beach at Parc Jean-Drapeau is a Montreal summer classic. The massive swimming zone, daily-cleaned sand, and sh...
Brasserie Bernard doesn’t reinvent the wheel—it polishes it until it shines. Set in the old Moulerie space on Bernard Av...
Mama’s Boy isn’t your standard barbershop—it’s more of a community hub where precision cuts and killer fades come with g...
Every Monday night during the school year, a small room on Concordia’s Sir George Williams Campus turns into the site of...
Cinéma Banque Scotia Montreal opened at the turn of the century as Paramount Montréal, taking the bank’s name in 2007. F...
Situated inside the former Montreal Forum, once home to the Canadiens, Cineplex Forum & VIP is one of the city’s biggest...
Un livre à soi is an independent bookstore on avenue Laurier Est in the Plateau, opened in 2022 by Léo, Frédérique Saint...
Empire Exchange runs on a simple trade: bring in clothes you no longer wear and leave with cash or store credit. The buy...
Showing 24 of 2221 places in Montreal
SWIRL does a lot with a little. This takeout window on the corner of Rachel and Laval offers a minimalist setup—just a s...
Tucked inside leafy Parc John-F.-Kennedy, this Outremont pool has been serving low-key summer energy since 1964. It’s th...
Maison Close brings a playful edge to the wine bar format without sacrificing substance. Run by Pascal Bolduc and David...
Club Balattou isn’t just a venue—it’s the foundation of Montréal’s world music scene. Open since 1985, this intimate Sai...
Hollywood Barbershop has been around since the ’60s, but Ralph Bou Jaoude is the one keeping it alive. The 29-year-old L...
There are bars you go to, and bars you end up belonging to. Brasserie Le Manoir has been the West Island's version of th...
EcoDepot Montréal isn’t your average thrift stop—it’s a 10,000-square-foot scavenger hunt where yesterday’s castoffs bec...
Bar Datcha moves to its own rhythm—part cocktail lounge, part dance floor, with a soundtrack that shifts from deep house...
Maison An Omakase seats just eight people at a light-wood counter on Avenue du Parc, where chef An Doan, among the first...
Since opening in 2006, Marché Hung Phat has become a top spot in Montreal for authentic Vietnamese bánh mì. What began a...
This is where Arthurs, one of Montreal’s most beloved Jewish food spots, has taken its famed comfort food downtown at Le...
Tucked just off Place Jacques-Cartier, Mlle Catherine has been quietly serving up some of Old Montreal’s most thoughtful...
Bar St-Laurent Frappé has been a Plateau fixture long enough to feel genuinely lived-in: two floors, a covered courtyard...
Routy occupies the Van Horne Avenue address that longtime regulars will recognize as the former Boxermans, now reimagine...
Cheskie’s doesn’t do baguettes, laminated pastry, or glossy fruit tarts—and it doesn’t need to. What this Mile End koshe...
Cadence Café sits at 990 Saint-Urbain in Chinatown, next door to its sibling spots Fleurs & Cadeaux and Sans Soleil. The...
Jean-Doré Beach at Parc Jean-Drapeau is a Montreal summer classic. The massive swimming zone, daily-cleaned sand, and sh...
Brasserie Bernard doesn’t reinvent the wheel—it polishes it until it shines. Set in the old Moulerie space on Bernard Av...
Mama’s Boy isn’t your standard barbershop—it’s more of a community hub where precision cuts and killer fades come with g...
Every Monday night during the school year, a small room on Concordia’s Sir George Williams Campus turns into the site of...
Cinéma Banque Scotia Montreal opened at the turn of the century as Paramount Montréal, taking the bank’s name in 2007. F...
Situated inside the former Montreal Forum, once home to the Canadiens, Cineplex Forum & VIP is one of the city’s biggest...
Un livre à soi is an independent bookstore on avenue Laurier Est in the Plateau, opened in 2022 by Léo, Frédérique Saint...
Empire Exchange runs on a simple trade: bring in clothes you no longer wear and leave with cash or store credit. The buy...
