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Showing 24 of 2282 places in Montreal
Janine is one of the newest addition to Little Burgundy’s food landscape, a back-alley gelato bar with a cult feel from...
Long before it became a summer stomping ground for music heads and art kids, the Peel Basin was Montreal’s industrial de...
Club DD’s is a queer-owned dance bar and performance venue breathing new life into a historic address on St-Laurent Boul...
Flyjin blurs the line between dinner and nightlife, turning a meal into something that lingers long past last call. Hidd...
La Cave du Parapluie is the relaxed counterpart to Parapluie, conceived by the same trio — Robin Filteau Boucher, Karell...
Pizzeria Crosta brings a focused slice shop to Mile End’s Saint-Viateur: six sourdough pies, no reservations, first come...
Routy occupies the Van Horne Avenue address that longtime regulars will recognize as the former Boxermans, now reimagine...
TiBum is a Thai fusion spot on Rue Dante in Little Italy, where the menu ranges from imperial rolls and pho to spicy sti...
Escaparium operates out of Dorval as a Quebec-owned, fully in-house operation: concept, design, and build all done inter...
Marven’s is a Park Extension taverna institution open since the 1970s and now rests in the hands of a second generation...
Blatter & Blatter has been making pipes in Montreal since 1907, when Frédéric Blatter founded the business after years o...
Appetite for Books is a culinary haven where cookbooks meet hands-on experience. Set in Westmount, this boutique combine...
Bocca di Lupo is the passion project nine years in the making for Joe Franchini and Jamie Sunny, the duo behind Flyjin....
Thammada is a 40-seat Thai restaurant that boasts moody lighting, walls hung with posters and signs brought back from Th...
Bistro Jono Bar is as no-frills as it gets—a classic dive sports bar that sticks to the basics. Cheap pitchers are the m...
MR250 Bar Lounge might be a dive in spirit, but it’s got an unmistakable edge and charm that keeps the crowds coming bac...
Centered around Lakeshore Road and clustered along the waterfront, the area feels like a holdout from another era: indep...
Restaurant Beijing has been a Chinatown mainstay since 1989, drawing a mix of loyal regulars and curious newcomers. Know...
Mezcla has reappeared in Old Montreal with a very different playbook from its first life. Hidden behind Marcel Larrea’s...
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
La Vieille Europe has been a fixture on Saint-Laurent Boulevard since 1959, a holdout from a time when neighbourhood sho...
Numéro is a modern cocktail bar from the team behind NDG’s Entre-Deux, tucked into the thick of Petite-Italie’s dining c...
Anis Ghozzi opened Kahwa Café on Mont-Royal Est in 2010 as a neighbourhood refuge for students and artists, but the pand...
APART Studio occupies a fourth-floor suite on the lower Main, above the street rather than on it. MJ Deziel opened it in...
Showing 24 of 2282 places in Montreal
Janine is one of the newest addition to Little Burgundy’s food landscape, a back-alley gelato bar with a cult feel from...
Long before it became a summer stomping ground for music heads and art kids, the Peel Basin was Montreal’s industrial de...
Club DD’s is a queer-owned dance bar and performance venue breathing new life into a historic address on St-Laurent Boul...
Flyjin blurs the line between dinner and nightlife, turning a meal into something that lingers long past last call. Hidd...
La Cave du Parapluie is the relaxed counterpart to Parapluie, conceived by the same trio — Robin Filteau Boucher, Karell...
Pizzeria Crosta brings a focused slice shop to Mile End’s Saint-Viateur: six sourdough pies, no reservations, first come...
Routy occupies the Van Horne Avenue address that longtime regulars will recognize as the former Boxermans, now reimagine...
TiBum is a Thai fusion spot on Rue Dante in Little Italy, where the menu ranges from imperial rolls and pho to spicy sti...
Escaparium operates out of Dorval as a Quebec-owned, fully in-house operation: concept, design, and build all done inter...
Marven’s is a Park Extension taverna institution open since the 1970s and now rests in the hands of a second generation...
Blatter & Blatter has been making pipes in Montreal since 1907, when Frédéric Blatter founded the business after years o...
Appetite for Books is a culinary haven where cookbooks meet hands-on experience. Set in Westmount, this boutique combine...
Bocca di Lupo is the passion project nine years in the making for Joe Franchini and Jamie Sunny, the duo behind Flyjin....
Thammada is a 40-seat Thai restaurant that boasts moody lighting, walls hung with posters and signs brought back from Th...
Bistro Jono Bar is as no-frills as it gets—a classic dive sports bar that sticks to the basics. Cheap pitchers are the m...
MR250 Bar Lounge might be a dive in spirit, but it’s got an unmistakable edge and charm that keeps the crowds coming bac...
Centered around Lakeshore Road and clustered along the waterfront, the area feels like a holdout from another era: indep...
Restaurant Beijing has been a Chinatown mainstay since 1989, drawing a mix of loyal regulars and curious newcomers. Know...
Mezcla has reappeared in Old Montreal with a very different playbook from its first life. Hidden behind Marcel Larrea’s...
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
La Vieille Europe has been a fixture on Saint-Laurent Boulevard since 1959, a holdout from a time when neighbourhood sho...
Numéro is a modern cocktail bar from the team behind NDG’s Entre-Deux, tucked into the thick of Petite-Italie’s dining c...
Anis Ghozzi opened Kahwa Café on Mont-Royal Est in 2010 as a neighbourhood refuge for students and artists, but the pand...
APART Studio occupies a fourth-floor suite on the lower Main, above the street rather than on it. MJ Deziel opened it in...
