Your cart

    Your cart is empty.

    The Main Logo
    Magazine
    Sections
    • Arts & Culture
    • Beyond Montreal
    • Design
    • Food & Drink
    • History Lessons
    • The Bulletin
    Explore
    Popular Guides
    • The Best Restaurants in Montreal

      Guide · 45 places

      The Best Restaurants in Montreal

    • Best Cafés

      Guide · 41 places

      Best Cafés

    • Romantic Restaurants

      Guide · 43 places

      Romantic Restaurants

    • Vintage & Thrift

      Guide · 29 places

      Vintage & Thrift

    • Best Bookstores

      Guide · 28 places

      Best Bookstores

    • Best New Restaurants
    • Nightlife
    • Best Breakfast
    • Unique Boutiques
    • See all Guides
    Neighbourhood
    • Downtown
    • Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
    • Mile End
    • Mile-Ex
    • Saint-Henri
    • See All
    Business Type
    • Restaurant
    • Café
    • Boutique / Store
    • Bar
    • Bakery
    • See All
    Near the MetroPeelMont-RoyalPlace-Saint-HenriPlace-d'ArmesJarryView all
    ShopWeather
    Subscribe
    Subscribe
    1. Directory

    Places in Montreal

    Your guide to the best places in Montreal. Discover local favourites, hidden gems, and top-rated spots across the city.

    Built from our network

    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.

    Showing 24 of 2302 places in Montreal

    Photo of Montreal Forum
    Montreal Forum

    Once known as the beating heart of hockey in Canada, the Montreal Forum has lived many lives. From 1924 to 1996, it was...

    Photo of Cafe Hyderabad
    Cafe Hyderabad

    Café Hyderabad works the Victoria Avenue strip in Côte-des-Neiges, trading in Hyderabadi cooking and Indian street food....

    Photo of Le Salon Richmond
    Le Salon Richmond

    Salon Richmond 1861 sits inside a former 19th-century church built for the Petite-Bourgogne community, a space designed...

    Photo of Beyt
    Beyt

    Anthony Gebrayel and Angélique Custeau opened Beyt on Boulevard Saint-Laurent in spring 2026 with a straightforward prem...

    Photo of Blatter & Blatter Pipes
    Blatter & Blatter Pipes

    Blatter & Blatter has been making pipes in Montreal since 1907, when Frédéric Blatter founded the business after years o...

    Photo of The Gallery
    The Gallery

    The Gallery in NDG isn’t trying to be cool—it just is. Home to five distinct vintage vendors and a rotating cast of mont...

    Photo of Dumbo Café
    Dumbo Café

    Dumbo Café opened on chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, a few minutes from the Université de Montréal, in a roomy space with...

    Photo of Kahwa Café
    Kahwa Café

    Anis Ghozzi opened Kahwa Café on Mont-Royal Est in 2010 as a neighbourhood refuge for students and artists, but the pand...

    Photo of Terrasse St-Ambroise
    Terrasse St-Ambroise

    Perched on the banks of the Lachine Canal, Terrasse St-Ambroise showcases McAuslan Brewery’s finest creations. This laid...

    Photo of BOUS
    BOUS

    Bous brings Persian cuisine to a contemporary downtown space that merges style and tradition in both their culinary and...

    Photo of Frango's
    Frango's

    Birds come off the gas rotisserie 25 minutes in, well short of done, then finish over charcoal under a baste built from...

    Photo of Westcott Books
    Westcott Books

    Comfortably settled in its La Petite-Patrie location after moving about the city over the last decade, Westcott Books co...

    Photo of Arthurs Dinette
    Arthurs Dinette

    Arthur’s Dinette is the latest project from Alex Cohen and Raegan Steinberg, the team behind Arthur’s Nosh Bar and Romie...

    Photo of L'Escogriffe (L'Esco)
    L'Escogriffe (L'Esco)

    Few venues in Montreal have as much heart—and as much sweat—as L’Escogriffe. Known to regulars as L’Esco, this low-lit P...

    Photo of Fripe-Prix Renaissance (Saint-Jacques)
    Fripe-Prix Renaissance (Saint-Jacques)

    Renaissance isn’t just another thrift store—it’s a full-fledged social economy model built in Montreal. Founded in 1994...

    Photo of Friperie Notre-Dame
    Friperie Notre-Dame

    Friperie Notre Dame started with a simple idea: rescue what others throw away. What began in 2019 as two founders—Andy H...

    Photo of Parc du Portugal
    Parc du Portugal

    Parc du Portugal may be small, but it carries the weight of a whole community’s story. Established in 1953, the square a...

    Photo of FineFineFine Café
    FineFineFine Café

    Melbourne's specialty coffee culture arrives in Montreal via Fine Fine Fine, a café opened on Saint-Laurent Boulevard in...

    Photo of P'tit Ours
    P'tit Ours

    Reimagined from what was once Martha Wainwright’s Ursa, P’tit Ours keeps the original venue’s warmth intact while shifti...

    Photo of Boom J's
    Boom J's

    Boom J’s Cuisine brings a taste of Jamaica to Montreal with two cozy locations: the original in Pointe-Saint-Charles and...

    Photo of Jellyfish
    Jellyfish

    Jellyfish Crudo + Charbon doesn’t shy away from drama—nor should it. Set in a striking heritage corner space with 16-foo...

    Photo of Paparmane
    Paparmane

    Montreal’s reigning brunch crew shifts gears with Paparmane, a maximalist tea salon from the team behind Régine and Jani...

    Photo of Akasha Yoga Montreal
    Akasha Yoga Montreal

    Akasha Yoga is a quiet sanctuary in Saint-Henri, just five minutes from the Lionel-Groulx metro. Vinyasa, Yin, Prenatal,...

    Photo of Complexe aquatique Michel-Leduc
    Complexe aquatique Michel-Leduc

    Don’t let the name fool you—the Aquadôme isn’t a sci-fi relic or waterpark gimmick. It’s LaSalle’s year-round aquatic he...

    • Previous
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • More pages
    • 96
    • Next

    Showing 24 of 2302 places in Montreal

    Photo of Montreal Forum
    Montreal Forum

    Once known as the beating heart of hockey in Canada, the Montreal Forum has lived many lives. From 1924 to 1996, it was...

    Photo of Cafe Hyderabad
    Cafe Hyderabad

    Café Hyderabad works the Victoria Avenue strip in Côte-des-Neiges, trading in Hyderabadi cooking and Indian street food....

    Photo of Le Salon Richmond
    Le Salon Richmond

    Salon Richmond 1861 sits inside a former 19th-century church built for the Petite-Bourgogne community, a space designed...

    Photo of Beyt
    Beyt

    Anthony Gebrayel and Angélique Custeau opened Beyt on Boulevard Saint-Laurent in spring 2026 with a straightforward prem...

    Photo of Blatter & Blatter Pipes
    Blatter & Blatter Pipes

    Blatter & Blatter has been making pipes in Montreal since 1907, when Frédéric Blatter founded the business after years o...

    Photo of The Gallery
    The Gallery

    The Gallery in NDG isn’t trying to be cool—it just is. Home to five distinct vintage vendors and a rotating cast of mont...

    Photo of Dumbo Café
    Dumbo Café

    Dumbo Café opened on chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, a few minutes from the Université de Montréal, in a roomy space with...

    Photo of Kahwa Café
    Kahwa Café

    Anis Ghozzi opened Kahwa Café on Mont-Royal Est in 2010 as a neighbourhood refuge for students and artists, but the pand...

    Photo of Terrasse St-Ambroise
    Terrasse St-Ambroise

    Perched on the banks of the Lachine Canal, Terrasse St-Ambroise showcases McAuslan Brewery’s finest creations. This laid...

    Photo of BOUS
    BOUS

    Bous brings Persian cuisine to a contemporary downtown space that merges style and tradition in both their culinary and...

    Photo of Frango's
    Frango's

    Birds come off the gas rotisserie 25 minutes in, well short of done, then finish over charcoal under a baste built from...

    Photo of Westcott Books
    Westcott Books

    Comfortably settled in its La Petite-Patrie location after moving about the city over the last decade, Westcott Books co...

    Photo of Arthurs Dinette
    Arthurs Dinette

    Arthur’s Dinette is the latest project from Alex Cohen and Raegan Steinberg, the team behind Arthur’s Nosh Bar and Romie...

    Photo of L'Escogriffe (L'Esco)
    L'Escogriffe (L'Esco)

    Few venues in Montreal have as much heart—and as much sweat—as L’Escogriffe. Known to regulars as L’Esco, this low-lit P...

    Photo of Fripe-Prix Renaissance (Saint-Jacques)
    Fripe-Prix Renaissance (Saint-Jacques)

    Renaissance isn’t just another thrift store—it’s a full-fledged social economy model built in Montreal. Founded in 1994...

    Photo of Friperie Notre-Dame
    Friperie Notre-Dame

    Friperie Notre Dame started with a simple idea: rescue what others throw away. What began in 2019 as two founders—Andy H...

    Photo of Parc du Portugal
    Parc du Portugal

    Parc du Portugal may be small, but it carries the weight of a whole community’s story. Established in 1953, the square a...

    Photo of FineFineFine Café
    FineFineFine Café

    Melbourne's specialty coffee culture arrives in Montreal via Fine Fine Fine, a café opened on Saint-Laurent Boulevard in...

    Photo of P'tit Ours
    P'tit Ours

    Reimagined from what was once Martha Wainwright’s Ursa, P’tit Ours keeps the original venue’s warmth intact while shifti...

    Photo of Boom J's
    Boom J's

    Boom J’s Cuisine brings a taste of Jamaica to Montreal with two cozy locations: the original in Pointe-Saint-Charles and...

    Photo of Jellyfish
    Jellyfish

    Jellyfish Crudo + Charbon doesn’t shy away from drama—nor should it. Set in a striking heritage corner space with 16-foo...

    Photo of Paparmane
    Paparmane

    Montreal’s reigning brunch crew shifts gears with Paparmane, a maximalist tea salon from the team behind Régine and Jani...

    Photo of Akasha Yoga Montreal
    Akasha Yoga Montreal

    Akasha Yoga is a quiet sanctuary in Saint-Henri, just five minutes from the Lionel-Groulx metro. Vinyasa, Yin, Prenatal,...

    Photo of Complexe aquatique Michel-Leduc
    Complexe aquatique Michel-Leduc

    Don’t let the name fool you—the Aquadôme isn’t a sci-fi relic or waterpark gimmick. It’s LaSalle’s year-round aquatic he...

    • Previous
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • More pages
    • 96
    • Next