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    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 2329 places in Montreal

    Photo of Velvet Speakeasy
    Velvet Speakeasy

    Tucked beneath the historic Auberge Saint-Gabriel, Velvet Speakeasy feels like something out of another time—or another...

    Photo of Riposte
    Riposte

    A 46-seat restaurant in Saint-Henri, in the room that used to hold Nozy, opened by Julien Betancourt, Frédéric Bigras-Bu...

    Photo of Au Papier Japonais
    Au Papier Japonais

    Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...

    Photo of Flyjin
    Flyjin

    Flyjin blurs the line between dinner and nightlife, turning a meal into something that lingers long past last call. Hidd...

    Photo of Osteria Berto
    Osteria Berto

    Riccardo Bertolino spent twelve years as executive chef at Maison Boulud before he and his wife, sommelier Isabel Bordel...

    Photo of Kuya (Saint-Henri)
    Kuya (Saint-Henri)

    The second storefront from Brossard's café Kuya, Kuya Saint-Henri is a sleek shop on Rue Notre-Dame offering Filipino-in...

    Photo of Take Three
    Take Three

    Take Three is a collaborative boutique co-owned by three Montreal designers—Aly, Kim, and Sarah—who bring their distinct...

    Photo of Ramen Youki
    Ramen Youki

    A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...

    Photo of Defacto Café & Atelier
    Defacto Café & Atelier

    Defacto Café & Atelier sits on rue Saint-Denis in the Plateau, in a room whose ground floor folds open onto a terrace in...

    Photo of Honey Martin
    Honey Martin

    Honey Martin is the kind of neighbourhood pub where everyone’s either a regular or about to become one. Tucked into NDG,...

    Photo of Le Club Café
    Le Club Café

    Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...

    Photo of Sans Recette
    Sans Recette

    Sans Recette runs on fifteen seats and a blackboard, on Beaubien East in La Petite-Patrie, a few minutes from Jean-Talon...

    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 Le Système
    Le Système

    Système is a new-gen spot in Montreal’s nightlife landscape, making waves at the crossroads of Little Italy, Villeray, a...

    Photo of Janine
    Janine

    Janine is one of the newest addition to Little Burgundy’s food landscape, a back-alley gelato bar with a cult feel from...

    Photo of Annex Vintage
    Annex Vintage

    Annex Vintage is what happens when a thrift shop, an indie gift store, and a curated design gallery all decide to share...

    Photo of Kitsch à l'Os
    Kitsch à l'Os

    This boutique is a delightful maze of nostalgia and local craftsmanship, showcasing over 120 artisans alongside a treasu...

    Photo of Croquette
    Croquette

    Croquette occupies the merged rooms of Bonheur d'occasion and its neighbouring deli on Notre-Dame West in Saint-Henri, r...

    Photo of Bistrot Fortune
    Bistrot Fortune

    Phong Thach was born in Vietnam to Cambodian parents and has lived in Quebec since age six. Carlos Ortiz grew up in Mont...

    Photo of café capybara
    café capybara

    Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...

    Photo of Restaurant A.A
    Restaurant A.A

    Restaurant A.A. in Saint-Henri boasts a long-standing legacy as a beloved local diner. Owner André Annoussos and his 50+...

    Photo of Café Jama House
    Café Jama House

    Jama House brings a Cuban and Latin American frame of reference to a stretch of Saint-Denis a few minutes' walk from Mon...

    Photo of Vivant Pizza
    Vivant Pizza

    Vivant is a sourdough pizza al taglio shop on a residential block of de la Roche in the Plateau, run by siblings Idir an...

    Photo of Bánh Mì Cu Lắc (Mile End)
    Bánh Mì Cu Lắc (Mile End)

    A bánh mì counter that sells through a window onto the Bernard sidewalk, sharing a kitchen with the Ping Pong Club next...

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    Showing 24 of 2329 places in Montreal

    Photo of Velvet Speakeasy
    Velvet Speakeasy

    Tucked beneath the historic Auberge Saint-Gabriel, Velvet Speakeasy feels like something out of another time—or another...

    Photo of Riposte
    Riposte

    A 46-seat restaurant in Saint-Henri, in the room that used to hold Nozy, opened by Julien Betancourt, Frédéric Bigras-Bu...

    Photo of Au Papier Japonais
    Au Papier Japonais

    Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...

    Photo of Flyjin
    Flyjin

    Flyjin blurs the line between dinner and nightlife, turning a meal into something that lingers long past last call. Hidd...

    Photo of Osteria Berto
    Osteria Berto

    Riccardo Bertolino spent twelve years as executive chef at Maison Boulud before he and his wife, sommelier Isabel Bordel...

    Photo of Kuya (Saint-Henri)
    Kuya (Saint-Henri)

    The second storefront from Brossard's café Kuya, Kuya Saint-Henri is a sleek shop on Rue Notre-Dame offering Filipino-in...

    Photo of Take Three
    Take Three

    Take Three is a collaborative boutique co-owned by three Montreal designers—Aly, Kim, and Sarah—who bring their distinct...

    Photo of Ramen Youki
    Ramen Youki

    A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...

    Photo of Defacto Café & Atelier
    Defacto Café & Atelier

    Defacto Café & Atelier sits on rue Saint-Denis in the Plateau, in a room whose ground floor folds open onto a terrace in...

    Photo of Honey Martin
    Honey Martin

    Honey Martin is the kind of neighbourhood pub where everyone’s either a regular or about to become one. Tucked into NDG,...

    Photo of Le Club Café
    Le Club Café

    Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...

    Photo of Sans Recette
    Sans Recette

    Sans Recette runs on fifteen seats and a blackboard, on Beaubien East in La Petite-Patrie, a few minutes from Jean-Talon...

    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 Le Système
    Le Système

    Système is a new-gen spot in Montreal’s nightlife landscape, making waves at the crossroads of Little Italy, Villeray, a...

    Photo of Janine
    Janine

    Janine is one of the newest addition to Little Burgundy’s food landscape, a back-alley gelato bar with a cult feel from...

    Photo of Annex Vintage
    Annex Vintage

    Annex Vintage is what happens when a thrift shop, an indie gift store, and a curated design gallery all decide to share...

    Photo of Kitsch à l'Os
    Kitsch à l'Os

    This boutique is a delightful maze of nostalgia and local craftsmanship, showcasing over 120 artisans alongside a treasu...

    Photo of Croquette
    Croquette

    Croquette occupies the merged rooms of Bonheur d'occasion and its neighbouring deli on Notre-Dame West in Saint-Henri, r...

    Photo of Bistrot Fortune
    Bistrot Fortune

    Phong Thach was born in Vietnam to Cambodian parents and has lived in Quebec since age six. Carlos Ortiz grew up in Mont...

    Photo of café capybara
    café capybara

    Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...

    Photo of Restaurant A.A
    Restaurant A.A

    Restaurant A.A. in Saint-Henri boasts a long-standing legacy as a beloved local diner. Owner André Annoussos and his 50+...

    Photo of Café Jama House
    Café Jama House

    Jama House brings a Cuban and Latin American frame of reference to a stretch of Saint-Denis a few minutes' walk from Mon...

    Photo of Vivant Pizza
    Vivant Pizza

    Vivant is a sourdough pizza al taglio shop on a residential block of de la Roche in the Plateau, run by siblings Idir an...

    Photo of Bánh Mì Cu Lắc (Mile End)
    Bánh Mì Cu Lắc (Mile End)

    A bánh mì counter that sells through a window onto the Bernard sidewalk, sharing a kitchen with the Ping Pong Club next...

    • Previous
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • More pages
    • 98
    • Next