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Showing 24 of 2283 places in Montreal
Bous brings Persian cuisine to a contemporary downtown space that merges style and tradition in both their culinary and...
Once known as the beating heart of hockey in Canada, the Montreal Forum has lived many lives. From 1924 to 1996, it was...
Janine is one of the newest addition to Little Burgundy’s food landscape, a back-alley gelato bar with a cult feel from...
Café Gentile’s West Island outpost extends a Montreal institution out to the old stomping grounds of its leadership. The...
A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...
Opened in 1940 with Art Deco lines and civic pride to match, Verdun’s Natatorium was once the largest outdoor pool in Ca...
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The Société des arts technologiques (SAT) isn’t just a venue—it’s Montréal’s nerve center for digital culture. Founded i...
Hadio doesn’t rely on polish to make its mark—it’s built its name on volume, value, and vintage denim that keeps Montrea...
Renaissance isn’t just another thrift store—it’s a full-fledged social economy model built in Montreal. Founded in 1994...
Friperie Notre Dame started with a simple idea: rescue what others throw away. What began in 2019 as two founders—Andy H...
A 540-square-foot former gym on rue Larivière, run by three women who kept the walls rough and put the budget into a tor...
Stereo isn’t just a club—it’s an institution. A sanctuary for house and techno purists, this after-hours venue has built...
This is where Arthurs, one of Montreal’s most beloved Jewish food spots, has taken its famed comfort food downtown at Le...
Café Civil is an independent café in Chinatown that brings together coffee, food, and music under one industrial-inspire...
For Verdun locals, Piscine Arthur-Therrien is a dependable summer standby—unfussy, family-oriented, and free. Tucked jus...
La Rockette is where Montréal’s rockers, hipsters, and vinyl obsessives collide over stiff drinks and an unpredictable s...
Tongue Bui’s Minnibar is a deliberate departure from nightlife openings. The name came to him on a first walkthrough of...
Floh Market didn’t just level up—it went full skyscraper. What started as a monthly vintage pop-up has grown into a thre...
Montreal's largest park occupies a peninsula in Pierrefonds-Roxboro where the Rivière des Prairies meets Lake of Two Mou...
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Marché de Lachine is a living record of Lachine’s past and a seasonal anchor for its present. Operating since 1909, this...
Système is a new-gen spot in Montreal’s nightlife landscape, making waves at the crossroads of Little Italy, Villeray, a...
After decades of running Lachine’s beloved Pasta Andrea, restaurateur André Martin handed the reins to chef Michele Merc...
The name comes from the Austrian province, and belonged to the shop before John Rasinger did. He walked in at Saint-Marc...
Showing 24 of 2283 places in Montreal
Bous brings Persian cuisine to a contemporary downtown space that merges style and tradition in both their culinary and...
Once known as the beating heart of hockey in Canada, the Montreal Forum has lived many lives. From 1924 to 1996, it was...
Janine is one of the newest addition to Little Burgundy’s food landscape, a back-alley gelato bar with a cult feel from...
Café Gentile’s West Island outpost extends a Montreal institution out to the old stomping grounds of its leadership. The...
A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...
Opened in 1940 with Art Deco lines and civic pride to match, Verdun’s Natatorium was once the largest outdoor pool in Ca...
The Société des arts technologiques (SAT) isn’t just a venue—it’s Montréal’s nerve center for digital culture. Founded i...
Hadio doesn’t rely on polish to make its mark—it’s built its name on volume, value, and vintage denim that keeps Montrea...
Renaissance isn’t just another thrift store—it’s a full-fledged social economy model built in Montreal. Founded in 1994...
Friperie Notre Dame started with a simple idea: rescue what others throw away. What began in 2019 as two founders—Andy H...
A 540-square-foot former gym on rue Larivière, run by three women who kept the walls rough and put the budget into a tor...
Stereo isn’t just a club—it’s an institution. A sanctuary for house and techno purists, this after-hours venue has built...
This is where Arthurs, one of Montreal’s most beloved Jewish food spots, has taken its famed comfort food downtown at Le...
Café Civil is an independent café in Chinatown that brings together coffee, food, and music under one industrial-inspire...
For Verdun locals, Piscine Arthur-Therrien is a dependable summer standby—unfussy, family-oriented, and free. Tucked jus...
La Rockette is where Montréal’s rockers, hipsters, and vinyl obsessives collide over stiff drinks and an unpredictable s...
Tongue Bui’s Minnibar is a deliberate departure from nightlife openings. The name came to him on a first walkthrough of...
Floh Market didn’t just level up—it went full skyscraper. What started as a monthly vintage pop-up has grown into a thre...
Montreal's largest park occupies a peninsula in Pierrefonds-Roxboro where the Rivière des Prairies meets Lake of Two Mou...
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Marché de Lachine is a living record of Lachine’s past and a seasonal anchor for its present. Operating since 1909, this...
Système is a new-gen spot in Montreal’s nightlife landscape, making waves at the crossroads of Little Italy, Villeray, a...
After decades of running Lachine’s beloved Pasta Andrea, restaurateur André Martin handed the reins to chef Michele Merc...
The name comes from the Austrian province, and belonged to the shop before John Rasinger did. He walked in at Saint-Marc...
