Places in Montreal
Your guide to the best places in Montreal. Discover local favourites, hidden gems, and top-rated spots across the city.
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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.
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Showing 24 of 1975 places in Montreal
Da Emma
Da Emma is a chapter of Roman culinary history brought to life in Old Montreal. Tucked into a centuries-old stone cellar...
Spedzira Caffè
Three friends from the restaurant world—Stefano Sperduti, Luca Macera, and Alen Dzinic—took over a long-vacant space on...
Chez Lévêque
A true Montreal institution, Chez Lévêque has graced Laurier Avenue West since 1972, offering a taste of classic French...
Big in Japan
Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...
Au Papier Japonais
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Île de France (Le 9e)
After nearly 30 years, Le 9e's Restaurant Île-de-France has reopened on the 9th floor of the Eaton Centre next to the gr...
Bistro Nolah
Bistro Nolah brings a taste of New Orleans to the suburbs of Dollard-des-Ormeaux: Chef Richard Taitt’s love for soulful...
Sans Soleil
Sans Soleil is a listening bar in Chinatown, located in the basement of the Japanese restaurant Fleurs & Cadeaux. This u...
Kazu
Kazu is an institution. This always-packed Japanese eatery in Shaughnessy Village has been serving some of the city’s mo...
Le P'tit Bar
Le P’tit Bar is less a bar than a portal—one that opens into a time-warped shoebox where live music still matters, drink...
Dorsia
This venture comes from WITH Hospitality, the group known for spots like Ryu, Ayla, Sushi Dept, and Livi. Positioned in...
Subterra
Subterra sits below SonoLux, Quebec’s first contemporary art hotel, operating as a vinyl-focused audio lounge where musi...
Moose Bawr
Moose Bawr is a tribute to the great Canadian tavern experience—rustic, rowdy, and unapologetically indulgent. Since ope...
Dandy
Dandy, tucked in the heart of Old Montreal, is a bright, stylish brunch spot where the food is as captivating as the spa...
Café Gentile (West Island)
Café Gentile’s West Island outpost extends a Montreal institution out to the old stomping grounds of its leadership. The...
café capybara
Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...
Lou's Pointe-Claire
Why’s the core of the island got to have all the fun? A supergroup of principles from spots like Loïc, Name’s On The Way...
Mimi Nori
The konbini concept—Japan's beloved convenience store model, where speed and quality coexist without apology—is alive in...
La Table d'André
After decades of running Lachine’s beloved Pasta Andrea, restaurateur André Martin handed the reins to chef Michele Merc...
Pointe Claire Village
Centered around Lakeshore Road and clustered along the waterfront, the area feels like a holdout from another era: indep...
Bar Champs
Champs has been many things over the years—a no-frills sports bar, a Plateau mainstay, a spot where the beer flows cheap...
Chenoy's Deli
Chenoy’s in Dollard-des-Ormeaux is the last link to a deli lineage that started on the Main in 1936, back when smoked me...
Deli 365
Deli 365 sits at the crossroads of the Mile End’s shifting identity, run by a team that moved from catering into a full-...
Arabesque Burlesque
Founded in 2012 by Lady Joséphine alongside her mentor BonBon Bombay, Arabesque Burlesque has grown into one of Montreal...
Showing 24 of 1975 places in Montreal
Da Emma
Da Emma is a chapter of Roman culinary history brought to life in Old Montreal. Tucked into a centuries-old stone cellar...
Spedzira Caffè
Three friends from the restaurant world—Stefano Sperduti, Luca Macera, and Alen Dzinic—took over a long-vacant space on...
Chez Lévêque
A true Montreal institution, Chez Lévêque has graced Laurier Avenue West since 1972, offering a taste of classic French...
Big in Japan
Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...
Au Papier Japonais
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Île de France (Le 9e)
After nearly 30 years, Le 9e's Restaurant Île-de-France has reopened on the 9th floor of the Eaton Centre next to the gr...
Bistro Nolah
Bistro Nolah brings a taste of New Orleans to the suburbs of Dollard-des-Ormeaux: Chef Richard Taitt’s love for soulful...
Sans Soleil
Sans Soleil is a listening bar in Chinatown, located in the basement of the Japanese restaurant Fleurs & Cadeaux. This u...
Kazu
Kazu is an institution. This always-packed Japanese eatery in Shaughnessy Village has been serving some of the city’s mo...
Le P'tit Bar
Le P’tit Bar is less a bar than a portal—one that opens into a time-warped shoebox where live music still matters, drink...
Dorsia
This venture comes from WITH Hospitality, the group known for spots like Ryu, Ayla, Sushi Dept, and Livi. Positioned in...
Subterra
Subterra sits below SonoLux, Quebec’s first contemporary art hotel, operating as a vinyl-focused audio lounge where musi...
Moose Bawr
Moose Bawr is a tribute to the great Canadian tavern experience—rustic, rowdy, and unapologetically indulgent. Since ope...
Dandy
Dandy, tucked in the heart of Old Montreal, is a bright, stylish brunch spot where the food is as captivating as the spa...
Café Gentile (West Island)
Café Gentile’s West Island outpost extends a Montreal institution out to the old stomping grounds of its leadership. The...
café capybara
Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...
Lou's Pointe-Claire
Why’s the core of the island got to have all the fun? A supergroup of principles from spots like Loïc, Name’s On The Way...
Mimi Nori
The konbini concept—Japan's beloved convenience store model, where speed and quality coexist without apology—is alive in...
La Table d'André
After decades of running Lachine’s beloved Pasta Andrea, restaurateur André Martin handed the reins to chef Michele Merc...
Pointe Claire Village
Centered around Lakeshore Road and clustered along the waterfront, the area feels like a holdout from another era: indep...
Bar Champs
Champs has been many things over the years—a no-frills sports bar, a Plateau mainstay, a spot where the beer flows cheap...
Chenoy's Deli
Chenoy’s in Dollard-des-Ormeaux is the last link to a deli lineage that started on the Main in 1936, back when smoked me...
Deli 365
Deli 365 sits at the crossroads of the Mile End’s shifting identity, run by a team that moved from catering into a full-...
Arabesque Burlesque
Founded in 2012 by Lady Joséphine alongside her mentor BonBon Bombay, Arabesque Burlesque has grown into one of Montreal...
