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Showing 24 of 2277 places in Montreal
A Montreal institution since 1968, La Banquise beckons locals and tourists with its round-the-clock menu of over thirty...
Bous brings Persian cuisine to a contemporary downtown space that merges style and tradition in both their culinary and...
Bocca di Lupo is the passion project nine years in the making for Joe Franchini and Jamie Sunny, the duo behind Flyjin....
Routy occupies the Van Horne Avenue address that longtime regulars will recognize as the former Boxermans, now reimagine...
Nestled in the heart of Mile End, Café Club Social has been a local staple since 1982. What began as a cozy card club fo...
Since 1928, Schwartz’s Deli has been a cornerstone of Montreal’s food scene, famous for serving up what many consider th...
Riccardo Bertolino spent twelve years as executive chef at Maison Boulud before he and his wife, sommelier Isabel Bordel...
Seconde stands as one of Montreal’s standout vintage spots, effortlessly blending timeless pieces with modern local desi...
Cosmo’s in NDG is the stuff of legends. A small, greasy spoon squeezed between shops on Sherbrooke Street West, this Mon...
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Centered around Lakeshore Road and clustered along the waterfront, the area feels like a holdout from another era: indep...
Sample occupies a basement beneath a 19th-century greystone in Old Montreal, built around a serious analog sound system,...
Opened in 1940 with Art Deco lines and civic pride to match, Verdun’s Natatorium was once the largest outdoor pool in Ca...
EcoDepot Montréal isn’t your average thrift stop—it’s a 10,000-square-foot scavenger hunt where yesterday’s castoffs bec...
Blatter & Blatter has been making pipes in Montreal since 1907, when Frédéric Blatter founded the business after years o...
There’s no sign, no website, and no real name to speak of—just a two-storey Parc-Ex row house packed wall to wall with v...
Encore Books & Records is a treasure trove of vintage finds and community spirit in NDG. Established over two decades ag...
Byblos opened on Laurier East in 1989, started by Hemela Pourafzal and her brother Massoud, whose family came from Rasht...
La Chronique has been a staple of Montreal’s fine dining scene since 1995, offering exquisite French-inspired cuisine un...
Les Street Monkeys has been serving its next-gen Cambodian food on Wellington since 2017, the work of Tota Oung and his...
Khyber Pass on Duluth Street is a beloved institution in Montreal’s Plateau, serving up authentic Afghan cuisine with he...
LOOSENDS is the crochet label Bennett Tracz built out of an Instagram account he started with a friend between dance cla...
Chez Nino has occupied a corner of Jean-Talon Market since the early 1970s, when Biaggio Marcone, known to everyone as N...
Showing 24 of 2277 places in Montreal
A Montreal institution since 1968, La Banquise beckons locals and tourists with its round-the-clock menu of over thirty...
Bous brings Persian cuisine to a contemporary downtown space that merges style and tradition in both their culinary and...
Bocca di Lupo is the passion project nine years in the making for Joe Franchini and Jamie Sunny, the duo behind Flyjin....
Routy occupies the Van Horne Avenue address that longtime regulars will recognize as the former Boxermans, now reimagine...
Nestled in the heart of Mile End, Café Club Social has been a local staple since 1982. What began as a cozy card club fo...
Since 1928, Schwartz’s Deli has been a cornerstone of Montreal’s food scene, famous for serving up what many consider th...
Riccardo Bertolino spent twelve years as executive chef at Maison Boulud before he and his wife, sommelier Isabel Bordel...
Seconde stands as one of Montreal’s standout vintage spots, effortlessly blending timeless pieces with modern local desi...
Cosmo’s in NDG is the stuff of legends. A small, greasy spoon squeezed between shops on Sherbrooke Street West, this Mon...
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Centered around Lakeshore Road and clustered along the waterfront, the area feels like a holdout from another era: indep...
Sample occupies a basement beneath a 19th-century greystone in Old Montreal, built around a serious analog sound system,...
Opened in 1940 with Art Deco lines and civic pride to match, Verdun’s Natatorium was once the largest outdoor pool in Ca...
EcoDepot Montréal isn’t your average thrift stop—it’s a 10,000-square-foot scavenger hunt where yesterday’s castoffs bec...
Blatter & Blatter has been making pipes in Montreal since 1907, when Frédéric Blatter founded the business after years o...
There’s no sign, no website, and no real name to speak of—just a two-storey Parc-Ex row house packed wall to wall with v...
Encore Books & Records is a treasure trove of vintage finds and community spirit in NDG. Established over two decades ag...
Byblos opened on Laurier East in 1989, started by Hemela Pourafzal and her brother Massoud, whose family came from Rasht...
La Chronique has been a staple of Montreal’s fine dining scene since 1995, offering exquisite French-inspired cuisine un...
Les Street Monkeys has been serving its next-gen Cambodian food on Wellington since 2017, the work of Tota Oung and his...
Khyber Pass on Duluth Street is a beloved institution in Montreal’s Plateau, serving up authentic Afghan cuisine with he...
LOOSENDS is the crochet label Bennett Tracz built out of an Instagram account he started with a friend between dance cla...
Chez Nino has occupied a corner of Jean-Talon Market since the early 1970s, when Biaggio Marcone, known to everyone as N...
