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 1984 places in Montreal
Sans Soleil is a listening bar in Chinatown, located in the basement of the Japanese restaurant Fleurs & Cadeaux. This u...
Subterra sits below SonoLux, Quebec’s first contemporary art hotel, operating as a vinyl-focused audio lounge where musi...
Bocca di Lupo is the passion project nine years in the making for Joe Franchini and Jamie Sunny, the duo behind Flyjin....
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Champs has been many things over the years—a no-frills sports bar, a Plateau mainstay, a spot where the beer flows cheap...
Beige has been a cornerstone of Little Burgundy’s transformation since its founding in 2007, blending cosmopolitan sophi...
A true Montreal institution, Chez Lévêque has graced Laurier Avenue West since 1972, offering a taste of classic French...
Kazu is an institution. This always-packed Japanese eatery in Shaughnessy Village has been serving some of the city’s mo...
Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...
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...
Yakitori Hibahihi approaches the izakaya format with focus and restraint. Led by Hiroshi Kitano and Hideyuki Imaizumi al...
Ye Olde Orchard has built a solid reputation across Montreal, evolving from a single neighbourhood pub into a full-blown...
Dandy, tucked in the heart of Old Montreal, is a bright, stylish brunch spot where the food is as captivating as the spa...
This venture comes from WITH Hospitality, the group known for spots like Ryu, Ayla, Sushi Dept, and Livi. Positioned in...
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...
Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...
Pampa Social Club posits that Mile End doesn’t need another café, but it does need a living room. This Argentine-inflect...
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...
Da Emma is a chapter of Roman culinary history brought to life in Old Montreal. Tucked into a centuries-old stone cellar...
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 sits at the crossroads of the Mile End’s shifting identity, run by a team that moved from catering into a full-...
Founded in 2012 by Lady Joséphine alongside her mentor BonBon Bombay, Arabesque Burlesque has grown into one of Montreal...
Chouchou is a small eponymous bistro in Montreal’s Little Italy built around the cooking of chef Chouchou Jia, whose bac...
Bistrot Boisselet comes from a team that’s spent years shaping the city’s dining culture for some time: John Hale and An...
Showing 24 of 1984 places in Montreal
Sans Soleil is a listening bar in Chinatown, located in the basement of the Japanese restaurant Fleurs & Cadeaux. This u...
Subterra sits below SonoLux, Quebec’s first contemporary art hotel, operating as a vinyl-focused audio lounge where musi...
Bocca di Lupo is the passion project nine years in the making for Joe Franchini and Jamie Sunny, the duo behind Flyjin....
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Champs has been many things over the years—a no-frills sports bar, a Plateau mainstay, a spot where the beer flows cheap...
Beige has been a cornerstone of Little Burgundy’s transformation since its founding in 2007, blending cosmopolitan sophi...
A true Montreal institution, Chez Lévêque has graced Laurier Avenue West since 1972, offering a taste of classic French...
Kazu is an institution. This always-packed Japanese eatery in Shaughnessy Village has been serving some of the city’s mo...
Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...
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...
Yakitori Hibahihi approaches the izakaya format with focus and restraint. Led by Hiroshi Kitano and Hideyuki Imaizumi al...
Ye Olde Orchard has built a solid reputation across Montreal, evolving from a single neighbourhood pub into a full-blown...
Dandy, tucked in the heart of Old Montreal, is a bright, stylish brunch spot where the food is as captivating as the spa...
This venture comes from WITH Hospitality, the group known for spots like Ryu, Ayla, Sushi Dept, and Livi. Positioned in...
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...
Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...
Pampa Social Club posits that Mile End doesn’t need another café, but it does need a living room. This Argentine-inflect...
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...
Da Emma is a chapter of Roman culinary history brought to life in Old Montreal. Tucked into a centuries-old stone cellar...
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 sits at the crossroads of the Mile End’s shifting identity, run by a team that moved from catering into a full-...
Founded in 2012 by Lady Joséphine alongside her mentor BonBon Bombay, Arabesque Burlesque has grown into one of Montreal...
Chouchou is a small eponymous bistro in Montreal’s Little Italy built around the cooking of chef Chouchou Jia, whose bac...
Bistrot Boisselet comes from a team that’s spent years shaping the city’s dining culture for some time: John Hale and An...
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 1984 places in Montreal
Sans Soleil is a listening bar in Chinatown, located in the basement of the Japanese restaurant Fleurs & Cadeaux. This u...
Subterra sits below SonoLux, Quebec’s first contemporary art hotel, operating as a vinyl-focused audio lounge where musi...
Bocca di Lupo is the passion project nine years in the making for Joe Franchini and Jamie Sunny, the duo behind Flyjin....
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Champs has been many things over the years—a no-frills sports bar, a Plateau mainstay, a spot where the beer flows cheap...
Beige has been a cornerstone of Little Burgundy’s transformation since its founding in 2007, blending cosmopolitan sophi...
A true Montreal institution, Chez Lévêque has graced Laurier Avenue West since 1972, offering a taste of classic French...
Kazu is an institution. This always-packed Japanese eatery in Shaughnessy Village has been serving some of the city’s mo...
Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...
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...
Yakitori Hibahihi approaches the izakaya format with focus and restraint. Led by Hiroshi Kitano and Hideyuki Imaizumi al...
Ye Olde Orchard has built a solid reputation across Montreal, evolving from a single neighbourhood pub into a full-blown...
Dandy, tucked in the heart of Old Montreal, is a bright, stylish brunch spot where the food is as captivating as the spa...
This venture comes from WITH Hospitality, the group known for spots like Ryu, Ayla, Sushi Dept, and Livi. Positioned in...
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...
Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...
Pampa Social Club posits that Mile End doesn’t need another café, but it does need a living room. This Argentine-inflect...
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...
Da Emma is a chapter of Roman culinary history brought to life in Old Montreal. Tucked into a centuries-old stone cellar...
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 sits at the crossroads of the Mile End’s shifting identity, run by a team that moved from catering into a full-...
Founded in 2012 by Lady Joséphine alongside her mentor BonBon Bombay, Arabesque Burlesque has grown into one of Montreal...
Chouchou is a small eponymous bistro in Montreal’s Little Italy built around the cooking of chef Chouchou Jia, whose bac...
Bistrot Boisselet comes from a team that’s spent years shaping the city’s dining culture for some time: John Hale and An...
Showing 24 of 1984 places in Montreal
Sans Soleil is a listening bar in Chinatown, located in the basement of the Japanese restaurant Fleurs & Cadeaux. This u...
Subterra sits below SonoLux, Quebec’s first contemporary art hotel, operating as a vinyl-focused audio lounge where musi...
Bocca di Lupo is the passion project nine years in the making for Joe Franchini and Jamie Sunny, the duo behind Flyjin....
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Champs has been many things over the years—a no-frills sports bar, a Plateau mainstay, a spot where the beer flows cheap...
Beige has been a cornerstone of Little Burgundy’s transformation since its founding in 2007, blending cosmopolitan sophi...
A true Montreal institution, Chez Lévêque has graced Laurier Avenue West since 1972, offering a taste of classic French...
Kazu is an institution. This always-packed Japanese eatery in Shaughnessy Village has been serving some of the city’s mo...
Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...
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...
Yakitori Hibahihi approaches the izakaya format with focus and restraint. Led by Hiroshi Kitano and Hideyuki Imaizumi al...
Ye Olde Orchard has built a solid reputation across Montreal, evolving from a single neighbourhood pub into a full-blown...
Dandy, tucked in the heart of Old Montreal, is a bright, stylish brunch spot where the food is as captivating as the spa...
This venture comes from WITH Hospitality, the group known for spots like Ryu, Ayla, Sushi Dept, and Livi. Positioned in...
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...
Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...
Pampa Social Club posits that Mile End doesn’t need another café, but it does need a living room. This Argentine-inflect...
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...
Da Emma is a chapter of Roman culinary history brought to life in Old Montreal. Tucked into a centuries-old stone cellar...
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 sits at the crossroads of the Mile End’s shifting identity, run by a team that moved from catering into a full-...
Founded in 2012 by Lady Joséphine alongside her mentor BonBon Bombay, Arabesque Burlesque has grown into one of Montreal...
Chouchou is a small eponymous bistro in Montreal’s Little Italy built around the cooking of chef Chouchou Jia, whose bac...
Bistrot Boisselet comes from a team that’s spent years shaping the city’s dining culture for some time: John Hale and An...
