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 1972 places in Montreal
Yakitori Hibahihi approaches the izakaya format with focus and restraint. Led by Hiroshi Kitano and Hideyuki Imaizumi al...
Kitano Shokudo is the kind of place chefs will send you about when asked where they eat on their nights off. Run by Hiro...
Subterra sits below SonoLux, Quebec’s first contemporary art hotel, operating as a vinyl-focused audio lounge where musi...
Phong Thach was born in Vietnam to Cambodian parents and has lived in Quebec since age six. Carlos Ortiz grew up in Mont...
Kazu is an institution. This always-packed Japanese eatery in Shaughnessy Village has been serving some of the city’s mo...
This is where Arthurs, one of Montreal’s most beloved Jewish food spots, has taken its famed comfort food downtown at Le...
Moon Brew Magic blurs the line between café, boutique, and full-blown spellcasting headquarters. Equal parts witchy apot...
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...
La Cave du Parapluie is the relaxed counterpart to Parapluie, conceived by the same trio — Robin Filteau Boucher, Karell...
Tucked beneath La Sala Rossa, La Sotterenea is the most underground of Montreal’s underground venues—literally. Opened i...
Bistro La Franquette takes the idea of a neighbourhood bistro seriously, even in a part of the city not known for unders...
In many ways, Grille-Nature is what happens when two of Montreal’s most celebrated chefs decide to cook like they’ve got...
Café Gentile’s West Island outpost extends a Montreal institution out to the old stomping grounds of its leadership. The...
This venture comes from WITH Hospitality, the group known for spots like Ryu, Ayla, Sushi Dept, and Livi. Positioned in...
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Cococina is built around the idea of time spent well at the table. The kitchen works within a Mediterranean spectrum tha...
Chouchou is a small eponymous bistro in Montreal’s Little Italy built around the cooking of chef Chouchou Jia, whose bac...
Tucked into the Westmount Square food court, Sushi Bar Kim defies expectations with some of the freshest sushi in the ci...
Founded in 2012 by Lady Joséphine alongside her mentor BonBon Bombay, Arabesque Burlesque has grown into one of Montreal...
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-...
Taking over the former Pontiac space on Mont-Royal Est, Bincho shifts the mood without overhauling the block. The room,...
Founded in 2019, Piko Peppers has become a go-to spot in Montreal for anyone who takes their heat seriously. The boutiqu...
Bio Terre is a long-running Mile End institution built on a clear set of values: sustainability, quality, and care—for t...
Showing 24 of 1972 places in Montreal
Yakitori Hibahihi approaches the izakaya format with focus and restraint. Led by Hiroshi Kitano and Hideyuki Imaizumi al...
Kitano Shokudo is the kind of place chefs will send you about when asked where they eat on their nights off. Run by Hiro...
Subterra sits below SonoLux, Quebec’s first contemporary art hotel, operating as a vinyl-focused audio lounge where musi...
Phong Thach was born in Vietnam to Cambodian parents and has lived in Quebec since age six. Carlos Ortiz grew up in Mont...
Kazu is an institution. This always-packed Japanese eatery in Shaughnessy Village has been serving some of the city’s mo...
This is where Arthurs, one of Montreal’s most beloved Jewish food spots, has taken its famed comfort food downtown at Le...
Moon Brew Magic blurs the line between café, boutique, and full-blown spellcasting headquarters. Equal parts witchy apot...
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...
La Cave du Parapluie is the relaxed counterpart to Parapluie, conceived by the same trio — Robin Filteau Boucher, Karell...
Tucked beneath La Sala Rossa, La Sotterenea is the most underground of Montreal’s underground venues—literally. Opened i...
Bistro La Franquette takes the idea of a neighbourhood bistro seriously, even in a part of the city not known for unders...
In many ways, Grille-Nature is what happens when two of Montreal’s most celebrated chefs decide to cook like they’ve got...
Café Gentile’s West Island outpost extends a Montreal institution out to the old stomping grounds of its leadership. The...
This venture comes from WITH Hospitality, the group known for spots like Ryu, Ayla, Sushi Dept, and Livi. Positioned in...
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Cococina is built around the idea of time spent well at the table. The kitchen works within a Mediterranean spectrum tha...
Chouchou is a small eponymous bistro in Montreal’s Little Italy built around the cooking of chef Chouchou Jia, whose bac...
Tucked into the Westmount Square food court, Sushi Bar Kim defies expectations with some of the freshest sushi in the ci...
Founded in 2012 by Lady Joséphine alongside her mentor BonBon Bombay, Arabesque Burlesque has grown into one of Montreal...
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-...
Taking over the former Pontiac space on Mont-Royal Est, Bincho shifts the mood without overhauling the block. The room,...
Founded in 2019, Piko Peppers has become a go-to spot in Montreal for anyone who takes their heat seriously. The boutiqu...
Bio Terre is a long-running Mile End institution built on a clear set of values: sustainability, quality, and care—for t...
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 1972 places in Montreal
Yakitori Hibahihi approaches the izakaya format with focus and restraint. Led by Hiroshi Kitano and Hideyuki Imaizumi al...
Kitano Shokudo is the kind of place chefs will send you about when asked where they eat on their nights off. Run by Hiro...
Subterra sits below SonoLux, Quebec’s first contemporary art hotel, operating as a vinyl-focused audio lounge where musi...
Phong Thach was born in Vietnam to Cambodian parents and has lived in Quebec since age six. Carlos Ortiz grew up in Mont...
Kazu is an institution. This always-packed Japanese eatery in Shaughnessy Village has been serving some of the city’s mo...
This is where Arthurs, one of Montreal’s most beloved Jewish food spots, has taken its famed comfort food downtown at Le...
Moon Brew Magic blurs the line between café, boutique, and full-blown spellcasting headquarters. Equal parts witchy apot...
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...
La Cave du Parapluie is the relaxed counterpart to Parapluie, conceived by the same trio — Robin Filteau Boucher, Karell...
Tucked beneath La Sala Rossa, La Sotterenea is the most underground of Montreal’s underground venues—literally. Opened i...
Bistro La Franquette takes the idea of a neighbourhood bistro seriously, even in a part of the city not known for unders...
In many ways, Grille-Nature is what happens when two of Montreal’s most celebrated chefs decide to cook like they’ve got...
Café Gentile’s West Island outpost extends a Montreal institution out to the old stomping grounds of its leadership. The...
This venture comes from WITH Hospitality, the group known for spots like Ryu, Ayla, Sushi Dept, and Livi. Positioned in...
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Cococina is built around the idea of time spent well at the table. The kitchen works within a Mediterranean spectrum tha...
Chouchou is a small eponymous bistro in Montreal’s Little Italy built around the cooking of chef Chouchou Jia, whose bac...
Tucked into the Westmount Square food court, Sushi Bar Kim defies expectations with some of the freshest sushi in the ci...
Founded in 2012 by Lady Joséphine alongside her mentor BonBon Bombay, Arabesque Burlesque has grown into one of Montreal...
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-...
Taking over the former Pontiac space on Mont-Royal Est, Bincho shifts the mood without overhauling the block. The room,...
Founded in 2019, Piko Peppers has become a go-to spot in Montreal for anyone who takes their heat seriously. The boutiqu...
Bio Terre is a long-running Mile End institution built on a clear set of values: sustainability, quality, and care—for t...
Showing 24 of 1972 places in Montreal
Yakitori Hibahihi approaches the izakaya format with focus and restraint. Led by Hiroshi Kitano and Hideyuki Imaizumi al...
Kitano Shokudo is the kind of place chefs will send you about when asked where they eat on their nights off. Run by Hiro...
Subterra sits below SonoLux, Quebec’s first contemporary art hotel, operating as a vinyl-focused audio lounge where musi...
Phong Thach was born in Vietnam to Cambodian parents and has lived in Quebec since age six. Carlos Ortiz grew up in Mont...
Kazu is an institution. This always-packed Japanese eatery in Shaughnessy Village has been serving some of the city’s mo...
This is where Arthurs, one of Montreal’s most beloved Jewish food spots, has taken its famed comfort food downtown at Le...
Moon Brew Magic blurs the line between café, boutique, and full-blown spellcasting headquarters. Equal parts witchy apot...
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...
La Cave du Parapluie is the relaxed counterpart to Parapluie, conceived by the same trio — Robin Filteau Boucher, Karell...
Tucked beneath La Sala Rossa, La Sotterenea is the most underground of Montreal’s underground venues—literally. Opened i...
Bistro La Franquette takes the idea of a neighbourhood bistro seriously, even in a part of the city not known for unders...
In many ways, Grille-Nature is what happens when two of Montreal’s most celebrated chefs decide to cook like they’ve got...
Café Gentile’s West Island outpost extends a Montreal institution out to the old stomping grounds of its leadership. The...
This venture comes from WITH Hospitality, the group known for spots like Ryu, Ayla, Sushi Dept, and Livi. Positioned in...
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Cococina is built around the idea of time spent well at the table. The kitchen works within a Mediterranean spectrum tha...
Chouchou is a small eponymous bistro in Montreal’s Little Italy built around the cooking of chef Chouchou Jia, whose bac...
Tucked into the Westmount Square food court, Sushi Bar Kim defies expectations with some of the freshest sushi in the ci...
Founded in 2012 by Lady Joséphine alongside her mentor BonBon Bombay, Arabesque Burlesque has grown into one of Montreal...
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-...
Taking over the former Pontiac space on Mont-Royal Est, Bincho shifts the mood without overhauling the block. The room,...
Founded in 2019, Piko Peppers has become a go-to spot in Montreal for anyone who takes their heat seriously. The boutiqu...
Bio Terre is a long-running Mile End institution built on a clear set of values: sustainability, quality, and care—for t...
