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Showing 24 of 2221 places in Montreal
Le Parloir opened in 2010 as the realization of owner Sylvie Marchand’s long-held idea of what a tea room should feel li...
Located within a former Royal Bank of Canada building in Old Montreal, Crew Collective & Café blends grandeur with conte...
Tucked away off Parc Avenue in Mile Ex, Bar Cicchetti brings Venetian charm to Montreal with its focus on cicchetti—smal...
Maison Close brings a playful edge to the wine bar format without sacrificing substance. Run by Pascal Bolduc and David...
Club Balattou isn’t just a venue—it’s the foundation of Montréal’s world music scene. Open since 1985, this intimate Sai...
Moishes has been a Montréal institution since 1938, and after a brief hiatus, the legendary steakhouse has returned—this...
Tucked inside leafy Parc John-F.-Kennedy, this Outremont pool has been serving low-key summer energy since 1964. It’s th...
The Marché aux puces St-Michel is a gritty, sprawling maze of the unexpected and eclectic, packed with two floors of hid...
Kazamaza has quietly become a beloved institution in Montréal’s dining scene, offering a rich tapestry of Middle Eastern...
EcoDepot Montréal isn’t your average thrift stop—it’s a 10,000-square-foot scavenger hunt where yesterday’s castoffs bec...
Maison An Omakase seats just eight people at a light-wood counter on Avenue du Parc, where chef An Doan, among the first...
Bifteck is the people’s bar of St-Laurent, a no-frills dive that stands in delightful contrast to the pricey clubs surro...
This is where Arthurs, one of Montreal’s most beloved Jewish food spots, has taken its famed comfort food downtown at Le...
Tucked just off Place Jacques-Cartier, Mlle Catherine has been quietly serving up some of Old Montreal’s most thoughtful...
Cadence Café sits at 990 Saint-Urbain in Chinatown, next door to its sibling spots Fleurs & Cadeaux and Sans Soleil. The...
La Pompadour operates as a small but deliberate counterpoint to minimalist fatigue in the Mile End. Run by Stéphanie Fin...
Cheskie’s doesn’t do baguettes, laminated pastry, or glossy fruit tarts—and it doesn’t need to. What this Mile End koshe...
In a bold move to energize Montreal’s downtown core, Japanese retailer UNIQLO opened its first Quebec location in the Ea...
Mama’s Boy isn’t your standard barbershop—it’s more of a community hub where precision cuts and killer fades come with g...
Every Monday night during the school year, a small room on Concordia’s Sir George Williams Campus turns into the site of...
Cinéma Banque Scotia Montreal opened at the turn of the century as Paramount Montréal, taking the bank’s name in 2007. F...
Situated inside the former Montreal Forum, once home to the Canadiens, Cineplex Forum & VIP is one of the city’s biggest...
Un livre à soi is an independent bookstore on avenue Laurier Est in the Plateau, opened in 2022 by Léo, Frédérique Saint...
Empire Exchange runs on a simple trade: bring in clothes you no longer wear and leave with cash or store credit. The buy...
Showing 24 of 2221 places in Montreal
Le Parloir opened in 2010 as the realization of owner Sylvie Marchand’s long-held idea of what a tea room should feel li...
Located within a former Royal Bank of Canada building in Old Montreal, Crew Collective & Café blends grandeur with conte...
Tucked away off Parc Avenue in Mile Ex, Bar Cicchetti brings Venetian charm to Montreal with its focus on cicchetti—smal...
Maison Close brings a playful edge to the wine bar format without sacrificing substance. Run by Pascal Bolduc and David...
Club Balattou isn’t just a venue—it’s the foundation of Montréal’s world music scene. Open since 1985, this intimate Sai...
Moishes has been a Montréal institution since 1938, and after a brief hiatus, the legendary steakhouse has returned—this...
Tucked inside leafy Parc John-F.-Kennedy, this Outremont pool has been serving low-key summer energy since 1964. It’s th...
The Marché aux puces St-Michel is a gritty, sprawling maze of the unexpected and eclectic, packed with two floors of hid...
Kazamaza has quietly become a beloved institution in Montréal’s dining scene, offering a rich tapestry of Middle Eastern...
EcoDepot Montréal isn’t your average thrift stop—it’s a 10,000-square-foot scavenger hunt where yesterday’s castoffs bec...
Maison An Omakase seats just eight people at a light-wood counter on Avenue du Parc, where chef An Doan, among the first...
Bifteck is the people’s bar of St-Laurent, a no-frills dive that stands in delightful contrast to the pricey clubs surro...
This is where Arthurs, one of Montreal’s most beloved Jewish food spots, has taken its famed comfort food downtown at Le...
Tucked just off Place Jacques-Cartier, Mlle Catherine has been quietly serving up some of Old Montreal’s most thoughtful...
Cadence Café sits at 990 Saint-Urbain in Chinatown, next door to its sibling spots Fleurs & Cadeaux and Sans Soleil. The...
La Pompadour operates as a small but deliberate counterpoint to minimalist fatigue in the Mile End. Run by Stéphanie Fin...
Cheskie’s doesn’t do baguettes, laminated pastry, or glossy fruit tarts—and it doesn’t need to. What this Mile End koshe...
In a bold move to energize Montreal’s downtown core, Japanese retailer UNIQLO opened its first Quebec location in the Ea...
Mama’s Boy isn’t your standard barbershop—it’s more of a community hub where precision cuts and killer fades come with g...
Every Monday night during the school year, a small room on Concordia’s Sir George Williams Campus turns into the site of...
Cinéma Banque Scotia Montreal opened at the turn of the century as Paramount Montréal, taking the bank’s name in 2007. F...
Situated inside the former Montreal Forum, once home to the Canadiens, Cineplex Forum & VIP is one of the city’s biggest...
Un livre à soi is an independent bookstore on avenue Laurier Est in the Plateau, opened in 2022 by Léo, Frédérique Saint...
Empire Exchange runs on a simple trade: bring in clothes you no longer wear and leave with cash or store credit. The buy...
