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Showing 24 of 2329 places in Montreal

Tucked beneath the historic Auberge Saint-Gabriel, Velvet Speakeasy feels like something out of another time—or another...

A 46-seat restaurant in Saint-Henri, in the room that used to hold Nozy, opened by Julien Betancourt, Frédéric Bigras-Bu...

Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...

Flyjin blurs the line between dinner and nightlife, turning a meal into something that lingers long past last call. Hidd...

Riccardo Bertolino spent twelve years as executive chef at Maison Boulud before he and his wife, sommelier Isabel Bordel...

The second storefront from Brossard's café Kuya, Kuya Saint-Henri is a sleek shop on Rue Notre-Dame offering Filipino-in...

Take Three is a collaborative boutique co-owned by three Montreal designers—Aly, Kim, and Sarah—who bring their distinct...

A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...

Defacto Café & Atelier sits on rue Saint-Denis in the Plateau, in a room whose ground floor folds open onto a terrace in...

Honey Martin is the kind of neighbourhood pub where everyone’s either a regular or about to become one. Tucked into NDG,...

Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...

Sans Recette runs on fifteen seats and a blackboard, on Beaubien East in La Petite-Patrie, a few minutes from Jean-Talon...

Once known as the beating heart of hockey in Canada, the Montreal Forum has lived many lives. From 1924 to 1996, it was...

Système is a new-gen spot in Montreal’s nightlife landscape, making waves at the crossroads of Little Italy, Villeray, a...

Janine is one of the newest addition to Little Burgundy’s food landscape, a back-alley gelato bar with a cult feel from...

Annex Vintage is what happens when a thrift shop, an indie gift store, and a curated design gallery all decide to share...

This boutique is a delightful maze of nostalgia and local craftsmanship, showcasing over 120 artisans alongside a treasu...

Croquette occupies the merged rooms of Bonheur d'occasion and its neighbouring deli on Notre-Dame West in Saint-Henri, r...

Phong Thach was born in Vietnam to Cambodian parents and has lived in Quebec since age six. Carlos Ortiz grew up in Mont...

Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...

Restaurant A.A. in Saint-Henri boasts a long-standing legacy as a beloved local diner. Owner André Annoussos and his 50+...

Jama House brings a Cuban and Latin American frame of reference to a stretch of Saint-Denis a few minutes' walk from Mon...

Vivant is a sourdough pizza al taglio shop on a residential block of de la Roche in the Plateau, run by siblings Idir an...

A bánh mì counter that sells through a window onto the Bernard sidewalk, sharing a kitchen with the Ping Pong Club next...
Showing 24 of 2329 places in Montreal

Tucked beneath the historic Auberge Saint-Gabriel, Velvet Speakeasy feels like something out of another time—or another...

A 46-seat restaurant in Saint-Henri, in the room that used to hold Nozy, opened by Julien Betancourt, Frédéric Bigras-Bu...

Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...

Flyjin blurs the line between dinner and nightlife, turning a meal into something that lingers long past last call. Hidd...

Riccardo Bertolino spent twelve years as executive chef at Maison Boulud before he and his wife, sommelier Isabel Bordel...

The second storefront from Brossard's café Kuya, Kuya Saint-Henri is a sleek shop on Rue Notre-Dame offering Filipino-in...

Take Three is a collaborative boutique co-owned by three Montreal designers—Aly, Kim, and Sarah—who bring their distinct...

A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...

Defacto Café & Atelier sits on rue Saint-Denis in the Plateau, in a room whose ground floor folds open onto a terrace in...

Honey Martin is the kind of neighbourhood pub where everyone’s either a regular or about to become one. Tucked into NDG,...

Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...

Sans Recette runs on fifteen seats and a blackboard, on Beaubien East in La Petite-Patrie, a few minutes from Jean-Talon...

Once known as the beating heart of hockey in Canada, the Montreal Forum has lived many lives. From 1924 to 1996, it was...

Système is a new-gen spot in Montreal’s nightlife landscape, making waves at the crossroads of Little Italy, Villeray, a...

Janine is one of the newest addition to Little Burgundy’s food landscape, a back-alley gelato bar with a cult feel from...

Annex Vintage is what happens when a thrift shop, an indie gift store, and a curated design gallery all decide to share...

This boutique is a delightful maze of nostalgia and local craftsmanship, showcasing over 120 artisans alongside a treasu...

Croquette occupies the merged rooms of Bonheur d'occasion and its neighbouring deli on Notre-Dame West in Saint-Henri, r...

Phong Thach was born in Vietnam to Cambodian parents and has lived in Quebec since age six. Carlos Ortiz grew up in Mont...

Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...

Restaurant A.A. in Saint-Henri boasts a long-standing legacy as a beloved local diner. Owner André Annoussos and his 50+...

Jama House brings a Cuban and Latin American frame of reference to a stretch of Saint-Denis a few minutes' walk from Mon...

Vivant is a sourdough pizza al taglio shop on a residential block of de la Roche in the Plateau, run by siblings Idir an...

A bánh mì counter that sells through a window onto the Bernard sidewalk, sharing a kitchen with the Ping Pong Club next...