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 2011 places in Montreal
Luca Vinci and Victor-Alex "Coach Vic" Petrenko built Pasta Pooks by hand, with patience, and a little bit of chaos. Wha...
Brasserie Capri has the kind of timeworn charm only a classic, blue-collar Montreal bar can pull off. It keeps the same...
In Saint-Henri, Elena emerges as a testament to Italian cuisine reimagined. Opened in early 2018 by the team behind Nora...
This is where Arthurs, one of Montreal’s most beloved Jewish food spots, has taken its famed comfort food downtown at Le...
Chef Patrice Demers and sommelier Marie-Josée Beaudoin have made a spectacular return to Montreal’s dining scene with Sa...
Melsa Montagne and Natanaël Major turned an old Hochelaga garage into something the neighborhood didn't know it needed:...
Kitano Shokudo is the kind of place chefs will send you about when asked where they eat on their nights off. Run by Hiro...
Phong Thach was born in Vietnam to Cambodian parents and has lived in Quebec since age six. Carlos Ortiz grew up in Mont...
Bocca di Lupo is the passion project nine years in the making for Joe Franchini and Jamie Sunny, the duo behind Flyjin....
There’s nothing aimless about Limbo. Set in the former Marconi space on the chaotic corner of Mozart and Clark, this pol...
Hoogan & Beaufort operates like a carefully tuned workshop, where the building’s industrial past still dictates the pace...
This contemporary Montreal take on the Scottish tavern opened on Notre-Dame West, named after Barbara Bruce—an Ontario S...
Heni, a Little Burgundy restaurant focused on the SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) region of the world—a decolo...
Sans Soleil is a listening bar in Chinatown, located in the basement of the Japanese restaurant Fleurs & Cadeaux. This u...
Celeste is an Italian-Mediterranean project from the team behind Ristorante Beatrice inside the historic Maison Alcan co...
Garde Manger has spent nearly two decades refining the balance between serious cooking and late night energy. Hidden beh...
Pampa Social Club posits that Mile End doesn’t need another café, but it does need a living room. This Argentine-inflect...
This project from Novantuno Hospitality—the team behind Fiorellino and Stellina—brings a big project like Royalmount ano...
Prince Pub House landed in the former Suwu space at the corner of Prince-Arthur and Saint-Laurent with a clear sense of...
Salle Climatisée is a Little Italy gem that marries the charm of a neighbourhood haunt with thoughtful, seasonal dishes...
Marven’s is a Park Extension taverna institution open since the 1970s and now rests in the hands of a second generation...
Mélisse takes its name from lemon balm — fresh, faintly medicinal, quietly restorative — and the kitchen delivers on tha...
Anis Ghozzi opened Kahwa Café on Mont-Royal Est in 2010 as a neighbourhood refuge for students and artists, but the pand...
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Showing 24 of 2011 places in Montreal
Luca Vinci and Victor-Alex "Coach Vic" Petrenko built Pasta Pooks by hand, with patience, and a little bit of chaos. Wha...
Brasserie Capri has the kind of timeworn charm only a classic, blue-collar Montreal bar can pull off. It keeps the same...
In Saint-Henri, Elena emerges as a testament to Italian cuisine reimagined. Opened in early 2018 by the team behind Nora...
This is where Arthurs, one of Montreal’s most beloved Jewish food spots, has taken its famed comfort food downtown at Le...
Chef Patrice Demers and sommelier Marie-Josée Beaudoin have made a spectacular return to Montreal’s dining scene with Sa...
Melsa Montagne and Natanaël Major turned an old Hochelaga garage into something the neighborhood didn't know it needed:...
Kitano Shokudo is the kind of place chefs will send you about when asked where they eat on their nights off. Run by Hiro...
Phong Thach was born in Vietnam to Cambodian parents and has lived in Quebec since age six. Carlos Ortiz grew up in Mont...
Bocca di Lupo is the passion project nine years in the making for Joe Franchini and Jamie Sunny, the duo behind Flyjin....
There’s nothing aimless about Limbo. Set in the former Marconi space on the chaotic corner of Mozart and Clark, this pol...
Hoogan & Beaufort operates like a carefully tuned workshop, where the building’s industrial past still dictates the pace...
This contemporary Montreal take on the Scottish tavern opened on Notre-Dame West, named after Barbara Bruce—an Ontario S...
Heni, a Little Burgundy restaurant focused on the SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) region of the world—a decolo...
Sans Soleil is a listening bar in Chinatown, located in the basement of the Japanese restaurant Fleurs & Cadeaux. This u...
Celeste is an Italian-Mediterranean project from the team behind Ristorante Beatrice inside the historic Maison Alcan co...
Garde Manger has spent nearly two decades refining the balance between serious cooking and late night energy. Hidden beh...
Pampa Social Club posits that Mile End doesn’t need another café, but it does need a living room. This Argentine-inflect...
This project from Novantuno Hospitality—the team behind Fiorellino and Stellina—brings a big project like Royalmount ano...
Prince Pub House landed in the former Suwu space at the corner of Prince-Arthur and Saint-Laurent with a clear sense of...
Salle Climatisée is a Little Italy gem that marries the charm of a neighbourhood haunt with thoughtful, seasonal dishes...
Marven’s is a Park Extension taverna institution open since the 1970s and now rests in the hands of a second generation...
Mélisse takes its name from lemon balm — fresh, faintly medicinal, quietly restorative — and the kitchen delivers on tha...
Anis Ghozzi opened Kahwa Café on Mont-Royal Est in 2010 as a neighbourhood refuge for students and artists, but the pand...
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
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 2011 places in Montreal
Luca Vinci and Victor-Alex "Coach Vic" Petrenko built Pasta Pooks by hand, with patience, and a little bit of chaos. Wha...
Brasserie Capri has the kind of timeworn charm only a classic, blue-collar Montreal bar can pull off. It keeps the same...
In Saint-Henri, Elena emerges as a testament to Italian cuisine reimagined. Opened in early 2018 by the team behind Nora...
This is where Arthurs, one of Montreal’s most beloved Jewish food spots, has taken its famed comfort food downtown at Le...
Chef Patrice Demers and sommelier Marie-Josée Beaudoin have made a spectacular return to Montreal’s dining scene with Sa...
Melsa Montagne and Natanaël Major turned an old Hochelaga garage into something the neighborhood didn't know it needed:...
Kitano Shokudo is the kind of place chefs will send you about when asked where they eat on their nights off. Run by Hiro...
Phong Thach was born in Vietnam to Cambodian parents and has lived in Quebec since age six. Carlos Ortiz grew up in Mont...
Bocca di Lupo is the passion project nine years in the making for Joe Franchini and Jamie Sunny, the duo behind Flyjin....
There’s nothing aimless about Limbo. Set in the former Marconi space on the chaotic corner of Mozart and Clark, this pol...
Hoogan & Beaufort operates like a carefully tuned workshop, where the building’s industrial past still dictates the pace...
This contemporary Montreal take on the Scottish tavern opened on Notre-Dame West, named after Barbara Bruce—an Ontario S...
Heni, a Little Burgundy restaurant focused on the SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) region of the world—a decolo...
Sans Soleil is a listening bar in Chinatown, located in the basement of the Japanese restaurant Fleurs & Cadeaux. This u...
Celeste is an Italian-Mediterranean project from the team behind Ristorante Beatrice inside the historic Maison Alcan co...
Garde Manger has spent nearly two decades refining the balance between serious cooking and late night energy. Hidden beh...
Pampa Social Club posits that Mile End doesn’t need another café, but it does need a living room. This Argentine-inflect...
This project from Novantuno Hospitality—the team behind Fiorellino and Stellina—brings a big project like Royalmount ano...
Prince Pub House landed in the former Suwu space at the corner of Prince-Arthur and Saint-Laurent with a clear sense of...
Salle Climatisée is a Little Italy gem that marries the charm of a neighbourhood haunt with thoughtful, seasonal dishes...
Marven’s is a Park Extension taverna institution open since the 1970s and now rests in the hands of a second generation...
Mélisse takes its name from lemon balm — fresh, faintly medicinal, quietly restorative — and the kitchen delivers on tha...
Anis Ghozzi opened Kahwa Café on Mont-Royal Est in 2010 as a neighbourhood refuge for students and artists, but the pand...
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Showing 24 of 2011 places in Montreal
Luca Vinci and Victor-Alex "Coach Vic" Petrenko built Pasta Pooks by hand, with patience, and a little bit of chaos. Wha...
Brasserie Capri has the kind of timeworn charm only a classic, blue-collar Montreal bar can pull off. It keeps the same...
In Saint-Henri, Elena emerges as a testament to Italian cuisine reimagined. Opened in early 2018 by the team behind Nora...
This is where Arthurs, one of Montreal’s most beloved Jewish food spots, has taken its famed comfort food downtown at Le...
Chef Patrice Demers and sommelier Marie-Josée Beaudoin have made a spectacular return to Montreal’s dining scene with Sa...
Melsa Montagne and Natanaël Major turned an old Hochelaga garage into something the neighborhood didn't know it needed:...
Kitano Shokudo is the kind of place chefs will send you about when asked where they eat on their nights off. Run by Hiro...
Phong Thach was born in Vietnam to Cambodian parents and has lived in Quebec since age six. Carlos Ortiz grew up in Mont...
Bocca di Lupo is the passion project nine years in the making for Joe Franchini and Jamie Sunny, the duo behind Flyjin....
There’s nothing aimless about Limbo. Set in the former Marconi space on the chaotic corner of Mozart and Clark, this pol...
Hoogan & Beaufort operates like a carefully tuned workshop, where the building’s industrial past still dictates the pace...
This contemporary Montreal take on the Scottish tavern opened on Notre-Dame West, named after Barbara Bruce—an Ontario S...
Heni, a Little Burgundy restaurant focused on the SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) region of the world—a decolo...
Sans Soleil is a listening bar in Chinatown, located in the basement of the Japanese restaurant Fleurs & Cadeaux. This u...
Celeste is an Italian-Mediterranean project from the team behind Ristorante Beatrice inside the historic Maison Alcan co...
Garde Manger has spent nearly two decades refining the balance between serious cooking and late night energy. Hidden beh...
Pampa Social Club posits that Mile End doesn’t need another café, but it does need a living room. This Argentine-inflect...
This project from Novantuno Hospitality—the team behind Fiorellino and Stellina—brings a big project like Royalmount ano...
Prince Pub House landed in the former Suwu space at the corner of Prince-Arthur and Saint-Laurent with a clear sense of...
Salle Climatisée is a Little Italy gem that marries the charm of a neighbourhood haunt with thoughtful, seasonal dishes...
Marven’s is a Park Extension taverna institution open since the 1970s and now rests in the hands of a second generation...
Mélisse takes its name from lemon balm — fresh, faintly medicinal, quietly restorative — and the kitchen delivers on tha...
Anis Ghozzi opened Kahwa Café on Mont-Royal Est in 2010 as a neighbourhood refuge for students and artists, but the pand...
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
