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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...

Parquette operates out of a former gym on Bellechasse in Rosemont, functioning as a flexible cultural venue shaped by th...

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

Dumbo Café opened on chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, a few minutes from the Université de Montréal, in a roomy space with...

Sans Soleil is a listening bar in Chinatown, located in the basement of the Japanese restaurant Fleurs & Cadeaux. This u...

Stereo isn’t just a club—it’s an institution. A sanctuary for house and techno purists, this after-hours venue has built...

Yakitori Hibahihi approaches the izakaya format with focus and restraint. Led by Hiroshi Kitano and Hideyuki Imaizumi al...

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

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

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

Reimagined from what was once Martha Wainwright’s Ursa, P’tit Ours keeps the original venue’s warmth intact while shifti...

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

Mount Royal is the beating heart of Montreal. This Quebec heritage site, shaped by famed landscape architect Frederick L...

Kopa is a padel club in Pointe-Saint-Charles that treats the experience around the sport as seriously as the sport itsel...

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

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

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

Angelini Café occupies the ground floor of the Yorkshire Building on Saint-Jacques, in the stretch of Old Montreal that...

Known for its atmosphere and charm, this Italian spot serves up a stellar menu of traditional pizzas, hearty pastas, and...

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

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...

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

An all-you-can-eat Indian lunch counter open weekday middays, on the pedestrian stretch off St-Paul West, sharing an add...
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...

Parquette operates out of a former gym on Bellechasse in Rosemont, functioning as a flexible cultural venue shaped by th...

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

Dumbo Café opened on chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, a few minutes from the Université de Montréal, in a roomy space with...

Sans Soleil is a listening bar in Chinatown, located in the basement of the Japanese restaurant Fleurs & Cadeaux. This u...

Stereo isn’t just a club—it’s an institution. A sanctuary for house and techno purists, this after-hours venue has built...

Yakitori Hibahihi approaches the izakaya format with focus and restraint. Led by Hiroshi Kitano and Hideyuki Imaizumi al...

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

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

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

Reimagined from what was once Martha Wainwright’s Ursa, P’tit Ours keeps the original venue’s warmth intact while shifti...

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

Mount Royal is the beating heart of Montreal. This Quebec heritage site, shaped by famed landscape architect Frederick L...

Kopa is a padel club in Pointe-Saint-Charles that treats the experience around the sport as seriously as the sport itsel...

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

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

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

Angelini Café occupies the ground floor of the Yorkshire Building on Saint-Jacques, in the stretch of Old Montreal that...

Known for its atmosphere and charm, this Italian spot serves up a stellar menu of traditional pizzas, hearty pastas, and...

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

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...

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

An all-you-can-eat Indian lunch counter open weekday middays, on the pedestrian stretch off St-Paul West, sharing an add...