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Showing 24 of 2275 places in Montreal
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Tucked inside leafy Parc John-F.-Kennedy, this Outremont pool has been serving low-key summer energy since 1964. It’s th...
Take Three is a collaborative boutique co-owned by three Montreal designers—Aly, Kim, and Sarah—who bring their distinct...
Once known as Blizzarts, Barbossa carries the same local energy that’s long made this stretch of Saint-Laurent a late-ni...
Gioia De bills itself as a cucina sociale, and the Old Port restaurant is built accordingly: plates meant for the middle...
Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...
Le Jardin de Panos has been on Duluth Avenue since 1979, and holds a special place in Montreal’s dining scene as the cit...
Sans Soleil is a listening bar in Chinatown, located in the basement of the Japanese restaurant Fleurs & Cadeaux. This u...
Long before it became a summer stomping ground for music heads and art kids, the Peel Basin was Montreal’s industrial de...
Sample occupies a basement beneath a 19th-century greystone in Old Montreal, built around a serious analog sound system,...
Bous brings Persian cuisine to a contemporary downtown space that merges style and tradition in both their culinary and...
Opened in 1940 with Art Deco lines and civic pride to match, Verdun’s Natatorium was once the largest outdoor pool in Ca...
Angelini Café occupies the ground floor of the Yorkshire Building on Saint-Jacques, in the stretch of Old Montreal that...
Blatter & Blatter has been making pipes in Montreal since 1907, when Frédéric Blatter founded the business after years o...
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...
When Martin Picard opened Au Pied de Cochon in 2001, it marked a turning point in Montreal’s restaurant scene. The Plate...
Routy occupies the Van Horne Avenue address that longtime regulars will recognize as the former Boxermans, now reimagine...
Encore Books & Records is a treasure trove of vintage finds and community spirit in NDG. Established over two decades ag...
Cadence Café sits at 990 Saint-Urbain in Chinatown, next door to its sibling spots Fleurs & Cadeaux and Sans Soleil. The...
A Montreal institution since 1980 on rue Saint-Denis, L'Express continues to uphold its reputation for timeless French c...
Librairie Paragraphe has been a go-to destination for English-language books in downtown Montreal for over four decades....
Chez Nino has occupied a corner of Jean-Talon Market since the early 1970s, when Biaggio Marcone, known to everyone as N...
There are Portuguese chicken spots on so many streets of the Plateau, but Portugalia is in a class of its own. Open sinc...
Café Castel occupies a bright, compact room inside the Hôtel Ville-Marie. A house blend of espresso is the anchor here a...
Showing 24 of 2275 places in Montreal
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Tucked inside leafy Parc John-F.-Kennedy, this Outremont pool has been serving low-key summer energy since 1964. It’s th...
Take Three is a collaborative boutique co-owned by three Montreal designers—Aly, Kim, and Sarah—who bring their distinct...
Once known as Blizzarts, Barbossa carries the same local energy that’s long made this stretch of Saint-Laurent a late-ni...
Gioia De bills itself as a cucina sociale, and the Old Port restaurant is built accordingly: plates meant for the middle...
Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...
Le Jardin de Panos has been on Duluth Avenue since 1979, and holds a special place in Montreal’s dining scene as the cit...
Sans Soleil is a listening bar in Chinatown, located in the basement of the Japanese restaurant Fleurs & Cadeaux. This u...
Long before it became a summer stomping ground for music heads and art kids, the Peel Basin was Montreal’s industrial de...
Sample occupies a basement beneath a 19th-century greystone in Old Montreal, built around a serious analog sound system,...
Bous brings Persian cuisine to a contemporary downtown space that merges style and tradition in both their culinary and...
Opened in 1940 with Art Deco lines and civic pride to match, Verdun’s Natatorium was once the largest outdoor pool in Ca...
Angelini Café occupies the ground floor of the Yorkshire Building on Saint-Jacques, in the stretch of Old Montreal that...
Blatter & Blatter has been making pipes in Montreal since 1907, when Frédéric Blatter founded the business after years o...
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...
When Martin Picard opened Au Pied de Cochon in 2001, it marked a turning point in Montreal’s restaurant scene. The Plate...
Routy occupies the Van Horne Avenue address that longtime regulars will recognize as the former Boxermans, now reimagine...
Encore Books & Records is a treasure trove of vintage finds and community spirit in NDG. Established over two decades ag...
Cadence Café sits at 990 Saint-Urbain in Chinatown, next door to its sibling spots Fleurs & Cadeaux and Sans Soleil. The...
A Montreal institution since 1980 on rue Saint-Denis, L'Express continues to uphold its reputation for timeless French c...
Librairie Paragraphe has been a go-to destination for English-language books in downtown Montreal for over four decades....
Chez Nino has occupied a corner of Jean-Talon Market since the early 1970s, when Biaggio Marcone, known to everyone as N...
There are Portuguese chicken spots on so many streets of the Plateau, but Portugalia is in a class of its own. Open sinc...
Café Castel occupies a bright, compact room inside the Hôtel Ville-Marie. A house blend of espresso is the anchor here a...
