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 2080 places in Montreal

Friperie Notre Dame started with a simple idea: rescue what others throw away. What began in 2019 as two founders—Andy H...

Specializing in Niçoise cuisine that combines the best of southern France and Italy, the father-daughter team behind thi...

The Bruno Sport Bar is a time capsule and testament to Montreal’s enduring tavern culture—a place where history, kitsch,...

EcoDepot Montréal isn’t your average thrift stop—it’s a 10,000-square-foot scavenger hunt where yesterday’s castoffs bec...

Plume occupies a former commercial bakery on Fairmount Ouest that dates to 1967, and the Mile End address suits the proj...

Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...

Centered around Lakeshore Road and clustered along the waterfront, the area feels like a holdout from another era: indep...

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

Au Coin is as much wine bar as it is a café, and the menus reflect that balance. The food offering stays compact and del...

Cococina is built around the idea of time spent well at the table. The kitchen works within a Mediterranean spectrum tha...

The Sandhu family—known for their work on the Montreal scene for spots like India Rosa—has embarked into new territory w...

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

On Notre-Dame Est in Old Montreal, inside a restored 1865 building on one of the city's oldest streets, Matcha Haüs Atel...

The second outpost of Yann Levy's retro-futuristic Japanese universe lands on Saint-Viateur East, and it's a looser, mor...

Bord’Elle is where Montréal’s nightlife meets the decadence of a bygone era. Inspired by the roaring 1920s, this Old Mon...

Rôtisserie La Lune is a love letter to Québécois rotisserie culture, reimagined by the celebrated team behind Mon Lapin...

Perched on Place Ville-Marie's 45th floor, Sora 45 is a project from the team behind Hiatus that takes over its more inf...

Le Jardin de Panos has been on Duluth Avenue since 1979, and holds a special place in Montreal’s dining scene as the cit...

Some dépanneurs sell lottery tickets and instant noodles. This one sells 3000 tourtières a year and the best $3.50 break...

Marci's ode to 1960s Italian sports bars and New Jersey vibes was spearheaded by a team of serial restaurateurs includin...

Bous brings Persian cuisine to a contemporary downtown space that merges style and tradition in both their culinary and...

One of the Plateau's most enduring institutions, Café Cherrier has occupied the corner of Saint-Denis and Cherrier since...

Since 1986, Marché Andes has been the anchor of La Petite-Patrie's Latin American community, stocking imported goods fro...

Find the Key opened in Montreal in 2014, making it one of the city's original escape room operations, and has built its...
Showing 24 of 2080 places in Montreal

Friperie Notre Dame started with a simple idea: rescue what others throw away. What began in 2019 as two founders—Andy H...

Specializing in Niçoise cuisine that combines the best of southern France and Italy, the father-daughter team behind thi...

The Bruno Sport Bar is a time capsule and testament to Montreal’s enduring tavern culture—a place where history, kitsch,...

EcoDepot Montréal isn’t your average thrift stop—it’s a 10,000-square-foot scavenger hunt where yesterday’s castoffs bec...

Plume occupies a former commercial bakery on Fairmount Ouest that dates to 1967, and the Mile End address suits the proj...

Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...

Centered around Lakeshore Road and clustered along the waterfront, the area feels like a holdout from another era: indep...

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

Au Coin is as much wine bar as it is a café, and the menus reflect that balance. The food offering stays compact and del...

Cococina is built around the idea of time spent well at the table. The kitchen works within a Mediterranean spectrum tha...

The Sandhu family—known for their work on the Montreal scene for spots like India Rosa—has embarked into new territory w...

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

On Notre-Dame Est in Old Montreal, inside a restored 1865 building on one of the city's oldest streets, Matcha Haüs Atel...

The second outpost of Yann Levy's retro-futuristic Japanese universe lands on Saint-Viateur East, and it's a looser, mor...

Bord’Elle is where Montréal’s nightlife meets the decadence of a bygone era. Inspired by the roaring 1920s, this Old Mon...

Rôtisserie La Lune is a love letter to Québécois rotisserie culture, reimagined by the celebrated team behind Mon Lapin...

Perched on Place Ville-Marie's 45th floor, Sora 45 is a project from the team behind Hiatus that takes over its more inf...

Le Jardin de Panos has been on Duluth Avenue since 1979, and holds a special place in Montreal’s dining scene as the cit...

Some dépanneurs sell lottery tickets and instant noodles. This one sells 3000 tourtières a year and the best $3.50 break...

Marci's ode to 1960s Italian sports bars and New Jersey vibes was spearheaded by a team of serial restaurateurs includin...

Bous brings Persian cuisine to a contemporary downtown space that merges style and tradition in both their culinary and...

One of the Plateau's most enduring institutions, Café Cherrier has occupied the corner of Saint-Denis and Cherrier since...

Since 1986, Marché Andes has been the anchor of La Petite-Patrie's Latin American community, stocking imported goods fro...

Find the Key opened in Montreal in 2014, making it one of the city's original escape room operations, and has built its...
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 2080 places in Montreal

Friperie Notre Dame started with a simple idea: rescue what others throw away. What began in 2019 as two founders—Andy H...

Specializing in Niçoise cuisine that combines the best of southern France and Italy, the father-daughter team behind thi...

The Bruno Sport Bar is a time capsule and testament to Montreal’s enduring tavern culture—a place where history, kitsch,...

EcoDepot Montréal isn’t your average thrift stop—it’s a 10,000-square-foot scavenger hunt where yesterday’s castoffs bec...

Plume occupies a former commercial bakery on Fairmount Ouest that dates to 1967, and the Mile End address suits the proj...

Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...

Centered around Lakeshore Road and clustered along the waterfront, the area feels like a holdout from another era: indep...

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

Au Coin is as much wine bar as it is a café, and the menus reflect that balance. The food offering stays compact and del...

Cococina is built around the idea of time spent well at the table. The kitchen works within a Mediterranean spectrum tha...

The Sandhu family—known for their work on the Montreal scene for spots like India Rosa—has embarked into new territory w...

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

On Notre-Dame Est in Old Montreal, inside a restored 1865 building on one of the city's oldest streets, Matcha Haüs Atel...

The second outpost of Yann Levy's retro-futuristic Japanese universe lands on Saint-Viateur East, and it's a looser, mor...

Bord’Elle is where Montréal’s nightlife meets the decadence of a bygone era. Inspired by the roaring 1920s, this Old Mon...

Rôtisserie La Lune is a love letter to Québécois rotisserie culture, reimagined by the celebrated team behind Mon Lapin...

Perched on Place Ville-Marie's 45th floor, Sora 45 is a project from the team behind Hiatus that takes over its more inf...

Le Jardin de Panos has been on Duluth Avenue since 1979, and holds a special place in Montreal’s dining scene as the cit...

Some dépanneurs sell lottery tickets and instant noodles. This one sells 3000 tourtières a year and the best $3.50 break...

Marci's ode to 1960s Italian sports bars and New Jersey vibes was spearheaded by a team of serial restaurateurs includin...

Bous brings Persian cuisine to a contemporary downtown space that merges style and tradition in both their culinary and...

One of the Plateau's most enduring institutions, Café Cherrier has occupied the corner of Saint-Denis and Cherrier since...

Since 1986, Marché Andes has been the anchor of La Petite-Patrie's Latin American community, stocking imported goods fro...

Find the Key opened in Montreal in 2014, making it one of the city's original escape room operations, and has built its...
Showing 24 of 2080 places in Montreal

Friperie Notre Dame started with a simple idea: rescue what others throw away. What began in 2019 as two founders—Andy H...

Specializing in Niçoise cuisine that combines the best of southern France and Italy, the father-daughter team behind thi...

The Bruno Sport Bar is a time capsule and testament to Montreal’s enduring tavern culture—a place where history, kitsch,...

EcoDepot Montréal isn’t your average thrift stop—it’s a 10,000-square-foot scavenger hunt where yesterday’s castoffs bec...

Plume occupies a former commercial bakery on Fairmount Ouest that dates to 1967, and the Mile End address suits the proj...

Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...

Centered around Lakeshore Road and clustered along the waterfront, the area feels like a holdout from another era: indep...

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

Au Coin is as much wine bar as it is a café, and the menus reflect that balance. The food offering stays compact and del...

Cococina is built around the idea of time spent well at the table. The kitchen works within a Mediterranean spectrum tha...

The Sandhu family—known for their work on the Montreal scene for spots like India Rosa—has embarked into new territory w...

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

On Notre-Dame Est in Old Montreal, inside a restored 1865 building on one of the city's oldest streets, Matcha Haüs Atel...

The second outpost of Yann Levy's retro-futuristic Japanese universe lands on Saint-Viateur East, and it's a looser, mor...

Bord’Elle is where Montréal’s nightlife meets the decadence of a bygone era. Inspired by the roaring 1920s, this Old Mon...

Rôtisserie La Lune is a love letter to Québécois rotisserie culture, reimagined by the celebrated team behind Mon Lapin...

Perched on Place Ville-Marie's 45th floor, Sora 45 is a project from the team behind Hiatus that takes over its more inf...

Le Jardin de Panos has been on Duluth Avenue since 1979, and holds a special place in Montreal’s dining scene as the cit...

Some dépanneurs sell lottery tickets and instant noodles. This one sells 3000 tourtières a year and the best $3.50 break...

Marci's ode to 1960s Italian sports bars and New Jersey vibes was spearheaded by a team of serial restaurateurs includin...

Bous brings Persian cuisine to a contemporary downtown space that merges style and tradition in both their culinary and...

One of the Plateau's most enduring institutions, Café Cherrier has occupied the corner of Saint-Denis and Cherrier since...

Since 1986, Marché Andes has been the anchor of La Petite-Patrie's Latin American community, stocking imported goods fro...

Find the Key opened in Montreal in 2014, making it one of the city's original escape room operations, and has built its...