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 2056 places in Montreal
Camilo Lapointe-Nascimento won Les Chefs! in 2020 at 23, the competition's youngest winner, and has since co-founded the...
Cadence Café sits at 990 Saint-Urbain in Chinatown, next door to its sibling spots Fleurs & Cadeaux and Sans Soleil. The...
Riccardo Bertolino spent twelve years as executive chef at Maison Boulud before he and his wife, sommelier Isabel Bordel...
Lovebird is a cocktail bar and music salon set within the stone vaults beneath Hotel Nelligan in Old Montreal, opened in...
Bagatelle has been on rue Ontario Est, steps from Marché Maisonneuve, since 2005. The format is French brasserie: à la c...
Les Mômes opened in Villeray in 2022 as a project by chef Yoann Van Den Berg and co-owner Marie Voyer. Van Den Berg, ori...
Le Millen spent ten years in Ahuntsic before relocating to Rosemont in March 2026, bringing its reputation for some of t...
Mirazu has been serving Anatolian cooking on the Mile End stretch of Saint-Laurent since around 2018, 42 seats and BYOB....
Bombay Mahal has been a Parc-Extension fixture since the early 2000s, and the lineup at the door tells you most of what...
Rites Berbères has been on rue de Bullion in the Plateau since 1985, run by Mohand Yahiaoui, who learned Berber cooking...
L'Olive Noire is a Moroccan restaurant on rue Ontario Est in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, near the Pie-IX metro, serving halal...
El Khomsa is a Tunisian café-restaurant open since 2000, founded by Marwen Lakhdhar. The menu is rooted in Tunisian home...
Salon Mogador has been on rue Beaubien Est in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie since 2006, opened by chef-owner Nabil Soubhi as...
Au Tarot has been on rue Marie-Anne Est at Berry in the Plateau since 1979, opened by Kabyle brothers Ibrahim and Noured...
La Rose des Sables is a Tunisian restaurant on rue Beaubien Est in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, with occasional belly danc...
Au Coin Berbère has been serving Algerian Berber couscous on Prince-Arthur East in the Plateau since 1997, run by a chef...
Le Bled Resto Lounge sits at the corner of Saint-Denis and Sherbrooke in the Plateau, operating as both a restaurant and...
Restaurant Le Cauris, on Avenue Beaumont near Marché Jean-Talon, is chef Edmond Diolo's Senegalese restaurant, operating...
East Africa Restaurant has been on rue Sherbrooke West in NDG since around 2011, a small family-run spot where everythin...
Hot Africa has been a fixture on Chemin Queen Mary in Côte-des-Neiges since at least the mid-2010s, specializing in Came...
30 Juin takes its name from June 30, 1960, the date Patrice Lumumba proclaimed Congolese independence. Chef Awoo runs a...
Mohamed Ould Atigh arrived in Montreal from Mauritania in 1996 with three dollars and a student visa, cooked out of a do...
Resto Belle Afrique is a casual Montréal-Nord spot run by chef-owner Setope Hounkpati, who trained at École hôtelière Ca...
Showing 24 of 2056 places in Montreal
Camilo Lapointe-Nascimento won Les Chefs! in 2020 at 23, the competition's youngest winner, and has since co-founded the...
Cadence Café sits at 990 Saint-Urbain in Chinatown, next door to its sibling spots Fleurs & Cadeaux and Sans Soleil. The...
Riccardo Bertolino spent twelve years as executive chef at Maison Boulud before he and his wife, sommelier Isabel Bordel...
Lovebird is a cocktail bar and music salon set within the stone vaults beneath Hotel Nelligan in Old Montreal, opened in...
Bagatelle has been on rue Ontario Est, steps from Marché Maisonneuve, since 2005. The format is French brasserie: à la c...
Les Mômes opened in Villeray in 2022 as a project by chef Yoann Van Den Berg and co-owner Marie Voyer. Van Den Berg, ori...
Le Millen spent ten years in Ahuntsic before relocating to Rosemont in March 2026, bringing its reputation for some of t...
Mirazu has been serving Anatolian cooking on the Mile End stretch of Saint-Laurent since around 2018, 42 seats and BYOB....
Bombay Mahal has been a Parc-Extension fixture since the early 2000s, and the lineup at the door tells you most of what...
Rites Berbères has been on rue de Bullion in the Plateau since 1985, run by Mohand Yahiaoui, who learned Berber cooking...
L'Olive Noire is a Moroccan restaurant on rue Ontario Est in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, near the Pie-IX metro, serving halal...
El Khomsa is a Tunisian café-restaurant open since 2000, founded by Marwen Lakhdhar. The menu is rooted in Tunisian home...
Salon Mogador has been on rue Beaubien Est in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie since 2006, opened by chef-owner Nabil Soubhi as...
Au Tarot has been on rue Marie-Anne Est at Berry in the Plateau since 1979, opened by Kabyle brothers Ibrahim and Noured...
La Rose des Sables is a Tunisian restaurant on rue Beaubien Est in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, with occasional belly danc...
Au Coin Berbère has been serving Algerian Berber couscous on Prince-Arthur East in the Plateau since 1997, run by a chef...
Le Bled Resto Lounge sits at the corner of Saint-Denis and Sherbrooke in the Plateau, operating as both a restaurant and...
Restaurant Le Cauris, on Avenue Beaumont near Marché Jean-Talon, is chef Edmond Diolo's Senegalese restaurant, operating...
East Africa Restaurant has been on rue Sherbrooke West in NDG since around 2011, a small family-run spot where everythin...
Hot Africa has been a fixture on Chemin Queen Mary in Côte-des-Neiges since at least the mid-2010s, specializing in Came...
30 Juin takes its name from June 30, 1960, the date Patrice Lumumba proclaimed Congolese independence. Chef Awoo runs a...
Mohamed Ould Atigh arrived in Montreal from Mauritania in 1996 with three dollars and a student visa, cooked out of a do...
Resto Belle Afrique is a casual Montréal-Nord spot run by chef-owner Setope Hounkpati, who trained at École hôtelière Ca...
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 2056 places in Montreal
Camilo Lapointe-Nascimento won Les Chefs! in 2020 at 23, the competition's youngest winner, and has since co-founded the...
Cadence Café sits at 990 Saint-Urbain in Chinatown, next door to its sibling spots Fleurs & Cadeaux and Sans Soleil. The...
Riccardo Bertolino spent twelve years as executive chef at Maison Boulud before he and his wife, sommelier Isabel Bordel...
Lovebird is a cocktail bar and music salon set within the stone vaults beneath Hotel Nelligan in Old Montreal, opened in...
Bagatelle has been on rue Ontario Est, steps from Marché Maisonneuve, since 2005. The format is French brasserie: à la c...
Les Mômes opened in Villeray in 2022 as a project by chef Yoann Van Den Berg and co-owner Marie Voyer. Van Den Berg, ori...
Le Millen spent ten years in Ahuntsic before relocating to Rosemont in March 2026, bringing its reputation for some of t...
Mirazu has been serving Anatolian cooking on the Mile End stretch of Saint-Laurent since around 2018, 42 seats and BYOB....
Bombay Mahal has been a Parc-Extension fixture since the early 2000s, and the lineup at the door tells you most of what...
Rites Berbères has been on rue de Bullion in the Plateau since 1985, run by Mohand Yahiaoui, who learned Berber cooking...
L'Olive Noire is a Moroccan restaurant on rue Ontario Est in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, near the Pie-IX metro, serving halal...
El Khomsa is a Tunisian café-restaurant open since 2000, founded by Marwen Lakhdhar. The menu is rooted in Tunisian home...
Salon Mogador has been on rue Beaubien Est in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie since 2006, opened by chef-owner Nabil Soubhi as...
Au Tarot has been on rue Marie-Anne Est at Berry in the Plateau since 1979, opened by Kabyle brothers Ibrahim and Noured...
La Rose des Sables is a Tunisian restaurant on rue Beaubien Est in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, with occasional belly danc...
Au Coin Berbère has been serving Algerian Berber couscous on Prince-Arthur East in the Plateau since 1997, run by a chef...
Le Bled Resto Lounge sits at the corner of Saint-Denis and Sherbrooke in the Plateau, operating as both a restaurant and...
Restaurant Le Cauris, on Avenue Beaumont near Marché Jean-Talon, is chef Edmond Diolo's Senegalese restaurant, operating...
East Africa Restaurant has been on rue Sherbrooke West in NDG since around 2011, a small family-run spot where everythin...
Hot Africa has been a fixture on Chemin Queen Mary in Côte-des-Neiges since at least the mid-2010s, specializing in Came...
30 Juin takes its name from June 30, 1960, the date Patrice Lumumba proclaimed Congolese independence. Chef Awoo runs a...
Mohamed Ould Atigh arrived in Montreal from Mauritania in 1996 with three dollars and a student visa, cooked out of a do...
Resto Belle Afrique is a casual Montréal-Nord spot run by chef-owner Setope Hounkpati, who trained at École hôtelière Ca...
Showing 24 of 2056 places in Montreal
Camilo Lapointe-Nascimento won Les Chefs! in 2020 at 23, the competition's youngest winner, and has since co-founded the...
Cadence Café sits at 990 Saint-Urbain in Chinatown, next door to its sibling spots Fleurs & Cadeaux and Sans Soleil. The...
Riccardo Bertolino spent twelve years as executive chef at Maison Boulud before he and his wife, sommelier Isabel Bordel...
Lovebird is a cocktail bar and music salon set within the stone vaults beneath Hotel Nelligan in Old Montreal, opened in...
Bagatelle has been on rue Ontario Est, steps from Marché Maisonneuve, since 2005. The format is French brasserie: à la c...
Les Mômes opened in Villeray in 2022 as a project by chef Yoann Van Den Berg and co-owner Marie Voyer. Van Den Berg, ori...
Le Millen spent ten years in Ahuntsic before relocating to Rosemont in March 2026, bringing its reputation for some of t...
Mirazu has been serving Anatolian cooking on the Mile End stretch of Saint-Laurent since around 2018, 42 seats and BYOB....
Bombay Mahal has been a Parc-Extension fixture since the early 2000s, and the lineup at the door tells you most of what...
Rites Berbères has been on rue de Bullion in the Plateau since 1985, run by Mohand Yahiaoui, who learned Berber cooking...
L'Olive Noire is a Moroccan restaurant on rue Ontario Est in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, near the Pie-IX metro, serving halal...
El Khomsa is a Tunisian café-restaurant open since 2000, founded by Marwen Lakhdhar. The menu is rooted in Tunisian home...
Salon Mogador has been on rue Beaubien Est in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie since 2006, opened by chef-owner Nabil Soubhi as...
Au Tarot has been on rue Marie-Anne Est at Berry in the Plateau since 1979, opened by Kabyle brothers Ibrahim and Noured...
La Rose des Sables is a Tunisian restaurant on rue Beaubien Est in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, with occasional belly danc...
Au Coin Berbère has been serving Algerian Berber couscous on Prince-Arthur East in the Plateau since 1997, run by a chef...
Le Bled Resto Lounge sits at the corner of Saint-Denis and Sherbrooke in the Plateau, operating as both a restaurant and...
Restaurant Le Cauris, on Avenue Beaumont near Marché Jean-Talon, is chef Edmond Diolo's Senegalese restaurant, operating...
East Africa Restaurant has been on rue Sherbrooke West in NDG since around 2011, a small family-run spot where everythin...
Hot Africa has been a fixture on Chemin Queen Mary in Côte-des-Neiges since at least the mid-2010s, specializing in Came...
30 Juin takes its name from June 30, 1960, the date Patrice Lumumba proclaimed Congolese independence. Chef Awoo runs a...
Mohamed Ould Atigh arrived in Montreal from Mauritania in 1996 with three dollars and a student visa, cooked out of a do...
Resto Belle Afrique is a casual Montréal-Nord spot run by chef-owner Setope Hounkpati, who trained at École hôtelière Ca...
