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 42 places in Montreal
Founded in 1989 by Blais and his partner Sylvie Cataford, who'd been haunting museum openings together since their teens...
Galerie ERGA operates as a flexible rental space in Mile-Ex, catering to solo and group exhibitions, curated art project...
PHI stands as a nexus for innovation and accessibility in the arts. Uniting diverse practices under one umbrella, PHI en...
With a flagship gallery on rue Saint-Pierre in Old Montreal, Beauchamp Art Galleries brings its sprawling, family-run mo...
L'Original operates on a simple premise that somehow feels revolutionary in Montreal's art scene: make local street art...
Galerie Robertson Arès has been steadily expanding its reach since 2019, carving out space in Montreal’s Petite Bourgogn...
Melsa Montagne and Natanaël Major turned an old Hochelaga garage into something the neighborhood didn't know it needed:...
For over a decade, Galerie Hugues Charbonneau has built a reputation for curating ambitious, forward-thinking exhibition...
Since opening in 2014, Galerie C.O.A has carved out a space in Montreal’s art scene for the unexpected, the unconvention...
Galerie B-312 has been holding down space in the Belgo Building since 1991—long before it became the go-to hive for cont...
Alan Klinkhoff Gallery is less a gallery than a legacy. With roots tracing back to 1949, it stands as one of Canada’s mo...
Housed in a former bank on Rue Sainte-Catherine Est, the Guido Molinari Foundation operates out of the very building whe...
Foil Gallery isn’t your standard white-wall affair. Founded by digital artists Frédéric Duquette (FVCKRENDER) and Jo-Ani...
Espace VERRE is what happens when a centuries-old craft gets a second life in a decommissioned Montreal fire station. Si...
Set in a walk-up apartment in Montreal’s Village, Espace Maurice is part exhibition space, part living archive. Founded...
Eli Kerr’s current gallery practice reflects over a decade of evolving exhibition work rooted in site-specificity and a...
CLARK has spent over three decades carving out space for experimental art in Montreal. What started in 1988 as a scrappy...
Bradley Ertaskiran operates out of a restored industrial building in Saint-Henri, where its two gallery spaces support a...
BBAM! Gallery doesn’t fit neatly into categories—and that’s the point. Co-founded in 2012 by Alison Rogers and Ralph Alf...
Atelier Retailles is a dynamic and inclusive paper workshop in Montreal that champions creative experimentation. Focused...
What started as a framing shop in 1996 has since scaled into one of Canada’s largest private galleries, occupying three...
Cosner Gallery and its newly opened 1130 Sherbrooke Ouest location extend the gallery’s longstanding focus on Canadian a...
Set within an 80,000-square-foot former shipyard in Griffintown, Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal is a powerhouse of co...
Ada X is a feminist, artist-run centre in Montreal committed to reshaping who gets to create, access, and define new med...
Showing 24 of 42 places in Montreal
Founded in 1989 by Blais and his partner Sylvie Cataford, who'd been haunting museum openings together since their teens...
Galerie ERGA operates as a flexible rental space in Mile-Ex, catering to solo and group exhibitions, curated art project...
PHI stands as a nexus for innovation and accessibility in the arts. Uniting diverse practices under one umbrella, PHI en...
With a flagship gallery on rue Saint-Pierre in Old Montreal, Beauchamp Art Galleries brings its sprawling, family-run mo...
L'Original operates on a simple premise that somehow feels revolutionary in Montreal's art scene: make local street art...
Galerie Robertson Arès has been steadily expanding its reach since 2019, carving out space in Montreal’s Petite Bourgogn...
Melsa Montagne and Natanaël Major turned an old Hochelaga garage into something the neighborhood didn't know it needed:...
For over a decade, Galerie Hugues Charbonneau has built a reputation for curating ambitious, forward-thinking exhibition...
Since opening in 2014, Galerie C.O.A has carved out a space in Montreal’s art scene for the unexpected, the unconvention...
Galerie B-312 has been holding down space in the Belgo Building since 1991—long before it became the go-to hive for cont...
Alan Klinkhoff Gallery is less a gallery than a legacy. With roots tracing back to 1949, it stands as one of Canada’s mo...
Housed in a former bank on Rue Sainte-Catherine Est, the Guido Molinari Foundation operates out of the very building whe...
Foil Gallery isn’t your standard white-wall affair. Founded by digital artists Frédéric Duquette (FVCKRENDER) and Jo-Ani...
Espace VERRE is what happens when a centuries-old craft gets a second life in a decommissioned Montreal fire station. Si...
Set in a walk-up apartment in Montreal’s Village, Espace Maurice is part exhibition space, part living archive. Founded...
Eli Kerr’s current gallery practice reflects over a decade of evolving exhibition work rooted in site-specificity and a...
CLARK has spent over three decades carving out space for experimental art in Montreal. What started in 1988 as a scrappy...
Bradley Ertaskiran operates out of a restored industrial building in Saint-Henri, where its two gallery spaces support a...
BBAM! Gallery doesn’t fit neatly into categories—and that’s the point. Co-founded in 2012 by Alison Rogers and Ralph Alf...
Atelier Retailles is a dynamic and inclusive paper workshop in Montreal that champions creative experimentation. Focused...
What started as a framing shop in 1996 has since scaled into one of Canada’s largest private galleries, occupying three...
Cosner Gallery and its newly opened 1130 Sherbrooke Ouest location extend the gallery’s longstanding focus on Canadian a...
Set within an 80,000-square-foot former shipyard in Griffintown, Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal is a powerhouse of co...
Ada X is a feminist, artist-run centre in Montreal committed to reshaping who gets to create, access, and define new med...
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 42 places in Montreal
Founded in 1989 by Blais and his partner Sylvie Cataford, who'd been haunting museum openings together since their teens...
Galerie ERGA operates as a flexible rental space in Mile-Ex, catering to solo and group exhibitions, curated art project...
PHI stands as a nexus for innovation and accessibility in the arts. Uniting diverse practices under one umbrella, PHI en...
With a flagship gallery on rue Saint-Pierre in Old Montreal, Beauchamp Art Galleries brings its sprawling, family-run mo...
L'Original operates on a simple premise that somehow feels revolutionary in Montreal's art scene: make local street art...
Galerie Robertson Arès has been steadily expanding its reach since 2019, carving out space in Montreal’s Petite Bourgogn...
Melsa Montagne and Natanaël Major turned an old Hochelaga garage into something the neighborhood didn't know it needed:...
For over a decade, Galerie Hugues Charbonneau has built a reputation for curating ambitious, forward-thinking exhibition...
Since opening in 2014, Galerie C.O.A has carved out a space in Montreal’s art scene for the unexpected, the unconvention...
Galerie B-312 has been holding down space in the Belgo Building since 1991—long before it became the go-to hive for cont...
Alan Klinkhoff Gallery is less a gallery than a legacy. With roots tracing back to 1949, it stands as one of Canada’s mo...
Housed in a former bank on Rue Sainte-Catherine Est, the Guido Molinari Foundation operates out of the very building whe...
Foil Gallery isn’t your standard white-wall affair. Founded by digital artists Frédéric Duquette (FVCKRENDER) and Jo-Ani...
Espace VERRE is what happens when a centuries-old craft gets a second life in a decommissioned Montreal fire station. Si...
Set in a walk-up apartment in Montreal’s Village, Espace Maurice is part exhibition space, part living archive. Founded...
Eli Kerr’s current gallery practice reflects over a decade of evolving exhibition work rooted in site-specificity and a...
CLARK has spent over three decades carving out space for experimental art in Montreal. What started in 1988 as a scrappy...
Bradley Ertaskiran operates out of a restored industrial building in Saint-Henri, where its two gallery spaces support a...
BBAM! Gallery doesn’t fit neatly into categories—and that’s the point. Co-founded in 2012 by Alison Rogers and Ralph Alf...
Atelier Retailles is a dynamic and inclusive paper workshop in Montreal that champions creative experimentation. Focused...
What started as a framing shop in 1996 has since scaled into one of Canada’s largest private galleries, occupying three...
Cosner Gallery and its newly opened 1130 Sherbrooke Ouest location extend the gallery’s longstanding focus on Canadian a...
Set within an 80,000-square-foot former shipyard in Griffintown, Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal is a powerhouse of co...
Ada X is a feminist, artist-run centre in Montreal committed to reshaping who gets to create, access, and define new med...
Showing 24 of 42 places in Montreal
Founded in 1989 by Blais and his partner Sylvie Cataford, who'd been haunting museum openings together since their teens...
Galerie ERGA operates as a flexible rental space in Mile-Ex, catering to solo and group exhibitions, curated art project...
PHI stands as a nexus for innovation and accessibility in the arts. Uniting diverse practices under one umbrella, PHI en...
With a flagship gallery on rue Saint-Pierre in Old Montreal, Beauchamp Art Galleries brings its sprawling, family-run mo...
L'Original operates on a simple premise that somehow feels revolutionary in Montreal's art scene: make local street art...
Galerie Robertson Arès has been steadily expanding its reach since 2019, carving out space in Montreal’s Petite Bourgogn...
Melsa Montagne and Natanaël Major turned an old Hochelaga garage into something the neighborhood didn't know it needed:...
For over a decade, Galerie Hugues Charbonneau has built a reputation for curating ambitious, forward-thinking exhibition...
Since opening in 2014, Galerie C.O.A has carved out a space in Montreal’s art scene for the unexpected, the unconvention...
Galerie B-312 has been holding down space in the Belgo Building since 1991—long before it became the go-to hive for cont...
Alan Klinkhoff Gallery is less a gallery than a legacy. With roots tracing back to 1949, it stands as one of Canada’s mo...
Housed in a former bank on Rue Sainte-Catherine Est, the Guido Molinari Foundation operates out of the very building whe...
Foil Gallery isn’t your standard white-wall affair. Founded by digital artists Frédéric Duquette (FVCKRENDER) and Jo-Ani...
Espace VERRE is what happens when a centuries-old craft gets a second life in a decommissioned Montreal fire station. Si...
Set in a walk-up apartment in Montreal’s Village, Espace Maurice is part exhibition space, part living archive. Founded...
Eli Kerr’s current gallery practice reflects over a decade of evolving exhibition work rooted in site-specificity and a...
CLARK has spent over three decades carving out space for experimental art in Montreal. What started in 1988 as a scrappy...
Bradley Ertaskiran operates out of a restored industrial building in Saint-Henri, where its two gallery spaces support a...
BBAM! Gallery doesn’t fit neatly into categories—and that’s the point. Co-founded in 2012 by Alison Rogers and Ralph Alf...
Atelier Retailles is a dynamic and inclusive paper workshop in Montreal that champions creative experimentation. Focused...
What started as a framing shop in 1996 has since scaled into one of Canada’s largest private galleries, occupying three...
Cosner Gallery and its newly opened 1130 Sherbrooke Ouest location extend the gallery’s longstanding focus on Canadian a...
Set within an 80,000-square-foot former shipyard in Griffintown, Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal is a powerhouse of co...
Ada X is a feminist, artist-run centre in Montreal committed to reshaping who gets to create, access, and define new med...
