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Showing 24 of 48 places in Montreal
Marché Jean-Brillant has been open since 1982, and for the last dozen years it's been run by three guys who look like th...
This park sits a few blocks from both Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela parks, in a neighbourhood where that kind of clu...
Maison Bagel doesn't look like much has changed. Spoiler: That’s true. Babak Assadollahi took over the Plaza Côte-des-N...
Plaza Côte-des-Neiges has never really been just a mall. Since opening in the 1970s, it's functioned as the living room...
Pho Lien has been a Côte-des-Neiges institution for nearly 25 years, drawing crowds daily with its Vietnamese fare. Loca...
Nöam, which opened its doors on August 6, 2024 in Côte-des-Neiges, has quickly established itself as a reliable choice f...
Kam Shing has cemented itself as a cornerstone for Chinese comfort food in Montreal, with each of its locations drawing...
Since 1927, Dunn’s Famous has been serving up Montreal smoked meat, and the Décarie location carries forward this histor...
Duc de Lorraine isn’t trying to be charming—it just is. Open since 1952 on a busy Côte-des-Neiges corner, it’s said to b...
Tasty Food’s history reads like a survival story. It starts in 1958 as a Tastee Freez on Décarie, set up to catch bus tr...
Marathon Souvlaki has been doing the same thing, more or less the same way, since the late ’70s. Looking at what they've...
A neighbourhood institution with the kind of steady, no-nonsense service you wish every flower shop offered. Family-run...
CoreXcellence is a high-performance training centre designed to help athletes and everyday movers, whether you’re traini...
For over 60 years, Boucherie Atlantique has been Montreal’s portal to authentic European flavours. Founded in 1963 by Wo...
Since 1986, this Côte-des-Neiges institution has been dishing out all-vegetarian North Indian fare from its perch in the...
A pillar of Montréal’s steakhouse tradition for over six decades, Rib N Reef is a masterclass in old-school indulgence....
Ruby Foo’s doubles as a hotel and a piece of Montréal’s postwar story that’s managed to stay relevant. Once the go-to su...
R.E.A.L. Bagel Décarie is Côte-des-Neiges' hidden gem for bagel aficionados. Beyond the classics, this bakery entices wi...
Ah, the "Broadway of Montreal": Long before it became a shorthand for English-language theatre, Segal Centre for Perform...
Mayfair has been doing flowers the old-fashioned way for over 50 years—and that’s a compliment. Just off Queen Mary, thi...
Tucked inside Parc Martin-Luther-King, the Kent pool delivers a full summer playbook: lap lanes, diving boards, shaded p...
The Montréal Holocaust Museum preserves the personal testimonies of Holocaust survivors, offering visitors a powerful an...
Tristar Gym is a legendary hub for martial arts excellence, known globally as the home of champions. Led by the celebrat...
The Caribbean Curry House has been a Côte-des-Neiges mainstay since 1980, serving up unapologetically bold flavours and...
Showing 24 of 48 places in Montreal
Marché Jean-Brillant has been open since 1982, and for the last dozen years it's been run by three guys who look like th...
This park sits a few blocks from both Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela parks, in a neighbourhood where that kind of clu...
Maison Bagel doesn't look like much has changed. Spoiler: That’s true. Babak Assadollahi took over the Plaza Côte-des-N...
Plaza Côte-des-Neiges has never really been just a mall. Since opening in the 1970s, it's functioned as the living room...
Pho Lien has been a Côte-des-Neiges institution for nearly 25 years, drawing crowds daily with its Vietnamese fare. Loca...
Nöam, which opened its doors on August 6, 2024 in Côte-des-Neiges, has quickly established itself as a reliable choice f...
Kam Shing has cemented itself as a cornerstone for Chinese comfort food in Montreal, with each of its locations drawing...
Since 1927, Dunn’s Famous has been serving up Montreal smoked meat, and the Décarie location carries forward this histor...
Duc de Lorraine isn’t trying to be charming—it just is. Open since 1952 on a busy Côte-des-Neiges corner, it’s said to b...
Tasty Food’s history reads like a survival story. It starts in 1958 as a Tastee Freez on Décarie, set up to catch bus tr...
Marathon Souvlaki has been doing the same thing, more or less the same way, since the late ’70s. Looking at what they've...
A neighbourhood institution with the kind of steady, no-nonsense service you wish every flower shop offered. Family-run...
CoreXcellence is a high-performance training centre designed to help athletes and everyday movers, whether you’re traini...
For over 60 years, Boucherie Atlantique has been Montreal’s portal to authentic European flavours. Founded in 1963 by Wo...
Since 1986, this Côte-des-Neiges institution has been dishing out all-vegetarian North Indian fare from its perch in the...
A pillar of Montréal’s steakhouse tradition for over six decades, Rib N Reef is a masterclass in old-school indulgence....
Ruby Foo’s doubles as a hotel and a piece of Montréal’s postwar story that’s managed to stay relevant. Once the go-to su...
R.E.A.L. Bagel Décarie is Côte-des-Neiges' hidden gem for bagel aficionados. Beyond the classics, this bakery entices wi...
Ah, the "Broadway of Montreal": Long before it became a shorthand for English-language theatre, Segal Centre for Perform...
Mayfair has been doing flowers the old-fashioned way for over 50 years—and that’s a compliment. Just off Queen Mary, thi...
Tucked inside Parc Martin-Luther-King, the Kent pool delivers a full summer playbook: lap lanes, diving boards, shaded p...
The Montréal Holocaust Museum preserves the personal testimonies of Holocaust survivors, offering visitors a powerful an...
Tristar Gym is a legendary hub for martial arts excellence, known globally as the home of champions. Led by the celebrat...
The Caribbean Curry House has been a Côte-des-Neiges mainstay since 1980, serving up unapologetically bold flavours and...
