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Showing 24 of 220 places in Montreal
A downtown bistro on rue Bishop, Le Grand Comité comes from Groupe Comité and executive chef Rémi Lemieux, whose résumé...
Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...
L’Entracte is a downtown non-profit jazz venue focused on Montreal’s local scene, with programming that gives space to e...
Set in a semi-basement in downtown Montreal, Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill is for jazz enthusiasts and musicians alike. Sinc...
Once known as the beating heart of hockey in Canada, the Montreal Forum has lived many lives. From 1924 to 1996, it was...
From its slate gray salon in downtown Montreal, The Common Room barbershop puts a modern spin on classic cuts. Clients a...
La Section is a barbershop with three locations in Montreal and one in Toronto, with a diverse array of services. Classi...
Mr. Sako opened in 2017, with Mr Sako himself committed to delivering high-quality services and experiences to each cust...
Fade2Brooklyn is a high-end barbershop in downtown Montreal, with a team of barbers who complete precise fades, offer qu...
Toyo is a downtown institution, specializing in Teppanyaki, the traditional Japanese cooking style performed on large ir...
Ye Olde Orchard has built a solid reputation across Montreal, evolving from a single neighbourhood pub into a full-blown...
Downtown Montreal’s Café Parvis blends history and modernity, with a location that used to be a fur showroom and a name...
Siam is a prominent Thai restaurant group with locations in downtown Montreal, Brossard, and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. E...
Cinéma Banque Scotia Montreal opened at the turn of the century as Paramount Montréal, taking the bank’s name in 2007. F...
Centre Sanaaq is a library and piece of civic infrastructure built to absorb a lot at once: books, performances, communi...
Bawarchi arrived downtown in 2022, one outpost of a chain with more than seventy locations across the US and Canada. Des...
Lakshana’s has grown into a two-storefront restaurant, all built around a cuisine rarely represented on its own in the c...
Le Taj was among the first restaurants in Montreal to give Indian food a white-tablecloth setting, thanks to founder Vin...
Chez Devi has held its spot on Crescent Street since 2007, part of a small family of Devi restaurants that also includes...
Shaaz zeroes in on the Hyderabadi side of Indian cooking from its Crescent Street kitchen, anchoring its menu with mandi...
Myriade’s a Montreal institution known for pioneering the city's craft coffee movement. With several locations including...
Layton Audio has been selling sound in downtown Montreal since 1887, when two brothers opened Layton Bros as a shop for...
Club Atwater is a private members’ club set in a historic Tudor mansion in Montreal. Established in 1926 as the Montreal...
Bootlegger isn’t just a bar—it’s a time capsule with better drinks and louder music. Since 2016, this Saint-Laurent spea...
Showing 24 of 220 places in Montreal
A downtown bistro on rue Bishop, Le Grand Comité comes from Groupe Comité and executive chef Rémi Lemieux, whose résumé...
Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...
L’Entracte is a downtown non-profit jazz venue focused on Montreal’s local scene, with programming that gives space to e...
Set in a semi-basement in downtown Montreal, Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill is for jazz enthusiasts and musicians alike. Sinc...
Once known as the beating heart of hockey in Canada, the Montreal Forum has lived many lives. From 1924 to 1996, it was...
From its slate gray salon in downtown Montreal, The Common Room barbershop puts a modern spin on classic cuts. Clients a...
La Section is a barbershop with three locations in Montreal and one in Toronto, with a diverse array of services. Classi...
Mr. Sako opened in 2017, with Mr Sako himself committed to delivering high-quality services and experiences to each cust...
Fade2Brooklyn is a high-end barbershop in downtown Montreal, with a team of barbers who complete precise fades, offer qu...
Toyo is a downtown institution, specializing in Teppanyaki, the traditional Japanese cooking style performed on large ir...
Ye Olde Orchard has built a solid reputation across Montreal, evolving from a single neighbourhood pub into a full-blown...
Downtown Montreal’s Café Parvis blends history and modernity, with a location that used to be a fur showroom and a name...
Siam is a prominent Thai restaurant group with locations in downtown Montreal, Brossard, and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. E...
Cinéma Banque Scotia Montreal opened at the turn of the century as Paramount Montréal, taking the bank’s name in 2007. F...
Centre Sanaaq is a library and piece of civic infrastructure built to absorb a lot at once: books, performances, communi...
Bawarchi arrived downtown in 2022, one outpost of a chain with more than seventy locations across the US and Canada. Des...
Lakshana’s has grown into a two-storefront restaurant, all built around a cuisine rarely represented on its own in the c...
Le Taj was among the first restaurants in Montreal to give Indian food a white-tablecloth setting, thanks to founder Vin...
Chez Devi has held its spot on Crescent Street since 2007, part of a small family of Devi restaurants that also includes...
Shaaz zeroes in on the Hyderabadi side of Indian cooking from its Crescent Street kitchen, anchoring its menu with mandi...
Myriade’s a Montreal institution known for pioneering the city's craft coffee movement. With several locations including...
Layton Audio has been selling sound in downtown Montreal since 1887, when two brothers opened Layton Bros as a shop for...
Club Atwater is a private members’ club set in a historic Tudor mansion in Montreal. Established in 1926 as the Montreal...
Bootlegger isn’t just a bar—it’s a time capsule with better drinks and louder music. Since 2016, this Saint-Laurent spea...
