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Showing 24 of 222 places in Montreal
La Section is a barbershop with three locations in Montreal and one in Toronto, with a diverse array of services. Classi...
Restaurant Lloyd operates as the culinary anchor of the Marriott Château Champlain. Executive chef Nicolas You brings a...
Tongue Bui’s Minnibar is a deliberate departure from nightlife openings. The name came to him on a first walkthrough of...
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...
Chez Devi has held its spot on Crescent Street since 2007, part of a small family of Devi restaurants that also includes...
Centre Sanaaq is a library and piece of civic infrastructure built to absorb a lot at once: books, performances, communi...
Lakshana’s has grown into a two-storefront restaurant, all built around a cuisine rarely represented on its own in the c...
Les Trois Monkeys opened in July 2024 on the second level of Les Cours Mont-Royal, at 1455 Peel. The facility combines e...
Projet Seoul occupies a large room on rue Bishop, downtown, planted heavily and fitted with a few actual trees to echo t...
Downtown Montreal has no shortage of places to close a deal or mark an occasion, but Jatoba makes a strong case for itse...
Sakura has been at it since 1973, when founder Noriko Ishii ("Mama-san" to regulars) opened on Crescent Street at a time...
Maison Bao operates with a clear lane: dough and fillings for dumplings, noodles, and small plates on repeat. The menu’s...
From its slate gray salon in downtown Montreal, The Common Room barbershop puts a modern spin on classic cuts. Clients a...
Prison Island Montreal plants 30-plus challenge cells inside a sprawling interactive prison set, putting teams up agains...
Shaaz zeroes in on the Hyderabadi side of Indian cooking from its Crescent Street kitchen, anchoring its menu with mandi...
Mr. Sako opened in 2017, with Mr Sako himself committed to delivering high-quality services and experiences to each cust...
Le Cathcart is a food court, but not in the traditional sense: it’s what happens when downtown real estate, hospitality...
L’Entracte is a downtown non-profit jazz venue focused on Montreal’s local scene, with programming that gives space to e...
Toyo is a downtown institution, specializing in Teppanyaki, the traditional Japanese cooking style performed on large ir...
Downtown Montreal’s Café Parvis blends history and modernity, with a location that used to be a fur showroom and a name...
Don’t miss this lunch and weekend brunch spot inside the multidisciplinary art space of Maison Alcan in the Golden Squar...
Galerie B-312 has been holding down space in the Belgo Building since 1991—long before it became the go-to hive for cont...
For over a decade, Galerie Hugues Charbonneau has built a reputation for curating ambitious, forward-thinking exhibition...
Showing 24 of 222 places in Montreal
La Section is a barbershop with three locations in Montreal and one in Toronto, with a diverse array of services. Classi...
Restaurant Lloyd operates as the culinary anchor of the Marriott Château Champlain. Executive chef Nicolas You brings a...
Tongue Bui’s Minnibar is a deliberate departure from nightlife openings. The name came to him on a first walkthrough of...
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...
Chez Devi has held its spot on Crescent Street since 2007, part of a small family of Devi restaurants that also includes...
Centre Sanaaq is a library and piece of civic infrastructure built to absorb a lot at once: books, performances, communi...
Lakshana’s has grown into a two-storefront restaurant, all built around a cuisine rarely represented on its own in the c...
Les Trois Monkeys opened in July 2024 on the second level of Les Cours Mont-Royal, at 1455 Peel. The facility combines e...
Projet Seoul occupies a large room on rue Bishop, downtown, planted heavily and fitted with a few actual trees to echo t...
Downtown Montreal has no shortage of places to close a deal or mark an occasion, but Jatoba makes a strong case for itse...
Sakura has been at it since 1973, when founder Noriko Ishii ("Mama-san" to regulars) opened on Crescent Street at a time...
Maison Bao operates with a clear lane: dough and fillings for dumplings, noodles, and small plates on repeat. The menu’s...
From its slate gray salon in downtown Montreal, The Common Room barbershop puts a modern spin on classic cuts. Clients a...
Prison Island Montreal plants 30-plus challenge cells inside a sprawling interactive prison set, putting teams up agains...
Shaaz zeroes in on the Hyderabadi side of Indian cooking from its Crescent Street kitchen, anchoring its menu with mandi...
Mr. Sako opened in 2017, with Mr Sako himself committed to delivering high-quality services and experiences to each cust...
Le Cathcart is a food court, but not in the traditional sense: it’s what happens when downtown real estate, hospitality...
L’Entracte is a downtown non-profit jazz venue focused on Montreal’s local scene, with programming that gives space to e...
Toyo is a downtown institution, specializing in Teppanyaki, the traditional Japanese cooking style performed on large ir...
Downtown Montreal’s Café Parvis blends history and modernity, with a location that used to be a fur showroom and a name...
Don’t miss this lunch and weekend brunch spot inside the multidisciplinary art space of Maison Alcan in the Golden Squar...
Galerie B-312 has been holding down space in the Belgo Building since 1991—long before it became the go-to hive for cont...
For over a decade, Galerie Hugues Charbonneau has built a reputation for curating ambitious, forward-thinking exhibition...
