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Showing 24 of 222 places in Montreal
Inside the towering Empire boutique on Berri Street, Maison BaultBerri brings together restaurateur Phil Grisé and chef-...
Café le 9e brings the quiet precision of Melk Café into the unlikeliest of settings: the Eaton Centre. But this is no ge...
Aube Café brings its reputation for thoughtful baking and balanced coffee to the downtown core with its second location—...
Inaugurated in 2011, the Maison symphonique welcomes you to experience the ultimate classical music concert . Designed a...
J.A. DeSève Cinema inside Concordia’s J.W. McConnell Building is a 160-seat space that works as a classroom for Film and...
Bei Roots brings a piece of Lebanon’s culinary heritage to downtown Montreal. Located steps from Concordia University, t...
The Gray Collection opened this Parisian steakhouse downtown, bringing classic French bistro fare to a polished space wi...
Moleskine began life on Parc Avenue in 2016, a project shaped by Pullman’s Catherine Bélanger and designer Bruno Braën....
La Belle Province isn’t just a fast food joint—it’s a rite of passage for anyone who’s grown up in Quebec. Born in 1967,...
SOTTO runs as a full restaurant first, with handmade pasta coming out of the kitchen and a bar built around aperitivo cu...
Perched on Place Ville-Marie's 45th floor, Sora 45 is a project from the team behind Hiatus that takes over its more inf...
Newspeak strips clubbing down to its essentials: a dark room, a heavy sound system, and a focus on music that leans left...
Soubois is equal parts supper club, subterranean hideaway, and late-night fever dream. Tucked beneath downtown Montréal,...
A cornerstone of Montreal’s contemporary art scene, the Belgo Building is a six-storey hub of creativity in the Quartier...
McLean's has become an iconic bar and restaurant in downtown Montreal with its authentic Irish pub atmosphere. McLean's...
"One of Montreals largest sports bars, 3 floors of TVs, not a bad seat in the house! - Stop by for delicious burgers, pi...
McKibbin’s Irish Pub is what happens when a classic Irish drinking hole finds a home in Montreal and refuses to leave. I...
Le Vieux Dublin claims the title of Montreal’s oldest Irish pub, and while we’ll let the historians debate that, there’s...
Hurley’s is as close as you’ll get to a proper Irish pub without a transatlantic flight. A staple of Crescent Street’s l...
Since opening its doors in 1983, the Palais des congrès de Montréal has played a central role in shaping Montreal’s inte...
A bar built for time travel, Le French Line is a distilled version of another era. Set in the reborn 9th floor of the Ea...
Located atop an architectural wonder of downtown, the Place Ville Marie, this terrasse-based restaurant and club is wher...
Set within the sleek Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Bar Nacarat’s glamour is only really matched by its mixology, where a...
Place Ville Marie is the closest thing Montreal has to a civic metronome. When it opened in 1962, the cross-shaped tower...
Showing 24 of 222 places in Montreal
Inside the towering Empire boutique on Berri Street, Maison BaultBerri brings together restaurateur Phil Grisé and chef-...
Café le 9e brings the quiet precision of Melk Café into the unlikeliest of settings: the Eaton Centre. But this is no ge...
Aube Café brings its reputation for thoughtful baking and balanced coffee to the downtown core with its second location—...
Inaugurated in 2011, the Maison symphonique welcomes you to experience the ultimate classical music concert . Designed a...
J.A. DeSève Cinema inside Concordia’s J.W. McConnell Building is a 160-seat space that works as a classroom for Film and...
Bei Roots brings a piece of Lebanon’s culinary heritage to downtown Montreal. Located steps from Concordia University, t...
The Gray Collection opened this Parisian steakhouse downtown, bringing classic French bistro fare to a polished space wi...
Moleskine began life on Parc Avenue in 2016, a project shaped by Pullman’s Catherine Bélanger and designer Bruno Braën....
La Belle Province isn’t just a fast food joint—it’s a rite of passage for anyone who’s grown up in Quebec. Born in 1967,...
SOTTO runs as a full restaurant first, with handmade pasta coming out of the kitchen and a bar built around aperitivo cu...
Perched on Place Ville-Marie's 45th floor, Sora 45 is a project from the team behind Hiatus that takes over its more inf...
Newspeak strips clubbing down to its essentials: a dark room, a heavy sound system, and a focus on music that leans left...
Soubois is equal parts supper club, subterranean hideaway, and late-night fever dream. Tucked beneath downtown Montréal,...
A cornerstone of Montreal’s contemporary art scene, the Belgo Building is a six-storey hub of creativity in the Quartier...
McLean's has become an iconic bar and restaurant in downtown Montreal with its authentic Irish pub atmosphere. McLean's...
"One of Montreals largest sports bars, 3 floors of TVs, not a bad seat in the house! - Stop by for delicious burgers, pi...
McKibbin’s Irish Pub is what happens when a classic Irish drinking hole finds a home in Montreal and refuses to leave. I...
Le Vieux Dublin claims the title of Montreal’s oldest Irish pub, and while we’ll let the historians debate that, there’s...
Hurley’s is as close as you’ll get to a proper Irish pub without a transatlantic flight. A staple of Crescent Street’s l...
Since opening its doors in 1983, the Palais des congrès de Montréal has played a central role in shaping Montreal’s inte...
A bar built for time travel, Le French Line is a distilled version of another era. Set in the reborn 9th floor of the Ea...
Located atop an architectural wonder of downtown, the Place Ville Marie, this terrasse-based restaurant and club is wher...
Set within the sleek Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Bar Nacarat’s glamour is only really matched by its mixology, where a...
Place Ville Marie is the closest thing Montreal has to a civic metronome. When it opened in 1962, the cross-shaped tower...
