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Showing 24 of 222 places in Montreal

Biiru brings the izakaya experience downtown, balancing Japanese flavours with a Montreal party vibe. It’s the kind of p...

Beatrice sits on Sherbrooke Street West with an air of quiet confidence, offering Italian cuisine that’s polished withou...

Antep Kebab near Concordia University is a quick-service spot known for its delectable Turkish kebabs on rice and as the...

Alto in the McGill Ghetto is a go-to spot for late-night student sustenance. Ever since its inception in 1987, it’s been...

Capitaine Québec is a comic lover’s paradise and a mainstay in Montreal’s collectible scene, offering one of the city’s...

Librairie Paragraphe has been a go-to destination for English-language books in downtown Montreal for over four decades....

Escondite has built its reputation on doing Mexican comfort food at downtown scale—loud, fast-moving, and designed for g...

Founded in 2010 and led by founder and florist Karman Au, Sky Fleurs produces custom arrangements for everyday gestures,...

Le Boulevardier plays the long game. Opened in 2019 inside Hôtel Le Germain, it channels the spirit of Parisian brasseri...

The Four Seasons Hotel Montreal’s in-house restaurant MARCUS fuses luxury with local flair on an expansive third floor d...

Glide beneath the towering glass dome of Atrium Le 1000, Montreal’s only year-round indoor skating rink, set inside the...

Located on the 44th floor of Place Ville-Marie, Cappello brings a steady hand to the downtown Italian brasserie format....

A multi-tiered hospitality concept taking over the upper floors of Place VIlle-Marie, Hiatus has truly set itself up to...

“The best chefs and restaurants in the city under one roof”—that’s the guiding concept which built the original food hal...

Le Mousso operates on a single, tightly controlled rhythm. Since 2015, chef Antonin Mousseau-Rivard has structured the r...

The Valmont Spa at Hotel Birks’s luxury wellness starts with treatments that balance indulgence and precision. Located i...

Moment Spa at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth blends urban sophistication with tranquillity, offering a retreat without ste...

The Guerlain Spa at the Four Seasons Montreal offers a blend of cutting-edge treatments and timeless elegance. With eigh...

This upscale downtown fitness centre contributes to the city’s gym culture with its own blend of a spa-like ambiance and...

Rosélys is the kind of hotel restaurant that quietly insists on being taken seriously. Set inside the Fairmont Queen Eli...

The Sun Life Building anchors the corner of Metcalfe and René-Lévesque with the kind of presence only a century-old stru...

Celeste is an Italian-Mediterranean project from the team behind Ristorante Beatrice inside the historic Maison Alcan co...

In a bold move to energize Montreal’s downtown core, Japanese retailer UNIQLO opened its first Quebec location in the Ea...

London Pub brings a bit of rowdy charm to Crescent Street’s lineup of bars, offering the kind of no-fuss drinking experi...
Showing 24 of 222 places in Montreal

Biiru brings the izakaya experience downtown, balancing Japanese flavours with a Montreal party vibe. It’s the kind of p...

Beatrice sits on Sherbrooke Street West with an air of quiet confidence, offering Italian cuisine that’s polished withou...

Antep Kebab near Concordia University is a quick-service spot known for its delectable Turkish kebabs on rice and as the...

Alto in the McGill Ghetto is a go-to spot for late-night student sustenance. Ever since its inception in 1987, it’s been...

Capitaine Québec is a comic lover’s paradise and a mainstay in Montreal’s collectible scene, offering one of the city’s...

Librairie Paragraphe has been a go-to destination for English-language books in downtown Montreal for over four decades....

Escondite has built its reputation on doing Mexican comfort food at downtown scale—loud, fast-moving, and designed for g...

Founded in 2010 and led by founder and florist Karman Au, Sky Fleurs produces custom arrangements for everyday gestures,...

Le Boulevardier plays the long game. Opened in 2019 inside Hôtel Le Germain, it channels the spirit of Parisian brasseri...

The Four Seasons Hotel Montreal’s in-house restaurant MARCUS fuses luxury with local flair on an expansive third floor d...

Glide beneath the towering glass dome of Atrium Le 1000, Montreal’s only year-round indoor skating rink, set inside the...

Located on the 44th floor of Place Ville-Marie, Cappello brings a steady hand to the downtown Italian brasserie format....

A multi-tiered hospitality concept taking over the upper floors of Place VIlle-Marie, Hiatus has truly set itself up to...

“The best chefs and restaurants in the city under one roof”—that’s the guiding concept which built the original food hal...

Le Mousso operates on a single, tightly controlled rhythm. Since 2015, chef Antonin Mousseau-Rivard has structured the r...

The Valmont Spa at Hotel Birks’s luxury wellness starts with treatments that balance indulgence and precision. Located i...

Moment Spa at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth blends urban sophistication with tranquillity, offering a retreat without ste...

The Guerlain Spa at the Four Seasons Montreal offers a blend of cutting-edge treatments and timeless elegance. With eigh...

This upscale downtown fitness centre contributes to the city’s gym culture with its own blend of a spa-like ambiance and...

Rosélys is the kind of hotel restaurant that quietly insists on being taken seriously. Set inside the Fairmont Queen Eli...

The Sun Life Building anchors the corner of Metcalfe and René-Lévesque with the kind of presence only a century-old stru...

Celeste is an Italian-Mediterranean project from the team behind Ristorante Beatrice inside the historic Maison Alcan co...

In a bold move to energize Montreal’s downtown core, Japanese retailer UNIQLO opened its first Quebec location in the Ea...

London Pub brings a bit of rowdy charm to Crescent Street’s lineup of bars, offering the kind of no-fuss drinking experi...