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Showing 24 of 103 places in Montreal
St-Hubert may be a household name across Quebec today, but it all started on Plaza Saint-Hubert. In 1951, Hélène and Ren...
Système is a new-gen spot in Montreal’s nightlife landscape, making waves at the crossroads of Little Italy, Villeray, a...
Conserva brings the best of gourmet shopping to the heart of Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie. Founded in 2018 by John Borros a...
Bangluck, a Thai noodle shop in Montreal’s Plateau, brings a taste of tradition to the city’s culinary scene. Opened by...
Mellön takes its name from the Elvish word for "friend" in The Lord of the Rings, a fitting choice for a microbrewery bu...
Tô Dinette Viet occupies the Plaza St-Hubert address that previously housed An Choi Plaza, brought to life by operator V...
Since 1986, Marché Andes has been the anchor of La Petite-Patrie's Latin American community, stocking imported goods fro...
Le Millen spent ten years in Ahuntsic before relocating to Rosemont in March 2026, bringing its reputation for some of t...
Locali is the neighbourhood pizzeria from Alexandre Brunet and Mélanie Mailhiot, the duo who first launched NO.900. Loca...
Gabrielle Laïla Tittley, aka Pony, has made a career out of turning emotional intensity into art that hits hard—and hugs...
What started as a framing shop in 1996 has since scaled into one of Canada’s largest private galleries, occupying three...
Anabelle Berkani wanted to open a creamery to break the mould. That’s baked into the name Iconoglace, a nod to iconoclas...
From French classics to creations influenced by Scandinavian and Californian traditions, Automne Boulangerie has firmly...
Following in the footsteps of many 'little sister' concepts to open in the past year wherein restaurants provide small a...
At 3 Pierres 1 Feu, chef Paul Toussaint brings together ancestral cooking methods, local Quebec ingredients, and the bol...
Marci's ode to 1960s Italian sports bars and New Jersey vibes was spearheaded by a team of serial restaurateurs includin...
A Montreal institution since 1954, Le Roi du Smoked Meat has been serving up some of the city’s best smoked meat for ove...
If you’re serious about cowboy boots—whether it’s your first pair or your fiftieth—this is where you go. Boulet has been...
Buvette Beaubien is the kind of place that earns its regulars. Set on Beaubien Est, this neighbourhood spot feels more l...
The Théâtre Plaza isn’t just a relic—it’s a survivor. First opened in 1922 on Plaza St-Hubert as a lavish movie palace a...
Zab Café is the natural extension of Zab Roasters’ deep-rooted commitment to quality coffee and community. What started...
Rendez-Vous Important feels more like an artist collective than a tattoo studio. Set inside a sun-lit space on Saint-Val...
Founded in 2018 by Belgian friends Quentin Ryckaert and Vincent Coja, Allô Simonne quickly made a name for itself with a...
Ex Voto sits just south of the Little Italy arches, but its spirit feels more global-local hybrid than strictly Montreal...
Showing 24 of 103 places in Montreal
St-Hubert may be a household name across Quebec today, but it all started on Plaza Saint-Hubert. In 1951, Hélène and Ren...
Système is a new-gen spot in Montreal’s nightlife landscape, making waves at the crossroads of Little Italy, Villeray, a...
Conserva brings the best of gourmet shopping to the heart of Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie. Founded in 2018 by John Borros a...
Bangluck, a Thai noodle shop in Montreal’s Plateau, brings a taste of tradition to the city’s culinary scene. Opened by...
Mellön takes its name from the Elvish word for "friend" in The Lord of the Rings, a fitting choice for a microbrewery bu...
Tô Dinette Viet occupies the Plaza St-Hubert address that previously housed An Choi Plaza, brought to life by operator V...
Since 1986, Marché Andes has been the anchor of La Petite-Patrie's Latin American community, stocking imported goods fro...
Le Millen spent ten years in Ahuntsic before relocating to Rosemont in March 2026, bringing its reputation for some of t...
Locali is the neighbourhood pizzeria from Alexandre Brunet and Mélanie Mailhiot, the duo who first launched NO.900. Loca...
Gabrielle Laïla Tittley, aka Pony, has made a career out of turning emotional intensity into art that hits hard—and hugs...
What started as a framing shop in 1996 has since scaled into one of Canada’s largest private galleries, occupying three...
Anabelle Berkani wanted to open a creamery to break the mould. That’s baked into the name Iconoglace, a nod to iconoclas...
From French classics to creations influenced by Scandinavian and Californian traditions, Automne Boulangerie has firmly...
Following in the footsteps of many 'little sister' concepts to open in the past year wherein restaurants provide small a...
At 3 Pierres 1 Feu, chef Paul Toussaint brings together ancestral cooking methods, local Quebec ingredients, and the bol...
Marci's ode to 1960s Italian sports bars and New Jersey vibes was spearheaded by a team of serial restaurateurs includin...
A Montreal institution since 1954, Le Roi du Smoked Meat has been serving up some of the city’s best smoked meat for ove...
If you’re serious about cowboy boots—whether it’s your first pair or your fiftieth—this is where you go. Boulet has been...
Buvette Beaubien is the kind of place that earns its regulars. Set on Beaubien Est, this neighbourhood spot feels more l...
The Théâtre Plaza isn’t just a relic—it’s a survivor. First opened in 1922 on Plaza St-Hubert as a lavish movie palace a...
Zab Café is the natural extension of Zab Roasters’ deep-rooted commitment to quality coffee and community. What started...
Rendez-Vous Important feels more like an artist collective than a tattoo studio. Set inside a sun-lit space on Saint-Val...
Founded in 2018 by Belgian friends Quentin Ryckaert and Vincent Coja, Allô Simonne quickly made a name for itself with a...
Ex Voto sits just south of the Little Italy arches, but its spirit feels more global-local hybrid than strictly Montreal...
