Your guide to the best places in Montreal. Discover local favourites, hidden gems, and top-rated spots across the city.
Built from our network
The directory is sourced from our ongoing conversations with chefs, operators, and cultural figures across the city. Places are added when they’re cited by people whose judgment we trust.
Selection is editorial, not commercial
A venue earns its place before it can sponsor or advertise.
Ranked by readers
Placement reflects what people recommend, save, and visit.
Showing 23 of 23 places in Montreal
Not every great idea starts in a professional kitchen. Bagel Fréna began in a family basement in 2019, built around a br...
The Saul-Bellow Library is already a good reason to spend a morning in Lachine. The café tucked inside its lobby is a be...
H8S Bar à Café started as a family project: accountant Valérie Léger, her partner Matthieu Le Moeligou, and her brother...
Technically a seasonal ice cream shop, practically a public service. Glacerie sits at the entrance to the René-Lévesque...
Samuel Maudet cooked his way through France, the United States, the Caribbean, and Canada before landing in Lachine with...
Marc-André Patoine spent years dreaming about this: his own place, five minutes from home, doing exactly what he loves....
Set on a corner of Vieux-Lachine that's been feeding the neighbourhood since Louis Legault opened his épicerie here in 1...
After decades of running Lachine’s beloved Pasta Andrea, restaurateur André Martin handed the reins to chef Michele Merc...
Il Fornetto has been doing rustic Italian right on the banks of the Lachine Canal since 1984. Equal parts neighbourhood...
Falafel Saint-Jacques is a cornerstone for vegetarian Middle Eastern street food in Montreal. Originally opened in Ville...
Set in a brick house across from the Lachine Canal, El Meson has quietly built a reputation as one of the city’s best sp...
Friperie Notre Dame started with a simple idea: rescue what others throw away. What began in 2019 as two founders—Andy H...
Makaya Chocolat & Bistro sits at the intersection of chocolate, culture, and personal history. Founded by designer–turne...
For more than three decades, G. La Frite has quietly held down a residential corner of Lachine, doing exactly what a nei...
Tucked above a paint shop in Lachine, Forno Pizza Frankie’s is a tiny, appointment-only pizzeria run by brothers Donato...
EcoDepot Montréal isn’t your average thrift stop—it’s a 10,000-square-foot scavenger hunt where yesterday’s castoffs bec...
Parc René-Lévesque is one of Montreal’s most quietly spectacular green spaces—a windswept peninsula in Lachine that juts...
Marché de Lachine is a living record of Lachine’s past and a seasonal anchor for its present. Operating since 1909, this...
What started as a modest brewery in Dorval in 2018 has grown into a full-fledged pub in Lachine, bringing house-brewed b...
For nearly a decade, Quai des Glaces has been serving house-made ice creams along the Lachine Canal, first under founder...
Le Ber–Le Moyne House is the oldest standing structure on the island of Montreal, a relic from 1669 that still commands...
Nonnina is a love letter to Italian nonnas, Lachine, and the kind of food that feels like home. What started in 2018 as...
Poterie Foster is a ceramics gallery and studio in Lachine dedicated to showcasing the range and beauty of Canadian clay...
Showing 23 of 23 places in Montreal
Not every great idea starts in a professional kitchen. Bagel Fréna began in a family basement in 2019, built around a br...
The Saul-Bellow Library is already a good reason to spend a morning in Lachine. The café tucked inside its lobby is a be...
H8S Bar à Café started as a family project: accountant Valérie Léger, her partner Matthieu Le Moeligou, and her brother...
Technically a seasonal ice cream shop, practically a public service. Glacerie sits at the entrance to the René-Lévesque...
Samuel Maudet cooked his way through France, the United States, the Caribbean, and Canada before landing in Lachine with...
Marc-André Patoine spent years dreaming about this: his own place, five minutes from home, doing exactly what he loves....
Set on a corner of Vieux-Lachine that's been feeding the neighbourhood since Louis Legault opened his épicerie here in 1...
After decades of running Lachine’s beloved Pasta Andrea, restaurateur André Martin handed the reins to chef Michele Merc...
Il Fornetto has been doing rustic Italian right on the banks of the Lachine Canal since 1984. Equal parts neighbourhood...
Falafel Saint-Jacques is a cornerstone for vegetarian Middle Eastern street food in Montreal. Originally opened in Ville...
Set in a brick house across from the Lachine Canal, El Meson has quietly built a reputation as one of the city’s best sp...
Friperie Notre Dame started with a simple idea: rescue what others throw away. What began in 2019 as two founders—Andy H...
Makaya Chocolat & Bistro sits at the intersection of chocolate, culture, and personal history. Founded by designer–turne...
For more than three decades, G. La Frite has quietly held down a residential corner of Lachine, doing exactly what a nei...
Tucked above a paint shop in Lachine, Forno Pizza Frankie’s is a tiny, appointment-only pizzeria run by brothers Donato...
EcoDepot Montréal isn’t your average thrift stop—it’s a 10,000-square-foot scavenger hunt where yesterday’s castoffs bec...
Parc René-Lévesque is one of Montreal’s most quietly spectacular green spaces—a windswept peninsula in Lachine that juts...
Marché de Lachine is a living record of Lachine’s past and a seasonal anchor for its present. Operating since 1909, this...
What started as a modest brewery in Dorval in 2018 has grown into a full-fledged pub in Lachine, bringing house-brewed b...
For nearly a decade, Quai des Glaces has been serving house-made ice creams along the Lachine Canal, first under founder...
Le Ber–Le Moyne House is the oldest standing structure on the island of Montreal, a relic from 1669 that still commands...
Nonnina is a love letter to Italian nonnas, Lachine, and the kind of food that feels like home. What started in 2018 as...
Poterie Foster is a ceramics gallery and studio in Lachine dedicated to showcasing the range and beauty of Canadian clay...
Your guide to the best places in Montreal. Discover local favourites, hidden gems, and top-rated spots across the city.
Built from our network
The directory is sourced from our ongoing conversations with chefs, operators, and cultural figures across the city. Places are added when they’re cited by people whose judgment we trust.
Selection is editorial, not commercial
A venue earns its place before it can sponsor or advertise.
Ranked by readers
Placement reflects what people recommend, save, and visit.
Showing 23 of 23 places in Montreal
Not every great idea starts in a professional kitchen. Bagel Fréna began in a family basement in 2019, built around a br...
The Saul-Bellow Library is already a good reason to spend a morning in Lachine. The café tucked inside its lobby is a be...
H8S Bar à Café started as a family project: accountant Valérie Léger, her partner Matthieu Le Moeligou, and her brother...
Technically a seasonal ice cream shop, practically a public service. Glacerie sits at the entrance to the René-Lévesque...
Samuel Maudet cooked his way through France, the United States, the Caribbean, and Canada before landing in Lachine with...
Marc-André Patoine spent years dreaming about this: his own place, five minutes from home, doing exactly what he loves....
Set on a corner of Vieux-Lachine that's been feeding the neighbourhood since Louis Legault opened his épicerie here in 1...
After decades of running Lachine’s beloved Pasta Andrea, restaurateur André Martin handed the reins to chef Michele Merc...
Il Fornetto has been doing rustic Italian right on the banks of the Lachine Canal since 1984. Equal parts neighbourhood...
Falafel Saint-Jacques is a cornerstone for vegetarian Middle Eastern street food in Montreal. Originally opened in Ville...
Set in a brick house across from the Lachine Canal, El Meson has quietly built a reputation as one of the city’s best sp...
Friperie Notre Dame started with a simple idea: rescue what others throw away. What began in 2019 as two founders—Andy H...
Makaya Chocolat & Bistro sits at the intersection of chocolate, culture, and personal history. Founded by designer–turne...
For more than three decades, G. La Frite has quietly held down a residential corner of Lachine, doing exactly what a nei...
Tucked above a paint shop in Lachine, Forno Pizza Frankie’s is a tiny, appointment-only pizzeria run by brothers Donato...
EcoDepot Montréal isn’t your average thrift stop—it’s a 10,000-square-foot scavenger hunt where yesterday’s castoffs bec...
Parc René-Lévesque is one of Montreal’s most quietly spectacular green spaces—a windswept peninsula in Lachine that juts...
Marché de Lachine is a living record of Lachine’s past and a seasonal anchor for its present. Operating since 1909, this...
What started as a modest brewery in Dorval in 2018 has grown into a full-fledged pub in Lachine, bringing house-brewed b...
For nearly a decade, Quai des Glaces has been serving house-made ice creams along the Lachine Canal, first under founder...
Le Ber–Le Moyne House is the oldest standing structure on the island of Montreal, a relic from 1669 that still commands...
Nonnina is a love letter to Italian nonnas, Lachine, and the kind of food that feels like home. What started in 2018 as...
Poterie Foster is a ceramics gallery and studio in Lachine dedicated to showcasing the range and beauty of Canadian clay...
Showing 23 of 23 places in Montreal
Not every great idea starts in a professional kitchen. Bagel Fréna began in a family basement in 2019, built around a br...
The Saul-Bellow Library is already a good reason to spend a morning in Lachine. The café tucked inside its lobby is a be...
H8S Bar à Café started as a family project: accountant Valérie Léger, her partner Matthieu Le Moeligou, and her brother...
Technically a seasonal ice cream shop, practically a public service. Glacerie sits at the entrance to the René-Lévesque...
Samuel Maudet cooked his way through France, the United States, the Caribbean, and Canada before landing in Lachine with...
Marc-André Patoine spent years dreaming about this: his own place, five minutes from home, doing exactly what he loves....
Set on a corner of Vieux-Lachine that's been feeding the neighbourhood since Louis Legault opened his épicerie here in 1...
After decades of running Lachine’s beloved Pasta Andrea, restaurateur André Martin handed the reins to chef Michele Merc...
Il Fornetto has been doing rustic Italian right on the banks of the Lachine Canal since 1984. Equal parts neighbourhood...
Falafel Saint-Jacques is a cornerstone for vegetarian Middle Eastern street food in Montreal. Originally opened in Ville...
Set in a brick house across from the Lachine Canal, El Meson has quietly built a reputation as one of the city’s best sp...
Friperie Notre Dame started with a simple idea: rescue what others throw away. What began in 2019 as two founders—Andy H...
Makaya Chocolat & Bistro sits at the intersection of chocolate, culture, and personal history. Founded by designer–turne...
For more than three decades, G. La Frite has quietly held down a residential corner of Lachine, doing exactly what a nei...
Tucked above a paint shop in Lachine, Forno Pizza Frankie’s is a tiny, appointment-only pizzeria run by brothers Donato...
EcoDepot Montréal isn’t your average thrift stop—it’s a 10,000-square-foot scavenger hunt where yesterday’s castoffs bec...
Parc René-Lévesque is one of Montreal’s most quietly spectacular green spaces—a windswept peninsula in Lachine that juts...
Marché de Lachine is a living record of Lachine’s past and a seasonal anchor for its present. Operating since 1909, this...
What started as a modest brewery in Dorval in 2018 has grown into a full-fledged pub in Lachine, bringing house-brewed b...
For nearly a decade, Quai des Glaces has been serving house-made ice creams along the Lachine Canal, first under founder...
Le Ber–Le Moyne House is the oldest standing structure on the island of Montreal, a relic from 1669 that still commands...
Nonnina is a love letter to Italian nonnas, Lachine, and the kind of food that feels like home. What started in 2018 as...
Poterie Foster is a ceramics gallery and studio in Lachine dedicated to showcasing the range and beauty of Canadian clay...
