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Showing 24 of 148 places in Montreal
A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...
Plume occupies a former commercial bakery on Fairmount Ouest that dates to 1967, and the Mile End address suits the proj...
Le Salon Daomé keeps Montréal’s underground house and techno scene alive with an intimate, no-frills approach to clubbin...
Since 2008, Boutique Unicorn has anchored itself on Saint-Laurent Boulevard as a sharp, stylish outpost for women’s fash...
Opened in 2019 by architect Daniel Burt, Café Orr is a maximalist cinema-café on the edge of the Plateau. Decorated with...
Bangluck, a Thai noodle shop in Montreal’s Plateau, brings a taste of tradition to the city’s culinary scene. Opened by...
Tula brings soulful, homestyle vegan Indian and Pan-Asian cooking to the Plateau. Owner Abhishek Arun draws inspiration...
Cinéma Moderne isn’t just a movie theatre—it’s a Mile End gathering spot that folds film, conversation, and good food in...
Un livre à soi is an independent bookstore on avenue Laurier Est in the Plateau, opened in 2022 by Léo, Frédérique Saint...
Empire Exchange runs on a simple trade: bring in clothes you no longer wear and leave with cash or store credit. The buy...
On Fairmount Ouest in the Mile End, La Belle Corée has been chef-owner Brian Lee's expression of the home-style Korean c...
Mile End’s Petit Séoul seats 54 across banquettes, sturdy tables, and a bar, with a room that suits both a solo lunch an...
Anton Dutot, the founder of Tap Tap Cocktail, opened Coquine on Avenue Laurier Est as a natural extension of his backgro...
Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...
Mirazu has been serving Anatolian cooking on the Mile End stretch of Saint-Laurent since around 2018, 42 seats and BYOB....
Rites Berbères has been on rue de Bullion in the Plateau since 1985, run by Mohand Yahiaoui, who learned Berber cooking...
Mohamed Ould Atigh arrived in Montreal from Mauritania in 1996 with three dollars and a student visa, cooked out of a do...
When the team behind Le Club Chasse et Pêche, Le Filet, and Le Serpent decided to open a bar in Mile End, they didn't tr...
Leila is a Mediterranean restaurant on Saint-Laurent Boulevard in Mile End, a collaborative venture from chef Amine Laab...
Opened in April 2026 on rue Saint-Denis near métro Laurier, La Cabine Comédie Club arrived as the third francophone come...
207 Ouest is a subterranean treasure trove shaped by instinct and emotion. Conceived by Myriam and Jeanne Élie of MYEL,...
Café Saint Louis occupies a sunny corner at Villeneuve and De Bullion, where it has served the neighbourhood since June...
A corner bakery in Mile End run by Ashton and a tight-knit team, Farine & Vanille turns out croissants, baguettes, babka...
Founded in Montreal in 1998 by Frédéric Gauthier and Martin Brault, Les Éditions de la Pastèque grew from a deliberate a...
Showing 24 of 148 places in Montreal
A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...
Plume occupies a former commercial bakery on Fairmount Ouest that dates to 1967, and the Mile End address suits the proj...
Le Salon Daomé keeps Montréal’s underground house and techno scene alive with an intimate, no-frills approach to clubbin...
Since 2008, Boutique Unicorn has anchored itself on Saint-Laurent Boulevard as a sharp, stylish outpost for women’s fash...
Opened in 2019 by architect Daniel Burt, Café Orr is a maximalist cinema-café on the edge of the Plateau. Decorated with...
Bangluck, a Thai noodle shop in Montreal’s Plateau, brings a taste of tradition to the city’s culinary scene. Opened by...
Tula brings soulful, homestyle vegan Indian and Pan-Asian cooking to the Plateau. Owner Abhishek Arun draws inspiration...
Cinéma Moderne isn’t just a movie theatre—it’s a Mile End gathering spot that folds film, conversation, and good food in...
Un livre à soi is an independent bookstore on avenue Laurier Est in the Plateau, opened in 2022 by Léo, Frédérique Saint...
Empire Exchange runs on a simple trade: bring in clothes you no longer wear and leave with cash or store credit. The buy...
On Fairmount Ouest in the Mile End, La Belle Corée has been chef-owner Brian Lee's expression of the home-style Korean c...
Mile End’s Petit Séoul seats 54 across banquettes, sturdy tables, and a bar, with a room that suits both a solo lunch an...
Anton Dutot, the founder of Tap Tap Cocktail, opened Coquine on Avenue Laurier Est as a natural extension of his backgro...
Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...
Mirazu has been serving Anatolian cooking on the Mile End stretch of Saint-Laurent since around 2018, 42 seats and BYOB....
Rites Berbères has been on rue de Bullion in the Plateau since 1985, run by Mohand Yahiaoui, who learned Berber cooking...
Mohamed Ould Atigh arrived in Montreal from Mauritania in 1996 with three dollars and a student visa, cooked out of a do...
When the team behind Le Club Chasse et Pêche, Le Filet, and Le Serpent decided to open a bar in Mile End, they didn't tr...
Leila is a Mediterranean restaurant on Saint-Laurent Boulevard in Mile End, a collaborative venture from chef Amine Laab...
Opened in April 2026 on rue Saint-Denis near métro Laurier, La Cabine Comédie Club arrived as the third francophone come...
207 Ouest is a subterranean treasure trove shaped by instinct and emotion. Conceived by Myriam and Jeanne Élie of MYEL,...
Café Saint Louis occupies a sunny corner at Villeneuve and De Bullion, where it has served the neighbourhood since June...
A corner bakery in Mile End run by Ashton and a tight-knit team, Farine & Vanille turns out croissants, baguettes, babka...
Founded in Montreal in 1998 by Frédéric Gauthier and Martin Brault, Les Éditions de la Pastèque grew from a deliberate a...
