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Showing 24 of 148 places in Montreal
Lawrence has evolved, but its commitment to exceptional food remains unchanged. What began as a pop-up inside Sparrow in...
Morceau in Montreal’s Mile End is where mid-century nostalgia meets meticulous craftsmanship. This boutique-workshop spe...
Pampa Social Club posits that Mile End doesn’t need another café, but it does need a living room. This Argentine-inflect...
Bar Datcha moves to its own rhythm—part cocktail lounge, part dance floor, with a soundtrack that shifts from deep house...
Bio Terre is a long-running Mile End institution built on a clear set of values: sustainability, quality, and care—for t...
Mile End’s Caffè In Gamba is where Italian tradition meets modern flair through organic beans from renowned roasters lik...
On the corner of Fairmount and St-Laurent, Caffé Grazie-Mille has spent years doing what good Italian cafés do best: mak...
Siboire has been brewing out of Sherbrooke since 2007, and its Saint-Laurent Boulevard outpost, the brand's first Montre...
Seven rooms above Casa del Popolo on Saint-Laurent, right at the seam between the Plateau and Mile-End. The Pensione is...
Bryan Rajarison was eight years old when he started cooking, and the recipes he grew up on form the backbone of 325F, th...
The name has outlasted its original trio and the cushions are long gone, but 3 Femmes 1 Coussin has been shaping how Mon...
On Saint-Laurent, in a building striking enough to earn its architect a Prix d'Excellence from the Ordre des architectes...
Parc Lahaie sits at the heart of Mile End in the shadow of the Saint-Enfant-Jésus Church — one of the borough's most str...
Café Marigold is a café-bistro on Laurier Est led by chef-owner Sarah Witteveen, where coffee, seasonal cooking, and loc...
Since 2008, Plein Sud has been bringing the cuisine of southern France, from Corsica to Nice and Provence, to life on t...
Born from the team behind Jun I, Ôkini is a tribute to Japanese culinary tradition shaped into three parts: a grocery, a...
Rôtisserie Serrano has been a Mile End legend since 1990, luring locals and visitors alike with the irresistible aroma o...
Rose Ross is a neighbourhood bistro on Promenade Masson that treats seasonal cooking with the ease and warmth of a home...
La Raclette has held down its corner of the Plateau since 1985, offering a warm, alpine detour from the usual French bis...
La Chronique has been a staple of Montreal’s fine dining scene since 1995, offering exquisite French-inspired cuisine un...
Pizzeria Magpie may have started as a chance acquisition—a salvaged pizza oven from a neighbour’s kitchen—but it quickly...
Pho MyMy keeps things straightforward: rich broths, quick service, and some of the better-priced bowls of pho and bun bo...
Oncle Lee on Laurier Avenue West redefines Chinese dining with a distinctly Montreal twist. A creation of Andersen Lee a...
Monsieur B does what too many BYOBs aim for but few actually pull off: great food, fair prices, and a vibe that feels li...
Showing 24 of 148 places in Montreal
Lawrence has evolved, but its commitment to exceptional food remains unchanged. What began as a pop-up inside Sparrow in...
Morceau in Montreal’s Mile End is where mid-century nostalgia meets meticulous craftsmanship. This boutique-workshop spe...
Pampa Social Club posits that Mile End doesn’t need another café, but it does need a living room. This Argentine-inflect...
Bar Datcha moves to its own rhythm—part cocktail lounge, part dance floor, with a soundtrack that shifts from deep house...
Bio Terre is a long-running Mile End institution built on a clear set of values: sustainability, quality, and care—for t...
Mile End’s Caffè In Gamba is where Italian tradition meets modern flair through organic beans from renowned roasters lik...
On the corner of Fairmount and St-Laurent, Caffé Grazie-Mille has spent years doing what good Italian cafés do best: mak...
Siboire has been brewing out of Sherbrooke since 2007, and its Saint-Laurent Boulevard outpost, the brand's first Montre...
Seven rooms above Casa del Popolo on Saint-Laurent, right at the seam between the Plateau and Mile-End. The Pensione is...
Bryan Rajarison was eight years old when he started cooking, and the recipes he grew up on form the backbone of 325F, th...
The name has outlasted its original trio and the cushions are long gone, but 3 Femmes 1 Coussin has been shaping how Mon...
On Saint-Laurent, in a building striking enough to earn its architect a Prix d'Excellence from the Ordre des architectes...
Parc Lahaie sits at the heart of Mile End in the shadow of the Saint-Enfant-Jésus Church — one of the borough's most str...
Café Marigold is a café-bistro on Laurier Est led by chef-owner Sarah Witteveen, where coffee, seasonal cooking, and loc...
Since 2008, Plein Sud has been bringing the cuisine of southern France, from Corsica to Nice and Provence, to life on t...
Born from the team behind Jun I, Ôkini is a tribute to Japanese culinary tradition shaped into three parts: a grocery, a...
Rôtisserie Serrano has been a Mile End legend since 1990, luring locals and visitors alike with the irresistible aroma o...
Rose Ross is a neighbourhood bistro on Promenade Masson that treats seasonal cooking with the ease and warmth of a home...
La Raclette has held down its corner of the Plateau since 1985, offering a warm, alpine detour from the usual French bis...
La Chronique has been a staple of Montreal’s fine dining scene since 1995, offering exquisite French-inspired cuisine un...
Pizzeria Magpie may have started as a chance acquisition—a salvaged pizza oven from a neighbour’s kitchen—but it quickly...
Pho MyMy keeps things straightforward: rich broths, quick service, and some of the better-priced bowls of pho and bun bo...
Oncle Lee on Laurier Avenue West redefines Chinese dining with a distinctly Montreal twist. A creation of Andersen Lee a...
Monsieur B does what too many BYOBs aim for but few actually pull off: great food, fair prices, and a vibe that feels li...
