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Showing 24 of 148 places in Montreal
Founded in 2009, Buk & Nola has quietly built a reputation as one of the Plateau’s go-to spots for considered interiors...
La Pompadour operates as a small but deliberate counterpoint to minimalist fatigue in the Mile End. Run by Stéphanie Fin...
Sports de Combats has been channeling Montrealers’ pent-up energy into something constructive—or at least entertaining—s...
Some restaurants try to make a splash. Molenne just feels like it’s always been here. Housed in a former hay depot from...
Montreal’s bagel wars just picked up a new subplot. Fairmount Bagel, the 107-year-old Mile End institution, is quietly e...
Founded in 2010 as a digital project, the Museum of Jewish Montreal has evolved into a vibrant cultural hub on Saint-Lau...
Bêden Càphê sits comfortably in that new wave of Vietnamese-inspired cafés that aren’t interested in playing it safe—but...
St-Viateur Bagel, a cornerstone of Montreal's bagel culture, boasts a rich heritage spanning generations. With a wood-fi...
With over thirty years of experience behind it, Fleurs Marie Vermette has quietly built a reputation for crafting some o...
Jamais Assez is where thoughtful design and everyday practicality meet. Helmed by Geneviève Cyr and Michel Swift—whose b...
LNF (Lost & Found) might fly under the radar, but for those in the know, it’s a staple in Mile End’s vintage scene. Open...
Mont Éclair is what happens when two accountants ditch the spreadsheets and follow the sugar trail. Opened in 2022 by Ya...
Wedged just across from Laurier metro, Café Noble is small, fast, and serious about its coffee. Opened in 2015 by engine...
Parc du Pélican punches above its weight as a neighbourhood park. Tucked off rue Masson in Rosemont, it’s got year-round...
Since 1960, the National Theatre School of Canada has shaped some of the country’s most influential theatre, film, and t...
When Kem Coba’s pink awning goes up, it’s a sure sign that summer has hit Mile End. Since 2010, Ngoc Phan and Vincent Be...
Since the pandemic, we’ve gotten so used to seeing retail corners in restaurants that we forget we were doing that long...
Unlike traditional bagel shops, La Fabrique de Bagel de Montreal’s modern approach welcomes clients to witness the fresh...
With over 15 years and more than 90,000 happy yogis across 30+ studios in Quebec, Idolem offers one of the province’s mo...
A legacy spot in the local yoga scene, Studio Mile End began life as Le Studio de Yoga Wanderlust before swapping names...
What started as a tiny storefront on Fairmount has grown into one of the busiest—and most community-minded—bakeries in M...
Mile End’s Le Falco is where Japanese culture surrounding cuisine and artisanal coffee is best enjoyed. Co-owners Yuko T...
Hollywood Barbershop has been around since the ’60s, but Ralph Bou Jaoude is the one keeping it alive. The 29-year-old L...
In a city where summer means squeezing into any patch of shade, the pool at Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier offers something be...
Showing 24 of 148 places in Montreal
Founded in 2009, Buk & Nola has quietly built a reputation as one of the Plateau’s go-to spots for considered interiors...
La Pompadour operates as a small but deliberate counterpoint to minimalist fatigue in the Mile End. Run by Stéphanie Fin...
Sports de Combats has been channeling Montrealers’ pent-up energy into something constructive—or at least entertaining—s...
Some restaurants try to make a splash. Molenne just feels like it’s always been here. Housed in a former hay depot from...
Montreal’s bagel wars just picked up a new subplot. Fairmount Bagel, the 107-year-old Mile End institution, is quietly e...
Founded in 2010 as a digital project, the Museum of Jewish Montreal has evolved into a vibrant cultural hub on Saint-Lau...
Bêden Càphê sits comfortably in that new wave of Vietnamese-inspired cafés that aren’t interested in playing it safe—but...
St-Viateur Bagel, a cornerstone of Montreal's bagel culture, boasts a rich heritage spanning generations. With a wood-fi...
With over thirty years of experience behind it, Fleurs Marie Vermette has quietly built a reputation for crafting some o...
Jamais Assez is where thoughtful design and everyday practicality meet. Helmed by Geneviève Cyr and Michel Swift—whose b...
LNF (Lost & Found) might fly under the radar, but for those in the know, it’s a staple in Mile End’s vintage scene. Open...
Mont Éclair is what happens when two accountants ditch the spreadsheets and follow the sugar trail. Opened in 2022 by Ya...
Wedged just across from Laurier metro, Café Noble is small, fast, and serious about its coffee. Opened in 2015 by engine...
Parc du Pélican punches above its weight as a neighbourhood park. Tucked off rue Masson in Rosemont, it’s got year-round...
Since 1960, the National Theatre School of Canada has shaped some of the country’s most influential theatre, film, and t...
When Kem Coba’s pink awning goes up, it’s a sure sign that summer has hit Mile End. Since 2010, Ngoc Phan and Vincent Be...
Since the pandemic, we’ve gotten so used to seeing retail corners in restaurants that we forget we were doing that long...
Unlike traditional bagel shops, La Fabrique de Bagel de Montreal’s modern approach welcomes clients to witness the fresh...
With over 15 years and more than 90,000 happy yogis across 30+ studios in Quebec, Idolem offers one of the province’s mo...
A legacy spot in the local yoga scene, Studio Mile End began life as Le Studio de Yoga Wanderlust before swapping names...
What started as a tiny storefront on Fairmount has grown into one of the busiest—and most community-minded—bakeries in M...
Mile End’s Le Falco is where Japanese culture surrounding cuisine and artisanal coffee is best enjoyed. Co-owners Yuko T...
Hollywood Barbershop has been around since the ’60s, but Ralph Bou Jaoude is the one keeping it alive. The 29-year-old L...
In a city where summer means squeezing into any patch of shade, the pool at Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier offers something be...
