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 24 of 147 places in Montreal

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...

A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...

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...

Plume occupies a former commercial bakery on Fairmount Ouest that dates to 1967, and the Mile End address suits the proj...

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...

Loumi is a fast-casual spot that’s rewriting the script on Mediterranean street food, with halloumi at the centre of the...

Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier Park is the Plateau’s definition of a community hub—active, unpretentious, and always in use. Flanke...

If you want Korean food that doesn’t compromise on tradition, Hansang is the place to go. Opened in 2017 by Mrs. Lee, wh...

Nikkei isn’t trying to explain itself. It just shows up—bold, compact, and confident—with a menu that fuses Japanese pre...

"Lio Fratelli has been a Mile End mainstay for over a decade, offering high-end manicures and pedicures that go far beyo...

"The French-born Columbus Café & Co made its Montreal debut at the busy corner of Parc and Fairmount, bringing a bit of...

"Café Novanta isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel—it just wants to make sure it spins the right way. Run by brothers Marc...

"Built between 1904 and 1905 by the then-independent City of Saint-Louis du Mile-End, Caserne 30 once served as the area...
Showing 24 of 147 places in Montreal

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...

A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...

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...

Plume occupies a former commercial bakery on Fairmount Ouest that dates to 1967, and the Mile End address suits the proj...

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...

Loumi is a fast-casual spot that’s rewriting the script on Mediterranean street food, with halloumi at the centre of the...

Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier Park is the Plateau’s definition of a community hub—active, unpretentious, and always in use. Flanke...

If you want Korean food that doesn’t compromise on tradition, Hansang is the place to go. Opened in 2017 by Mrs. Lee, wh...

Nikkei isn’t trying to explain itself. It just shows up—bold, compact, and confident—with a menu that fuses Japanese pre...

"Lio Fratelli has been a Mile End mainstay for over a decade, offering high-end manicures and pedicures that go far beyo...

"The French-born Columbus Café & Co made its Montreal debut at the busy corner of Parc and Fairmount, bringing a bit of...

"Café Novanta isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel—it just wants to make sure it spins the right way. Run by brothers Marc...

"Built between 1904 and 1905 by the then-independent City of Saint-Louis du Mile-End, Caserne 30 once served as the area...
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 24 of 147 places in Montreal

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...

A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...

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...

Plume occupies a former commercial bakery on Fairmount Ouest that dates to 1967, and the Mile End address suits the proj...

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...

Loumi is a fast-casual spot that’s rewriting the script on Mediterranean street food, with halloumi at the centre of the...

Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier Park is the Plateau’s definition of a community hub—active, unpretentious, and always in use. Flanke...

If you want Korean food that doesn’t compromise on tradition, Hansang is the place to go. Opened in 2017 by Mrs. Lee, wh...

Nikkei isn’t trying to explain itself. It just shows up—bold, compact, and confident—with a menu that fuses Japanese pre...

"Lio Fratelli has been a Mile End mainstay for over a decade, offering high-end manicures and pedicures that go far beyo...

"The French-born Columbus Café & Co made its Montreal debut at the busy corner of Parc and Fairmount, bringing a bit of...

"Café Novanta isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel—it just wants to make sure it spins the right way. Run by brothers Marc...

"Built between 1904 and 1905 by the then-independent City of Saint-Louis du Mile-End, Caserne 30 once served as the area...
Showing 24 of 147 places in Montreal

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...

A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...

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...

Plume occupies a former commercial bakery on Fairmount Ouest that dates to 1967, and the Mile End address suits the proj...

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...

Loumi is a fast-casual spot that’s rewriting the script on Mediterranean street food, with halloumi at the centre of the...

Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier Park is the Plateau’s definition of a community hub—active, unpretentious, and always in use. Flanke...

If you want Korean food that doesn’t compromise on tradition, Hansang is the place to go. Opened in 2017 by Mrs. Lee, wh...

Nikkei isn’t trying to explain itself. It just shows up—bold, compact, and confident—with a menu that fuses Japanese pre...

"Lio Fratelli has been a Mile End mainstay for over a decade, offering high-end manicures and pedicures that go far beyo...

"The French-born Columbus Café & Co made its Montreal debut at the busy corner of Parc and Fairmount, bringing a bit of...

"Café Novanta isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel—it just wants to make sure it spins the right way. Run by brothers Marc...

"Built between 1904 and 1905 by the then-independent City of Saint-Louis du Mile-End, Caserne 30 once served as the area...