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 308 places in Montreal
Le Violon, located in the space which once housed the famed restaurant Maison Publique and has been transformed by desig...
École Privée set out to bring back the glamour of a real nightclub—think less underground rave, more Studio 54 energy. T...
Club DD’s is a queer-owned dance bar and performance venue breathing new life into a historic address on St-Laurent Boul...
When Martin Picard opened Au Pied de Cochon in 2001, it marked a turning point in Montreal’s restaurant scene. The Plate...
Samos has been at this for roughly sixty years, and not much has changed. The bakery started on Rue Roy, where the origi...
Matthieu Virloget trained at Ferrandi Paris before moving to Montreal with a straightforward ambition: to make a proper...
On the corner of Sherbrooke and Saint-Laurent, Café Origine occupies the ground floor of Hotel 10 in Ville-Marie, its mu...
Plant-based chef Christian Ventura of spots like Sushi Momo, Bvrger, Bloom, and LOV is now into poke with a new concept...
At the 28-seater Ohayo Café right next door to Kitano Shokudo, you'll find yoshoku food—Japanese dishes based on Western...
Birbante is a spirited 50-seat Italian restaurant in Montreal’s Mile End that brings the charm of Milan to the heart of...
Rouge Gorge’s been a cherished wine bar in the Plateau since 2015 because it offers a cozy haven for drinks and bites. N...
Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...
Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier Park is the Plateau’s definition of a community hub—active, unpretentious, and always in use. Flanke...
Montréal, arts interculturels (MAI) is a multidisciplinary arts space that thrives on dialogue, diversity, and experimen...
Chez Mein, affectionately nicknamed “2chow,” has become a Saint-Laurent Boulevard institution, serving up $2 chow mein t...
This cozy cafe comes from Gatineau-born Gabrielle; after spending a year and a half on the road in her van "Cass," she’s...
Born from the minds behind Pizza Bouquet, Star Bar's a hybrid bar and pizzeria that keeps nailing Bouquet's Montreal tak...
Kyoto Fleurs brings together the precision of Japanese aesthetics and the wild charm of fresh blooms. Founded by Marilou...
Nikkei isn’t trying to explain itself. It just shows up—bold, compact, and confident—with a menu that fuses Japanese pre...
Since its establishment in 1968, the ITHQ has grown from a modest cooking school into a global leader in hospitality edu...
Backed by the Belle Gueule microbrewery, this massive terrasse just north of Parc Laurier is where things get loud, smok...
Patati Patata’s a casse-croûte fixture that’s been in Montreal for over two decades. Originally founded by Louis Dumonti...
Baldwin Park may not have the sprawl of Parc La Fontaine, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in character. Strad...
Showing 24 of 308 places in Montreal
Le Violon, located in the space which once housed the famed restaurant Maison Publique and has been transformed by desig...
École Privée set out to bring back the glamour of a real nightclub—think less underground rave, more Studio 54 energy. T...
Club DD’s is a queer-owned dance bar and performance venue breathing new life into a historic address on St-Laurent Boul...
When Martin Picard opened Au Pied de Cochon in 2001, it marked a turning point in Montreal’s restaurant scene. The Plate...
Samos has been at this for roughly sixty years, and not much has changed. The bakery started on Rue Roy, where the origi...
Matthieu Virloget trained at Ferrandi Paris before moving to Montreal with a straightforward ambition: to make a proper...
On the corner of Sherbrooke and Saint-Laurent, Café Origine occupies the ground floor of Hotel 10 in Ville-Marie, its mu...
Plant-based chef Christian Ventura of spots like Sushi Momo, Bvrger, Bloom, and LOV is now into poke with a new concept...
At the 28-seater Ohayo Café right next door to Kitano Shokudo, you'll find yoshoku food—Japanese dishes based on Western...
Birbante is a spirited 50-seat Italian restaurant in Montreal’s Mile End that brings the charm of Milan to the heart of...
Rouge Gorge’s been a cherished wine bar in the Plateau since 2015 because it offers a cozy haven for drinks and bites. N...
Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...
Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier Park is the Plateau’s definition of a community hub—active, unpretentious, and always in use. Flanke...
Montréal, arts interculturels (MAI) is a multidisciplinary arts space that thrives on dialogue, diversity, and experimen...
Chez Mein, affectionately nicknamed “2chow,” has become a Saint-Laurent Boulevard institution, serving up $2 chow mein t...
This cozy cafe comes from Gatineau-born Gabrielle; after spending a year and a half on the road in her van "Cass," she’s...
Born from the minds behind Pizza Bouquet, Star Bar's a hybrid bar and pizzeria that keeps nailing Bouquet's Montreal tak...
Kyoto Fleurs brings together the precision of Japanese aesthetics and the wild charm of fresh blooms. Founded by Marilou...
Nikkei isn’t trying to explain itself. It just shows up—bold, compact, and confident—with a menu that fuses Japanese pre...
Since its establishment in 1968, the ITHQ has grown from a modest cooking school into a global leader in hospitality edu...
Backed by the Belle Gueule microbrewery, this massive terrasse just north of Parc Laurier is where things get loud, smok...
Patati Patata’s a casse-croûte fixture that’s been in Montreal for over two decades. Originally founded by Louis Dumonti...
Baldwin Park may not have the sprawl of Parc La Fontaine, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in character. Strad...
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 308 places in Montreal
Le Violon, located in the space which once housed the famed restaurant Maison Publique and has been transformed by desig...
École Privée set out to bring back the glamour of a real nightclub—think less underground rave, more Studio 54 energy. T...
Club DD’s is a queer-owned dance bar and performance venue breathing new life into a historic address on St-Laurent Boul...
When Martin Picard opened Au Pied de Cochon in 2001, it marked a turning point in Montreal’s restaurant scene. The Plate...
Samos has been at this for roughly sixty years, and not much has changed. The bakery started on Rue Roy, where the origi...
Matthieu Virloget trained at Ferrandi Paris before moving to Montreal with a straightforward ambition: to make a proper...
On the corner of Sherbrooke and Saint-Laurent, Café Origine occupies the ground floor of Hotel 10 in Ville-Marie, its mu...
Plant-based chef Christian Ventura of spots like Sushi Momo, Bvrger, Bloom, and LOV is now into poke with a new concept...
At the 28-seater Ohayo Café right next door to Kitano Shokudo, you'll find yoshoku food—Japanese dishes based on Western...
Birbante is a spirited 50-seat Italian restaurant in Montreal’s Mile End that brings the charm of Milan to the heart of...
Rouge Gorge’s been a cherished wine bar in the Plateau since 2015 because it offers a cozy haven for drinks and bites. N...
Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...
Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier Park is the Plateau’s definition of a community hub—active, unpretentious, and always in use. Flanke...
Montréal, arts interculturels (MAI) is a multidisciplinary arts space that thrives on dialogue, diversity, and experimen...
Chez Mein, affectionately nicknamed “2chow,” has become a Saint-Laurent Boulevard institution, serving up $2 chow mein t...
This cozy cafe comes from Gatineau-born Gabrielle; after spending a year and a half on the road in her van "Cass," she’s...
Born from the minds behind Pizza Bouquet, Star Bar's a hybrid bar and pizzeria that keeps nailing Bouquet's Montreal tak...
Kyoto Fleurs brings together the precision of Japanese aesthetics and the wild charm of fresh blooms. Founded by Marilou...
Nikkei isn’t trying to explain itself. It just shows up—bold, compact, and confident—with a menu that fuses Japanese pre...
Since its establishment in 1968, the ITHQ has grown from a modest cooking school into a global leader in hospitality edu...
Backed by the Belle Gueule microbrewery, this massive terrasse just north of Parc Laurier is where things get loud, smok...
Patati Patata’s a casse-croûte fixture that’s been in Montreal for over two decades. Originally founded by Louis Dumonti...
Baldwin Park may not have the sprawl of Parc La Fontaine, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in character. Strad...
Showing 24 of 308 places in Montreal
Le Violon, located in the space which once housed the famed restaurant Maison Publique and has been transformed by desig...
École Privée set out to bring back the glamour of a real nightclub—think less underground rave, more Studio 54 energy. T...
Club DD’s is a queer-owned dance bar and performance venue breathing new life into a historic address on St-Laurent Boul...
When Martin Picard opened Au Pied de Cochon in 2001, it marked a turning point in Montreal’s restaurant scene. The Plate...
Samos has been at this for roughly sixty years, and not much has changed. The bakery started on Rue Roy, where the origi...
Matthieu Virloget trained at Ferrandi Paris before moving to Montreal with a straightforward ambition: to make a proper...
On the corner of Sherbrooke and Saint-Laurent, Café Origine occupies the ground floor of Hotel 10 in Ville-Marie, its mu...
Plant-based chef Christian Ventura of spots like Sushi Momo, Bvrger, Bloom, and LOV is now into poke with a new concept...
At the 28-seater Ohayo Café right next door to Kitano Shokudo, you'll find yoshoku food—Japanese dishes based on Western...
Birbante is a spirited 50-seat Italian restaurant in Montreal’s Mile End that brings the charm of Milan to the heart of...
Rouge Gorge’s been a cherished wine bar in the Plateau since 2015 because it offers a cozy haven for drinks and bites. N...
Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...
Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier Park is the Plateau’s definition of a community hub—active, unpretentious, and always in use. Flanke...
Montréal, arts interculturels (MAI) is a multidisciplinary arts space that thrives on dialogue, diversity, and experimen...
Chez Mein, affectionately nicknamed “2chow,” has become a Saint-Laurent Boulevard institution, serving up $2 chow mein t...
This cozy cafe comes from Gatineau-born Gabrielle; after spending a year and a half on the road in her van "Cass," she’s...
Born from the minds behind Pizza Bouquet, Star Bar's a hybrid bar and pizzeria that keeps nailing Bouquet's Montreal tak...
Kyoto Fleurs brings together the precision of Japanese aesthetics and the wild charm of fresh blooms. Founded by Marilou...
Nikkei isn’t trying to explain itself. It just shows up—bold, compact, and confident—with a menu that fuses Japanese pre...
Since its establishment in 1968, the ITHQ has grown from a modest cooking school into a global leader in hospitality edu...
Backed by the Belle Gueule microbrewery, this massive terrasse just north of Parc Laurier is where things get loud, smok...
Patati Patata’s a casse-croûte fixture that’s been in Montreal for over two decades. Originally founded by Louis Dumonti...
Baldwin Park may not have the sprawl of Parc La Fontaine, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in character. Strad...
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