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 332 places in Montreal
Camilo Lapointe-Nascimento won Les Chefs! in 2020 at 23, the competition's youngest winner, and has since co-founded the...
Club DD’s is a queer-owned dance bar and performance venue breathing new life into a historic address on St-Laurent Boul...
Épicerie Basta opened on Rachel Street in the Plateau with a simple premise: make reuse normal again. Founded by Alexand...
Anis Ghozzi opened Kahwa Café on Mont-Royal Est in 2010 as a neighbourhood refuge for students and artists, but the pand...
Bar St-Laurent Frappé has been a Plateau fixture long enough to feel genuinely lived-in: two floors, a covered courtyard...
Le Passé Composé is a two-location brunch spot founded by Chef Arnaud Glay, sourcing fresh, local produce and culinary g...
Dièse Onze is a candlelit jazz bar and restaurant in the Plateau, where live bands take the stage nightly, playing every...
Seau de Crabe is a seafood boil concept with multiple locations across the Montreal area, including Laval, Pointe-Claire...
This spot has been a bar since 1933. Some regulars claim the Plateau's first gay pride parade departed from here in the...
3 Minots runs on a one-man economy. The owner is the bartender, the KJ, and the tambourine section all at once, and the...
Founded in 1969, the Club Espagnol du Québec has spent more than half a century as one of Montreal's more quietly distin...
L'Barouf opened on Saint-Denis in 1993, founded by an Algerian immigrant and his Breton partner who had met in Montreal...
Anton Dutot, the founder of Tap Tap Cocktail, opened Coquine on Avenue Laurier Est as a natural extension of his backgro...
Anthony Gebrayel and Angélique Custeau opened Beyt on Boulevard Saint-Laurent in spring 2026 with a straightforward prem...
One of the Plateau's most enduring institutions, Café Cherrier has occupied the corner of Saint-Denis and Cherrier since...
Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...
Vortex runs escape rooms across two Montreal locations, Plateau and Quartier Latin, with five scenarios split between th...
Ezkapaz Manor occupies a Saint-Laurent Boulevard address that pulls some weight on its own: a 19th-century building that...
Couple-run since 2017, Le P'tit Rustik is a thirty-seat café-bistro on rue Drolet where the owners built the furniture,...
A Plateau institution for over 30 years, Chez José Café has held down its corner of avenue Duluth with a straightforward...
A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...
On Rue Bernard in Outremont, JoJo's Pizza does New York-style pies with a clear Brooklyn lineage—the owner cites Luigi's...
Rites Berbères has been on rue de Bullion in the Plateau since 1985, run by Mohand Yahiaoui, who learned Berber cooking...
Au Tarot has been on rue Marie-Anne Est at Berry in the Plateau since 1979, opened by Kabyle brothers Ibrahim and Noured...
Showing 24 of 332 places in Montreal
Camilo Lapointe-Nascimento won Les Chefs! in 2020 at 23, the competition's youngest winner, and has since co-founded the...
Club DD’s is a queer-owned dance bar and performance venue breathing new life into a historic address on St-Laurent Boul...
Épicerie Basta opened on Rachel Street in the Plateau with a simple premise: make reuse normal again. Founded by Alexand...
Anis Ghozzi opened Kahwa Café on Mont-Royal Est in 2010 as a neighbourhood refuge for students and artists, but the pand...
Bar St-Laurent Frappé has been a Plateau fixture long enough to feel genuinely lived-in: two floors, a covered courtyard...
Le Passé Composé is a two-location brunch spot founded by Chef Arnaud Glay, sourcing fresh, local produce and culinary g...
Dièse Onze is a candlelit jazz bar and restaurant in the Plateau, where live bands take the stage nightly, playing every...
Seau de Crabe is a seafood boil concept with multiple locations across the Montreal area, including Laval, Pointe-Claire...
This spot has been a bar since 1933. Some regulars claim the Plateau's first gay pride parade departed from here in the...
3 Minots runs on a one-man economy. The owner is the bartender, the KJ, and the tambourine section all at once, and the...
Founded in 1969, the Club Espagnol du Québec has spent more than half a century as one of Montreal's more quietly distin...
L'Barouf opened on Saint-Denis in 1993, founded by an Algerian immigrant and his Breton partner who had met in Montreal...
Anton Dutot, the founder of Tap Tap Cocktail, opened Coquine on Avenue Laurier Est as a natural extension of his backgro...
Anthony Gebrayel and Angélique Custeau opened Beyt on Boulevard Saint-Laurent in spring 2026 with a straightforward prem...
One of the Plateau's most enduring institutions, Café Cherrier has occupied the corner of Saint-Denis and Cherrier since...
Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...
Vortex runs escape rooms across two Montreal locations, Plateau and Quartier Latin, with five scenarios split between th...
Ezkapaz Manor occupies a Saint-Laurent Boulevard address that pulls some weight on its own: a 19th-century building that...
Couple-run since 2017, Le P'tit Rustik is a thirty-seat café-bistro on rue Drolet where the owners built the furniture,...
A Plateau institution for over 30 years, Chez José Café has held down its corner of avenue Duluth with a straightforward...
A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...
On Rue Bernard in Outremont, JoJo's Pizza does New York-style pies with a clear Brooklyn lineage—the owner cites Luigi's...
Rites Berbères has been on rue de Bullion in the Plateau since 1985, run by Mohand Yahiaoui, who learned Berber cooking...
Au Tarot has been on rue Marie-Anne Est at Berry in the Plateau since 1979, opened by Kabyle brothers Ibrahim and Noured...
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 332 places in Montreal
Camilo Lapointe-Nascimento won Les Chefs! in 2020 at 23, the competition's youngest winner, and has since co-founded the...
Club DD’s is a queer-owned dance bar and performance venue breathing new life into a historic address on St-Laurent Boul...
Épicerie Basta opened on Rachel Street in the Plateau with a simple premise: make reuse normal again. Founded by Alexand...
Anis Ghozzi opened Kahwa Café on Mont-Royal Est in 2010 as a neighbourhood refuge for students and artists, but the pand...
Bar St-Laurent Frappé has been a Plateau fixture long enough to feel genuinely lived-in: two floors, a covered courtyard...
Le Passé Composé is a two-location brunch spot founded by Chef Arnaud Glay, sourcing fresh, local produce and culinary g...
Dièse Onze is a candlelit jazz bar and restaurant in the Plateau, where live bands take the stage nightly, playing every...
Seau de Crabe is a seafood boil concept with multiple locations across the Montreal area, including Laval, Pointe-Claire...
This spot has been a bar since 1933. Some regulars claim the Plateau's first gay pride parade departed from here in the...
3 Minots runs on a one-man economy. The owner is the bartender, the KJ, and the tambourine section all at once, and the...
Founded in 1969, the Club Espagnol du Québec has spent more than half a century as one of Montreal's more quietly distin...
L'Barouf opened on Saint-Denis in 1993, founded by an Algerian immigrant and his Breton partner who had met in Montreal...
Anton Dutot, the founder of Tap Tap Cocktail, opened Coquine on Avenue Laurier Est as a natural extension of his backgro...
Anthony Gebrayel and Angélique Custeau opened Beyt on Boulevard Saint-Laurent in spring 2026 with a straightforward prem...
One of the Plateau's most enduring institutions, Café Cherrier has occupied the corner of Saint-Denis and Cherrier since...
Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...
Vortex runs escape rooms across two Montreal locations, Plateau and Quartier Latin, with five scenarios split between th...
Ezkapaz Manor occupies a Saint-Laurent Boulevard address that pulls some weight on its own: a 19th-century building that...
Couple-run since 2017, Le P'tit Rustik is a thirty-seat café-bistro on rue Drolet where the owners built the furniture,...
A Plateau institution for over 30 years, Chez José Café has held down its corner of avenue Duluth with a straightforward...
A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...
On Rue Bernard in Outremont, JoJo's Pizza does New York-style pies with a clear Brooklyn lineage—the owner cites Luigi's...
Rites Berbères has been on rue de Bullion in the Plateau since 1985, run by Mohand Yahiaoui, who learned Berber cooking...
Au Tarot has been on rue Marie-Anne Est at Berry in the Plateau since 1979, opened by Kabyle brothers Ibrahim and Noured...
Showing 24 of 332 places in Montreal
Camilo Lapointe-Nascimento won Les Chefs! in 2020 at 23, the competition's youngest winner, and has since co-founded the...
Club DD’s is a queer-owned dance bar and performance venue breathing new life into a historic address on St-Laurent Boul...
Épicerie Basta opened on Rachel Street in the Plateau with a simple premise: make reuse normal again. Founded by Alexand...
Anis Ghozzi opened Kahwa Café on Mont-Royal Est in 2010 as a neighbourhood refuge for students and artists, but the pand...
Bar St-Laurent Frappé has been a Plateau fixture long enough to feel genuinely lived-in: two floors, a covered courtyard...
Le Passé Composé is a two-location brunch spot founded by Chef Arnaud Glay, sourcing fresh, local produce and culinary g...
Dièse Onze is a candlelit jazz bar and restaurant in the Plateau, where live bands take the stage nightly, playing every...
Seau de Crabe is a seafood boil concept with multiple locations across the Montreal area, including Laval, Pointe-Claire...
This spot has been a bar since 1933. Some regulars claim the Plateau's first gay pride parade departed from here in the...
3 Minots runs on a one-man economy. The owner is the bartender, the KJ, and the tambourine section all at once, and the...
Founded in 1969, the Club Espagnol du Québec has spent more than half a century as one of Montreal's more quietly distin...
L'Barouf opened on Saint-Denis in 1993, founded by an Algerian immigrant and his Breton partner who had met in Montreal...
Anton Dutot, the founder of Tap Tap Cocktail, opened Coquine on Avenue Laurier Est as a natural extension of his backgro...
Anthony Gebrayel and Angélique Custeau opened Beyt on Boulevard Saint-Laurent in spring 2026 with a straightforward prem...
One of the Plateau's most enduring institutions, Café Cherrier has occupied the corner of Saint-Denis and Cherrier since...
Big in Japan Bar, a discreet speakeasy-style spot on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Rachel, opened in 201...
Vortex runs escape rooms across two Montreal locations, Plateau and Quartier Latin, with five scenarios split between th...
Ezkapaz Manor occupies a Saint-Laurent Boulevard address that pulls some weight on its own: a 19th-century building that...
Couple-run since 2017, Le P'tit Rustik is a thirty-seat café-bistro on rue Drolet where the owners built the furniture,...
A Plateau institution for over 30 years, Chez José Café has held down its corner of avenue Duluth with a straightforward...
A Hiroshima institution with roots going back to 1958, Ramen Youki makes its first foray outside Japan on the Plateau, w...
On Rue Bernard in Outremont, JoJo's Pizza does New York-style pies with a clear Brooklyn lineage—the owner cites Luigi's...
Rites Berbères has been on rue de Bullion in the Plateau since 1985, run by Mohand Yahiaoui, who learned Berber cooking...
Au Tarot has been on rue Marie-Anne Est at Berry in the Plateau since 1979, opened by Kabyle brothers Ibrahim and Noured...
