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Showing 24 of 352 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...
Once known as Blizzarts, Barbossa carries the same local energy that’s long made this stretch of Saint-Laurent a late-ni...
Le Jardin de Panos has been on Duluth Avenue since 1979, and holds a special place in Montreal’s dining scene as the cit...
Le 63 isn’t your average vintage boutique—it’s where garage culture, rock’n’roll attitude, and motorcycle style collide....
Jama House brings a Cuban and Latin American frame of reference to a stretch of Saint-Denis a few minutes' walk from Mon...
Anthony Gebrayel and Angélique Custeau opened Beyt on Boulevard Saint-Laurent in spring 2026 with a straightforward prem...
There are Portuguese chicken spots on so many streets of the Plateau, but Portugalia is in a class of its own. Open sinc...
For over 65 years, Domenico “Ménick” Perazzino has opened his barbershop on rue Masson like clockwork—lights on by 7:15...
Fade’ology is a Mile End barbershop offering a range of services including haircuts, skin care, colouring, and braids, t...
Sans Regret is located in Montreal’s Plateau and is home to five tattoo artists, all specializing in colourful American...
Citron Rose is a private tattoo studio in the Plateau, with 10 tattoo artists each focused on different styles. Whether...
This private tattoo studio, founded by artist Matt Chaos, unites more than 10 resident artists, all specializing in blac...
Le Malandrin specializes in high-end tattoos and tattoo removal services from its Plateau studio. Its artists have maste...
Vilains is a Plateau studio with nine artists, specializing in traditional tattoos as well as permanent makeup. On the m...
Residing in the old Cadbury factory, Salon Blueprint is a studio home to 10 tattooists, owned by partners Marilyn (@lav4...
Opened in 2019 by architect Daniel Burt, Café Orr is a maximalist cinema-café on the edge of the Plateau. Decorated with...
Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...
Ma Poule Mouillée is Montreal’s bustling Portuguese Plateau rotisserie where locals and visitors alike have been wowed s...
Patati Patata’s a casse-croûte fixture that’s been in Montreal for over two decades. Originally founded by Louis Dumonti...
Khao Soi offers a focused introduction to Thai cuisine in the heart of Mile End, with a menu spanning a range of regiona...
Siwalee keeps its focus on street-food style dishes—pad krapao with Thai basil, boiled chicken rice, laab gai—alongside...
Walk into the Plateau’s Dek Sen, and you’re greeted with the aroma of lemongrass, galangal, and chilli paste. Since 2023...
Krapow is a Southeast Asian takeout and dining counter that emerged from founder Kevin Larken’s over 20 years in Southea...
Showing 24 of 352 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...
Once known as Blizzarts, Barbossa carries the same local energy that’s long made this stretch of Saint-Laurent a late-ni...
Le Jardin de Panos has been on Duluth Avenue since 1979, and holds a special place in Montreal’s dining scene as the cit...
Le 63 isn’t your average vintage boutique—it’s where garage culture, rock’n’roll attitude, and motorcycle style collide....
Jama House brings a Cuban and Latin American frame of reference to a stretch of Saint-Denis a few minutes' walk from Mon...
Anthony Gebrayel and Angélique Custeau opened Beyt on Boulevard Saint-Laurent in spring 2026 with a straightforward prem...
There are Portuguese chicken spots on so many streets of the Plateau, but Portugalia is in a class of its own. Open sinc...
For over 65 years, Domenico “Ménick” Perazzino has opened his barbershop on rue Masson like clockwork—lights on by 7:15...
Fade’ology is a Mile End barbershop offering a range of services including haircuts, skin care, colouring, and braids, t...
Sans Regret is located in Montreal’s Plateau and is home to five tattoo artists, all specializing in colourful American...
Citron Rose is a private tattoo studio in the Plateau, with 10 tattoo artists each focused on different styles. Whether...
This private tattoo studio, founded by artist Matt Chaos, unites more than 10 resident artists, all specializing in blac...
Le Malandrin specializes in high-end tattoos and tattoo removal services from its Plateau studio. Its artists have maste...
Vilains is a Plateau studio with nine artists, specializing in traditional tattoos as well as permanent makeup. On the m...
Residing in the old Cadbury factory, Salon Blueprint is a studio home to 10 tattooists, owned by partners Marilyn (@lav4...
Opened in 2019 by architect Daniel Burt, Café Orr is a maximalist cinema-café on the edge of the Plateau. Decorated with...
Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...
Ma Poule Mouillée is Montreal’s bustling Portuguese Plateau rotisserie where locals and visitors alike have been wowed s...
Patati Patata’s a casse-croûte fixture that’s been in Montreal for over two decades. Originally founded by Louis Dumonti...
Khao Soi offers a focused introduction to Thai cuisine in the heart of Mile End, with a menu spanning a range of regiona...
Siwalee keeps its focus on street-food style dishes—pad krapao with Thai basil, boiled chicken rice, laab gai—alongside...
Walk into the Plateau’s Dek Sen, and you’re greeted with the aroma of lemongrass, galangal, and chilli paste. Since 2023...
Krapow is a Southeast Asian takeout and dining counter that emerged from founder Kevin Larken’s over 20 years in Southea...
