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Showing 24 of 352 places in Montreal
One of Montreal’s pioneering vegetarian and vegan restaurants, ChuChai has been delighting diners since 1997 with Chef L...
Rutba builds its menu around variations on a theme, running four different versions of butter chicken alone—from the cla...
Darbar has been a family operation for two generations—opened originally by a father who cooked by himself in the back,...
Rendez-vous Bistro pushes Indian cuisine past the usual curry-house formula, pulling dishes from both the north and sout...
Tula brings soulful, homestyle vegan Indian and Pan-Asian cooking to the Plateau. Owner Abhishek Arun draws inspiration...
Cinéma du Parc is where Montreal’s art film enthusiasts have gone for bold and eclectic programming that showcases the b...
Goza means something like "savor the moment" in Spanish, and this Mile End café on Saint-Viateur treats coffee according...
Tapi Go! started in Toronto, founded by Brazilian-Portuguese couple Clarissa Aguiar and Rui Raposo, before Luis Almeida...
Café Chez Téta is a delightful blend of traditional Lebanese flavors and modern coffee culture. Opened in October 2020 b...
One of the Plateau's most enduring institutions, Café Cherrier has occupied the corner of Saint-Denis and Cherrier since...
Un livre à soi is an independent bookstore on avenue Laurier Est in the Plateau, opened in 2022 by Léo, Frédérique Saint...
Empire Exchange runs on a simple trade: bring in clothes you no longer wear and leave with cash or store credit. The buy...
Opened in 1932, Wilensky’s Light Lunch is a cherished landmark in Mile End, beloved for its “Wilensky Special.” This ico...
Schreter's has outfitted Montrealers from the same stretch of Boulevard Saint-Laurent since the late 1920s, when Joseph...
Cyber Vintage deals in secondhand clothing along the Saint-Denis strip in the Plateau, with a focus on Y2K and '90s styl...
Aux 33 Tours has anchored Plateau-Mont-Royal's record scene since 2007, when owner Pierre Markotanyos turned a lifelong...
Dièse Onze is a candlelit jazz bar and restaurant in the Plateau, where live bands take the stage nightly, playing every...
Le Passé Composé is a two-location brunch spot founded by Chef Arnaud Glay, sourcing fresh, local produce and culinary g...
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...
Bar St-Laurent Frappé has been a Plateau fixture long enough to feel genuinely lived-in: two floors, a covered courtyard...
Showing 24 of 352 places in Montreal
One of Montreal’s pioneering vegetarian and vegan restaurants, ChuChai has been delighting diners since 1997 with Chef L...
Rutba builds its menu around variations on a theme, running four different versions of butter chicken alone—from the cla...
Darbar has been a family operation for two generations—opened originally by a father who cooked by himself in the back,...
Rendez-vous Bistro pushes Indian cuisine past the usual curry-house formula, pulling dishes from both the north and sout...
Tula brings soulful, homestyle vegan Indian and Pan-Asian cooking to the Plateau. Owner Abhishek Arun draws inspiration...
Cinéma du Parc is where Montreal’s art film enthusiasts have gone for bold and eclectic programming that showcases the b...
Goza means something like "savor the moment" in Spanish, and this Mile End café on Saint-Viateur treats coffee according...
Tapi Go! started in Toronto, founded by Brazilian-Portuguese couple Clarissa Aguiar and Rui Raposo, before Luis Almeida...
Café Chez Téta is a delightful blend of traditional Lebanese flavors and modern coffee culture. Opened in October 2020 b...
One of the Plateau's most enduring institutions, Café Cherrier has occupied the corner of Saint-Denis and Cherrier since...
Un livre à soi is an independent bookstore on avenue Laurier Est in the Plateau, opened in 2022 by Léo, Frédérique Saint...
Empire Exchange runs on a simple trade: bring in clothes you no longer wear and leave with cash or store credit. The buy...
Opened in 1932, Wilensky’s Light Lunch is a cherished landmark in Mile End, beloved for its “Wilensky Special.” This ico...
Schreter's has outfitted Montrealers from the same stretch of Boulevard Saint-Laurent since the late 1920s, when Joseph...
Cyber Vintage deals in secondhand clothing along the Saint-Denis strip in the Plateau, with a focus on Y2K and '90s styl...
Aux 33 Tours has anchored Plateau-Mont-Royal's record scene since 2007, when owner Pierre Markotanyos turned a lifelong...
Dièse Onze is a candlelit jazz bar and restaurant in the Plateau, where live bands take the stage nightly, playing every...
Le Passé Composé is a two-location brunch spot founded by Chef Arnaud Glay, sourcing fresh, local produce and culinary g...
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...
Bar St-Laurent Frappé has been a Plateau fixture long enough to feel genuinely lived-in: two floors, a covered courtyard...
