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 35 places in Montreal
Since its founding in 1882, McGill University’s Redpath Museum has stood as a storied gem of natural history. With its G...
Americas BBQ is a continent-spanning argument for why fire is still the best seasoning. Led by Paul Toussaint, with a no...
Built in 1914 and named in honour of a McGill athlete-turned-soldier killed in WWI, Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is...
McGill University has been a fixture on the slope of Mount Royal since 1821, when a fur trader’s estate and a royal char...
Piranha Bar is a dive with a dual personality: it’s a laid-back downtown hangout by day and a gritty, chaotic live music...
The Word Bookstore is a timeless literary enclave tucked into a 19th-century brick building on Milton Street, just steps...
Shaka Club’s second location trades dumbbells for escalators, setting up shop in the Centre Eaton food court with a menu...
Café le 9e brings the quiet precision of Melk Café into the unlikeliest of settings: the Eaton Centre. But this is no ge...
Moleskine began life on Parc Avenue in 2016, a project shaped by Pullman’s Catherine Bélanger and designer Bruno Braën....
Le Vieux Dublin claims the title of Montreal’s oldest Irish pub, and while we’ll let the historians debate that, there’s...
A bar built for time travel, Le French Line is a distilled version of another era. Set in the reborn 9th floor of the Ea...
Located atop an architectural wonder of downtown, the Place Ville Marie, this terrasse-based restaurant and club is wher...
The McCord Stewart Museum offers a vibrant window into Montreal’s social history, capturing the city’s evolving identity...
Downtown Montreal has no shortage of places to close a deal or mark an occasion, but Jatoba makes a strong case for itse...
Established in 1842 on land gifted by Thomas Phillips with the condition it remain a park forever, Phillips Square drew...
Vargas brings an unconventional spin to the classic steakhouse, pairing dry-aged Angus beef with a full sushi menu in a...
In the shell of a former bank just off Phillips Square, Phillips Bar rewires the izakaya formula into something sleeker...
Onna Café is a bright and easygoing downtown refuge, offering breakfast, brunch, and lunch seven days a week. The menu l...
Lola Rosa Milton is a plant-based bistro where comforting, unfussy dishes are served in a warm, communal space. Known as...
Henri Brasserie Française + Lounge French elegance with the unique charm of a stunning space in the historic Birks build...
Gokudo, a sophisticated Japanese cocktail bar, offers an immersive experience in downtown Montreal. Created by the dynam...
Simons’ downtown Montreal store on Sainte-Catherine Street marked the Quebec retailer’s first expansion into the city in...
Boxxing Studio is a dynamic boutique boxing gym located in the heart of downtown Montreal. Known for its high-energy atm...
Librairie Paragraphe has been a go-to destination for English-language books in downtown Montreal for over four decades....
Showing 24 of 35 places in Montreal
Since its founding in 1882, McGill University’s Redpath Museum has stood as a storied gem of natural history. With its G...
Americas BBQ is a continent-spanning argument for why fire is still the best seasoning. Led by Paul Toussaint, with a no...
Built in 1914 and named in honour of a McGill athlete-turned-soldier killed in WWI, Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is...
McGill University has been a fixture on the slope of Mount Royal since 1821, when a fur trader’s estate and a royal char...
Piranha Bar is a dive with a dual personality: it’s a laid-back downtown hangout by day and a gritty, chaotic live music...
The Word Bookstore is a timeless literary enclave tucked into a 19th-century brick building on Milton Street, just steps...
Shaka Club’s second location trades dumbbells for escalators, setting up shop in the Centre Eaton food court with a menu...
Café le 9e brings the quiet precision of Melk Café into the unlikeliest of settings: the Eaton Centre. But this is no ge...
Moleskine began life on Parc Avenue in 2016, a project shaped by Pullman’s Catherine Bélanger and designer Bruno Braën....
Le Vieux Dublin claims the title of Montreal’s oldest Irish pub, and while we’ll let the historians debate that, there’s...
A bar built for time travel, Le French Line is a distilled version of another era. Set in the reborn 9th floor of the Ea...
Located atop an architectural wonder of downtown, the Place Ville Marie, this terrasse-based restaurant and club is wher...
The McCord Stewart Museum offers a vibrant window into Montreal’s social history, capturing the city’s evolving identity...
Downtown Montreal has no shortage of places to close a deal or mark an occasion, but Jatoba makes a strong case for itse...
Established in 1842 on land gifted by Thomas Phillips with the condition it remain a park forever, Phillips Square drew...
Vargas brings an unconventional spin to the classic steakhouse, pairing dry-aged Angus beef with a full sushi menu in a...
In the shell of a former bank just off Phillips Square, Phillips Bar rewires the izakaya formula into something sleeker...
Onna Café is a bright and easygoing downtown refuge, offering breakfast, brunch, and lunch seven days a week. The menu l...
Lola Rosa Milton is a plant-based bistro where comforting, unfussy dishes are served in a warm, communal space. Known as...
Henri Brasserie Française + Lounge French elegance with the unique charm of a stunning space in the historic Birks build...
Gokudo, a sophisticated Japanese cocktail bar, offers an immersive experience in downtown Montreal. Created by the dynam...
Simons’ downtown Montreal store on Sainte-Catherine Street marked the Quebec retailer’s first expansion into the city in...
Boxxing Studio is a dynamic boutique boxing gym located in the heart of downtown Montreal. Known for its high-energy atm...
Librairie Paragraphe has been a go-to destination for English-language books in downtown Montreal for over four decades....
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 35 places in Montreal
Since its founding in 1882, McGill University’s Redpath Museum has stood as a storied gem of natural history. With its G...
Americas BBQ is a continent-spanning argument for why fire is still the best seasoning. Led by Paul Toussaint, with a no...
Built in 1914 and named in honour of a McGill athlete-turned-soldier killed in WWI, Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is...
McGill University has been a fixture on the slope of Mount Royal since 1821, when a fur trader’s estate and a royal char...
Piranha Bar is a dive with a dual personality: it’s a laid-back downtown hangout by day and a gritty, chaotic live music...
The Word Bookstore is a timeless literary enclave tucked into a 19th-century brick building on Milton Street, just steps...
Shaka Club’s second location trades dumbbells for escalators, setting up shop in the Centre Eaton food court with a menu...
Café le 9e brings the quiet precision of Melk Café into the unlikeliest of settings: the Eaton Centre. But this is no ge...
Moleskine began life on Parc Avenue in 2016, a project shaped by Pullman’s Catherine Bélanger and designer Bruno Braën....
Le Vieux Dublin claims the title of Montreal’s oldest Irish pub, and while we’ll let the historians debate that, there’s...
A bar built for time travel, Le French Line is a distilled version of another era. Set in the reborn 9th floor of the Ea...
Located atop an architectural wonder of downtown, the Place Ville Marie, this terrasse-based restaurant and club is wher...
The McCord Stewart Museum offers a vibrant window into Montreal’s social history, capturing the city’s evolving identity...
Downtown Montreal has no shortage of places to close a deal or mark an occasion, but Jatoba makes a strong case for itse...
Established in 1842 on land gifted by Thomas Phillips with the condition it remain a park forever, Phillips Square drew...
Vargas brings an unconventional spin to the classic steakhouse, pairing dry-aged Angus beef with a full sushi menu in a...
In the shell of a former bank just off Phillips Square, Phillips Bar rewires the izakaya formula into something sleeker...
Onna Café is a bright and easygoing downtown refuge, offering breakfast, brunch, and lunch seven days a week. The menu l...
Lola Rosa Milton is a plant-based bistro where comforting, unfussy dishes are served in a warm, communal space. Known as...
Henri Brasserie Française + Lounge French elegance with the unique charm of a stunning space in the historic Birks build...
Gokudo, a sophisticated Japanese cocktail bar, offers an immersive experience in downtown Montreal. Created by the dynam...
Simons’ downtown Montreal store on Sainte-Catherine Street marked the Quebec retailer’s first expansion into the city in...
Boxxing Studio is a dynamic boutique boxing gym located in the heart of downtown Montreal. Known for its high-energy atm...
Librairie Paragraphe has been a go-to destination for English-language books in downtown Montreal for over four decades....
Showing 24 of 35 places in Montreal
Since its founding in 1882, McGill University’s Redpath Museum has stood as a storied gem of natural history. With its G...
Americas BBQ is a continent-spanning argument for why fire is still the best seasoning. Led by Paul Toussaint, with a no...
Built in 1914 and named in honour of a McGill athlete-turned-soldier killed in WWI, Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is...
McGill University has been a fixture on the slope of Mount Royal since 1821, when a fur trader’s estate and a royal char...
Piranha Bar is a dive with a dual personality: it’s a laid-back downtown hangout by day and a gritty, chaotic live music...
The Word Bookstore is a timeless literary enclave tucked into a 19th-century brick building on Milton Street, just steps...
Shaka Club’s second location trades dumbbells for escalators, setting up shop in the Centre Eaton food court with a menu...
Café le 9e brings the quiet precision of Melk Café into the unlikeliest of settings: the Eaton Centre. But this is no ge...
Moleskine began life on Parc Avenue in 2016, a project shaped by Pullman’s Catherine Bélanger and designer Bruno Braën....
Le Vieux Dublin claims the title of Montreal’s oldest Irish pub, and while we’ll let the historians debate that, there’s...
A bar built for time travel, Le French Line is a distilled version of another era. Set in the reborn 9th floor of the Ea...
Located atop an architectural wonder of downtown, the Place Ville Marie, this terrasse-based restaurant and club is wher...
The McCord Stewart Museum offers a vibrant window into Montreal’s social history, capturing the city’s evolving identity...
Downtown Montreal has no shortage of places to close a deal or mark an occasion, but Jatoba makes a strong case for itse...
Established in 1842 on land gifted by Thomas Phillips with the condition it remain a park forever, Phillips Square drew...
Vargas brings an unconventional spin to the classic steakhouse, pairing dry-aged Angus beef with a full sushi menu in a...
In the shell of a former bank just off Phillips Square, Phillips Bar rewires the izakaya formula into something sleeker...
Onna Café is a bright and easygoing downtown refuge, offering breakfast, brunch, and lunch seven days a week. The menu l...
Lola Rosa Milton is a plant-based bistro where comforting, unfussy dishes are served in a warm, communal space. Known as...
Henri Brasserie Française + Lounge French elegance with the unique charm of a stunning space in the historic Birks build...
Gokudo, a sophisticated Japanese cocktail bar, offers an immersive experience in downtown Montreal. Created by the dynam...
Simons’ downtown Montreal store on Sainte-Catherine Street marked the Quebec retailer’s first expansion into the city in...
Boxxing Studio is a dynamic boutique boxing gym located in the heart of downtown Montreal. Known for its high-energy atm...
Librairie Paragraphe has been a go-to destination for English-language books in downtown Montreal for over four decades....