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Showing 24 of 156 places in Montreal
Mile End’s Caffè In Gamba is where Italian tradition meets modern flair through organic beans from renowned roasters lik...
On the corner of Fairmount and St-Laurent, Caffé Grazie-Mille has spent years doing what good Italian cafés do best: mak...
On Parc Avenue, just steps from the St-Viateur bagel shop that supplies its breakfast menu, Café Felice is one of Mile-E...
Siboire has been brewing out of Sherbrooke since 2007, and its Saint-Laurent Boulevard outpost, the brand's first Montre...
Nestled in the heart of Mile End, Café Club Social has been a local staple since 1982. What began as a cozy card club fo...
Founded in 1989 by Blais and his partner Sylvie Cataford, who'd been haunting museum openings together since their teens...
On Saint-Laurent, in a building striking enough to earn its architect a Prix d'Excellence from the Ordre des architectes...
Parc Lahaie sits at the heart of Mile End in the shadow of the Saint-Enfant-Jésus Church — one of the borough's most str...
Under the Van Horne overpass, Montreal finally got the skatepark it deserved. Opened in 2019 in response to a long-stand...
This spot has been running daily live music since for a long time, and it shows. An open whiteboard sports the names of...
Born from the team behind Jun I, Ôkini is a tribute to Japanese culinary tradition shaped into three parts: a grocery, a...
QDC Burger started as a one-window operation in the alley behind La Queue de Cheval, and it’s never really shaken that b...
Pizzeria Magpie may have started as a chance acquisition—a salvaged pizza oven from a neighbour’s kitchen—but it quickly...
Oncle Lee on Laurier Avenue West redefines Chinese dining with a distinctly Montreal twist. A creation of Andersen Lee a...
LeDon Donburi might read like a pun, but there’s real substance behind the name. Founded by Charles Levesque and Eric Do...
Kazamaza has quietly become a beloved institution in Montréal’s dining scene, offering a rich tapestry of Middle Eastern...
Opened by Yun Hai Li, who dreamed of bringing the food of his hometown to Montreal, and now run by JingHang Wang, this l...
Fiorellino Laurier brings a stylish Italian touch to Laurier Avenue West with authentic flavours with a modern, inviting...
Barcola Bistro on Parc Avenue carries the heartbeat of Trieste to Mile End. Founded by Fabrizio, an Italian chef with ro...
For over 25 years, the Fauchois family has been building a quiet empire of elegance, one bouquet at a time. Originally l...
CLARK has spent over three decades carving out space for experimental art in Montreal. What started in 1988 as a scrappy...
Carlota Boulangerie Mexicaine isn’t just introducing conchas and pan de muerto to Montreal—it’s rewriting what a neighbo...
Cheskie’s doesn’t do baguettes, laminated pastry, or glossy fruit tarts—and it doesn’t need to. What this Mile End koshe...
Au Coin is as much wine bar as it is a café, and the menus reflect that balance. The food offering stays compact and del...
Showing 24 of 156 places in Montreal
Mile End’s Caffè In Gamba is where Italian tradition meets modern flair through organic beans from renowned roasters lik...
On the corner of Fairmount and St-Laurent, Caffé Grazie-Mille has spent years doing what good Italian cafés do best: mak...
On Parc Avenue, just steps from the St-Viateur bagel shop that supplies its breakfast menu, Café Felice is one of Mile-E...
Siboire has been brewing out of Sherbrooke since 2007, and its Saint-Laurent Boulevard outpost, the brand's first Montre...
Nestled in the heart of Mile End, Café Club Social has been a local staple since 1982. What began as a cozy card club fo...
Founded in 1989 by Blais and his partner Sylvie Cataford, who'd been haunting museum openings together since their teens...
On Saint-Laurent, in a building striking enough to earn its architect a Prix d'Excellence from the Ordre des architectes...
Parc Lahaie sits at the heart of Mile End in the shadow of the Saint-Enfant-Jésus Church — one of the borough's most str...
Under the Van Horne overpass, Montreal finally got the skatepark it deserved. Opened in 2019 in response to a long-stand...
This spot has been running daily live music since for a long time, and it shows. An open whiteboard sports the names of...
Born from the team behind Jun I, Ôkini is a tribute to Japanese culinary tradition shaped into three parts: a grocery, a...
QDC Burger started as a one-window operation in the alley behind La Queue de Cheval, and it’s never really shaken that b...
Pizzeria Magpie may have started as a chance acquisition—a salvaged pizza oven from a neighbour’s kitchen—but it quickly...
Oncle Lee on Laurier Avenue West redefines Chinese dining with a distinctly Montreal twist. A creation of Andersen Lee a...
LeDon Donburi might read like a pun, but there’s real substance behind the name. Founded by Charles Levesque and Eric Do...
Kazamaza has quietly become a beloved institution in Montréal’s dining scene, offering a rich tapestry of Middle Eastern...
Opened by Yun Hai Li, who dreamed of bringing the food of his hometown to Montreal, and now run by JingHang Wang, this l...
Fiorellino Laurier brings a stylish Italian touch to Laurier Avenue West with authentic flavours with a modern, inviting...
Barcola Bistro on Parc Avenue carries the heartbeat of Trieste to Mile End. Founded by Fabrizio, an Italian chef with ro...
For over 25 years, the Fauchois family has been building a quiet empire of elegance, one bouquet at a time. Originally l...
CLARK has spent over three decades carving out space for experimental art in Montreal. What started in 1988 as a scrappy...
Carlota Boulangerie Mexicaine isn’t just introducing conchas and pan de muerto to Montreal—it’s rewriting what a neighbo...
Cheskie’s doesn’t do baguettes, laminated pastry, or glossy fruit tarts—and it doesn’t need to. What this Mile End koshe...
Au Coin is as much wine bar as it is a café, and the menus reflect that balance. The food offering stays compact and del...
