Get the best of Montreal every week — join 10,000+ readers
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 156 places in Montreal
Founded by sisters Sylvie and Claire Trottier alongside a team rooted in bookselling and hospitality, Joie de Livres is...
Born from a belief in doing things slowly and properly, Kastella builds furniture the way wardrobes are built over time:...
Founded by Fanny Vergnolle de Villers, VdeV began on Boulevard Saint-Laurent in 2012, before expanding to Toronto’s Ossi...
What began in a Mile End apartment over three decades ago has grown into one of the most celebrated names in independent...
Mezcaleros runs on a refreshingly honest idea: Mexican food works best when it’s built for drinking. Framed as a tapas b...
Ta Chido is a neighbourhood snack bar opened in 2011 by the Franco family, taking its cues from Mexico City’s botaneras—...
Nestled in a semi-basement on Park Avenue, Double's Late Night embodies a contemporary dive bar ethos on the Mile End sc...
Locolocal is a neighbourhood shop keeping an eye on what’s being made across the province. Run by founder Catherine, the...
Palmo Goods isn’t about chasing trends—it’s about honouring longevity. This Mile End boutique offers a finely tuned blen...
La Pompadour operates as a small but deliberate counterpoint to minimalist fatigue in the Mile End. Run by Stéphanie Fin...
Sports de Combats has been channeling Montrealers’ pent-up energy into something constructive—or at least entertaining—s...
Some restaurants try to make a splash. Molenne just feels like it’s always been here. Housed in a former hay depot from...
Montreal’s bagel wars just picked up a new subplot. Fairmount Bagel, the 107-year-old Mile End institution, is quietly e...
Île Flottante has settled into a format that prioritizes explanation as much as execution. Each dish from the tasting me...
Café Olimpico’s got a few locations in town that are all great, but it’s original Mile End location is the one that exud...
Ping Pong Club sits at the intersection of Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Bernard Street, where weekends reliably tip from...
St-Viateur Bagel, a cornerstone of Montreal's bagel culture, boasts a rich heritage spanning generations. With a wood-fi...
Founded in 2016, Odeyalo operates at a deliberately unhurried pace, as the brand works through small capsule drops inste...
Jamais Assez is where thoughtful design and everyday practicality meet. Helmed by Geneviève Cyr and Michel Swift—whose b...
LNF (Lost & Found) might fly under the radar, but for those in the know, it’s a staple in Mile End’s vintage scene. Open...
Housed in a former bank on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Le Ministère has become one of Montreal’s most sought-after venues s...
Isle de Garde, an exceptional microbrewery in Petite-Patrie, was founded in 2014 by a talented team of restaurateurs, ch...
Reimagined from what was once Martha Wainwright’s Ursa, P’tit Ours keeps the original venue’s warmth intact while shifti...
When Kem Coba’s pink awning goes up, it’s a sure sign that summer has hit Mile End. Since 2010, Ngoc Phan and Vincent Be...
Showing 24 of 156 places in Montreal
Founded by sisters Sylvie and Claire Trottier alongside a team rooted in bookselling and hospitality, Joie de Livres is...
Born from a belief in doing things slowly and properly, Kastella builds furniture the way wardrobes are built over time:...
Founded by Fanny Vergnolle de Villers, VdeV began on Boulevard Saint-Laurent in 2012, before expanding to Toronto’s Ossi...
What began in a Mile End apartment over three decades ago has grown into one of the most celebrated names in independent...
Mezcaleros runs on a refreshingly honest idea: Mexican food works best when it’s built for drinking. Framed as a tapas b...
Ta Chido is a neighbourhood snack bar opened in 2011 by the Franco family, taking its cues from Mexico City’s botaneras—...
Nestled in a semi-basement on Park Avenue, Double's Late Night embodies a contemporary dive bar ethos on the Mile End sc...
Locolocal is a neighbourhood shop keeping an eye on what’s being made across the province. Run by founder Catherine, the...
Palmo Goods isn’t about chasing trends—it’s about honouring longevity. This Mile End boutique offers a finely tuned blen...
La Pompadour operates as a small but deliberate counterpoint to minimalist fatigue in the Mile End. Run by Stéphanie Fin...
Sports de Combats has been channeling Montrealers’ pent-up energy into something constructive—or at least entertaining—s...
Some restaurants try to make a splash. Molenne just feels like it’s always been here. Housed in a former hay depot from...
Montreal’s bagel wars just picked up a new subplot. Fairmount Bagel, the 107-year-old Mile End institution, is quietly e...
Île Flottante has settled into a format that prioritizes explanation as much as execution. Each dish from the tasting me...
Café Olimpico’s got a few locations in town that are all great, but it’s original Mile End location is the one that exud...
Ping Pong Club sits at the intersection of Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Bernard Street, where weekends reliably tip from...
St-Viateur Bagel, a cornerstone of Montreal's bagel culture, boasts a rich heritage spanning generations. With a wood-fi...
Founded in 2016, Odeyalo operates at a deliberately unhurried pace, as the brand works through small capsule drops inste...
Jamais Assez is where thoughtful design and everyday practicality meet. Helmed by Geneviève Cyr and Michel Swift—whose b...
LNF (Lost & Found) might fly under the radar, but for those in the know, it’s a staple in Mile End’s vintage scene. Open...
Housed in a former bank on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Le Ministère has become one of Montreal’s most sought-after venues s...
Isle de Garde, an exceptional microbrewery in Petite-Patrie, was founded in 2014 by a talented team of restaurateurs, ch...
Reimagined from what was once Martha Wainwright’s Ursa, P’tit Ours keeps the original venue’s warmth intact while shifti...
When Kem Coba’s pink awning goes up, it’s a sure sign that summer has hit Mile End. Since 2010, Ngoc Phan and Vincent Be...
