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Showing 24 of 201 places in Montreal
Camilo Lapointe-Nascimento won Les Chefs! in 2020 at 23, the competition's youngest winner, and has since co-founded the...
Maison An Omakase seats just eight people at a light-wood counter on Avenue du Parc, where chef An Doan, among the first...
Anthony Gebrayel and Angélique Custeau opened Beyt on Boulevard Saint-Laurent in spring 2026 with a straightforward prem...
Le 63 isn’t your average vintage boutique—it’s where garage culture, rock’n’roll attitude, and motorcycle style collide....
Le Jardin de Panos has been on Duluth Avenue since 1979, and holds a special place in Montreal’s dining scene as the cit...
Hadio doesn’t rely on polish to make its mark—it’s built its name on volume, value, and vintage denim that keeps Montrea...
A project from the team behind the wood-fired Pizzeria Magpie, Magpie Magique deviates from that concept entirely with a...
There are Portuguese chicken spots on so many streets of the Plateau, but Portugalia is in a class of its own. Open sinc...
Sans Regret is located in Montreal’s Plateau and is home to five tattoo artists, all specializing in colourful American...
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...
Jama House brings a Cuban and Latin American frame of reference to a stretch of Saint-Denis a few minutes' walk from Mon...
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...
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...
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...
Café Dispatch’s commitment to exquisite coffee and transparent sourcing is unparalleled. Owner Chrissy Durcak's journey...
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...
Showing 24 of 201 places in Montreal
Camilo Lapointe-Nascimento won Les Chefs! in 2020 at 23, the competition's youngest winner, and has since co-founded the...
Maison An Omakase seats just eight people at a light-wood counter on Avenue du Parc, where chef An Doan, among the first...
Anthony Gebrayel and Angélique Custeau opened Beyt on Boulevard Saint-Laurent in spring 2026 with a straightforward prem...
Le 63 isn’t your average vintage boutique—it’s where garage culture, rock’n’roll attitude, and motorcycle style collide....
Le Jardin de Panos has been on Duluth Avenue since 1979, and holds a special place in Montreal’s dining scene as the cit...
Hadio doesn’t rely on polish to make its mark—it’s built its name on volume, value, and vintage denim that keeps Montrea...
A project from the team behind the wood-fired Pizzeria Magpie, Magpie Magique deviates from that concept entirely with a...
There are Portuguese chicken spots on so many streets of the Plateau, but Portugalia is in a class of its own. Open sinc...
Sans Regret is located in Montreal’s Plateau and is home to five tattoo artists, all specializing in colourful American...
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...
Jama House brings a Cuban and Latin American frame of reference to a stretch of Saint-Denis a few minutes' walk from Mon...
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...
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...
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...
Café Dispatch’s commitment to exquisite coffee and transparent sourcing is unparalleled. Owner Chrissy Durcak's journey...
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...
