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 25 places in Montreal
Reimagined from what was once Martha Wainwright’s Ursa, P’tit Ours keeps the original venue’s warmth intact while shifti...
Few venues in Montreal carry their history as visibly as the Lion d’Or. Opened in 1930 by Leda Duhamel above her Hôtel P...
This spot has been a bar since 1933. Some regulars claim the Plateau's first gay pride parade departed from here in the...
Club Balattou isn’t just a venue—it’s the foundation of Montréal’s world music scene. Open since 1985, this intimate Sai...
Casa del Popolo has been an anchor of Montreal’s independent arts and music scene since 2000. More than just a venue, it...
Bar Le Ritz PDB keeps things loud, weird, and welcoming. Tucked into a squat brick building in Mile Ex, this unpretentio...
Located on St-Hubert in Rosemont, Ausgang Plaza is a 4,500-square-foot multidisciplinary venue designed to host a wide r...
Breakglass Studios has been Montreal's quietly influential musical heart since 2005, occupying a sprawling 10,000-square...
Known for more than a century as the Corona Theatre, Théâtre Beanfield has been part of the Sud-Ouest’s cultural landsca...
Housed in a former bank on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Le Ministère has become one of Montreal’s most sought-after venues s...
Le National is, in a word, a survivor. Opened in 1900 as North America’s first professional Francophone theatre, it qu...
Few venues in Montreal have as much heart—and as much sweat—as L’Escogriffe. Known to regulars as L’Esco, this low-lit P...
Place des Arts is a backbone performing arts centre of Montreal’s cultural scene. Spanning six theatres, including the g...
Turbo Haüs offers Montrealers a vibrant DIY venue for musicians and community to collide. Evolving from its earlier inca...
Inaugurated in 2011, the Maison symphonique welcomes you to experience the ultimate classical music concert . Designed a...
MTELUS has worn a lot of hats since 1884—ice rink, cabaret, porn theatre, disco—but it’s best known today as one of Mont...
Housed inside the historic St. James United Church and steps from the Place des Festivals, Le Balcon blends the glamour...
The Spanish Social Club building in the Plateau (formerly known as El Salon) has been reborn as la Toscadura—a 300-capac...
If Montreal’s alternative scene has a beating heart, it’s pumping loud from Foufounes Électriques. Since 1983, this cave...
Le Studio TD is housed inside the Maison du Festival, a cultural anchor for the Festival International de Jazz de Montré...
The Wheel Club has been quietly shaping NDG’s cultural landscape for decades—from its postwar days as a veterans’ social...
A fixture of Montreal’s cultural landscape since 1932, La Sala Rossa has undergone many transformations—each shaping its...
Few Montreal venues have shaped the city’s live arts scene quite like Club Soda. Born in 1982 out of a converted recepti...
Set in a semi-basement in downtown Montreal, Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill is for jazz enthusiasts and musicians alike. Sinc...
Showing 24 of 25 places in Montreal
Reimagined from what was once Martha Wainwright’s Ursa, P’tit Ours keeps the original venue’s warmth intact while shifti...
Few venues in Montreal carry their history as visibly as the Lion d’Or. Opened in 1930 by Leda Duhamel above her Hôtel P...
This spot has been a bar since 1933. Some regulars claim the Plateau's first gay pride parade departed from here in the...
Club Balattou isn’t just a venue—it’s the foundation of Montréal’s world music scene. Open since 1985, this intimate Sai...
Casa del Popolo has been an anchor of Montreal’s independent arts and music scene since 2000. More than just a venue, it...
Bar Le Ritz PDB keeps things loud, weird, and welcoming. Tucked into a squat brick building in Mile Ex, this unpretentio...
Located on St-Hubert in Rosemont, Ausgang Plaza is a 4,500-square-foot multidisciplinary venue designed to host a wide r...
Breakglass Studios has been Montreal's quietly influential musical heart since 2005, occupying a sprawling 10,000-square...
Known for more than a century as the Corona Theatre, Théâtre Beanfield has been part of the Sud-Ouest’s cultural landsca...
Housed in a former bank on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Le Ministère has become one of Montreal’s most sought-after venues s...
Le National is, in a word, a survivor. Opened in 1900 as North America’s first professional Francophone theatre, it qu...
Few venues in Montreal have as much heart—and as much sweat—as L’Escogriffe. Known to regulars as L’Esco, this low-lit P...
Place des Arts is a backbone performing arts centre of Montreal’s cultural scene. Spanning six theatres, including the g...
Turbo Haüs offers Montrealers a vibrant DIY venue for musicians and community to collide. Evolving from its earlier inca...
Inaugurated in 2011, the Maison symphonique welcomes you to experience the ultimate classical music concert . Designed a...
MTELUS has worn a lot of hats since 1884—ice rink, cabaret, porn theatre, disco—but it’s best known today as one of Mont...
Housed inside the historic St. James United Church and steps from the Place des Festivals, Le Balcon blends the glamour...
The Spanish Social Club building in the Plateau (formerly known as El Salon) has been reborn as la Toscadura—a 300-capac...
If Montreal’s alternative scene has a beating heart, it’s pumping loud from Foufounes Électriques. Since 1983, this cave...
Le Studio TD is housed inside the Maison du Festival, a cultural anchor for the Festival International de Jazz de Montré...
The Wheel Club has been quietly shaping NDG’s cultural landscape for decades—from its postwar days as a veterans’ social...
A fixture of Montreal’s cultural landscape since 1932, La Sala Rossa has undergone many transformations—each shaping its...
Few Montreal venues have shaped the city’s live arts scene quite like Club Soda. Born in 1982 out of a converted recepti...
Set in a semi-basement in downtown Montreal, Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill is for jazz enthusiasts and musicians alike. Sinc...
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 25 places in Montreal
Reimagined from what was once Martha Wainwright’s Ursa, P’tit Ours keeps the original venue’s warmth intact while shifti...
Few venues in Montreal carry their history as visibly as the Lion d’Or. Opened in 1930 by Leda Duhamel above her Hôtel P...
This spot has been a bar since 1933. Some regulars claim the Plateau's first gay pride parade departed from here in the...
Club Balattou isn’t just a venue—it’s the foundation of Montréal’s world music scene. Open since 1985, this intimate Sai...
Casa del Popolo has been an anchor of Montreal’s independent arts and music scene since 2000. More than just a venue, it...
Bar Le Ritz PDB keeps things loud, weird, and welcoming. Tucked into a squat brick building in Mile Ex, this unpretentio...
Located on St-Hubert in Rosemont, Ausgang Plaza is a 4,500-square-foot multidisciplinary venue designed to host a wide r...
Breakglass Studios has been Montreal's quietly influential musical heart since 2005, occupying a sprawling 10,000-square...
Known for more than a century as the Corona Theatre, Théâtre Beanfield has been part of the Sud-Ouest’s cultural landsca...
Housed in a former bank on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Le Ministère has become one of Montreal’s most sought-after venues s...
Le National is, in a word, a survivor. Opened in 1900 as North America’s first professional Francophone theatre, it qu...
Few venues in Montreal have as much heart—and as much sweat—as L’Escogriffe. Known to regulars as L’Esco, this low-lit P...
Place des Arts is a backbone performing arts centre of Montreal’s cultural scene. Spanning six theatres, including the g...
Turbo Haüs offers Montrealers a vibrant DIY venue for musicians and community to collide. Evolving from its earlier inca...
Inaugurated in 2011, the Maison symphonique welcomes you to experience the ultimate classical music concert . Designed a...
MTELUS has worn a lot of hats since 1884—ice rink, cabaret, porn theatre, disco—but it’s best known today as one of Mont...
Housed inside the historic St. James United Church and steps from the Place des Festivals, Le Balcon blends the glamour...
The Spanish Social Club building in the Plateau (formerly known as El Salon) has been reborn as la Toscadura—a 300-capac...
If Montreal’s alternative scene has a beating heart, it’s pumping loud from Foufounes Électriques. Since 1983, this cave...
Le Studio TD is housed inside the Maison du Festival, a cultural anchor for the Festival International de Jazz de Montré...
The Wheel Club has been quietly shaping NDG’s cultural landscape for decades—from its postwar days as a veterans’ social...
A fixture of Montreal’s cultural landscape since 1932, La Sala Rossa has undergone many transformations—each shaping its...
Few Montreal venues have shaped the city’s live arts scene quite like Club Soda. Born in 1982 out of a converted recepti...
Set in a semi-basement in downtown Montreal, Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill is for jazz enthusiasts and musicians alike. Sinc...
Showing 24 of 25 places in Montreal
Reimagined from what was once Martha Wainwright’s Ursa, P’tit Ours keeps the original venue’s warmth intact while shifti...
Few venues in Montreal carry their history as visibly as the Lion d’Or. Opened in 1930 by Leda Duhamel above her Hôtel P...
This spot has been a bar since 1933. Some regulars claim the Plateau's first gay pride parade departed from here in the...
Club Balattou isn’t just a venue—it’s the foundation of Montréal’s world music scene. Open since 1985, this intimate Sai...
Casa del Popolo has been an anchor of Montreal’s independent arts and music scene since 2000. More than just a venue, it...
Bar Le Ritz PDB keeps things loud, weird, and welcoming. Tucked into a squat brick building in Mile Ex, this unpretentio...
Located on St-Hubert in Rosemont, Ausgang Plaza is a 4,500-square-foot multidisciplinary venue designed to host a wide r...
Breakglass Studios has been Montreal's quietly influential musical heart since 2005, occupying a sprawling 10,000-square...
Known for more than a century as the Corona Theatre, Théâtre Beanfield has been part of the Sud-Ouest’s cultural landsca...
Housed in a former bank on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Le Ministère has become one of Montreal’s most sought-after venues s...
Le National is, in a word, a survivor. Opened in 1900 as North America’s first professional Francophone theatre, it qu...
Few venues in Montreal have as much heart—and as much sweat—as L’Escogriffe. Known to regulars as L’Esco, this low-lit P...
Place des Arts is a backbone performing arts centre of Montreal’s cultural scene. Spanning six theatres, including the g...
Turbo Haüs offers Montrealers a vibrant DIY venue for musicians and community to collide. Evolving from its earlier inca...
Inaugurated in 2011, the Maison symphonique welcomes you to experience the ultimate classical music concert . Designed a...
MTELUS has worn a lot of hats since 1884—ice rink, cabaret, porn theatre, disco—but it’s best known today as one of Mont...
Housed inside the historic St. James United Church and steps from the Place des Festivals, Le Balcon blends the glamour...
The Spanish Social Club building in the Plateau (formerly known as El Salon) has been reborn as la Toscadura—a 300-capac...
If Montreal’s alternative scene has a beating heart, it’s pumping loud from Foufounes Électriques. Since 1983, this cave...
Le Studio TD is housed inside the Maison du Festival, a cultural anchor for the Festival International de Jazz de Montré...
The Wheel Club has been quietly shaping NDG’s cultural landscape for decades—from its postwar days as a veterans’ social...
A fixture of Montreal’s cultural landscape since 1932, La Sala Rossa has undergone many transformations—each shaping its...
Few Montreal venues have shaped the city’s live arts scene quite like Club Soda. Born in 1982 out of a converted recepti...
Set in a semi-basement in downtown Montreal, Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill is for jazz enthusiasts and musicians alike. Sinc...
