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 26 places in Montreal
This spot has been a bar since 1933. Some regulars claim the Plateau's first gay pride parade departed from here in the...
Set in a semi-basement in downtown Montreal, Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill is for jazz enthusiasts and musicians alike. Sinc...
Bar Le Ritz PDB keeps things loud, weird, and welcoming. Tucked into a squat brick building in Mile Ex, this unpretentio...
If Montreal’s alternative scene has a beating heart, it’s pumping loud from Foufounes Électriques. Since 1983, this cave...
Inaugurated in 2011, the Maison symphonique welcomes you to experience the ultimate classical music concert . Designed a...
Few Montreal venues have shaped the city’s live arts scene quite like Club Soda. Born in 1982 out of a converted recepti...
Place des Arts is a backbone performing arts centre of Montreal’s cultural scene. Spanning six theatres, including the g...
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...
Few venues in Montreal carry their history as visibly as the Lion d’Or. Opened in 1930 by Leda Duhamel above her Hôtel P...
Located on St-Hubert in Rosemont, Ausgang Plaza is a 4,500-square-foot multidisciplinary venue designed to host a wide r...
Club Balattou isn’t just a venue—it’s the foundation of Montréal’s world music scene. Open since 1985, this intimate Sai...
Housed inside the historic St. James United Church and steps from the Place des Festivals, Le Balcon blends the glamour...
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...
The Spanish Social Club building in the Plateau (formerly known as El Salon) has been reborn as la Toscadura—a 300-capac...
Tucked beneath La Sala Rossa, La Sotterenea is the most underground of Montreal’s underground venues—literally. Opened i...
A fixture of Montreal’s cultural landscape since 1932, La Sala Rossa has undergone many transformations—each shaping its...
Casa del Popolo has been an anchor of Montreal’s independent arts and music scene since 2000. More than just a venue, it...
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...
Turbo Haüs offers Montrealers a vibrant DIY venue for musicians and community to collide. Evolving from its earlier inca...
Reimagined from what was once Martha Wainwright’s Ursa, P’tit Ours keeps the original venue’s warmth intact while shifti...
Showing 24 of 26 places in Montreal
This spot has been a bar since 1933. Some regulars claim the Plateau's first gay pride parade departed from here in the...
Set in a semi-basement in downtown Montreal, Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill is for jazz enthusiasts and musicians alike. Sinc...
Bar Le Ritz PDB keeps things loud, weird, and welcoming. Tucked into a squat brick building in Mile Ex, this unpretentio...
If Montreal’s alternative scene has a beating heart, it’s pumping loud from Foufounes Électriques. Since 1983, this cave...
Inaugurated in 2011, the Maison symphonique welcomes you to experience the ultimate classical music concert . Designed a...
Few Montreal venues have shaped the city’s live arts scene quite like Club Soda. Born in 1982 out of a converted recepti...
Place des Arts is a backbone performing arts centre of Montreal’s cultural scene. Spanning six theatres, including the g...
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...
Few venues in Montreal carry their history as visibly as the Lion d’Or. Opened in 1930 by Leda Duhamel above her Hôtel P...
Located on St-Hubert in Rosemont, Ausgang Plaza is a 4,500-square-foot multidisciplinary venue designed to host a wide r...
Club Balattou isn’t just a venue—it’s the foundation of Montréal’s world music scene. Open since 1985, this intimate Sai...
Housed inside the historic St. James United Church and steps from the Place des Festivals, Le Balcon blends the glamour...
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...
The Spanish Social Club building in the Plateau (formerly known as El Salon) has been reborn as la Toscadura—a 300-capac...
Tucked beneath La Sala Rossa, La Sotterenea is the most underground of Montreal’s underground venues—literally. Opened i...
A fixture of Montreal’s cultural landscape since 1932, La Sala Rossa has undergone many transformations—each shaping its...
Casa del Popolo has been an anchor of Montreal’s independent arts and music scene since 2000. More than just a venue, it...
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...
Turbo Haüs offers Montrealers a vibrant DIY venue for musicians and community to collide. Evolving from its earlier inca...
Reimagined from what was once Martha Wainwright’s Ursa, P’tit Ours keeps the original venue’s warmth intact while shifti...
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 26 places in Montreal
This spot has been a bar since 1933. Some regulars claim the Plateau's first gay pride parade departed from here in the...
Set in a semi-basement in downtown Montreal, Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill is for jazz enthusiasts and musicians alike. Sinc...
Bar Le Ritz PDB keeps things loud, weird, and welcoming. Tucked into a squat brick building in Mile Ex, this unpretentio...
If Montreal’s alternative scene has a beating heart, it’s pumping loud from Foufounes Électriques. Since 1983, this cave...
Inaugurated in 2011, the Maison symphonique welcomes you to experience the ultimate classical music concert . Designed a...
Few Montreal venues have shaped the city’s live arts scene quite like Club Soda. Born in 1982 out of a converted recepti...
Place des Arts is a backbone performing arts centre of Montreal’s cultural scene. Spanning six theatres, including the g...
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...
Few venues in Montreal carry their history as visibly as the Lion d’Or. Opened in 1930 by Leda Duhamel above her Hôtel P...
Located on St-Hubert in Rosemont, Ausgang Plaza is a 4,500-square-foot multidisciplinary venue designed to host a wide r...
Club Balattou isn’t just a venue—it’s the foundation of Montréal’s world music scene. Open since 1985, this intimate Sai...
Housed inside the historic St. James United Church and steps from the Place des Festivals, Le Balcon blends the glamour...
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...
The Spanish Social Club building in the Plateau (formerly known as El Salon) has been reborn as la Toscadura—a 300-capac...
Tucked beneath La Sala Rossa, La Sotterenea is the most underground of Montreal’s underground venues—literally. Opened i...
A fixture of Montreal’s cultural landscape since 1932, La Sala Rossa has undergone many transformations—each shaping its...
Casa del Popolo has been an anchor of Montreal’s independent arts and music scene since 2000. More than just a venue, it...
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...
Turbo Haüs offers Montrealers a vibrant DIY venue for musicians and community to collide. Evolving from its earlier inca...
Reimagined from what was once Martha Wainwright’s Ursa, P’tit Ours keeps the original venue’s warmth intact while shifti...
Showing 24 of 26 places in Montreal
This spot has been a bar since 1933. Some regulars claim the Plateau's first gay pride parade departed from here in the...
Set in a semi-basement in downtown Montreal, Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill is for jazz enthusiasts and musicians alike. Sinc...
Bar Le Ritz PDB keeps things loud, weird, and welcoming. Tucked into a squat brick building in Mile Ex, this unpretentio...
If Montreal’s alternative scene has a beating heart, it’s pumping loud from Foufounes Électriques. Since 1983, this cave...
Inaugurated in 2011, the Maison symphonique welcomes you to experience the ultimate classical music concert . Designed a...
Few Montreal venues have shaped the city’s live arts scene quite like Club Soda. Born in 1982 out of a converted recepti...
Place des Arts is a backbone performing arts centre of Montreal’s cultural scene. Spanning six theatres, including the g...
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...
Few venues in Montreal carry their history as visibly as the Lion d’Or. Opened in 1930 by Leda Duhamel above her Hôtel P...
Located on St-Hubert in Rosemont, Ausgang Plaza is a 4,500-square-foot multidisciplinary venue designed to host a wide r...
Club Balattou isn’t just a venue—it’s the foundation of Montréal’s world music scene. Open since 1985, this intimate Sai...
Housed inside the historic St. James United Church and steps from the Place des Festivals, Le Balcon blends the glamour...
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...
The Spanish Social Club building in the Plateau (formerly known as El Salon) has been reborn as la Toscadura—a 300-capac...
Tucked beneath La Sala Rossa, La Sotterenea is the most underground of Montreal’s underground venues—literally. Opened i...
A fixture of Montreal’s cultural landscape since 1932, La Sala Rossa has undergone many transformations—each shaping its...
Casa del Popolo has been an anchor of Montreal’s independent arts and music scene since 2000. More than just a venue, it...
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...
Turbo Haüs offers Montrealers a vibrant DIY venue for musicians and community to collide. Evolving from its earlier inca...
Reimagined from what was once Martha Wainwright’s Ursa, P’tit Ours keeps the original venue’s warmth intact while shifti...
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