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Showing 24 of 86 places in Montreal
L’Entracte is a downtown non-profit jazz venue focused on Montreal’s local scene, with programming that gives space to e...
Café Castel occupies a bright, compact room inside the Hôtel Ville-Marie. A house blend of espresso is the anchor here a...
La Section is a barbershop with three locations in Montreal and one in Toronto, with a diverse array of services. Classi...
Fade2Brooklyn is a high-end barbershop in downtown Montreal, with a team of barbers who complete precise fades, offer qu...
Toyo is a downtown institution, specializing in Teppanyaki, the traditional Japanese cooking style performed on large ir...
Ye Olde Orchard has built a solid reputation across Montreal, evolving from a single neighbourhood pub into a full-blown...
Hanyang Jokbal built its reputation in Ontario before landing in the Golden Square Mile, bringing Montreal a menu devote...
Cinéma Banque Scotia Montreal opened at the turn of the century as Paramount Montréal, taking the bank’s name in 2007. F...
Le Taj was among the first restaurants in Montreal to give Indian food a white-tablecloth setting, thanks to founder Vin...
Chez Devi has held its spot on Crescent Street since 2007, part of a small family of Devi restaurants that also includes...
Shaaz zeroes in on the Hyderabadi side of Indian cooking from its Crescent Street kitchen, anchoring its menu with mandi...
Far, far from what you'd call a mere “museum movie night”, the Cinéma du Musée in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts runs...
Layton Audio has been selling sound in downtown Montreal since 1887, when two brothers opened Layton Bros as a shop for...
Up a flight of stairs on Crescent, Bar K runs the noraebang playbook with no wasted motion: private rooms from small to...
Right inside the Le Cartier building steps from McGill, Opiano runs on a self-serve kiosk system that keeps things movin...
Bous brings Persian cuisine to a contemporary downtown space that merges style and tradition in both their culinary and...
Prison Island Montreal plants 30-plus challenge cells inside a sprawling interactive prison set, putting teams up agains...
Les Trois Monkeys opened in July 2024 on the second level of Les Cours Mont-Royal, at 1455 Peel. The facility combines e...
NINI is a hotel bar set inside Sofitel’s freshly revamped Renoir space. The room takes its cues from one of Pierre-Augus...
Sho-Dan’s one of the first to have set a bar for high-end sushi in Montreal, blending traditional techniques with their...
The iconic Ritz-Carlton Montreal’s in-house restaurant Maison Boulud is a beacon of haute cuisine, blending French tradi...
Found in a 19th-century greystone that's a rare find in itself among downtown Montreal’s sprawl, Cheap Thrills has been...
ensō yoga brings hot yoga and fitness together under one boutique studio roof in the heart of downtown. High-energy sess...
Mount Royal is the beating heart of Montreal. This Quebec heritage site, shaped by famed landscape architect Frederick L...
Showing 24 of 86 places in Montreal
L’Entracte is a downtown non-profit jazz venue focused on Montreal’s local scene, with programming that gives space to e...
Café Castel occupies a bright, compact room inside the Hôtel Ville-Marie. A house blend of espresso is the anchor here a...
La Section is a barbershop with three locations in Montreal and one in Toronto, with a diverse array of services. Classi...
Fade2Brooklyn is a high-end barbershop in downtown Montreal, with a team of barbers who complete precise fades, offer qu...
Toyo is a downtown institution, specializing in Teppanyaki, the traditional Japanese cooking style performed on large ir...
Ye Olde Orchard has built a solid reputation across Montreal, evolving from a single neighbourhood pub into a full-blown...
Hanyang Jokbal built its reputation in Ontario before landing in the Golden Square Mile, bringing Montreal a menu devote...
Cinéma Banque Scotia Montreal opened at the turn of the century as Paramount Montréal, taking the bank’s name in 2007. F...
Le Taj was among the first restaurants in Montreal to give Indian food a white-tablecloth setting, thanks to founder Vin...
Chez Devi has held its spot on Crescent Street since 2007, part of a small family of Devi restaurants that also includes...
Shaaz zeroes in on the Hyderabadi side of Indian cooking from its Crescent Street kitchen, anchoring its menu with mandi...
Far, far from what you'd call a mere “museum movie night”, the Cinéma du Musée in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts runs...
Layton Audio has been selling sound in downtown Montreal since 1887, when two brothers opened Layton Bros as a shop for...
Up a flight of stairs on Crescent, Bar K runs the noraebang playbook with no wasted motion: private rooms from small to...
Right inside the Le Cartier building steps from McGill, Opiano runs on a self-serve kiosk system that keeps things movin...
Bous brings Persian cuisine to a contemporary downtown space that merges style and tradition in both their culinary and...
Prison Island Montreal plants 30-plus challenge cells inside a sprawling interactive prison set, putting teams up agains...
Les Trois Monkeys opened in July 2024 on the second level of Les Cours Mont-Royal, at 1455 Peel. The facility combines e...
NINI is a hotel bar set inside Sofitel’s freshly revamped Renoir space. The room takes its cues from one of Pierre-Augus...
Sho-Dan’s one of the first to have set a bar for high-end sushi in Montreal, blending traditional techniques with their...
The iconic Ritz-Carlton Montreal’s in-house restaurant Maison Boulud is a beacon of haute cuisine, blending French tradi...
Found in a 19th-century greystone that's a rare find in itself among downtown Montreal’s sprawl, Cheap Thrills has been...
ensō yoga brings hot yoga and fitness together under one boutique studio roof in the heart of downtown. High-energy sess...
Mount Royal is the beating heart of Montreal. This Quebec heritage site, shaped by famed landscape architect Frederick L...
