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Showing 24 of 50 places in Montreal
At Bait & Schlang, also called Bait Shop, eight experienced tattoo artists ink traditional pieces. Tigers, skulls, drago...
Arthurs Nosh Bar is a Saint-Henri favourite, blending Jewish culinary traditions with a new-gen sentiment. Helmed by Rae...
In Saint-Henri, Elena emerges as a testament to Italian cuisine reimagined. Opened in early 2018 by the team behind Nora...
Set below the 7m-high ceilings of a century-old heritage building in Saint-Henri, Savsav—a play on words from “ceux qui...
Campanelli is a family-run Italian café in Saint-Henri, opened in 2010 by Tony Campanelli and Sophie Hébert, with roots...
La Luncheonette is a quaint spot in Saint-Henri that follows its mission to serve the neighbourhood's working community....
The second storefront from Brossard's café Kuya, Kuya Saint-Henri is a sleek shop on Rue Notre-Dame offering Filipino-in...
Maison Aïdo is where West African tradition meets French pastry technique—quietly, confidently, and with a lot of heart....
Bowls, sandwiches, empanadas, and brunch are on the menu at Juanitos, the multihyphenate Saint-Henri Latin-American rest...
Montreal's Sud-Ouest is a coffee destination thanks large in part to Dreamy. Located inside the Canadian Roasting Societ...
Riverside sits in one of the odder and better settings in Saint-Henri: 5020 St-Ambroise, wedged along the Lachine Canal...
A few blocks from Atwater Market and the Lachine Canal, at the corner of Notre-Dame and Turgeon, Siboire's Saint-Henri o...
Solange Pati and Alain Tanoh opened Maquis Yasolo on Notre-Dame West in late 2019 as an extension of Aliments Yasolo, th...
Miette began with one baker, a sourdough starter, and a van. Founder Thea Bryson set out in 2019 to undo bread’s bad rep...
Run by the crew behind Amerigo, Caffè Figata is a compact Italian café focused on straightforward, well-made classics. T...
Montreal Improv has been a cornerstone of the city’s comedy scene since 2008, offering a space where beginners, seasoned...
Most of Montreal’s best views come with elevation—and a crowd. But this spot in Pointe-Saint-Charles offers a low-key al...
What started as a seasonal juice kiosk at Atwater Market is now a full brick-and-mortar shop on Rue Notre-Dame Ouest — a...
After building a cult following with their Mile End and downtown spots, the trio behind Lloydie’s—Nathanial and Rem Tull...
Perched on the banks of the Lachine Canal, Terrasse St-Ambroise showcases McAuslan Brewery’s finest creations. This laid...
Wonderblush began with a makeup artist who got tired of reading the fine print. After years working in the beauty world,...
Ivy Studio runs on the kind of chemistry you only get when four people grow up in the Montreal design world together and...
Cove Beauty's salon sits in St-Henri, bright and steady, where highly trained techs work with Akzentz gels and dry-manic...
Tuck Shop has been a Saint-Henri fixture since 2010, and the room still earns its reputation the old-fashioned way — by...
Showing 24 of 50 places in Montreal
At Bait & Schlang, also called Bait Shop, eight experienced tattoo artists ink traditional pieces. Tigers, skulls, drago...
Arthurs Nosh Bar is a Saint-Henri favourite, blending Jewish culinary traditions with a new-gen sentiment. Helmed by Rae...
In Saint-Henri, Elena emerges as a testament to Italian cuisine reimagined. Opened in early 2018 by the team behind Nora...
Set below the 7m-high ceilings of a century-old heritage building in Saint-Henri, Savsav—a play on words from “ceux qui...
Campanelli is a family-run Italian café in Saint-Henri, opened in 2010 by Tony Campanelli and Sophie Hébert, with roots...
La Luncheonette is a quaint spot in Saint-Henri that follows its mission to serve the neighbourhood's working community....
The second storefront from Brossard's café Kuya, Kuya Saint-Henri is a sleek shop on Rue Notre-Dame offering Filipino-in...
Maison Aïdo is where West African tradition meets French pastry technique—quietly, confidently, and with a lot of heart....
Bowls, sandwiches, empanadas, and brunch are on the menu at Juanitos, the multihyphenate Saint-Henri Latin-American rest...
Montreal's Sud-Ouest is a coffee destination thanks large in part to Dreamy. Located inside the Canadian Roasting Societ...
Riverside sits in one of the odder and better settings in Saint-Henri: 5020 St-Ambroise, wedged along the Lachine Canal...
A few blocks from Atwater Market and the Lachine Canal, at the corner of Notre-Dame and Turgeon, Siboire's Saint-Henri o...
Solange Pati and Alain Tanoh opened Maquis Yasolo on Notre-Dame West in late 2019 as an extension of Aliments Yasolo, th...
Miette began with one baker, a sourdough starter, and a van. Founder Thea Bryson set out in 2019 to undo bread’s bad rep...
Run by the crew behind Amerigo, Caffè Figata is a compact Italian café focused on straightforward, well-made classics. T...
Montreal Improv has been a cornerstone of the city’s comedy scene since 2008, offering a space where beginners, seasoned...
Most of Montreal’s best views come with elevation—and a crowd. But this spot in Pointe-Saint-Charles offers a low-key al...
What started as a seasonal juice kiosk at Atwater Market is now a full brick-and-mortar shop on Rue Notre-Dame Ouest — a...
After building a cult following with their Mile End and downtown spots, the trio behind Lloydie’s—Nathanial and Rem Tull...
Perched on the banks of the Lachine Canal, Terrasse St-Ambroise showcases McAuslan Brewery’s finest creations. This laid...
Wonderblush began with a makeup artist who got tired of reading the fine print. After years working in the beauty world,...
Ivy Studio runs on the kind of chemistry you only get when four people grow up in the Montreal design world together and...
Cove Beauty's salon sits in St-Henri, bright and steady, where highly trained techs work with Akzentz gels and dry-manic...
Tuck Shop has been a Saint-Henri fixture since 2010, and the room still earns its reputation the old-fashioned way — by...
