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 43 places in Montreal
Set below the 7m-high ceilings of a century-old heritage building in Saint-Henri, Savsav—a play on words from “ceux qui...
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...
Montreal's Sud-Ouest is a coffee destination thanks largle in part to Dreamy. Located inside the Canadian Roasting Socie...
Wonderblush began with a makeup artist who got tired of reading the fine print. After years working in the beauty world,...
Maison Aïdo is where West African tradition meets French pastry technique—quietly, confidently, and with a lot of heart....
Run by the crew behind Amerigo, Caffè Figata is a compact Italian café focused on straightforward, well-made classics. T...
PB&Joy started as a mobile espresso cart—and it still rolls up to events across Montreal—but its new brick-and-mortar in...
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...
Miette began with one baker, a sourdough starter, and a van. Founder Thea Bryson set out in 2019 to undo bread’s bad rep...
Tuck Shop has been a Saint-Henri fixture since 2010, and the room still earns its reputation the old-fashioned way — by...
BarBara in Saint-Henri is a multipurpose spot that doesn’t miss a beat. Opened in 2021, this Italian-inspired wine bar a...
Restaurant A.A. in Saint-Henri boasts a long-standing legacy as a beloved local diner. Owner André Annoussos and his 50+...
Arthurs Nosh Bar is a Saint-Henri favourite, blending Jewish culinary traditions with a new-gen sentiment. Helmed by Rae...
Barbarella started the way many beauty ventures do: in 2009, inside an apartment spare room with a spray tan machine and...
At Estudio Niksen, the retail floor doubles as a working studio, with design, marketing, and order fulfilment visible be...
Tacos Frida is a Saint-Henri staple, serving up some of the most authentic Oaxacan tacos in Montreal. Originally a humbl...
Located at the storied intersection of Notre Dame Street Ouest and Courcelle Street in Saint-Henri, Tran Cantine’s been...
Hakka cuisine—fiery, fragrant, forged on the streets of Kolkata and Mumbai—finally has a proper home in Montreal thanks...
Ooh! Crabe brings a taste of Louisiana to Montréal with seafood boils that have quickly earned a cult following. From it...
Showing 24 of 43 places in Montreal
Set below the 7m-high ceilings of a century-old heritage building in Saint-Henri, Savsav—a play on words from “ceux qui...
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...
Montreal's Sud-Ouest is a coffee destination thanks largle in part to Dreamy. Located inside the Canadian Roasting Socie...
Wonderblush began with a makeup artist who got tired of reading the fine print. After years working in the beauty world,...
Maison Aïdo is where West African tradition meets French pastry technique—quietly, confidently, and with a lot of heart....
Run by the crew behind Amerigo, Caffè Figata is a compact Italian café focused on straightforward, well-made classics. T...
PB&Joy started as a mobile espresso cart—and it still rolls up to events across Montreal—but its new brick-and-mortar in...
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...
Miette began with one baker, a sourdough starter, and a van. Founder Thea Bryson set out in 2019 to undo bread’s bad rep...
Tuck Shop has been a Saint-Henri fixture since 2010, and the room still earns its reputation the old-fashioned way — by...
BarBara in Saint-Henri is a multipurpose spot that doesn’t miss a beat. Opened in 2021, this Italian-inspired wine bar a...
Restaurant A.A. in Saint-Henri boasts a long-standing legacy as a beloved local diner. Owner André Annoussos and his 50+...
Arthurs Nosh Bar is a Saint-Henri favourite, blending Jewish culinary traditions with a new-gen sentiment. Helmed by Rae...
Barbarella started the way many beauty ventures do: in 2009, inside an apartment spare room with a spray tan machine and...
At Estudio Niksen, the retail floor doubles as a working studio, with design, marketing, and order fulfilment visible be...
Tacos Frida is a Saint-Henri staple, serving up some of the most authentic Oaxacan tacos in Montreal. Originally a humbl...
Located at the storied intersection of Notre Dame Street Ouest and Courcelle Street in Saint-Henri, Tran Cantine’s been...
Hakka cuisine—fiery, fragrant, forged on the streets of Kolkata and Mumbai—finally has a proper home in Montreal thanks...
Ooh! Crabe brings a taste of Louisiana to Montréal with seafood boils that have quickly earned a cult following. From it...
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 43 places in Montreal
Set below the 7m-high ceilings of a century-old heritage building in Saint-Henri, Savsav—a play on words from “ceux qui...
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...
Montreal's Sud-Ouest is a coffee destination thanks largle in part to Dreamy. Located inside the Canadian Roasting Socie...
Wonderblush began with a makeup artist who got tired of reading the fine print. After years working in the beauty world,...
Maison Aïdo is where West African tradition meets French pastry technique—quietly, confidently, and with a lot of heart....
Run by the crew behind Amerigo, Caffè Figata is a compact Italian café focused on straightforward, well-made classics. T...
PB&Joy started as a mobile espresso cart—and it still rolls up to events across Montreal—but its new brick-and-mortar in...
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...
Miette began with one baker, a sourdough starter, and a van. Founder Thea Bryson set out in 2019 to undo bread’s bad rep...
Tuck Shop has been a Saint-Henri fixture since 2010, and the room still earns its reputation the old-fashioned way — by...
BarBara in Saint-Henri is a multipurpose spot that doesn’t miss a beat. Opened in 2021, this Italian-inspired wine bar a...
Restaurant A.A. in Saint-Henri boasts a long-standing legacy as a beloved local diner. Owner André Annoussos and his 50+...
Arthurs Nosh Bar is a Saint-Henri favourite, blending Jewish culinary traditions with a new-gen sentiment. Helmed by Rae...
Barbarella started the way many beauty ventures do: in 2009, inside an apartment spare room with a spray tan machine and...
At Estudio Niksen, the retail floor doubles as a working studio, with design, marketing, and order fulfilment visible be...
Tacos Frida is a Saint-Henri staple, serving up some of the most authentic Oaxacan tacos in Montreal. Originally a humbl...
Located at the storied intersection of Notre Dame Street Ouest and Courcelle Street in Saint-Henri, Tran Cantine’s been...
Hakka cuisine—fiery, fragrant, forged on the streets of Kolkata and Mumbai—finally has a proper home in Montreal thanks...
Ooh! Crabe brings a taste of Louisiana to Montréal with seafood boils that have quickly earned a cult following. From it...
Showing 24 of 43 places in Montreal
Set below the 7m-high ceilings of a century-old heritage building in Saint-Henri, Savsav—a play on words from “ceux qui...
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...
Montreal's Sud-Ouest is a coffee destination thanks largle in part to Dreamy. Located inside the Canadian Roasting Socie...
Wonderblush began with a makeup artist who got tired of reading the fine print. After years working in the beauty world,...
Maison Aïdo is where West African tradition meets French pastry technique—quietly, confidently, and with a lot of heart....
Run by the crew behind Amerigo, Caffè Figata is a compact Italian café focused on straightforward, well-made classics. T...
PB&Joy started as a mobile espresso cart—and it still rolls up to events across Montreal—but its new brick-and-mortar in...
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...
Miette began with one baker, a sourdough starter, and a van. Founder Thea Bryson set out in 2019 to undo bread’s bad rep...
Tuck Shop has been a Saint-Henri fixture since 2010, and the room still earns its reputation the old-fashioned way — by...
BarBara in Saint-Henri is a multipurpose spot that doesn’t miss a beat. Opened in 2021, this Italian-inspired wine bar a...
Restaurant A.A. in Saint-Henri boasts a long-standing legacy as a beloved local diner. Owner André Annoussos and his 50+...
Arthurs Nosh Bar is a Saint-Henri favourite, blending Jewish culinary traditions with a new-gen sentiment. Helmed by Rae...
Barbarella started the way many beauty ventures do: in 2009, inside an apartment spare room with a spray tan machine and...
At Estudio Niksen, the retail floor doubles as a working studio, with design, marketing, and order fulfilment visible be...
Tacos Frida is a Saint-Henri staple, serving up some of the most authentic Oaxacan tacos in Montreal. Originally a humbl...
Located at the storied intersection of Notre Dame Street Ouest and Courcelle Street in Saint-Henri, Tran Cantine’s been...
Hakka cuisine—fiery, fragrant, forged on the streets of Kolkata and Mumbai—finally has a proper home in Montreal thanks...
Ooh! Crabe brings a taste of Louisiana to Montréal with seafood boils that have quickly earned a cult following. From it...
