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 34 places in Montreal
Bâtiment 7 is one of the rare places in Montreal that feels entirely claimed by the people who use it. Sitting at the ed...
Centre Saint-Charles—home to a gym, arena, and community rooms—is the kind of neighbourhood sports centre that quietly d...
Longtime Pointe-Saint-Charles brewmaster Barry Fleischer cut his teeth at Émile Bertrand, the now-shuttered diner where...
Pointe-Saint-Charles has always had a knack for doing things collectively, and Cycle 7 fits right in. A worker-owned bik...
Shūshūto Bar à Ramen & Tapas sits on the redeveloped stretch of Saint-Patrick in Pointe-Saint-Charles. The restaurant pa...
After ten years running Machiavelli, a French-Italian bistro in Pointe-Saint-Charles, chef Natassia Marier was ready for...
Since 1958, Paul Patates has been at the heart of Pointe-Saint-Charles, a family-run casse-croûte that keeps things simp...
Knox Tavern in Pointe-Saint-Charles has birthed a new project in the form of the neighbourhood slice shop Palomino, loca...
Clarke Café is the source of bustling Italian spots with rich history. Formerly a Mile End staple, it's been revived by...
Boom J’s Cuisine brings a taste of Jamaica to Montreal with two cozy locations: the original in Pointe-Saint-Charles and...
Florence is the kind of neighbourhood café that feels like it’s been there forever, even if you’re just discovering it....
There’s a difference between buying flowers and being shown how to make them speak. At Fleuriste Monarque, it’s the latt...
Inside the former Riverside pumping station, the clang of hammer on steel still echoes through a craft that nearly vanis...
Pointe-Saint-Charles seems to have all the luck these days: Located inside the true heart of the neighbourhood at a nexu...
Memento’s microbrewery is inspired by retro games, old-school cartoons, and pop-culture nostalgia, the space mixes in-ho...
Muni isn’t your standard sports bar with a couple of simulators stuffed in a corner—it’s an 8,000-square-foot alt-countr...
Orā is a natural skincare brand based in Montreal, specializing in products formulated with Monoi de Tahiti, Tiare flowe...
After years of styling clients remotely, CAMI is Camille Tremblay’s answer to everything that gets lost between a lookbo...
Montreal’s oldest tattoo parlour has been operating out of Pointe-Saint-Charles since 1976, with red-and-black checkered...
Found on Centre Street in Pointe-Saint-Charles, Café Cosé is a welcome addition to the neighborhood's scene, boasting Vi...
Lecavalier Petrone doesn’t do basic. Founded by Chloé Migneault-Lecavalier and Loïse Desjardins-Petrone, this Pointe-Sai...
Since opening in 2021, this Pointe-Saint-Charles bakery has become a neighbourhood mainstay, known for doing things the...
Les sans-taverne is run as a worker cooperative inside Pointe-Saint-Charles’ Bâtiment 7, a bar which picks up the thread...
Showing 24 of 34 places in Montreal
Bâtiment 7 is one of the rare places in Montreal that feels entirely claimed by the people who use it. Sitting at the ed...
Centre Saint-Charles—home to a gym, arena, and community rooms—is the kind of neighbourhood sports centre that quietly d...
Longtime Pointe-Saint-Charles brewmaster Barry Fleischer cut his teeth at Émile Bertrand, the now-shuttered diner where...
Pointe-Saint-Charles has always had a knack for doing things collectively, and Cycle 7 fits right in. A worker-owned bik...
Shūshūto Bar à Ramen & Tapas sits on the redeveloped stretch of Saint-Patrick in Pointe-Saint-Charles. The restaurant pa...
After ten years running Machiavelli, a French-Italian bistro in Pointe-Saint-Charles, chef Natassia Marier was ready for...
Since 1958, Paul Patates has been at the heart of Pointe-Saint-Charles, a family-run casse-croûte that keeps things simp...
Knox Tavern in Pointe-Saint-Charles has birthed a new project in the form of the neighbourhood slice shop Palomino, loca...
Clarke Café is the source of bustling Italian spots with rich history. Formerly a Mile End staple, it's been revived by...
Boom J’s Cuisine brings a taste of Jamaica to Montreal with two cozy locations: the original in Pointe-Saint-Charles and...
Florence is the kind of neighbourhood café that feels like it’s been there forever, even if you’re just discovering it....
There’s a difference between buying flowers and being shown how to make them speak. At Fleuriste Monarque, it’s the latt...
Inside the former Riverside pumping station, the clang of hammer on steel still echoes through a craft that nearly vanis...
Pointe-Saint-Charles seems to have all the luck these days: Located inside the true heart of the neighbourhood at a nexu...
Memento’s microbrewery is inspired by retro games, old-school cartoons, and pop-culture nostalgia, the space mixes in-ho...
Muni isn’t your standard sports bar with a couple of simulators stuffed in a corner—it’s an 8,000-square-foot alt-countr...
Orā is a natural skincare brand based in Montreal, specializing in products formulated with Monoi de Tahiti, Tiare flowe...
After years of styling clients remotely, CAMI is Camille Tremblay’s answer to everything that gets lost between a lookbo...
Montreal’s oldest tattoo parlour has been operating out of Pointe-Saint-Charles since 1976, with red-and-black checkered...
Found on Centre Street in Pointe-Saint-Charles, Café Cosé is a welcome addition to the neighborhood's scene, boasting Vi...
Lecavalier Petrone doesn’t do basic. Founded by Chloé Migneault-Lecavalier and Loïse Desjardins-Petrone, this Pointe-Sai...
Since opening in 2021, this Pointe-Saint-Charles bakery has become a neighbourhood mainstay, known for doing things the...
Les sans-taverne is run as a worker cooperative inside Pointe-Saint-Charles’ Bâtiment 7, a bar which picks up the thread...
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 34 places in Montreal
Bâtiment 7 is one of the rare places in Montreal that feels entirely claimed by the people who use it. Sitting at the ed...
Centre Saint-Charles—home to a gym, arena, and community rooms—is the kind of neighbourhood sports centre that quietly d...
Longtime Pointe-Saint-Charles brewmaster Barry Fleischer cut his teeth at Émile Bertrand, the now-shuttered diner where...
Pointe-Saint-Charles has always had a knack for doing things collectively, and Cycle 7 fits right in. A worker-owned bik...
Shūshūto Bar à Ramen & Tapas sits on the redeveloped stretch of Saint-Patrick in Pointe-Saint-Charles. The restaurant pa...
After ten years running Machiavelli, a French-Italian bistro in Pointe-Saint-Charles, chef Natassia Marier was ready for...
Since 1958, Paul Patates has been at the heart of Pointe-Saint-Charles, a family-run casse-croûte that keeps things simp...
Knox Tavern in Pointe-Saint-Charles has birthed a new project in the form of the neighbourhood slice shop Palomino, loca...
Clarke Café is the source of bustling Italian spots with rich history. Formerly a Mile End staple, it's been revived by...
Boom J’s Cuisine brings a taste of Jamaica to Montreal with two cozy locations: the original in Pointe-Saint-Charles and...
Florence is the kind of neighbourhood café that feels like it’s been there forever, even if you’re just discovering it....
There’s a difference between buying flowers and being shown how to make them speak. At Fleuriste Monarque, it’s the latt...
Inside the former Riverside pumping station, the clang of hammer on steel still echoes through a craft that nearly vanis...
Pointe-Saint-Charles seems to have all the luck these days: Located inside the true heart of the neighbourhood at a nexu...
Memento’s microbrewery is inspired by retro games, old-school cartoons, and pop-culture nostalgia, the space mixes in-ho...
Muni isn’t your standard sports bar with a couple of simulators stuffed in a corner—it’s an 8,000-square-foot alt-countr...
Orā is a natural skincare brand based in Montreal, specializing in products formulated with Monoi de Tahiti, Tiare flowe...
After years of styling clients remotely, CAMI is Camille Tremblay’s answer to everything that gets lost between a lookbo...
Montreal’s oldest tattoo parlour has been operating out of Pointe-Saint-Charles since 1976, with red-and-black checkered...
Found on Centre Street in Pointe-Saint-Charles, Café Cosé is a welcome addition to the neighborhood's scene, boasting Vi...
Lecavalier Petrone doesn’t do basic. Founded by Chloé Migneault-Lecavalier and Loïse Desjardins-Petrone, this Pointe-Sai...
Since opening in 2021, this Pointe-Saint-Charles bakery has become a neighbourhood mainstay, known for doing things the...
Les sans-taverne is run as a worker cooperative inside Pointe-Saint-Charles’ Bâtiment 7, a bar which picks up the thread...
Showing 24 of 34 places in Montreal
Bâtiment 7 is one of the rare places in Montreal that feels entirely claimed by the people who use it. Sitting at the ed...
Centre Saint-Charles—home to a gym, arena, and community rooms—is the kind of neighbourhood sports centre that quietly d...
Longtime Pointe-Saint-Charles brewmaster Barry Fleischer cut his teeth at Émile Bertrand, the now-shuttered diner where...
Pointe-Saint-Charles has always had a knack for doing things collectively, and Cycle 7 fits right in. A worker-owned bik...
Shūshūto Bar à Ramen & Tapas sits on the redeveloped stretch of Saint-Patrick in Pointe-Saint-Charles. The restaurant pa...
After ten years running Machiavelli, a French-Italian bistro in Pointe-Saint-Charles, chef Natassia Marier was ready for...
Since 1958, Paul Patates has been at the heart of Pointe-Saint-Charles, a family-run casse-croûte that keeps things simp...
Knox Tavern in Pointe-Saint-Charles has birthed a new project in the form of the neighbourhood slice shop Palomino, loca...
Clarke Café is the source of bustling Italian spots with rich history. Formerly a Mile End staple, it's been revived by...
Boom J’s Cuisine brings a taste of Jamaica to Montreal with two cozy locations: the original in Pointe-Saint-Charles and...
Florence is the kind of neighbourhood café that feels like it’s been there forever, even if you’re just discovering it....
There’s a difference between buying flowers and being shown how to make them speak. At Fleuriste Monarque, it’s the latt...
Inside the former Riverside pumping station, the clang of hammer on steel still echoes through a craft that nearly vanis...
Pointe-Saint-Charles seems to have all the luck these days: Located inside the true heart of the neighbourhood at a nexu...
Memento’s microbrewery is inspired by retro games, old-school cartoons, and pop-culture nostalgia, the space mixes in-ho...
Muni isn’t your standard sports bar with a couple of simulators stuffed in a corner—it’s an 8,000-square-foot alt-countr...
Orā is a natural skincare brand based in Montreal, specializing in products formulated with Monoi de Tahiti, Tiare flowe...
After years of styling clients remotely, CAMI is Camille Tremblay’s answer to everything that gets lost between a lookbo...
Montreal’s oldest tattoo parlour has been operating out of Pointe-Saint-Charles since 1976, with red-and-black checkered...
Found on Centre Street in Pointe-Saint-Charles, Café Cosé is a welcome addition to the neighborhood's scene, boasting Vi...
Lecavalier Petrone doesn’t do basic. Founded by Chloé Migneault-Lecavalier and Loïse Desjardins-Petrone, this Pointe-Sai...
Since opening in 2021, this Pointe-Saint-Charles bakery has become a neighbourhood mainstay, known for doing things the...
Les sans-taverne is run as a worker cooperative inside Pointe-Saint-Charles’ Bâtiment 7, a bar which picks up the thread...
