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Showing 14 of 38 places in Montreal
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...
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...
Since opening in 2021, this Pointe-Saint-Charles bakery has become a neighbourhood mainstay, known for doing things the...
La Chic Régal is an unapologetic time capsule, one that stubbornly clings to the spirit of what a good dive bar can be....
Travel up a staircase illuminated with black lights, and you'll find yourself in the Milky Way's universe. This bar, wit...
Knox Taverne in Pointe-Saint-Charles is a neighbourhood favourite that combines historic character with a warm, low-key...
Maison Saint-Gabriel is an immersive historical experience that brings to life Montreal’s rural past and the tenacity of...
Ava sits inside Clubhaus, a boutique hotel and event space in Pointe-Saint-Charles, and shifts seamlessly from café to c...
Showing 14 of 38 places in Montreal
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...
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...
Since opening in 2021, this Pointe-Saint-Charles bakery has become a neighbourhood mainstay, known for doing things the...
La Chic Régal is an unapologetic time capsule, one that stubbornly clings to the spirit of what a good dive bar can be....
Travel up a staircase illuminated with black lights, and you'll find yourself in the Milky Way's universe. This bar, wit...
Knox Taverne in Pointe-Saint-Charles is a neighbourhood favourite that combines historic character with a warm, low-key...
Maison Saint-Gabriel is an immersive historical experience that brings to life Montreal’s rural past and the tenacity of...
Ava sits inside Clubhaus, a boutique hotel and event space in Pointe-Saint-Charles, and shifts seamlessly from café to c...