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 70 places in Montreal
Pintxo Tapas Bar is an outpost of the Basque region located inside Le Central in Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, bri...
The Quartier des Spectacles is Montreal’s primary cultural district, concentrating an unusually dense network of venues,...
Vino Disco is where wine meets the dancefloor. Located next to the Le Central food hall and in front of SAT, this spot h...
Inaugurated on April 3, 1976, through a joint initiative of the Desjardins Group and the Quebec government, Complexe Des...
Place de la Paix sits on Saint-Laurent Boulevard across from the Monument-National and the Société des arts technologiqu...
In Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, Bar Pamplemousse offers more than just "a twist" on the classic pub experience wi...
Saint James United Church has lived many lives—abolitionist meeting house, home to the first YMCA in North America, conc...
Built with steel bones and nationalist ambition in the early 1890s, the Monument-National is the oldest active theatre i...
A modern take on the Italian-style theatre, Théâtre Maisonneuve has been a cornerstone of Montreal’s performing arts sce...
Capsule Hotel Montréal brings a sci-fi edge to downtown lodging, offering 58 high-tech sleeping pods that are more space...
Since its founding in 1964, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, or “the MAC”, has carved a space as Canada’s leadi...
Housed in a former student residence at 01 Boulevard René-Lévesque Est, Hotel ZERO1 has been part of the downtown landsc...
Pavillon is a revamp to the Société des arts technologiques (SAT), reimagining the former Labo culinaire with a fresh ap...
SAT Café is a vibrant gem in the Quartier des Spectacles. Located in the Société des arts technologiques complex, its ch...
Located on the third floor of the 2-22 building, Artexte is part art library, part archive, and part exhibition space—bu...
Part cultural hub, part urban reset button, The 2-22 was built to reassert Saint-Laurent Boulevard’s role in Montreal’s...
Iru Izakaya brings Tokyo’s after-dark energy to Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles. The third outpost of the brand (afte...
L’idéal bar & contenu opened in late 2021 with a concept that feels tailor-made for the times: part natural wine bar, pa...
In a former peep show on Saint-Laurent, two lifelong climbers turned entrepreneurs rebuilt community from the ground up:...
Few Montreal venues have shaped the city’s live arts scene quite like Club Soda. Born in 1982 out of a converted recepti...
Place des Arts is a backbone performing arts centre of Montreal’s cultural scene. Spanning six theatres, including the g...
MTELUS has worn a lot of hats since 1884—ice rink, cabaret, porn theatre, disco—but it’s best known today as one of Mont...
Esplanade Tranquille is a vibrant public space in the heart of Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, designed to adapt sea...
In the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles, the MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises serves as Montreal’s living mem...
Showing 24 of 70 places in Montreal
Pintxo Tapas Bar is an outpost of the Basque region located inside Le Central in Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, bri...
The Quartier des Spectacles is Montreal’s primary cultural district, concentrating an unusually dense network of venues,...
Vino Disco is where wine meets the dancefloor. Located next to the Le Central food hall and in front of SAT, this spot h...
Inaugurated on April 3, 1976, through a joint initiative of the Desjardins Group and the Quebec government, Complexe Des...
Place de la Paix sits on Saint-Laurent Boulevard across from the Monument-National and the Société des arts technologiqu...
In Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, Bar Pamplemousse offers more than just "a twist" on the classic pub experience wi...
Saint James United Church has lived many lives—abolitionist meeting house, home to the first YMCA in North America, conc...
Built with steel bones and nationalist ambition in the early 1890s, the Monument-National is the oldest active theatre i...
A modern take on the Italian-style theatre, Théâtre Maisonneuve has been a cornerstone of Montreal’s performing arts sce...
Capsule Hotel Montréal brings a sci-fi edge to downtown lodging, offering 58 high-tech sleeping pods that are more space...
Since its founding in 1964, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, or “the MAC”, has carved a space as Canada’s leadi...
Housed in a former student residence at 01 Boulevard René-Lévesque Est, Hotel ZERO1 has been part of the downtown landsc...
Pavillon is a revamp to the Société des arts technologiques (SAT), reimagining the former Labo culinaire with a fresh ap...
SAT Café is a vibrant gem in the Quartier des Spectacles. Located in the Société des arts technologiques complex, its ch...
Located on the third floor of the 2-22 building, Artexte is part art library, part archive, and part exhibition space—bu...
Part cultural hub, part urban reset button, The 2-22 was built to reassert Saint-Laurent Boulevard’s role in Montreal’s...
Iru Izakaya brings Tokyo’s after-dark energy to Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles. The third outpost of the brand (afte...
L’idéal bar & contenu opened in late 2021 with a concept that feels tailor-made for the times: part natural wine bar, pa...
In a former peep show on Saint-Laurent, two lifelong climbers turned entrepreneurs rebuilt community from the ground up:...
Few Montreal venues have shaped the city’s live arts scene quite like Club Soda. Born in 1982 out of a converted recepti...
Place des Arts is a backbone performing arts centre of Montreal’s cultural scene. Spanning six theatres, including the g...
MTELUS has worn a lot of hats since 1884—ice rink, cabaret, porn theatre, disco—but it’s best known today as one of Mont...
Esplanade Tranquille is a vibrant public space in the heart of Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, designed to adapt sea...
In the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles, the MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises serves as Montreal’s living mem...
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 70 places in Montreal
Pintxo Tapas Bar is an outpost of the Basque region located inside Le Central in Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, bri...
The Quartier des Spectacles is Montreal’s primary cultural district, concentrating an unusually dense network of venues,...
Vino Disco is where wine meets the dancefloor. Located next to the Le Central food hall and in front of SAT, this spot h...
Inaugurated on April 3, 1976, through a joint initiative of the Desjardins Group and the Quebec government, Complexe Des...
Place de la Paix sits on Saint-Laurent Boulevard across from the Monument-National and the Société des arts technologiqu...
In Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, Bar Pamplemousse offers more than just "a twist" on the classic pub experience wi...
Saint James United Church has lived many lives—abolitionist meeting house, home to the first YMCA in North America, conc...
Built with steel bones and nationalist ambition in the early 1890s, the Monument-National is the oldest active theatre i...
A modern take on the Italian-style theatre, Théâtre Maisonneuve has been a cornerstone of Montreal’s performing arts sce...
Capsule Hotel Montréal brings a sci-fi edge to downtown lodging, offering 58 high-tech sleeping pods that are more space...
Since its founding in 1964, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, or “the MAC”, has carved a space as Canada’s leadi...
Housed in a former student residence at 01 Boulevard René-Lévesque Est, Hotel ZERO1 has been part of the downtown landsc...
Pavillon is a revamp to the Société des arts technologiques (SAT), reimagining the former Labo culinaire with a fresh ap...
SAT Café is a vibrant gem in the Quartier des Spectacles. Located in the Société des arts technologiques complex, its ch...
Located on the third floor of the 2-22 building, Artexte is part art library, part archive, and part exhibition space—bu...
Part cultural hub, part urban reset button, The 2-22 was built to reassert Saint-Laurent Boulevard’s role in Montreal’s...
Iru Izakaya brings Tokyo’s after-dark energy to Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles. The third outpost of the brand (afte...
L’idéal bar & contenu opened in late 2021 with a concept that feels tailor-made for the times: part natural wine bar, pa...
In a former peep show on Saint-Laurent, two lifelong climbers turned entrepreneurs rebuilt community from the ground up:...
Few Montreal venues have shaped the city’s live arts scene quite like Club Soda. Born in 1982 out of a converted recepti...
Place des Arts is a backbone performing arts centre of Montreal’s cultural scene. Spanning six theatres, including the g...
MTELUS has worn a lot of hats since 1884—ice rink, cabaret, porn theatre, disco—but it’s best known today as one of Mont...
Esplanade Tranquille is a vibrant public space in the heart of Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, designed to adapt sea...
In the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles, the MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises serves as Montreal’s living mem...
Showing 24 of 70 places in Montreal
Pintxo Tapas Bar is an outpost of the Basque region located inside Le Central in Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, bri...
The Quartier des Spectacles is Montreal’s primary cultural district, concentrating an unusually dense network of venues,...
Vino Disco is where wine meets the dancefloor. Located next to the Le Central food hall and in front of SAT, this spot h...
Inaugurated on April 3, 1976, through a joint initiative of the Desjardins Group and the Quebec government, Complexe Des...
Place de la Paix sits on Saint-Laurent Boulevard across from the Monument-National and the Société des arts technologiqu...
In Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, Bar Pamplemousse offers more than just "a twist" on the classic pub experience wi...
Saint James United Church has lived many lives—abolitionist meeting house, home to the first YMCA in North America, conc...
Built with steel bones and nationalist ambition in the early 1890s, the Monument-National is the oldest active theatre i...
A modern take on the Italian-style theatre, Théâtre Maisonneuve has been a cornerstone of Montreal’s performing arts sce...
Capsule Hotel Montréal brings a sci-fi edge to downtown lodging, offering 58 high-tech sleeping pods that are more space...
Since its founding in 1964, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, or “the MAC”, has carved a space as Canada’s leadi...
Housed in a former student residence at 01 Boulevard René-Lévesque Est, Hotel ZERO1 has been part of the downtown landsc...
Pavillon is a revamp to the Société des arts technologiques (SAT), reimagining the former Labo culinaire with a fresh ap...
SAT Café is a vibrant gem in the Quartier des Spectacles. Located in the Société des arts technologiques complex, its ch...
Located on the third floor of the 2-22 building, Artexte is part art library, part archive, and part exhibition space—bu...
Part cultural hub, part urban reset button, The 2-22 was built to reassert Saint-Laurent Boulevard’s role in Montreal’s...
Iru Izakaya brings Tokyo’s after-dark energy to Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles. The third outpost of the brand (afte...
L’idéal bar & contenu opened in late 2021 with a concept that feels tailor-made for the times: part natural wine bar, pa...
In a former peep show on Saint-Laurent, two lifelong climbers turned entrepreneurs rebuilt community from the ground up:...
Few Montreal venues have shaped the city’s live arts scene quite like Club Soda. Born in 1982 out of a converted recepti...
Place des Arts is a backbone performing arts centre of Montreal’s cultural scene. Spanning six theatres, including the g...
MTELUS has worn a lot of hats since 1884—ice rink, cabaret, porn theatre, disco—but it’s best known today as one of Mont...
Esplanade Tranquille is a vibrant public space in the heart of Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, designed to adapt sea...
In the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles, the MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises serves as Montreal’s living mem...