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 90 places in Montreal
Bar St-Laurent Frappé has been a Plateau fixture long enough to feel genuinely lived-in: two floors, a covered courtyard...
Club DD’s is a queer-owned dance bar and performance venue breathing new life into a historic address on St-Laurent Boul...
3 Minots runs on a one-man economy. The owner is the bartender, the KJ, and the tambourine section all at once, and the...
One of the Plateau's most enduring institutions, Café Cherrier has occupied the corner of Saint-Denis and Cherrier since...
Vortex runs escape rooms across two Montreal locations, Plateau and Quartier Latin, with five scenarios split between th...
Ezkapaz Manor occupies a Saint-Laurent Boulevard address that pulls some weight on its own: a 19th-century building that...
Au Coin Berbère has been serving Algerian Berber couscous on Prince-Arthur East in the Plateau since 1997, run by a chef...
Le Bled Resto Lounge sits at the corner of Saint-Denis and Sherbrooke in the Plateau, operating as both a restaurant and...
Le Nil Bleu has been on rue Saint-Denis in the Plateau since 1993, making it one of Montreal's longest-running Ethiopian...
When Martin Picard opened Au Pied de Cochon in 2001, it marked a turning point in Montreal’s restaurant scene. The Plate...
The Sandhu family has been operating on the Plateau since 1989, and their hotel, opened in 2004 on Saint-Denis directly...
Prince Pub House landed in the former Suwu space at the corner of Prince-Arthur and Saint-Laurent with a clear sense of...
Plant-based chef Christian Ventura of spots like Sushi Momo, Bvrger, Bloom, and LOV is now into poke with a new concept...
Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...
Chez Mein, affectionately nicknamed “2chow,” has become a Saint-Laurent Boulevard institution, serving up $2 chow mein t...
This cozy cafe comes from Gatineau-born Gabrielle; after spending a year and a half on the road in her van "Cass," she’s...
Since its establishment in 1968, the ITHQ has grown from a modest cooking school into a global leader in hospitality edu...
Parc La Fontaine is the Plateau’s backyard, a sprawling green expanse where Montrealers claim their patch of grass for p...
Hum is a quiet sanctuary where the kitchen bridges people and the planet. Founded by friends united by their love of foo...
Once known as Blizzarts, Barbossa carries the same local energy that’s long made this stretch of Saint-Laurent a late-ni...
Atelier Retailles is a dynamic and inclusive paper workshop in Montreal that champions creative experimentation. Focused...
For anyone who wants Montreal pride without the tourist trap aesthetic, Artgang has been making locally rooted streetwea...
Dime didn’t start with a business plan—it started with a bunch of Montreal kids skating, filming, and joking their way i...
Moon Brew Magic blurs the line between café, boutique, and full-blown spellcasting headquarters. Equal parts witchy apot...
Showing 24 of 90 places in Montreal
Bar St-Laurent Frappé has been a Plateau fixture long enough to feel genuinely lived-in: two floors, a covered courtyard...
Club DD’s is a queer-owned dance bar and performance venue breathing new life into a historic address on St-Laurent Boul...
3 Minots runs on a one-man economy. The owner is the bartender, the KJ, and the tambourine section all at once, and the...
One of the Plateau's most enduring institutions, Café Cherrier has occupied the corner of Saint-Denis and Cherrier since...
Vortex runs escape rooms across two Montreal locations, Plateau and Quartier Latin, with five scenarios split between th...
Ezkapaz Manor occupies a Saint-Laurent Boulevard address that pulls some weight on its own: a 19th-century building that...
Au Coin Berbère has been serving Algerian Berber couscous on Prince-Arthur East in the Plateau since 1997, run by a chef...
Le Bled Resto Lounge sits at the corner of Saint-Denis and Sherbrooke in the Plateau, operating as both a restaurant and...
Le Nil Bleu has been on rue Saint-Denis in the Plateau since 1993, making it one of Montreal's longest-running Ethiopian...
When Martin Picard opened Au Pied de Cochon in 2001, it marked a turning point in Montreal’s restaurant scene. The Plate...
The Sandhu family has been operating on the Plateau since 1989, and their hotel, opened in 2004 on Saint-Denis directly...
Prince Pub House landed in the former Suwu space at the corner of Prince-Arthur and Saint-Laurent with a clear sense of...
Plant-based chef Christian Ventura of spots like Sushi Momo, Bvrger, Bloom, and LOV is now into poke with a new concept...
Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...
Chez Mein, affectionately nicknamed “2chow,” has become a Saint-Laurent Boulevard institution, serving up $2 chow mein t...
This cozy cafe comes from Gatineau-born Gabrielle; after spending a year and a half on the road in her van "Cass," she’s...
Since its establishment in 1968, the ITHQ has grown from a modest cooking school into a global leader in hospitality edu...
Parc La Fontaine is the Plateau’s backyard, a sprawling green expanse where Montrealers claim their patch of grass for p...
Hum is a quiet sanctuary where the kitchen bridges people and the planet. Founded by friends united by their love of foo...
Once known as Blizzarts, Barbossa carries the same local energy that’s long made this stretch of Saint-Laurent a late-ni...
Atelier Retailles is a dynamic and inclusive paper workshop in Montreal that champions creative experimentation. Focused...
For anyone who wants Montreal pride without the tourist trap aesthetic, Artgang has been making locally rooted streetwea...
Dime didn’t start with a business plan—it started with a bunch of Montreal kids skating, filming, and joking their way i...
Moon Brew Magic blurs the line between café, boutique, and full-blown spellcasting headquarters. Equal parts witchy apot...
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 90 places in Montreal
Bar St-Laurent Frappé has been a Plateau fixture long enough to feel genuinely lived-in: two floors, a covered courtyard...
Club DD’s is a queer-owned dance bar and performance venue breathing new life into a historic address on St-Laurent Boul...
3 Minots runs on a one-man economy. The owner is the bartender, the KJ, and the tambourine section all at once, and the...
One of the Plateau's most enduring institutions, Café Cherrier has occupied the corner of Saint-Denis and Cherrier since...
Vortex runs escape rooms across two Montreal locations, Plateau and Quartier Latin, with five scenarios split between th...
Ezkapaz Manor occupies a Saint-Laurent Boulevard address that pulls some weight on its own: a 19th-century building that...
Au Coin Berbère has been serving Algerian Berber couscous on Prince-Arthur East in the Plateau since 1997, run by a chef...
Le Bled Resto Lounge sits at the corner of Saint-Denis and Sherbrooke in the Plateau, operating as both a restaurant and...
Le Nil Bleu has been on rue Saint-Denis in the Plateau since 1993, making it one of Montreal's longest-running Ethiopian...
When Martin Picard opened Au Pied de Cochon in 2001, it marked a turning point in Montreal’s restaurant scene. The Plate...
The Sandhu family has been operating on the Plateau since 1989, and their hotel, opened in 2004 on Saint-Denis directly...
Prince Pub House landed in the former Suwu space at the corner of Prince-Arthur and Saint-Laurent with a clear sense of...
Plant-based chef Christian Ventura of spots like Sushi Momo, Bvrger, Bloom, and LOV is now into poke with a new concept...
Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...
Chez Mein, affectionately nicknamed “2chow,” has become a Saint-Laurent Boulevard institution, serving up $2 chow mein t...
This cozy cafe comes from Gatineau-born Gabrielle; after spending a year and a half on the road in her van "Cass," she’s...
Since its establishment in 1968, the ITHQ has grown from a modest cooking school into a global leader in hospitality edu...
Parc La Fontaine is the Plateau’s backyard, a sprawling green expanse where Montrealers claim their patch of grass for p...
Hum is a quiet sanctuary where the kitchen bridges people and the planet. Founded by friends united by their love of foo...
Once known as Blizzarts, Barbossa carries the same local energy that’s long made this stretch of Saint-Laurent a late-ni...
Atelier Retailles is a dynamic and inclusive paper workshop in Montreal that champions creative experimentation. Focused...
For anyone who wants Montreal pride without the tourist trap aesthetic, Artgang has been making locally rooted streetwea...
Dime didn’t start with a business plan—it started with a bunch of Montreal kids skating, filming, and joking their way i...
Moon Brew Magic blurs the line between café, boutique, and full-blown spellcasting headquarters. Equal parts witchy apot...
Showing 24 of 90 places in Montreal
Bar St-Laurent Frappé has been a Plateau fixture long enough to feel genuinely lived-in: two floors, a covered courtyard...
Club DD’s is a queer-owned dance bar and performance venue breathing new life into a historic address on St-Laurent Boul...
3 Minots runs on a one-man economy. The owner is the bartender, the KJ, and the tambourine section all at once, and the...
One of the Plateau's most enduring institutions, Café Cherrier has occupied the corner of Saint-Denis and Cherrier since...
Vortex runs escape rooms across two Montreal locations, Plateau and Quartier Latin, with five scenarios split between th...
Ezkapaz Manor occupies a Saint-Laurent Boulevard address that pulls some weight on its own: a 19th-century building that...
Au Coin Berbère has been serving Algerian Berber couscous on Prince-Arthur East in the Plateau since 1997, run by a chef...
Le Bled Resto Lounge sits at the corner of Saint-Denis and Sherbrooke in the Plateau, operating as both a restaurant and...
Le Nil Bleu has been on rue Saint-Denis in the Plateau since 1993, making it one of Montreal's longest-running Ethiopian...
When Martin Picard opened Au Pied de Cochon in 2001, it marked a turning point in Montreal’s restaurant scene. The Plate...
The Sandhu family has been operating on the Plateau since 1989, and their hotel, opened in 2004 on Saint-Denis directly...
Prince Pub House landed in the former Suwu space at the corner of Prince-Arthur and Saint-Laurent with a clear sense of...
Plant-based chef Christian Ventura of spots like Sushi Momo, Bvrger, Bloom, and LOV is now into poke with a new concept...
Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...
Chez Mein, affectionately nicknamed “2chow,” has become a Saint-Laurent Boulevard institution, serving up $2 chow mein t...
This cozy cafe comes from Gatineau-born Gabrielle; after spending a year and a half on the road in her van "Cass," she’s...
Since its establishment in 1968, the ITHQ has grown from a modest cooking school into a global leader in hospitality edu...
Parc La Fontaine is the Plateau’s backyard, a sprawling green expanse where Montrealers claim their patch of grass for p...
Hum is a quiet sanctuary where the kitchen bridges people and the planet. Founded by friends united by their love of foo...
Once known as Blizzarts, Barbossa carries the same local energy that’s long made this stretch of Saint-Laurent a late-ni...
Atelier Retailles is a dynamic and inclusive paper workshop in Montreal that champions creative experimentation. Focused...
For anyone who wants Montreal pride without the tourist trap aesthetic, Artgang has been making locally rooted streetwea...
Dime didn’t start with a business plan—it started with a bunch of Montreal kids skating, filming, and joking their way i...
Moon Brew Magic blurs the line between café, boutique, and full-blown spellcasting headquarters. Equal parts witchy apot...
