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Showing 24 of 49 places in Montreal
Riccardo Bertolino spent twelve years as executive chef at Maison Boulud before he and his wife, sommelier Isabel Bordel...
The team behind Knuckles brings its second act to Villeray with Nonno's, a pizzeria and self-described club social where...
La Cenetta brings together a café counter, a sandwich program, and an Italian grocery in a single Villeray storefront. T...
Desolé Maman is an artistic and welcoming Little Italy-based tattoo studio, with tattooists who specialize in many diffe...
Since 1975, Daou has been a cornerstone of the city, serving authentic Lebanese dishes crafted with care (and earning br...
Thaï Sep might be tucked along a stretch of Jean-Talon East that’s easy to overlook, but the moment the sai krok hits yo...
Since opening in 2016, Dosa Pointe has stuck to and perfected one specialty: the dosa, which comes in dozens of variatio...
A family-run bakery in Villeray since 1974, Tillemont has built its reputation on bread fermented for 24 hours before ba...
Sol y Mar is a Peruvian restaurant offering both meat and seafood dishes from their Villeray and Laval locations. It’s k...
On a stretch of rue Bélanger that had long been short on good tables, restaurateur Guillaume Drapeau (of Projet Pilote)...
Les Mômes opened in Villeray in 2022 as a project by chef Yoann Van Den Berg and co-owner Marie Voyer. Van Den Berg, ori...
El Khomsa is a Tunisian café-restaurant open since 2000, founded by Marwen Lakhdhar. The menu is rooted in Tunisian home...
Tohu is Montreal’s dedicated circus arts hub, a destination for circus lovers seeking an alternative to Cirque du Soleil...
Taking over the space that once housed Cafécoquetel, Sae Low comes from chef Minh Phat Tu of Mui Mui and Anemone. True t...
Jarry Park is where Montreal’s northern neighbourhoods come to play. Stretching across 36 hectares between Parc-Ex, Vill...
Since 2011, Boutique Archive has established itself as a singular landmark in Montreal’s ecosystem, not quite fashion an...
Montreal-based jeweller Marie-Maude Brunet approaches metal like a sculptor—carving simplicity and emotion into form. Af...
Avanaa keeps things small, deliberate, and deeply rooted in origin. Operating out of a modest Villeray workshop, chocola...
Comité is a shared atelier-boutique in Villeray, home to local jewelers MARMO and PAUZE, who design and handcraft their...
Café Raphaël is a hybrid café and co-working space in Villeray. The interior mixes vintage décor with practical features...
Back when we got in touch with the chef running the show of this new spot in Villeray, Charles-Tristan Prévost, we were...
Le Pain dans les Voiles isn’t your typical family-run bakery—it’s the kind of multigenerational operation where sailing,...
On the corner of Jarry and Henri-Julien in Villeray, Knuckles is Matthew Shefler's first restaurant: a converted dépanne...
Led by chef Michel Lim and partner Michel Nguyen, Mange Dans Mon Hood unapologetically channels In-N-Out vibes with cara...
Showing 24 of 49 places in Montreal
Riccardo Bertolino spent twelve years as executive chef at Maison Boulud before he and his wife, sommelier Isabel Bordel...
The team behind Knuckles brings its second act to Villeray with Nonno's, a pizzeria and self-described club social where...
La Cenetta brings together a café counter, a sandwich program, and an Italian grocery in a single Villeray storefront. T...
Desolé Maman is an artistic and welcoming Little Italy-based tattoo studio, with tattooists who specialize in many diffe...
Since 1975, Daou has been a cornerstone of the city, serving authentic Lebanese dishes crafted with care (and earning br...
Thaï Sep might be tucked along a stretch of Jean-Talon East that’s easy to overlook, but the moment the sai krok hits yo...
Since opening in 2016, Dosa Pointe has stuck to and perfected one specialty: the dosa, which comes in dozens of variatio...
A family-run bakery in Villeray since 1974, Tillemont has built its reputation on bread fermented for 24 hours before ba...
Sol y Mar is a Peruvian restaurant offering both meat and seafood dishes from their Villeray and Laval locations. It’s k...
On a stretch of rue Bélanger that had long been short on good tables, restaurateur Guillaume Drapeau (of Projet Pilote)...
Les Mômes opened in Villeray in 2022 as a project by chef Yoann Van Den Berg and co-owner Marie Voyer. Van Den Berg, ori...
El Khomsa is a Tunisian café-restaurant open since 2000, founded by Marwen Lakhdhar. The menu is rooted in Tunisian home...
Tohu is Montreal’s dedicated circus arts hub, a destination for circus lovers seeking an alternative to Cirque du Soleil...
Taking over the space that once housed Cafécoquetel, Sae Low comes from chef Minh Phat Tu of Mui Mui and Anemone. True t...
Jarry Park is where Montreal’s northern neighbourhoods come to play. Stretching across 36 hectares between Parc-Ex, Vill...
Since 2011, Boutique Archive has established itself as a singular landmark in Montreal’s ecosystem, not quite fashion an...
Montreal-based jeweller Marie-Maude Brunet approaches metal like a sculptor—carving simplicity and emotion into form. Af...
Avanaa keeps things small, deliberate, and deeply rooted in origin. Operating out of a modest Villeray workshop, chocola...
Comité is a shared atelier-boutique in Villeray, home to local jewelers MARMO and PAUZE, who design and handcraft their...
Café Raphaël is a hybrid café and co-working space in Villeray. The interior mixes vintage décor with practical features...
Back when we got in touch with the chef running the show of this new spot in Villeray, Charles-Tristan Prévost, we were...
Le Pain dans les Voiles isn’t your typical family-run bakery—it’s the kind of multigenerational operation where sailing,...
On the corner of Jarry and Henri-Julien in Villeray, Knuckles is Matthew Shefler's first restaurant: a converted dépanne...
Led by chef Michel Lim and partner Michel Nguyen, Mange Dans Mon Hood unapologetically channels In-N-Out vibes with cara...
