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      • Au-delà de Montréal

        Voyages, aventures et regards sur le monde.

      • Design

        Le meilleur du design montréalais.

      • Manger & boire

        La bonne bouffe.

      • Histoire

        Histoires, leçons et contexte.

      • Infolettre

        Notre infolettre hebdomadaire.

      • Voir toutes les articles originales
      Explorez Montréal
      Guides populaires
      • Les meilleurs restaurants à Montréal
      • Meilleurs nouveaux restaurants
      • Meilleurs cafés
      • Boutiques uniques
      • Restaurants romantiques
      • Meilleures librairies
      • Voir tous les guides
      Quartier
      • Downtown
      • Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
      • Mile End
      • Mile-Ex
      • Saint-Henri
      • Voir tout
      Type d'entreprise
      • Restaurant
      • Café
      • Boutique / Store
      • Bar
      • Bakery
      • Voir tout
      Près du métro
      • Peel
      • Mont-Royal
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      Leçon d'Histoire

      51
      The rise and fall of Le Palais des Nains, the palace where tourists became giants
      Version Anglaise
      The Main

      The Rise and Fall of Le Palais des Nains, the Palace Where Tourists Became Giants

      For over 60 years, the fully functional home of two circus veterans became a Montreal tourist attraction where everything was scaled down to their three-foot-tall size.

      A butcher's gamble, a forgotten tavern, and how the Mile End earned its name
      Version Anglaise
      The Main

      A Butcher's Gamble, a Forgotten Tavern, and How the Mile End Earned Its Name

      From a Durham County butcher shop and Massachusetts tavern keepers to a global creative district, the real story's one historians got wrong for decades.

      How Montreal got its Little Italy
      Version Anglaise
      Daniel Bromberg

      How Montreal Got Its Little Italy

      A century-long story of how a neighbourhood grew from railroad workers to family legacies everywhere you look today.

      Montreal's decades-long Polynesian fantasy and volcano cocktail experiment
      Version Anglaise
      Phylida Tuff-West

      Montreal's Decades-long Polynesian Fantasy and Volcano Cocktail Experiment

      When Kon Tiki brought post-war escapism and Hollywood's idea of the South Pacific to Peel Street, it created an exotic escape unlike any other.

      Before the world knew his name, Montreal heard him first
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      Before the World Knew His Name, Montreal Heard Him First

      The Harlem of the North, Little Burgundy, raised a legend. It took 100 years to say it as loudly as possible from the city's rooftops.

      How the Atwater Market fed Montreal through depression and renewal
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      How the Atwater Market Fed Montreal Through Depression and Renewal

      A civic monument, a neighbourhood anchor, and a living archive of what Montreal eats since 1933.

      From opera house to haunted relic to hot ticket, Montreal's Rialto Theatre refuses to die
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      From Opera House to Haunted Relic to Hot Ticket, Montreal's Rialto Theatre Refuses to Die

      A near-forgotten movie palace that's outlasted demolition plans, disco dreams, and decades of decline to become one of Montreal’s most resilient cultural landmarks.

      Before "world music” was a genre, there was Club Balattou
      Version Anglaise
      The Main

      Before "world Music” Was a Genre, There Was Club Balattou

      From exile to empire, this is how a tiny St-Laurent nightclub became the global heartbeat of African music in Montreal.

      If this factory closes, a century of Montreal's Chinatown history goes with it
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      If This Factory Closes, a Century of Montreal's Chinatown History Goes with it

      For over a century, Wing Noodles has fed Montreal with handmade noodles, fortune cookies, and quiet defiance—one of the last family-run factories still standing in Chinatown.

      Canada’s most prolific killer is the hitman Montreal created
      Version Anglaise
      Daniel Bromberg

      Canada’s Most Prolific Killer is the Hitman Montreal Created

      Authors Julian Sher and Lisa Fitterman discuss their book that chronicles the creation of a man who killed 43 people at the height of the biker wars in Quebec.

      The dining theatrics and dark history of Montreal's infamous restaurant Au Lutin qui Bouffe
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      The Dining Theatrics and Dark History of Montreal's Infamous Restaurant Au Lutin Qui Bouffe

      Fine French cuisine, tableside photo sessions with piglets, and a botched robbery that marked the beginning of an end.

      Henri Henri is the Montreal hat shop that has defined a century of style
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      Henri Henri is the Montreal Hat Shop That Has Defined a Century of Style

      NHL hat tricks, Hollywood icons, expertise passed on through nearly a century—this legendary shop is a cornerstone of a city's sartorial history.

      Why André the Giant was one of Montreal's greatest entertainers in and out of the ring
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      Why André the Giant Was One of Montreal's Greatest Entertainers in and Out of the Ring

      The city's role in André the Giant's path from French farm boy to the Eighth Wonder of the World, with a downtown brasserie pitstop.

      The story of Montreal’s Joe Beef (the man, not the restaurant)
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      The Story of Montreal’s Joe Beef (the Man, Not the Restaurant)

      How an eccentric tavern keeper became a working-class hero of Montreal—and one of its unlikeliest legends.

      Betrayal, rivalry, and the Montreal Screwjob that redefined pro wrestling’s reality
      Version Anglaise
      Adam Hickey

      Betrayal, Rivalry, and the Montreal Screwjob That Redefined Pro Wrestling’s Reality

      On November 9, 1997, in Montreal’s Molson Centre, a quintessential American art form was reborn.

      How Montreal falls in and out of love with Brutalist architecture
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      How Montreal Falls in and Out of Love with Brutalist Architecture

      How Montreal’s unapologetic concrete giants went from symbols of modernist utopia to polarizing relics—and why the city just can’t quit them.

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      Leçon d'Histoire

      51
      The rise and fall of Le Palais des Nains, the palace where tourists became giants
      Version Anglaise
      The Main

      The Rise and Fall of Le Palais des Nains, the Palace Where Tourists Became Giants

      For over 60 years, the fully functional home of two circus veterans became a Montreal tourist attraction where everything was scaled down to their three-foot-tall size.

      A butcher's gamble, a forgotten tavern, and how the Mile End earned its name
      Version Anglaise
      The Main

      A Butcher's Gamble, a Forgotten Tavern, and How the Mile End Earned Its Name

      From a Durham County butcher shop and Massachusetts tavern keepers to a global creative district, the real story's one historians got wrong for decades.

      How Montreal got its Little Italy
      Version Anglaise
      Daniel Bromberg

      How Montreal Got Its Little Italy

      A century-long story of how a neighbourhood grew from railroad workers to family legacies everywhere you look today.

      Montreal's decades-long Polynesian fantasy and volcano cocktail experiment
      Version Anglaise
      Phylida Tuff-West

      Montreal's Decades-long Polynesian Fantasy and Volcano Cocktail Experiment

      When Kon Tiki brought post-war escapism and Hollywood's idea of the South Pacific to Peel Street, it created an exotic escape unlike any other.

      Before the world knew his name, Montreal heard him first
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      Before the World Knew His Name, Montreal Heard Him First

      The Harlem of the North, Little Burgundy, raised a legend. It took 100 years to say it as loudly as possible from the city's rooftops.

      How the Atwater Market fed Montreal through depression and renewal
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      How the Atwater Market Fed Montreal Through Depression and Renewal

      A civic monument, a neighbourhood anchor, and a living archive of what Montreal eats since 1933.

      From opera house to haunted relic to hot ticket, Montreal's Rialto Theatre refuses to die
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      From Opera House to Haunted Relic to Hot Ticket, Montreal's Rialto Theatre Refuses to Die

      A near-forgotten movie palace that's outlasted demolition plans, disco dreams, and decades of decline to become one of Montreal’s most resilient cultural landmarks.

      Before "world music” was a genre, there was Club Balattou
      Version Anglaise
      The Main

      Before "world Music” Was a Genre, There Was Club Balattou

      From exile to empire, this is how a tiny St-Laurent nightclub became the global heartbeat of African music in Montreal.

      If this factory closes, a century of Montreal's Chinatown history goes with it
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      If This Factory Closes, a Century of Montreal's Chinatown History Goes with it

      For over a century, Wing Noodles has fed Montreal with handmade noodles, fortune cookies, and quiet defiance—one of the last family-run factories still standing in Chinatown.

      Canada’s most prolific killer is the hitman Montreal created
      Version Anglaise
      Daniel Bromberg

      Canada’s Most Prolific Killer is the Hitman Montreal Created

      Authors Julian Sher and Lisa Fitterman discuss their book that chronicles the creation of a man who killed 43 people at the height of the biker wars in Quebec.

      The dining theatrics and dark history of Montreal's infamous restaurant Au Lutin qui Bouffe
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      The Dining Theatrics and Dark History of Montreal's Infamous Restaurant Au Lutin Qui Bouffe

      Fine French cuisine, tableside photo sessions with piglets, and a botched robbery that marked the beginning of an end.

      Henri Henri is the Montreal hat shop that has defined a century of style
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      Henri Henri is the Montreal Hat Shop That Has Defined a Century of Style

      NHL hat tricks, Hollywood icons, expertise passed on through nearly a century—this legendary shop is a cornerstone of a city's sartorial history.

      Why André the Giant was one of Montreal's greatest entertainers in and out of the ring
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      Why André the Giant Was One of Montreal's Greatest Entertainers in and Out of the Ring

      The city's role in André the Giant's path from French farm boy to the Eighth Wonder of the World, with a downtown brasserie pitstop.

      The story of Montreal’s Joe Beef (the man, not the restaurant)
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      The Story of Montreal’s Joe Beef (the Man, Not the Restaurant)

      How an eccentric tavern keeper became a working-class hero of Montreal—and one of its unlikeliest legends.

      Betrayal, rivalry, and the Montreal Screwjob that redefined pro wrestling’s reality
      Version Anglaise
      Adam Hickey

      Betrayal, Rivalry, and the Montreal Screwjob That Redefined Pro Wrestling’s Reality

      On November 9, 1997, in Montreal’s Molson Centre, a quintessential American art form was reborn.

      How Montreal falls in and out of love with Brutalist architecture
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      How Montreal Falls in and Out of Love with Brutalist Architecture

      How Montreal’s unapologetic concrete giants went from symbols of modernist utopia to polarizing relics—and why the city just can’t quit them.

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