J.P. Karwacki
JP Karwacki is the managing editor of The Main. His work has previously appeared in Time Magazine, the Montreal Gazette, Time Out, NUVO, and more.
Montreal, Quebec
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The Best New Cafés in Montreal [April 2026]
Freshly baked cakes, vegan donuts, matcha, coworking destinations, and more.
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The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [April 2026]
Big expansions for famous spots, Acadian comforts, burgers with pinpoint accuracy, and more.
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The Best New Bars in Montreal [March 2026]
An 'old Vegas' dive, a sports bar for women's sports, one big German beer hall, and more.
The 41 Best Brunch Spots in Montreal for Long, Lazy Weekends
From greasy spoon classics to elegant all-day affairs—where to eat when the weekend calls.
Montreal Melons: A City's Forgotten Fruit, and the Modern Farms Preserving Its Agricultural Heritage
And catching up with David McMillan during a delivery run of Montreal melons to chef Ari Schor's Verdun restaurant Beba.
La Spada: A Love Letter to Rome with a Montreal Osteria
The experiential, Roman-Italian dining of Saint-Henri's La Spada, combining institutional class with electric restaurant theatre.
These Are the Bars We Keep Going Back To
Our guide to the best on offer in Montreal, from cocktail dens to wine bars to our favourite dives.
Le Violon: Stepping into a Painting of Fine Dining in the Plateau
Taking over the address that once housed Maison Publique, Le Violon is a new neighbourhood project that celebrates kinship and thoughtful, ingredient-driven cuisine.
The 50 Best Restaurants in Montreal Right Now
From boundary-pushing tasting menus to perfected single plates—this is where to eat when it matters.
Lieux Communs: Montreal's First Urban Winery
Local wine, cider and piquette makers discovering new terroirs out of their hybrid, urban, and nordic laboratory in Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
Bar Vivar: A Montreal Take on a Spanish Way of Eating
How a Montreal chef and sommelier's pintxos in the Plateau derive influences from Galicia, the Basque region, and Asturias—plus some flourishes from Andalusia or Valencia.
Beigne Habitude: High-end Pastry Technique Meets Donut Americana in Little Italy
From selling donuts out of a ruelle verte to studying shops across the United States, Rachel Berriman and Michael Lottner’s donut shop has been long in the making.
Benoit Tardif: An Illustrator's Guide to Montreal
From spots to work and places to print to undercelebrated artistic curios, few people are better to offer a guide to Montreal from an illustrator’s perspective than this enigmatic artist.
207 Ouest: The Emotional Inventory of a Mile End Design Shop
A subterranean curation according to coups de cœur from Myriam and Jeanne Élie of MYEL.
Brainchild: A Surfboard Studio Passion Project Rekindled in Montreal's Sud-Ouest
Where Mitch Martin gets back to one of the founding ideas behind Little Burgundy's September Surf Café.
Miracolo: The Restaurant, Cathedral, Temple, and Theatre of Montreal's Plateau
Miracolo has all the kinetic and sensual energy of a fire, lit along the Plateau's central and historic thoroughfare.
Benoit Tardif: An Illustrator's Guide to Montreal
From spots to work and places to print to undercelebrated artistic curios, few people are better to offer a guide to Montreal from an illustrator’s perspective than this enigmatic artist.
Verdun Beef: The Guinguette-inspired Ecosystem of the Sud-Ouest
A natural progression of the wine bar Verdun Beach, Verdun Beef is a neighbourhood-first spot for top cuts of shopping and dining.
Bangluck: Odes to Thai Traditions with a Plateau Noodle Shop
Montrealers Chitakone Phommavongxay and Siriluksamee Rangthon on enriching Thai culture in Montreal through food.
