The Best New Cafés in Montreal [April 2026]
Freshly baked cakes, vegan donuts, matcha, coworking destinations, and more.
The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [April 2026]
Big expansions for famous spots, Acadian comforts, burgers with pinpoint accuracy, and more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
James Kerr / Scorpion Dagger's Favourite Things in Montreal
The Montreal-based artist known as Scorpion Dagger on things to love and change about the city, fond memories, the importance of walking, and getting mugged for $4 one time.
Paparmane: Dreamy Tea Time is Served by Montreal Brunch Royalty
Here's the tea: The minds behind brunch destinations Régine Café and Janine Café turn their attention to English tea room services twisted in their own Montreal image.
Kwizinn: New Horizons in Caribbean Cuisine for Mike Lafaille
Haitian-Montrealer chef Mike Lafaille on his new restaurant address for Kwizinn in the old quarter, transforming Caribbean cuisine, and local obsessions.
Manoir Blackswan's Emmanuel Hébert: The International Antique and Art Hustler Straight Outta Montreal
An antique dealer, builder, artist, designer, entrepreneur, high school dropout and a self-described lover of life—and the 6,500-square-foot hybrid residence-showroom he calls home.
Badin: The Cocktail-forward Listening Lounge Built for Aurality and Intimacy in Little Burgundy
The cocktail-forward listening lounge below Little Burgundy's HENI is an unreal gem for audophile lushes.
La Gargamelle: Reveling in Food and Drink at an Old Montreal Reverse Speakeasy
The Montreal cocktail scene player Tittle Tattle now finds itself with a gastronomic side that showcases it's chef's flavour play.
Club St-Denis 257SE: A Rare Look Inside One of Montreal's Historic Private Clubs
Founded in 1874, Club St-Denis had long been the preferred meeting place for French-speaking business and political elite—now it's been reopened with an eye to new generations of membership.
Montreal Bowling: Reviving a Relic in the Downtown Forum
Tapping into the pre-2020 nostalgia and cultural history of Montrealers, Montreal Bowling's a new(ish) project from local hospitality aficionados in the Forum downtown.
Lost Claws: One of Montreal's Most Fun-loving Graffiti Artists
Up on the rooftops of the Plateau, down in the bowels of crumbling industry, and jokes everywhere between: This is the playful, ephemeral oeuvre of Lost Claws.
La Marelle: Don’t Even Think of Boxing This Mile-Ex Restaurant in
With its chef's El Salvadorean roots and Eurocentric tutelage, as many fine wines as there are cold pints of 50, and versatile vibes, La Marelle is a sense of play incarnate.
Locals Changing the Self-care Game in Montreal
"New year, new you" mentalities can begin at any time—and these Montreal-based self-care creators can prove it with the work they're passionate about.
Jun Jun: The Hi-fi Restaurant Modernizing Filipino Cuisine in Griffintown
Montreal's first modern Filipino restaurant brings together a supergroup of the community to create a new generational take on their cuisine and culture.

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