Guide

Freshly baked cakes, vegan donuts, matcha, coworking destinations, and more.

Guide

Big expansions for famous spots, Acadian comforts, burgers with pinpoint accuracy, and more.

Guide

An 'old Vegas' dive, a sports bar for women's sports, one big German beer hall, and more.

Guide

From greasy spoon classics to elegant all-day affairs—where to eat when the weekend calls.

Guide

Our guide to the best on offer in Montreal, from cocktail dens to wine bars to our favourite dives.

Guide

From boundary-pushing tasting menus to perfected single plates—this is where to eat when it matters.

Guide

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.

Food & Drink

Italo family history, a Mile End legend, and building a modern institution in the Pointe, as told by Frank Servedio

Beyond Montreal

Some obvious, some not-so-obvious—but hard to argue with any one of them.

Leçon d'histoire

A time of many devastating firsts for Montreal and Canada, fuelled by kidnappings and murders by the FLQ's terrorist cell and a historic security crackdown that tested a nation's resilience and values.

Food & Drink

An economic activator, a hospitality advocate, a game-changing concierge, a remedy to what ails a tough season for Montreal's restaurant industry—however you slice it, MTLàTABLE is what this city needs.

Food & Drink

A downtown Montreal destination once closed during the pandemic, Dominion Square Tavern's been revived as Bar Dominion—a timeless classic by design.

Leçon d'histoire

A look back at the inauguration of Montreal’s metro, a unique system with a unique story, made by and for Montrealers.

Food & Drink

These Montreal depanneurs go beyond beers, smokes and munchies with amazing (and sometimes improbable) kitchens.

Arts et culture

How passion and a pair of Jordan Spiz'ikes became brick and mortar reality for Francesco Abbruzzo at Old Montreal's Felix Boutique.

Design

For Guillaume Ménard and David Dworkind and their Montreal studio MRDK, they're making the city's streets come alive through design.

Food & Drink

Editor’s Picks

Greenspot. AA. Chez Ma Tante. Chez Nick. Beautys. Café Joe. Wilensky's. Nouveau Système. Paul Patates. Bagel Etc. Saying their names is like casting a spell that’d conjure two steamés all-dressed combo with fries and a fountain liqueur on the side.

Food & Drink

Humble pie with big(a) flavour.

Food & Drink

Commandité

There are, without question, thousands of names that we would consider to be the best restaurants in Montreal. With its rich history of chefs with storied backgrounds and diversified dining culture, the following names can be counted among the highest tier in the city.