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.
Taking Over Icehouse Means Inheriting a Decade of Expectations
Preserving the Plateau's Tex-Mex institution means proving yourself every single night.
What's it Take to Create a Political Party from Scratch?
Two new parties trying to crack Montreal's 2025 election with grassroots outreach and Discord servers instead of establishment war chests.
Bar Minou is the Kind of Place You Want to Spend All Night in
No reservations, only walk-ins, a wall of natty wines, taxes and tips included, and a barstool for an anchor.
Chez Greenberg: The Honest Mile End Deli That Smoked Salmon 'n' Knishes Built
Jake Greenberg turned a pandemic side hustle into a Jewish deli centred on house-smoked fish, knishes, and a neighbourhood his family's been serving for generations.
If You Want to Understand Montreal's Dance Scene, Start with Ferias
Guthrie Drake and Alina Byrne built their dance community on borrowed time, clandestine spaces, and the belief that range matters more than genre.
Firing Ceramics by Hand in the Laurentians with the Pottery Collective Goregama
Ancient technique, unpredictability, and slow, communal craft: Goregama has gathered twice a year since 2019 to feed wood into an anagama kiln for 40 hours straight.
Illustrator Raymond Biesinger's Self-defence Guide Against Getting Ripped Off
After two decades of wage theft and rip-offs, a Montreal illustrator pens a tactical guide to defending creative work.
Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
Less sports history and more like grief counseling, the Netflix documentary explains why a city still wears the logo of a defunct baseball team 20 years after they disappeared— feels session.
Elena Fed Rock Stars Pizza for Four Years—now Griffintown Gets a Slice of That Pie
After spending summers perfecting a New York-style pizza recipe for festivals' backstages, the Elena team is opening a corner slice shop in Griffintown.
A (mostly) Spoken History of Mano Cornuto, Griffintown's Unexpected Italian Institution
Four strangers, Italian-Canadian roots, a once-risky Griffintown corner, and building a busy corner through a pandemic, as told by Tyler Maher
Inside the New Chabanel Workshop of Montreal Designer Finkel'
Daniel Finkelstein's anti-ego approach to design is what makes his work in restaurants, retail, and beyond authentic to their purpose.
How to Grow Gourmet Mushrooms with Full Pin's Hybrid Hochelaga Laboratory-farm
Two former engineers custom-built sterilizers, coded their own automation software, and now supply 700 pounds of fungi weekly to Montreal's top kitchens—all within a 10-kilometer radius.
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.
