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A guide to the neighbourhood institutions, unlikely spaces, and unexpected revivals at the heart of this year’s festival.

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Kitschy dive bars, Korean-style private rooms, and one fondue restaurant: this is where to go when you need to belt out a song into a mic.

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Buvettes, breweries, a turntable room, and one cash-only dive that predates all of it.

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Fourteen ways to fill a day, from a floating obstacle course to a room full of free dinosaurs.

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Spit-roasted chicken, a bowling alley open until 3 a.m., stacks of used records, and an argument about the city's best baguette.

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From a century-old kingmaker of a deli to Japanese lunch counters and premium French dining, here's where to eat on the Plateau.

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A solid tavern burger, buffalo chicken pizza slices, Leabanese wine, and a solid bacon egg and cheese NYC would be proud of.

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All the restaurants, bars, shops, and more that come highly recommended for OFFF Montréal’s second edition inside SAT.

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Fine line, traditional, handpoke, blackwork: the studios worth knowing, and the artists behind them.

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This East End neighbourhood has become one of Montreal’s best places to eat, be it diner-style comfort food or a market-driven tasting menu.

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Exploring the heights of local haunts and destination bars, from dives to chi-chi cocktail bars.

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Where dive bar regulars, pool hall nighthawks, and cocktail pilgrims drink within a few blocks of each other.

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Casual lunches, candlelit dinners, and a diner that's been cooking since 1947.

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From Cambodian street food to Argentinian fine dining, Verdun's restaurant scene punches well above its weight.

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Downtown Montreal's drinking scene is way bigger than stumbling along Crescent Street. Here's the full picture.

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Decades of espresso, and counting: Little Italy has been doing café culture since before it was cool.

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A guide to Montreal's concert halls, music bars, and basements worth lining up for.

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Wine bars, craft breweries, dive bars, and everything in between—there's good drinking to be had in the Mile End.

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A destination of a café scene, from storied Italian espresso bars to third-wave roasters.

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Vinyl libraries, ube lattes, and surfboard studios: this Sud-Ouest café scene refuses to stay in its lane.