MONTREAL CITY GUIDES
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Exploring the heights of local haunts and destination bars, from dives to chi-chi cocktail bars.
Downtown Montreal's drinking scene is way bigger than stumbling along Crescent Street. Here's the full picture.
Out of dozens upon dozens of choices, here are the ones that made the cut.
Summer getaways, easy day trips, and urban retreats—these are the top spots on and near the island for swimming and sunbathing this summer
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Melbourne coffee, Latino-Mexican brunch, matcha houses, Argentine bodegóns, and more.
The creative director and producer on where she eats, drinks, and resets between trips.
Decades of espresso, and counting: Little Italy has been doing café culture since before it was cool.
Butter, sugar, flour, and the people 'n' pastry shops who know exactly what to do with them in Montreal.
From sultry burlesque to high-energy stage shows, for all tastes and orientations.
Little Italy drinks well: Karaoke bars, craft breweries, Negroni vending machines, one very good wine cellar, and a whole lot more.
Where century-old pizzerias share the block with Michelin-starred wine bars: Little Italy is one of Montreal's most exciting neighbourhoods to eat in right now.
From bagels to galleries, the Mile End is a neighbourhood that rewards the curious and those seeking comforts in equal measure.
From West Island newcomers to decades-old institutions, here's where to take mom out for a good time on May 10, 2026.
From free street festivals to $1,000-a-ticket blowouts, here's where the city comes alive during race week.
Where growers, makers, and drinkers of low-intervention, organic, biodynamic, and natural wines will want to drop in for a bottle (or two).
