MONTREAL CITY GUIDES
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Guide · 50 places
The Great Big Bar List: Where to Drink in Montreal (August 2026)
Our final say guide to the best bars on offer in Montreal, from cocktail dens and wine bars to our favourite dives.
Guide · 15 places
Erika Prevost's Favourite Things in the Plateau
A love letter to the neighbourhood that shaped her acting career, from late-night dumplings and family-run shops to the streets where a West Island kid found her second artistic home.
Guide · 29 places
A Complete Guide to Montreal's Best Vintage Stores, Thrift Shops, and Second-Hand Gems
The friperies, warehouses, and one 26,000-square-foot wildcard keeping good clothes in circulation.
Guide · 30 places
The Best Museums in Montreal Right Now, Mapped
From circus arts and archaeological crypts to bonsai gardens and neon sign collections.
Guide · 18 places
Where to Watch Hockey in Montreal
This guide is for anyone looking to catch the Canadiens hockey game in good company—with a proper screen, solid drinks, and food that doesn’t taste like an afterthought.
Guide · 16 places
This is Montreal’s Ramen Scene, Mapped
The spots, the broths, the sides—everything you need to eat your way through the city’s landscape.
Guide · 40 places
The Best Terrasses in Montreal, Mapped
Rooftops with basilica views, hidden courtyards, canal-side pints, and sidewalk tables built for doing nothing at all (but al fresco!).
Guide · 14 places
Where to Eat in Montreal During Japan Week 2025
Montreal’s best excuse to eat Japanese food every day for 11 days straight.
Guide · 19 places
Where to Shop, Sip, and Snack During Japan Week 2025
Explore 20 Japanese cafés, bakeries, shops, and cultural spaces taking part in Montreal’s 11-day celebration of all things Japan.
Guide · 25 places
Montreal’s Best Wine Bars, Mapped
Eight-seat counters, lively neighbourhood buvettes, and rooms built around private imports and small plates: If you want to drink wine? You go here.
Guide · 32 places
Where to Train: The Best Gyms and Fitness Studios in Montreal
From historic boxing clubs and climbing silos to boutique spin studios—where to find your people and push your limits.
Guide · 28 places
Where to Eat at the Best French Restaurants in Montreal
From old-guard bistros to new-school brasseries, these spots still know how to impress: Classic technique, Québécois twists, and the places doing it right.
Guide · 35 places
A Curated Guide to Best Art Galleries in Montreal
From artist-run spaces and apartments to institutions shaping the market, this guide maps out vital art galleries in Montreal to see contemporary and historical works.
Guide · 17 places
The Best Bagels in Montreal
Our most iconic shops, from century-old institutions to small local favourites—all shaping the city’s bagel culture.
Guide · 37 places
A Complete Guide to the Best Bakeries in Montreal
Lauded institutions, boundary-pushing newcomers—here's where to find the city's most celebrated sources of morning pastries, amazing fresh bread, midday snacks, late-night carbs, and more.
Guide · 29 places
Where We're Eating During Sugar Shack Season
From rustic family cabanes to Martin Picard's maple-soaked excess, these are our top picks for this spring.
Guide · 16 places
Hugo Mudie's Guide to Hochelaga
Where a neighbourhood veteran of 30 years sends everyone who asks for recommendations.
Guide · 23 places
Everyone's a Little Irish on Parade Day. Here's Where to Drink.
From Crescent Street institutions to neighbourhood locals, the best pubs to claim before, during, and after the parade.
Guide · 10 places
Ryan Battistuzzi's Favourite Things in Montreal
The recording engineer, producer, songwriter and musician known for working alongside some of Montreal's best lists what he loves most.
