Guidebook for Montréal

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Guidebook for Montréal

Food Scene

Best bagels in Montreal. Open 24/7.
630 locals recommend
St-Viateur Bagel Shop
263 Rue Saint- Viateur O
630 locals recommend
Best bagels in Montreal. Open 24/7.
Great diner with a solid cocktail program and wine list.
109 locals recommend
Nouveau Palais
281 Rue Bernard O
109 locals recommend
Great diner with a solid cocktail program and wine list.
Solid Montreal-style smoked meat. Less likely to have a line-up than Schwartz's.
39 locals recommend
Lester's Deli
1057 Av. Bernard
39 locals recommend
Solid Montreal-style smoked meat. Less likely to have a line-up than Schwartz's.
Famous Mile End coffee shop.
455 locals recommend
Café Olimpico
124 Rue Saint- Viateur O
455 locals recommend
Famous Mile End coffee shop.
Famous Jewish Deli sandwich. Also has a vintage soda fountain. Open since forever, but only for lunch.
62 locals recommend
Wilensky's Light Lunch Inc
34 Av. Fairmount O
62 locals recommend
Famous Jewish Deli sandwich. Also has a vintage soda fountain. Open since forever, but only for lunch.
One of the best butchers in town.
36 locals recommend
Boucherie Lawrence
5237 Boul. Saint-Laurent
36 locals recommend
One of the best butchers in town.
French patisserie. Try their croissants and their danishes.
Patisserie Cafe Chez De Gaulle
French patisserie. Try their croissants and their danishes.
Tiny restaurant with nothing but phillo pastries! Cheap, excellent, and super cute.
17 locals recommend
Phyllo Bar Melina's
5733 Av du Parc
17 locals recommend
Tiny restaurant with nothing but phillo pastries! Cheap, excellent, and super cute.
Very good Chinese dumplings. You can also get them frozen/to go and heat them up later.
29 locals recommend
HARBIN DUMPLING saint-laurent
4801 Boul. Saint-Laurent
29 locals recommend
Very good Chinese dumplings. You can also get them frozen/to go and heat them up later.
One of the best places to get classic Montreal poutine.
109 locals recommend
Restaurant Chez Claudette
351 Avenue Laurier E
109 locals recommend
One of the best places to get classic Montreal poutine.
Very good French bread.
217 locals recommend
Guillaume
5170 Boul. Saint-Laurent
217 locals recommend
Very good French bread.
Probably one of the best fancy restaurants in town. Has a seasonal tasting menu with 3, 5 and 7-course options and an excellent wine list/sommelier. Make sure to reserve in advance.
36 locals recommend
Île Flottante (former Les Deux Singes de Montarvie)
Rue Saint-Viateur Ouest
36 locals recommend
Probably one of the best fancy restaurants in town. Has a seasonal tasting menu with 3, 5 and 7-course options and an excellent wine list/sommelier. Make sure to reserve in advance.
Café/restaurant with an excellent menu and a very good wine and drinks selection.
90 locals recommend
larrys
5201 Boul. Saint-Laurent
90 locals recommend
Café/restaurant with an excellent menu and a very good wine and drinks selection.
Solid third-wave coffee.
32 locals recommend
THE STANDARD MILE END
251 Rue Saint- Viateur O
32 locals recommend
Solid third-wave coffee.
Hands down best poutine in town. The place is tiny so avoid the lunch rush.
224 locals recommend
Patati Patata Friterie de Luxe
4177 Boul. Saint-Laurent
224 locals recommend
Hands down best poutine in town. The place is tiny so avoid the lunch rush.
Most famous (and probably best) Montreal-style smoked meat. Watch out for lineups.
836 locals recommend
Schwartz's Deli - Sandwiches - Steaks
3895 Boul. Saint-Laurent
836 locals recommend
Most famous (and probably best) Montreal-style smoked meat. Watch out for lineups.
Fantastic cheese store with a great selection of Québec and imported cheeses.
22 locals recommend
Bleu & Persillé
1475 Avenue du Mont-Royal E
22 locals recommend
Fantastic cheese store with a great selection of Québec and imported cheeses.
Classic French-style brasserie/bistro with an excellent wine list.
220 locals recommend
L'Express
3927 R. Saint-Denis
220 locals recommend
Classic French-style brasserie/bistro with an excellent wine list.
Southern-style food. In the summer, they hand out picnic baskets and you can take your food to go in the park.
140 locals recommend
Dinette Triple Crown
6704 Rue Clark
140 locals recommend
Southern-style food. In the summer, they hand out picnic baskets and you can take your food to go in the park.
If you're in the Old Port, check out this coworking café in an old bank.
200 locals recommend
Crew Collective & Cafe
360 Rue Saint-Jacques
200 locals recommend
If you're in the Old Port, check out this coworking café in an old bank.
Authentic traditional Quebec food.
62 locals recommend
La Binerie Mont-Royal
4167 R. Saint-Denis
62 locals recommend
Authentic traditional Quebec food.
Best croissants in town. Worth the trek out East.
31 locals recommend
Croissant Croissant
2270 Avenue du Mont-Royal E
31 locals recommend
Best croissants in town. Worth the trek out East.
Huge public market with a great selection of local products.
1744 locals recommend
Jean-Talon Market
7070 Av. Henri-Julien
1744 locals recommend
Huge public market with a great selection of local products.
Solid ramen
15 locals recommend
Tsukuyomi
5207 Boul. Saint-Laurent
15 locals recommend
Solid ramen

Drinks & Nightlife

Very fun bar with good cheap drinks, live music and other events, and the best pizza in town. They also have a miniature bowling lane.
133 locals recommend
Bar Notre-Dame-Des-Quilles
32 Rue Beaubien E
133 locals recommend
Very fun bar with good cheap drinks, live music and other events, and the best pizza in town. They also have a miniature bowling lane.
Dive bar/tavern with tons of free snacks and candy. Has fun DJs on weekend nights.
58 locals recommend
Snack'n Blues
5260 Boul. Saint-Laurent
58 locals recommend
Dive bar/tavern with tons of free snacks and candy. Has fun DJs on weekend nights.
Very popular microbrewery.
442 locals recommend
Dieu du Ciel!
21 Av. Laurier O
442 locals recommend
Very popular microbrewery.
Excellent selection of beer.
281 locals recommend
Vices & Versa
6631 Boul. Saint-Laurent
281 locals recommend
Excellent selection of beer.
Classic Dive Bar with jukebox, pinball machine and pool table. Very cheap drinks and great regular customers.
13 locals recommend
La Petite Idée Fixe
4857 Av du Parc
13 locals recommend
Classic Dive Bar with jukebox, pinball machine and pool table. Very cheap drinks and great regular customers.
Beautifully renovated 1920s theatre with live music, dinner theatre and other events.
70 locals recommend
Theatre Rialto
5723 Av du Parc
70 locals recommend
Beautifully renovated 1920s theatre with live music, dinner theatre and other events.
Trashy dive bar with epic karaoke nights and very cheap drinks.
11 locals recommend
Taverne Bar La Remise Inc
540 Rue Boucher
11 locals recommend
Trashy dive bar with epic karaoke nights and very cheap drinks.
Cheap tavern with good live music.
10 locals recommend
Brasserie Beaubien Ltee
73 Rue Beaubien E
10 locals recommend
Cheap tavern with good live music.
Small nightclub with DJs that play vintage rock and roll from the 50s to the 80s.
52 locals recommend
Rockette Bar
4479 R. Saint-Denis
52 locals recommend
Small nightclub with DJs that play vintage rock and roll from the 50s to the 80s.
Classic Montreal indie-rock venue. Bar is also very cheap.
281 locals recommend
Casa Del Popolo
4873 Boul. Saint-Laurent
281 locals recommend
Classic Montreal indie-rock venue. Bar is also very cheap.
Legendary dive bar with live music many nights and a free pool table.
30 locals recommend
Barfly
4062 Boul. Saint-Laurent
30 locals recommend
Legendary dive bar with live music many nights and a free pool table.
Quaint bar with great drinks selection (check out their whisky list). Excellent for date nights. You have to order food to drink here though.
106 locals recommend
Else's
156 Rue Roy E
106 locals recommend
Quaint bar with great drinks selection (check out their whisky list). Excellent for date nights. You have to order food to drink here though.
One of the best techno/electronic music venues in town.
18 locals recommend
Newspeak
1403 Rue Sainte-Elisabeth
18 locals recommend
One of the best techno/electronic music venues in town.
Live music venue with a great selection of bands. Check who's playing and head on up.
73 locals recommend
Bar Le Ritz PDB
179 Rue Jean-Talon O
73 locals recommend
Live music venue with a great selection of bands. Check who's playing and head on up.

Parks & Nature

56 locals recommend
Mount Royal Lookout
1576 Voie Camillien-Houde
56 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

Solid underground repertoire cinema.
189 locals recommend
Cinema du Parc
3575 Av du Parc
189 locals recommend
Solid underground repertoire cinema.
Independent French-language cinema that plays many locally produced films as well as French and international
286 locals recommend
Cinéma Beaubien
2396 Rue Beaubien E
286 locals recommend
Independent French-language cinema that plays many locally produced films as well as French and international

Shopping

Enormous selection of Jeans and other clothing. All price ranges. Excellent staff who will find pants for you, regardless of budget, taste and size.
24 locals recommend
Jeans Jeans Jeans
5575 Av. Casgrain
24 locals recommend
Enormous selection of Jeans and other clothing. All price ranges. Excellent staff who will find pants for you, regardless of budget, taste and size.
Independent shoe store with a great selection.
9 locals recommend
Mile End Kicks (MEK-Parc-Avenue)
5403 Av du Parc
9 locals recommend
Independent shoe store with a great selection.
Very cool graphic novel bookstore and publisher.
134 locals recommend
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly
211 Rue Bernard O
134 locals recommend
Very cool graphic novel bookstore and publisher.
One of the best French-language bookstores in town. Has a great selection of new and used literary works as well as bandes dessinées
24 locals recommend
Librairie Le port de tête
222 Avenue du Mont-Royal E
24 locals recommend
One of the best French-language bookstores in town. Has a great selection of new and used literary works as well as bandes dessinées
Great used bookstore.
15 locals recommend
S.W.Welch Bookseller
225 Rue Saint- Viateur O
15 locals recommend
Great used bookstore.
Solid vinyl record store.
46 locals recommend
Phonopolis Record Store
207 Rue Bernard O
46 locals recommend
Solid vinyl record store.

Essentials

Closest convenience/green grocer to our place. Has a surprisingly good selection of veggies and other food. Good for last minute shopping or when you don't want to walk far!
8 locals recommend
Fruiterie YM
186 Rue Bernard O
8 locals recommend
Closest convenience/green grocer to our place. Has a surprisingly good selection of veggies and other food. Good for last minute shopping or when you don't want to walk far!
Decent little fishmonger with fresh fish and prepared dishes as well.
42 locals recommend
Poissonnerie Falero
5726A Av du Parc
42 locals recommend
Decent little fishmonger with fresh fish and prepared dishes as well.
Nearby dépanneur (corner store) with good selection of beer.
Marché Bernard A
201 Rue Bernard O
Nearby dépanneur (corner store) with good selection of beer.
If you need dry cleaning...
Nettoyeur Renew Systeme
251 Rue Bernard O
If you need dry cleaning...
Closest liquor and wine store. (Don't buy wine at the corner stores, it sucks!)
778 locals recommend
SAQ
1325 Avenue Laurier E
778 locals recommend
Closest liquor and wine store. (Don't buy wine at the corner stores, it sucks!)

Getting Around

Take the 161 on Van Horne to get here.
114 locals recommend
Rosemont Station
114 locals recommend
Take the 161 on Van Horne to get here.
Take the 46 Casgrain to get here.
253 locals recommend
Laurier station
253 locals recommend
Take the 46 Casgrain to get here.
Take the 160 Barclay to get here.
155 locals recommend
Station Beaubien
6530 Av. De Chateaubriand
155 locals recommend
Take the 160 Barclay to get here.
Useful if you want the blue line.
26 locals recommend
Outremont station
26 locals recommend
Useful if you want the blue line.