Guidebook for Montréal
Food Scene
Sumac
3618 Rue Notre Dame OReally good Lebanese food, with nice atmosphere and good portion sizes.
Amazing vegan/vegetarian restaurant. Really incredible brunch on the weekends and very friendly staff!
365 locals recommend
Aux Vivres Plateau
4631 Boul. Saint-LaurentAmazing vegan/vegetarian restaurant. Really incredible brunch on the weekends and very friendly staff!
One of the best and most popular places to get poutine in Montréal. Serves up your traditional diner fare as well, but is known for creative and quality poutine.
1037 locals recommend
La Banquise
994 Rue Rachel EstOne of the best and most popular places to get poutine in Montréal. Serves up your traditional diner fare as well, but is known for creative and quality poutine.
Some of the best tacos in the city served by some of the nicest people in the city. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but it's a true hidden gem. Their guacamole is outstanding, and the tinga and cochinita tacos are incredible.
32 locals recommend
Tacos Frida
4350 Rue Notre Dame OSome of the best tacos in the city served by some of the nicest people in the city. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but it's a true hidden gem. Their guacamole is outstanding, and the tinga and cochinita tacos are incredible.
Schwartz's Deli is famous for the Montréal smoked meat sandwich. It's always packed with people who either live around the corner or have come all the way from the other side of the planet, but its well worth the wait for one of the crown jewels of Montréal's food scene.
836 locals recommend
Schwartz's Deli - Sandwiches - Steaks
3895 Boul. Saint-LaurentSchwartz's Deli is famous for the Montréal smoked meat sandwich. It's always packed with people who either live around the corner or have come all the way from the other side of the planet, but its well worth the wait for one of the crown jewels of Montréal's food scene.
Really great, really affordable, and really popular Korean restaurant. Usually packed with students and there's a line to get in almost every night, but if you go as a couple you get in much quicker. Either way, truly worth the wait.
69 locals recommend
Ganadara
1417 Maisonneuve Blvd WReally great, really affordable, and really popular Korean restaurant. Usually packed with students and there's a line to get in almost every night, but if you go as a couple you get in much quicker. Either way, truly worth the wait.
If Schwartz's is too packed, Rueben's on Ste Catherine is just as good. They're an actual restaurant instead of a deli, with way more menu options, but again the smoked meat (no matter how you take it) is really incredible.
29 locals recommend
Reuben's Deli & Steakhouse
1116 Rue Sainte-Catherine OIf Schwartz's is too packed, Rueben's on Ste Catherine is just as good. They're an actual restaurant instead of a deli, with way more menu options, but again the smoked meat (no matter how you take it) is really incredible.
Drinks & Nightlife
Can sometimes be hard to find since it literally doesn't have a name or sign, but this bar is like something out of Casablanca. It's a nice place to relax with a few friends, enjoy a cocktail, and get away from the city noise.
19 locals recommend
No Name Bar
5295 Av du ParcCan sometimes be hard to find since it literally doesn't have a name or sign, but this bar is like something out of Casablanca. It's a nice place to relax with a few friends, enjoy a cocktail, and get away from the city noise.
Great place to drink and play ping pong at the same time, because you won't know how much you wanted to do that until you're there.
109 locals recommend
Ping Pong Club
5788 Boul. Saint-LaurentGreat place to drink and play ping pong at the same time, because you won't know how much you wanted to do that until you're there.