Guidebook for Montréal

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Guidebook for Montréal

Food Scene

Best pizza, so close you can avoid the line-up, just call to order and take out!
74 locals recommend
Gema Pizzeria
6827 Rue Saint-Dominique
74 locals recommend
Best pizza, so close you can avoid the line-up, just call to order and take out!
Excellent imaginative market cuisine.
40 locals recommend
Restaurant Salmigondis
6896 Rue Saint-Dominique
40 locals recommend
Excellent imaginative market cuisine.
Best pulled-pork (and veggie pulled-pork) sandwich, awesome brunch!
150 locals recommend
Dépanneur Le Pick Up
7032 Rue Waverly
150 locals recommend
Best pulled-pork (and veggie pulled-pork) sandwich, awesome brunch!
Excellent Italian restaurant.
75 locals recommend
Pastaga
6389 Boul. Saint-Laurent
75 locals recommend
Excellent Italian restaurant.
Amazing modern Italian cuisine.
44 locals recommend
Impasto
48 Rue Dante
44 locals recommend
Amazing modern Italian cuisine.
Traditional, impeccable Italian cooking, prix fixe after 9:30pm.
Restaurant Hostaria
236 Rue Saint-Zotique E
Traditional, impeccable Italian cooking, prix fixe after 9:30pm.
Good pizza!
111 locals recommend
Bottega
65 Rue Saint-Zotique E
111 locals recommend
Good pizza!
Stick-to-your-ribs southern cooking (fried chicken, mac 'n cheese, ribs and more), in the summer they do take out and lend picnic kits!
140 locals recommend
Dinette Triple Crown
6704 Rue Clark
140 locals recommend
Stick-to-your-ribs southern cooking (fried chicken, mac 'n cheese, ribs and more), in the summer they do take out and lend picnic kits!
Superb restaurant with a focus on local ingredients and Northern cuisine. Patio in the summer!
88 locals recommend
Manitoba
271 Rue Saint-Zotique O
88 locals recommend
Superb restaurant with a focus on local ingredients and Northern cuisine. Patio in the summer!
Adorable little dim dum place, inexpensive and only open for lunch on weekdays.
Trilogie
8521 Boul. Saint-Laurent
Adorable little dim dum place, inexpensive and only open for lunch on weekdays.
One of the best restaurants in Montreal. Masterfully constructed small plates with only local ingredients, amazingly curated natural wine list and great ambiance.
45 locals recommend
Hotel Herman
5171 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
45 locals recommend
One of the best restaurants in Montreal. Masterfully constructed small plates with only local ingredients, amazingly curated natural wine list and great ambiance.
Modest but delicious Vietnamese restaurant. Patio in the summer!
79 locals recommend
Pho Tay Ho
6414 R. Saint-Denis
79 locals recommend
Modest but delicious Vietnamese restaurant. Patio in the summer!
Artsy café with vegan food and a diverse clientele, great for working or meeting up with long lost friends...
84 locals recommend
Coop Le Cagibi
6596 Boul. Saint-Laurent
84 locals recommend
Artsy café with vegan food and a diverse clientele, great for working or meeting up with long lost friends...
Unpretentious fish and chips place with delicious food, great for a quick pit stop when cruising around the Mile-End!
82 locals recommend
Comptoir21 fish and chips
21 Rue Saint- Viateur O
82 locals recommend
Unpretentious fish and chips place with delicious food, great for a quick pit stop when cruising around the Mile-End!
If for some reason you find yourself in that area, you will see a giant orange by the highway and it's home to a delicious milky orange drink, awesome poutine, and junk food with vegetarian options!
81 locals recommend
Gibeau Orange Julep
7700 Bd Décarie
81 locals recommend
If for some reason you find yourself in that area, you will see a giant orange by the highway and it's home to a delicious milky orange drink, awesome poutine, and junk food with vegetarian options!
Excellent coffee!
55 locals recommend
Café Larue & fils
919 Rue Saint-Zotique E
55 locals recommend
Excellent coffee!
Excellent coffee!
75 locals recommend
Dispatch Coffee
267 Rue Saint-Zotique O
75 locals recommend
Excellent coffee!
Excellent coffee!
40 locals recommend
Moustache Café
35 Rue Beaubien E
40 locals recommend
Excellent coffee!
Excellent coffee!
47 locals recommend
Café Odessa
65 Rue Beaubien E
47 locals recommend
Excellent coffee!
An institution in Little Italy, old men playing cards and classic espresso. Great for people watching!
97 locals recommend
Caffè Italia
6840 Boul. Saint-Laurent
97 locals recommend
An institution in Little Italy, old men playing cards and classic espresso. Great for people watching!
Excellent coffee and small bites!
73 locals recommend
Café OUI MAIS NON
72 Rue Jarry E
73 locals recommend
Excellent coffee and small bites!
Best ice cream place in town. Go for their homemade soft serve, flavor changes every other week. Long line-up but very much worth it! Open only in the summer.
223 locals recommend
Kem CoBa
60 Av. Fairmount O
223 locals recommend
Best ice cream place in town. Go for their homemade soft serve, flavor changes every other week. Long line-up but very much worth it! Open only in the summer.
Good, hearty (if a little heavy) creative food, good brunches on the weekend too.
175 locals recommend
Lawrence
9 Av. Fairmount E
175 locals recommend
Good, hearty (if a little heavy) creative food, good brunches on the weekend too.
Fun small place with delicious Lebanese-inspired food, mostly for take-out or eat while you're walking around Plateau Mont-Royal.
54 locals recommend
Trip de bouffe
277 Avenue du Mont-Royal E
54 locals recommend
Fun small place with delicious Lebanese-inspired food, mostly for take-out or eat while you're walking around Plateau Mont-Royal.

Essentials

Gigantic Italian grocery store with fancy Euroepan imports!
188 locals recommend
Fruiterie Milano
6862 Boul. Saint-Laurent
188 locals recommend
Gigantic Italian grocery store with fancy Euroepan imports!
Biggest farmer's market in Montreal, amazing and inexpensive produce!
1744 locals recommend
Jean-Talon Market
7070 Av. Henri-Julien
1744 locals recommend
Biggest farmer's market in Montreal, amazing and inexpensive produce!
Small grocery store a block from the house with everything you need, good prices and friendly staff!
31 locals recommend
Marché Royal Plus
274 Rue Saint-Zotique E
31 locals recommend
Small grocery store a block from the house with everything you need, good prices and friendly staff!
Excellent butcher shop (if meat is your thing), also serving sandwiches and local products (including cheese).
36 locals recommend
Boucherie Lawrence
5237 Boul. Saint-Laurent
36 locals recommend
Excellent butcher shop (if meat is your thing), also serving sandwiches and local products (including cheese).
Favorite bakery in Montreal. Get the poppy-seed baguette and the small rolls with cheese curds baked into them (that's right)!
217 locals recommend
Guillaume
5170 Boul. Saint-Laurent
217 locals recommend
Favorite bakery in Montreal. Get the poppy-seed baguette and the small rolls with cheese curds baked into them (that's right)!
Cheese cheese cheese and more cheese! Get the fresh cheese curds (and something fancier of your choice).
20 locals recommend
La fromagerie Hamel (Marché Jean-Talon)
220 Rue Jean-Talon E
20 locals recommend
Cheese cheese cheese and more cheese! Get the fresh cheese curds (and something fancier of your choice).
SAQ is where you buy wine and liquor in Québec, NOT at the grocery store (it's complicated). This one is the closest, open until 8pm every night.. There's also one in the Jean-Talon Market.
SAQ Restauration
150 Rue Saint-Zotique O
SAQ is where you buy wine and liquor in Québec, NOT at the grocery store (it's complicated). This one is the closest, open until 8pm every night.. There's also one in the Jean-Talon Market.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great bar with inexpensive cocktails, nice ambiance, LGBTQ-friendly!
133 locals recommend
Bar Notre-Dame-Des-Quilles
32 Rue Beaubien E
133 locals recommend
Great bar with inexpensive cocktails, nice ambiance, LGBTQ-friendly!
Possibly the best bar in Montreal, nice patio, open only in summer.
200 locals recommend
Bar Alexandraplatz
6731 Av. de l'Esplanade
200 locals recommend
Possibly the best bar in Montreal, nice patio, open only in summer.
Great micro-brewery with wide selection of amazing Québec craft beers and home brewed, plus great food inspired by traditional Québécois cuisine. Patio in the summer!
134 locals recommend
Brasserie Harricana
95 Rue Jean-Talon O
134 locals recommend
Great micro-brewery with wide selection of amazing Québec craft beers and home brewed, plus great food inspired by traditional Québécois cuisine. Patio in the summer!
Really nice laid-back bar and concert venue (separate) with cheap drinks, vegetarian food and a backyard patio.
281 locals recommend
Casa Del Popolo
4873 Boul. Saint-Laurent
281 locals recommend
Really nice laid-back bar and concert venue (separate) with cheap drinks, vegetarian food and a backyard patio.
Best place in Montreal for karaoke, cheap draft (but don't drink too much of it...) and a nice crowd of locals. In the gay village.
10 locals recommend
Taverne Normand
1550 Avenue du Mont-Royal E
10 locals recommend
Best place in Montreal for karaoke, cheap draft (but don't drink too much of it...) and a nice crowd of locals. In the gay village.
Café during the day, bar at night, nice snacks and also host to a radio station.
Maison Sociale
5386 Boul. Saint-Laurent
Café during the day, bar at night, nice snacks and also host to a radio station.
Concert venue (on the second floor) with a good programming. Decent (though not the best, honestly) tapas downstairs.
164 locals recommend
La Sala Rossa
4848 Boul. Saint-Laurent
164 locals recommend
Concert venue (on the second floor) with a good programming. Decent (though not the best, honestly) tapas downstairs.
Nice but crowded micro-brewery with small plates.
243 locals recommend
Isle de Garde Brasserie
1039 Rue Beaubien E
243 locals recommend
Nice but crowded micro-brewery with small plates.
Discreet bar from another era, very chic (not my thing but people love it)!
207 locals recommend
BAR - Big in Japan
4175 Boul. Saint-Laurent
207 locals recommend
Discreet bar from another era, very chic (not my thing but people love it)!

Entertainment & Activities

Great park for lazy afternoons in the sun, barbecues, people watching...
596 locals recommend
Jarry Park
205 Rue Gary-Carter
596 locals recommend
Great park for lazy afternoons in the sun, barbecues, people watching...

Shopping

Great coop with organic cosmetics.
Coop Coco
273 Rue Saint-Zotique E
Great coop with organic cosmetics.

Everything Else

Nice park, sometimes with concerts in the summer, nice spot to play pétanque or bacci!
22 locals recommend
Parc Dante
22 locals recommend
Nice park, sometimes with concerts in the summer, nice spot to play pétanque or bacci!
Bar for the adventurous. Older crowd of regulars, amazing playlist of 80's and 90's music. Step in there and you won't come out until they kick you out...
15 locals recommend
VV Tavernä
195 Rue de Bellechasse
15 locals recommend
Bar for the adventurous. Older crowd of regulars, amazing playlist of 80's and 90's music. Step in there and you won't come out until they kick you out...

Arts & Culture

Independent theatre with new releases and a focus on French cinema.
286 locals recommend
Cinéma Beaubien
2396 Rue Beaubien E
286 locals recommend
Independent theatre with new releases and a focus on French cinema.
Independent theater with both new releases, cult and classics.
189 locals recommend
Cinema du Parc
3575 Av du Parc
189 locals recommend
Independent theater with both new releases, cult and classics.
Independent theater with a focus on experimental, local and international cinema. Amazing sound quality.
47 locals recommend
Cinéma Excentris
3536 Boul. Saint-Laurent
47 locals recommend
Independent theater with a focus on experimental, local and international cinema. Amazing sound quality.