Guidebook for Montreal

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Guidebook for Montreal

Essentials

The great Jean-Talon Market starts on the corner of Mozart and Casgrain Ave.
1744 locals recommend
Jean-Talon Market
7070 Av. Henri-Julien
1744 locals recommend
The great Jean-Talon Market starts on the corner of Mozart and Casgrain Ave.
organic food store in the market
Health Food Store Alfalfa
282 Av. Henri-Julien
organic food store in the market
Little Italy's famous grocery store
188 locals recommend
Fruiterie Milano
6862 Boul. Saint-Laurent
188 locals recommend
Little Italy's famous grocery store
Aladdin's cave for spices
13 locals recommend
Anatol Spices
6807 Boul. Saint-Laurent
13 locals recommend
Aladdin's cave for spices
great artisan bread
217 locals recommend
Guillaume
5170 Boul. Saint-Laurent
217 locals recommend
great artisan bread
organic food store
60 locals recommend
Bio Terre - Épicerie Santé
201 Rue Saint- Viateur O
60 locals recommend
organic food store
oriental food store
20 locals recommend
Oriental Market St-Denis
7101 R. Saint-Denis
20 locals recommend
oriental food store
great organic artisan bred
7024 Avenue Casgrain
7024 Avenue Casgrain
great organic artisan bred

Food Scene

Fine Italian restaurant
19 locals recommend
Lucca
12 Rue Dante
19 locals recommend
Fine Italian restaurant
Great affordable pizza restaurant
150 locals recommend
Pizzeria Napoletana
189 Rue Dante
150 locals recommend
Great affordable pizza restaurant
for a "fine" fish & chips
32 locals recommend
Pasticceria Alati-Caserta
277 Rue Dante
32 locals recommend
for a "fine" fish & chips
where coffee is roasted
11 locals recommend
Café Union
148 Rue Jean-Talon O
11 locals recommend
where coffee is roasted
organic restaurant
365 locals recommend
Aux Vivres Plateau
4631 Boul. Saint-Laurent
365 locals recommend
organic restaurant
for a great and simple brunch
202 locals recommend
Le Vieux Velo
59 Rue Beaubien E
202 locals recommend
for a great and simple brunch
notorious Mile End coffee shop
455 locals recommend
Café Olimpico
124 Rue Saint- Viateur O
455 locals recommend
notorious Mile End coffee shop
THE Indian restaurant
18 locals recommend
Malhi Sweets
880 Rue Jarry O
18 locals recommend
THE Indian restaurant
boulangerie/restaurant not to be missed in the old port
254 locals recommend
Olive et Gourmando
351 Rue Saint-Paul O
254 locals recommend
boulangerie/restaurant not to be missed in the old port
for a fancy brunch
141 locals recommend
Bistro Le Balmoral
Rue Balmoral
141 locals recommend
for a fancy brunch
great for happy hour. it gets very crowded!
294 locals recommend
Buvette Chez Simone
4869 Av du Parc
294 locals recommend
great for happy hour. it gets very crowded!
the greatest poutine!
224 locals recommend
Patati Patata Friterie de Luxe
4177 Boul. Saint-Laurent
224 locals recommend
the greatest poutine!
voted best coffee in Montreal
42 locals recommend
Caffè In Gamba
5263 Av du Parc
42 locals recommend
voted best coffee in Montreal
great coffee and panini
152 locals recommend
Cafe Larue & Fils
244 Rue de Castelnau E
152 locals recommend
great coffee and panini
great for grilled cheese meals
113 locals recommend
Le Dépanneur Café
206 Rue Bernard O
113 locals recommend
great for grilled cheese meals
"fine" fish & chips
82 locals recommend
Comptoir21 fish and chips
21 Rue Saint- Viateur O
82 locals recommend
"fine" fish & chips
great pizza restaurant w/ traditional pizza wood oven
111 locals recommend
Bottega
65 Rue Saint-Zotique E
111 locals recommend
great pizza restaurant w/ traditional pizza wood oven
traditional Quebec recipes revisited with a twist
341 locals recommend
Au Pied de Cochon
536 Av. Duluth E
341 locals recommend
traditional Quebec recipes revisited with a twist
traditional smoke meat - Montreal's pride
836 locals recommend
Schwartz's Deli - Sandwiches - Steaks
3895 Boul. Saint-Laurent
836 locals recommend
traditional smoke meat - Montreal's pride
w/ vins nature
75 locals recommend
Pastaga
6389 Boul. Saint-Laurent
75 locals recommend
w/ vins nature
slick Norwegian coffee and restaurant
73 locals recommend
Beaufort - Bistro
414 Rue Saint-Zotique E
73 locals recommend
slick Norwegian coffee and restaurant

Shopping

liquor store
778 locals recommend
SAQ
1325 Avenue Laurier E
778 locals recommend
liquor store
greatest lingerie shop
Deuxième Peau
4457 R. Saint-Denis
greatest lingerie shop
Quebec designer clothes for women
24 locals recommend
Belle et Rebelle
6583A Rue St-Hubert
24 locals recommend
Quebec designer clothes for women
best fine ganache chocolate in town
6 locals recommend
Chocolats Geneviève Grandbois
5600 Av de Monkland
6 locals recommend
best fine ganache chocolate in town

Everything Else

climbing gym
12 locals recommend
Horizon Roc Climbing Centre
2350 Rue Dickson
12 locals recommend
climbing gym
pharmacy
6906 Rue Saint-Denis
6700 Québec 335
pharmacy
best bagels in town!
521 locals recommend
Fairmount Bagel
74 Av. Fairmount O
521 locals recommend
best bagels in town!
an ice cream must
59 locals recommend
Le Bilboquet
1311 Av. Bernard
59 locals recommend
an ice cream must

Drinks & Nightlife

offers a great varieties of Quebec's microbreweries beers
281 locals recommend
Vices & Versa
6631 Boul. Saint-Laurent
281 locals recommend
offers a great varieties of Quebec's microbreweries beers
produces and serves their own beer
442 locals recommend
Dieu du Ciel!
21 Av. Laurier O
442 locals recommend
produces and serves their own beer
great for happy hour and tapas
140 locals recommend
Réservoir
9 Av. Duluth E
140 locals recommend
great for happy hour and tapas

Arts & Culture

independent movie theater
47 locals recommend
Cinéma Excentris
3536 Boul. Saint-Laurent
47 locals recommend
independent movie theater
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1504 locals recommend
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1380 Rue Sherbrooke O
1504 locals recommend
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
milonga and tango classes http://www.studiotango.ca/
Studio Tango Montréal
7755 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
milonga and tango classes http://www.studiotango.ca/
milonga on Saturday and praticas on Monday http://tangosocialclub.ca/
Tango Social Club
7755 Boul. Saint-Laurent
milonga on Saturday and praticas on Monday http://tangosocialclub.ca/
milonga on Friday http://www.airdetango.com/
Air De Tango - École, Course Tango Montréal
4324 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
milonga on Friday http://www.airdetango.com/
milonga on Tuesday http://www.tangueria.org/
Tangueria
milonga on Tuesday http://www.tangueria.org/

Sightseeing

The Montréal Biodôme recreates some ecosystems of the Americas: - the lush and humid Tropical Rainforest - the Laurentian Maple Forest - the Gulf of St. Lawrence - and the Subpolar Regions.
759 locals recommend
Biodome
4777 Av. Pierre-De Coubertin
759 locals recommend
The Montréal Biodôme recreates some ecosystems of the Americas: - the lush and humid Tropical Rainforest - the Laurentian Maple Forest - the Gulf of St. Lawrence - and the Subpolar Regions.
third-largest basilica in the world
636 locals recommend
Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal
3800 Chem. Queen Mary
636 locals recommend
third-largest basilica in the world
the Old Port's world-famous basilica
819 locals recommend
Notre-Dame Basilica
110 Rue Notre Dame O
819 locals recommend
the Old Port's world-famous basilica
where the festivals take place
654 locals recommend
Place des Arts
654 locals recommend
where the festivals take place
a Montreal classic promenade
13 locals recommend
Promenade du Vieux-Port
Promenade du Vieux-Port
13 locals recommend
a Montreal classic promenade
an island park made out of the soil dug out for the subway stations - where you can see the Biosphere, a geodesic dome conceived by Richard Buckminster Fuller http://www.ec.gc.ca/biosphere/
Île Sainte-Hélène
an island park made out of the soil dug out for the subway stations - where you can see the Biosphere, a geodesic dome conceived by Richard Buckminster Fuller http://www.ec.gc.ca/biosphere/
an island park made out of the soil dug out for the subway stations - where you can see the Montreal F1 circuit
17 locals recommend
Île Notre-Dame
17 locals recommend
an island park made out of the soil dug out for the subway stations - where you can see the Montreal F1 circuit
an oasis part of the magnificent Mount Royal
275 locals recommend
Beaver Lake
275 locals recommend
an oasis part of the magnificent Mount Royal
Montreal emblem
823 locals recommend
Olympic Stadium
4545 Av. Pierre-De Coubertin
823 locals recommend
Montreal emblem
for a peaceful time in a magnificent and enormous garden http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin/jardin.htm
6 locals recommend
Jardin botanique de Montréal
6 locals recommend
for a peaceful time in a magnificent and enormous garden http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin/jardin.htm