Guidebook for Montreal
Food Scene
Delicious pastries for there or to go, beautiful terrace, good salads, light lunches, and also more filling dinners. Open from early in the morning to late at night.
97 locals recommend
La Croissanterie Figaro
5200 Rue HutchisonDelicious pastries for there or to go, beautiful terrace, good salads, light lunches, and also more filling dinners. Open from early in the morning to late at night.
Best pupusas in Montreal. Also amazing breakfasts with plaintains, refried beans and cream. Really nice if a bit of a journey.
8 locals recommend
Resto Los Planes
531 Rue BélangerBest pupusas in Montreal. Also amazing breakfasts with plaintains, refried beans and cream. Really nice if a bit of a journey.
Mini burgers, great poutine, delicious vegetarian options. Montreal classic.
224 locals recommend
Patati Patata Friterie de Luxe
4177 Boul. Saint-LaurentMini burgers, great poutine, delicious vegetarian options. Montreal classic.
Middle Eastern bar and grill, a bit expensive but very good food. Terrace in the summer.
102 locals recommend
Club Social
180 Rue Saint- Viateur OMiddle Eastern bar and grill, a bit expensive but very good food. Terrace in the summer.
Very tasty Syrian restaurant just down the street. Cold and hot mezzes, very delicious and comfortable. $20 - $30 for dinner and wine.
31 locals recommend
KazaMaza
4629 Av du ParcVery tasty Syrian restaurant just down the street. Cold and hot mezzes, very delicious and comfortable. $20 - $30 for dinner and wine.
Just two minutes away get incredible chocolate treats whether it's a chocolate-dressed salad, hot chocolate, chocolat fondant or chocolate fondue!
304 locals recommend
Juliette & Chocolat
3600 Boul. Saint-LaurentJust two minutes away get incredible chocolate treats whether it's a chocolate-dressed salad, hot chocolate, chocolat fondant or chocolate fondue!
Toi moi et cafe
244 Av. Laurier OGood breakfasts and a big coffee menu.
Wonderful small persian restaurant with great breakfasts. Airy and bright and delicious. Busy on weekends but worth the wait.
201 locals recommend
Byblos Le Petit Cafe
1499 Avenue Laurier EWonderful small persian restaurant with great breakfasts. Airy and bright and delicious. Busy on weekends but worth the wait.
Sparrow
5322 Boul. Saint-LaurentTrendy mile end bar.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great queer bar in little italy. Drinks, food, and two bowling lanes!
133 locals recommend
Bar Notre-Dame-Des-Quilles
32 Rue Beaubien EGreat queer bar in little italy. Drinks, food, and two bowling lanes!
Dive bar with a free juke box, pool tables, great terrasse and cheap beers.
13 locals recommend
La Petite Idée Fixe
4857 Av du ParcDive bar with a free juke box, pool tables, great terrasse and cheap beers.
Bar Henrietta
115 Av. Laurier OMany cocktail options, hip hang out.
Microbrewery and bar in one. Gets quite busy but they have dozens of different varieties of beer and bar snacks.
442 locals recommend
Dieu du Ciel!
21 Av. Laurier OMicrobrewery and bar in one. Gets quite busy but they have dozens of different varieties of beer and bar snacks.
Coffees and sandwiches by day, bar and venue by night. There are shows most nights in the room adjoining the bar. Cheap drinks and nachos. Very trendy. There's also a patio out back in the summer.
281 locals recommend
Casa Del Popolo
4873 Boul. Saint-LaurentCoffees and sandwiches by day, bar and venue by night. There are shows most nights in the room adjoining the bar. Cheap drinks and nachos. Very trendy. There's also a patio out back in the summer.
Everything Else
Metro station with access to the orange line. Get there by taking the 51 bus from Querbes and Laurier or walk in 15 minutes.
253 locals recommend
Laurier station
Metro station with access to the orange line. Get there by taking the 51 bus from Querbes and Laurier or walk in 15 minutes.
Beautiful sprawling park to hang out in. You can picnic, play tennis, read, lounge, and sometimes catch soccer and rugby games that are played in the central field.
300 locals recommend
Jeanne-Mance Park
4422 Av. de l'EsplanadeBeautiful sprawling park to hang out in. You can picnic, play tennis, read, lounge, and sometimes catch soccer and rugby games that are played in the central field.
From here you can take a beautiful stroll to the top of Mont Royal and look out over the whole city.
9 locals recommend
TAMTAMS
3484 Rue StanleyFrom here you can take a beautiful stroll to the top of Mont Royal and look out over the whole city.
Saint-Viateur Park
Nice park to hang out in, ice rink in the winter!
Outremont Park
Avenue OutremontNice park!
YMCA gym facilities with membership as well as a free swimming pool - check their website for hours.
49 locals recommend
Les YMCA Du Québec - Du Parc
5550 Av du ParcYMCA gym facilities with membership as well as a free swimming pool - check their website for hours.
Great swimming pool during the summer! Free on weekdays, small fee on weekends.
Piscine Laurier-R.-Ménard
3035 Place des LoisirsGreat swimming pool during the summer! Free on weekdays, small fee on weekends.
Great cinema with wide variety of films, new and old, commercial and artsy. The schedule is released each week and you can see it on the website.
189 locals recommend
Cinema du Parc
3575 Av du ParcGreat cinema with wide variety of films, new and old, commercial and artsy. The schedule is released each week and you can see it on the website.
Organic baked goods - bread, pastries, more. Varied and very tasty, quite small so go early so you don't miss the best thing.
217 locals recommend
Guillaume
5170 Boul. Saint-LaurentOrganic baked goods - bread, pastries, more. Varied and very tasty, quite small so go early so you don't miss the best thing.
Shopping
S.W.Welch Bookseller
225 Rue Saint- Viateur OGreat second-hand english bookstore.
Bookstore specializing in graphic novels but also with many beautiful art books, recent fiction in English and French, and childrens books.
134 locals recommend
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly
211 Rue Bernard OBookstore specializing in graphic novels but also with many beautiful art books, recent fiction in English and French, and childrens books.