Guidebook for Montréal
Food Scene
Comfort food like burgers, poutine & beer served in a casual space open 24 hours Thursday-Saturday.
109 locals recommend
Restaurant Chez Claudette
351 Avenue Laurier EComfort food like burgers, poutine & beer served in a casual space open 24 hours Thursday-Saturday.
Nice coffee (Parallel 49) and brunch/lunch. Mile-end, hipster crowd (saw Win Buttler one day there), nice patio.
150 locals recommend
Arts Café
201 Av. Fairmount ONice coffee (Parallel 49) and brunch/lunch. Mile-end, hipster crowd (saw Win Buttler one day there), nice patio.
Independent bakery. Extremely popular and for good reason. Sensational brioches, cinammon buns, but also breads like Kamut, which aren't readily available in the traditional French boulangeries.
217 locals recommend
Guillaume
5170 Boul. Saint-LaurentIndependent bakery. Extremely popular and for good reason. Sensational brioches, cinammon buns, but also breads like Kamut, which aren't readily available in the traditional French boulangeries.
Café Olimpico
124 Rue Saint- Viateur OBest coffee. Period. Iced coffees are very nice, their cakes too
Don't let anyone convince you otherwise. Fairmount bagels are THE best bagels in town.
521 locals recommend
Fairmount Bagel
74 Av. Fairmount ODon't let anyone convince you otherwise. Fairmount bagels are THE best bagels in town.
An amazing local farmer's market open year-round, but is at its peak in the summer months. Fresh local produce (and some imported...we can't grow bananas and avocados in Canada) as well as beloved iconic maple products can be found here. On the perimeter of the market is a square of shops, cafés and restaurants. You could spend a big chunk of your day here, and the rest of it exploring the surrounding Little Italy neighborhood.
1744 locals recommend
Jean-Talon Market
7070 Av. Henri-JulienAn amazing local farmer's market open year-round, but is at its peak in the summer months. Fresh local produce (and some imported...we can't grow bananas and avocados in Canada) as well as beloved iconic maple products can be found here. On the perimeter of the market is a square of shops, cafés and restaurants. You could spend a big chunk of your day here, and the rest of it exploring the surrounding Little Italy neighborhood.
Drinks & Nightlife
They have great cocktails, music and small plates, and it is definitely a great spot to start the night off. It can get pretty busy on Thursdays, ...
115 Avenue Laurier O
115 Avenue Laurier OuestThey have great cocktails, music and small plates, and it is definitely a great spot to start the night off. It can get pretty busy on Thursdays, ...
Fun blues music and old rock place with free snacks (candy, chocolate, chips, nuts...). Really authentic. Pool table.
58 locals recommend
Snack'n Blues
5260 Boul. Saint-LaurentFun blues music and old rock place with free snacks (candy, chocolate, chips, nuts...). Really authentic. Pool table.
Now renamed Ping Pong club with a totally new concept. New hip place in the Mile end. You can enjoy a beer or a good cocktail with playing ping pong in a reproduction of a Beer Garden.
109 locals recommend
Ping Pong Club
5788 Boul. Saint-LaurentNow renamed Ping Pong club with a totally new concept. New hip place in the Mile end. You can enjoy a beer or a good cocktail with playing ping pong in a reproduction of a Beer Garden.
Cool neighborhood bar to have a drink at anytime of the day. Calm during the day, crowded on weekend evenings.
155 locals recommend
Bar Waverly
5550 Boul. Saint-LaurentCool neighborhood bar to have a drink at anytime of the day. Calm during the day, crowded on weekend evenings.
Very popular pub - Terrasse on the street - Produce their own beer.
442 locals recommend
Dieu du Ciel!
21 Av. Laurier OVery popular pub - Terrasse on the street - Produce their own beer.
Sightseeing
Lovely little parc nearby with a fountain and flower-beds, and a small outdoor summer café. Nice place for a light lunch or coffee in the morning on your way to work.
82 locals recommend
Square Saint-Louis
312 R. du Square-Saint-LouisLovely little parc nearby with a fountain and flower-beds, and a small outdoor summer café. Nice place for a light lunch or coffee in the morning on your way to work.
The 'Tam-Tam' de Montréal takes place every Sunday in the Summer and lasts a few hours in the middle of the day. Dozens of people gather with all sorts of percussions and part-take in a collective performance / transe reminiscent of Montreal's hippie glory days.
69 locals recommend
Monument to Sir George-Étienne Cartier
Avenue du ParcThe 'Tam-Tam' de Montréal takes place every Sunday in the Summer and lasts a few hours in the middle of the day. Dozens of people gather with all sorts of percussions and part-take in a collective performance / transe reminiscent of Montreal's hippie glory days.
Where the action is : Montreal International Jazz Festival, Festival Juste Pour Rire / Just For Laughs Festival, Festival des Films du Monde, Franco Folies and more (..)
156 locals recommend
Place des Festivals
1499 Rue Jeanne-ManceWhere the action is : Montreal International Jazz Festival, Festival Juste Pour Rire / Just For Laughs Festival, Festival des Films du Monde, Franco Folies and more (..)
Mile End since the 1980s has been known for its culture as an artistic neighbourhood, home to artists, musicians, writers, and filmmakers such as Arcade Fire, Adam Gollner, Bran Van 3000, etc.
258 locals recommend
Mile-End
Mile End since the 1980s has been known for its culture as an artistic neighbourhood, home to artists, musicians, writers, and filmmakers such as Arcade Fire, Adam Gollner, Bran Van 3000, etc.
A short walk up to get a great view of the city, all the way to the US! Mount Royal Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed Central Park in NYC. Cool, eh?
159 locals recommend
Chalet Du Mont Royal
1196 Voie Camillien-HoudeA short walk up to get a great view of the city, all the way to the US! Mount Royal Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed Central Park in NYC. Cool, eh?
The funkiest street in the Plateau. Right around the corner from our place. You will find it all from vintage and record shops to cool clothing boutiques, bars, restaurants, etc.
10 locals recommend
Mont-Royal Avenue East
Avenue du Mont-Royal EstThe funkiest street in the Plateau. Right around the corner from our place. You will find it all from vintage and record shops to cool clothing boutiques, bars, restaurants, etc.
Parks & Nature
Come unwind around the pond, this park is your neighbour! Lafontaine Park is Plateau Mont-Royal’s biggest park. A 40-hectare gem of traditional park landscaping, it includes two linked ponds with a fountain and waterfalls, soccer and baseball fields, beach volleyball, pétanque, a dog park, picnic areas and playgrounds, wading pools, several pieces of memorial statuary and many trees including numerous imposingly huge poplars.
1637 locals recommend
La Fontaine Park
3819 Av. Calixa-LavalléeCome unwind around the pond, this park is your neighbour! Lafontaine Park is Plateau Mont-Royal’s biggest park. A 40-hectare gem of traditional park landscaping, it includes two linked ponds with a fountain and waterfalls, soccer and baseball fields, beach volleyball, pétanque, a dog park, picnic areas and playgrounds, wading pools, several pieces of memorial statuary and many trees including numerous imposingly huge poplars.
Arts & Culture
Musée Grévin Montreal
705 Saint-Catherine St WThe Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1380 Rue Sherbrooke OEssentials
Marché Laurier
377 Avenue Laurier E5242 Av du Parc
5242 Avenue du Parc P.A is a good supermarker
Entertainment & Activities
La Ronde station
Cinéma Beaubien
2396 Rue Beaubien E