Guidebook for Montreal
Food Scene
A very cute café just around the corner. Great music, free wifi and bottomless coffee are what this friendly neighborhood establishment has to offer.
150 locals recommend
Arts Café
201 Av. Fairmount OA very cute café just around the corner. Great music, free wifi and bottomless coffee are what this friendly neighborhood establishment has to offer.
THE neighborhood hangout of Mile End. Stop by for the perfect Italian espresso on your way for bagels. European football fans would do well to come see a game here on Saturday mornings.
102 locals recommend
Club Social
180 Rue Saint- Viateur OTHE neighborhood hangout of Mile End. Stop by for the perfect Italian espresso on your way for bagels. European football fans would do well to come see a game here on Saturday mornings.
They serve nothing but great food & vibes - cheap too! Free wifi. There's always live music playing at Café Dep.
113 locals recommend
Le Dépanneur Café
206 Rue Bernard OThey serve nothing but great food & vibes - cheap too! Free wifi. There's always live music playing at Café Dep.
Coming to try poutine? Look no further. Chez Claudette is just down the street and serves over sixty varieties of french fries, cheese curds and gravy. May I recommend the Tandori Poutine?
109 locals recommend
Restaurant Chez Claudette
351 Avenue Laurier EComing to try poutine? Look no further. Chez Claudette is just down the street and serves over sixty varieties of french fries, cheese curds and gravy. May I recommend the Tandori Poutine?
For an interesting twist on Middle Eastern cuisine, visit this Outremont eatery for delicious Persian eats including lots of braised meats and stews, friendly service and a relaxed atmosphere.
66 locals recommend
Restaurant Rumi
5198 Rue HutchisonFor an interesting twist on Middle Eastern cuisine, visit this Outremont eatery for delicious Persian eats including lots of braised meats and stews, friendly service and a relaxed atmosphere.
Café le Falco embodies the feel of Mile End: industrial meets boutique. At the base of a warehouse building, the café serves carefully prepared coffee and a variety of Japanese-French food and snacks.
42 locals recommend
Le Falco
5605 Av. de GaspéCafé le Falco embodies the feel of Mile End: industrial meets boutique. At the base of a warehouse building, the café serves carefully prepared coffee and a variety of Japanese-French food and snacks.
World famous Schwartz's, serving the best smoked meat from the original recipe of spices since 1928.
836 locals recommend
Schwartz's Deli - Sandwiches - Steaks
3895 Boul. Saint-LaurentWorld famous Schwartz's, serving the best smoked meat from the original recipe of spices since 1928.
Essentials
Warm Montreal bagels fresh out of the firebrick oven. One of the two places to get the famous Montreal bagels. Open 24/7; they haven't closed since the 1950s.
630 locals recommend
St-Viateur Bagel Shop
263 Rue Saint- Viateur OWarm Montreal bagels fresh out of the firebrick oven. One of the two places to get the famous Montreal bagels. Open 24/7; they haven't closed since the 1950s.
It's a breezy five-minute bike ride to the famous Marché Jean Talon, Montréal's biggest open air market.
1744 locals recommend
Jean-Talon Market
7070 Av. Henri-JulienIt's a breezy five-minute bike ride to the famous Marché Jean Talon, Montréal's biggest open air market.
Drinks & Nightlife
The best brewpub in Canada is just across the street. You can expect to find no less than sixteen craft beers on tap on any given day - you'll want to drink them all!
442 locals recommend
Dieu du Ciel!
21 Av. Laurier OThe best brewpub in Canada is just across the street. You can expect to find no less than sixteen craft beers on tap on any given day - you'll want to drink them all!
The hip Mile End bar and gastropub. Come to Sparrow to try stiff cocktails or spot members of the Arcade Fire.
240 locals recommend
Sparrow
5322 Boul. Saint-LaurentThe hip Mile End bar and gastropub. Come to Sparrow to try stiff cocktails or spot members of the Arcade Fire.
Immediately across the street, the trendy Baldwin Barmacie serves some of the cities best cocktails.
154 locals recommend
Bar Henrietta
115 Av. Laurier OImmediately across the street, the trendy Baldwin Barmacie serves some of the cities best cocktails.
Arts & Culture
One part bar, one part music venue, Casa del Popolo is the spot to see the best indie acts in town. Co-owned by the guys from the Montreal band Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
281 locals recommend
Casa Del Popolo
4873 Boul. Saint-LaurentOne part bar, one part music venue, Casa del Popolo is the spot to see the best indie acts in town. Co-owned by the guys from the Montreal band Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
On any given night, you might find a cabaret, a free-jazz master, a breakdance competition, reggae, DJs, folk, indie-rock, musique actuelle, film screenings, a flamenco show, poetry readings and more!
164 locals recommend
La Sala Rossa
4848 Boul. Saint-LaurentOn any given night, you might find a cabaret, a free-jazz master, a breakdance competition, reggae, DJs, folk, indie-rock, musique actuelle, film screenings, a flamenco show, poetry readings and more!
The Tam-Tams are a weekly festival/drum circle on Mont Royal. The free event gathers thousands of drum players, dancers & colorful people every Sunday, 1pm-sunset. It feels like Amsterdam in the 60's.
58 locals recommend
Tam tams Montreal
The Tam-Tams are a weekly festival/drum circle on Mont Royal. The free event gathers thousands of drum players, dancers & colorful people every Sunday, 1pm-sunset. It feels like Amsterdam in the 60's.
The CCA forges links between architectural thought & practice, the history of ideas and changing social and cultural conditions. For anyone interested in the built environment & industrial design.
108 locals recommend
Canadian Centre for Architecture (Centre Canadien d'Architecture)
1920 Rue BaileThe CCA forges links between architectural thought & practice, the history of ideas and changing social and cultural conditions. For anyone interested in the built environment & industrial design.
Shopping
Montreal's best English bookshop. Genres and forms including comic books, graphic novels, architecture & design, (non-)fiction and the best periodicals, D&Q has something for everyone.
134 locals recommend
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly
211 Rue Bernard OMontreal's best English bookshop. Genres and forms including comic books, graphic novels, architecture & design, (non-)fiction and the best periodicals, D&Q has something for everyone.
A hip neighborhood recordshop with an excellent selection of LPs, CDs and - yes - tapes!
46 locals recommend
Phonopolis Record Store
207 Rue Bernard OA hip neighborhood recordshop with an excellent selection of LPs, CDs and - yes - tapes!
If you dont find the perfect pair of pants at Jeans Jeans Jeans, you're not likely to find them anywhere.
24 locals recommend
Jeans Jeans Jeans
5575 Av. CasgrainIf you dont find the perfect pair of pants at Jeans Jeans Jeans, you're not likely to find them anywhere.
Sightseeing
For lovers of architecture. On a sunny day, take a breezy bikeride to Habitat 67, an experiment in apartment living that became the permanent symbol of Expo 67 after it closed.
57 locals recommend
Habitat 67
2600 Av Pierre-DupuyFor lovers of architecture. On a sunny day, take a breezy bikeride to Habitat 67, an experiment in apartment living that became the permanent symbol of Expo 67 after it closed.
One of the crown jewels in Quebec's rich religious heritage. $5 entry fee unless you're attending mass, which happens:
Mon - Fri: 7:30 AM & 12:15 PM
Sat: 5:00 PM
Sun: 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM, 5:00 PM
819 locals recommend
Notre-Dame Basilica
110 Rue Notre Dame OOne of the crown jewels in Quebec's rich religious heritage. $5 entry fee unless you're attending mass, which happens:
Mon - Fri: 7:30 AM & 12:15 PM
Sat: 5:00 PM
Sun: 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM, 5:00 PM
The collection includes over 7,000 works of art by more than 1,500 artists, focusing on contemporary art from Quebec in particular and Canada in general, as well as important international artists.
651 locals recommend
Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal
1 Place Ville MarieThe collection includes over 7,000 works of art by more than 1,500 artists, focusing on contemporary art from Quebec in particular and Canada in general, as well as important international artists.