Guidebook for Montreal
Food Scene
Kahwa Café
331 Avenue du Mont-Royal EGreat for good coffee and soup of the day
Try to world famous Portuguese rotissery chicken. Worth the line-up.
229 locals recommend
Rotisserie Romados
115 Rue Rachel ETry to world famous Portuguese rotissery chicken. Worth the line-up.
If you're feeling adventurous and want to try eating dinner with your fingers, this place is great and different.
Etheopian food.
37 locals recommend
Nil Bleu (Le)
3706 R. Saint-DenisIf you're feeling adventurous and want to try eating dinner with your fingers, this place is great and different.
Etheopian food.
Absolute must when you have to grab and go. And, if you're cramming as much as possible in to a short time, this is the place to eat. You can pick up a Lebanese wrap.
Organic, fresh, portable
69 locals recommend
Omnivore St Laurent
4306 Boul. Saint-LaurentAbsolute must when you have to grab and go. And, if you're cramming as much as possible in to a short time, this is the place to eat. You can pick up a Lebanese wrap.
Organic, fresh, portable
Tiny corner restaurant that makes small burgers accompanied by greasy fries. This combo is a great indulgence and the guys that work there are super friendly
224 locals recommend
Patati Patata Friterie de Luxe
4177 Boul. Saint-LaurentTiny corner restaurant that makes small burgers accompanied by greasy fries. This combo is a great indulgence and the guys that work there are super friendly
Ramen Ya Restaurant
4274 Boul. Saint-LaurentAuthentic ramen noodles .. I need not say more :)
This well known meet alternative is not just for veagans. They make great salads and an excelent chily.
365 locals recommend
Aux Vivres Plateau
4631 Boul. Saint-LaurentThis well known meet alternative is not just for veagans. They make great salads and an excelent chily.
Montrela is known for its bagels.
Enjoy breakfast until 3pm at this hipster style joint and try Montreal bagels
89 locals recommend
Bagel Etc
4320 Boul. Saint-LaurentMontrela is known for its bagels.
Enjoy breakfast until 3pm at this hipster style joint and try Montreal bagels
Trendy little place. Great to enjoy a bottle of wine and different flavours.
66 locals recommend
Le Comptoir
4807 Boulevard Saint-LaurentTrendy little place. Great to enjoy a bottle of wine and different flavours.
Amazing restaurant run by volenteers and a fantastic chef.
Menu changes all the time and profits and tips go to charity. Waiters are volenteers but don't let that fool you. The service is pretty good
23 locals recommend
Robin des Bois
3933 Avenue du Parc-La FontaineAmazing restaurant run by volenteers and a fantastic chef.
Menu changes all the time and profits and tips go to charity. Waiters are volenteers but don't let that fool you. The service is pretty good
Crudessence
105 Rue Rachel OuestGreat, well-known vegy place for the vegy lover in you.
Yup.. Can't come to Montreal without having a Poutine. Its our national "health meal" (<-- sarcasm)..
This is the place to have your first Poutine (open 24 hours)
1037 locals recommend
La Banquise
994 Rue Rachel EstYup.. Can't come to Montreal without having a Poutine. Its our national "health meal" (<-- sarcasm)..
This is the place to have your first Poutine (open 24 hours)
Essentials
Café Névé
151 Rue Rachel ENice place to work out of with your laptop
This is where I do my groceries. Its a small family owned store that has most of what you'll need and fresher than the big chain stores
7 locals recommend
Super Marche Sakaris
4393 Boul. Saint-LaurentThis is where I do my groceries. Its a small family owned store that has most of what you'll need and fresher than the big chain stores
Cafe filled with intellects, chess and backgammon players.
I enjoy working from here (free wifi)
8 locals recommend
cafe Pi
4127 Boul. Saint-LaurentCafe filled with intellects, chess and backgammon players.
I enjoy working from here (free wifi)
4095 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
Trendy place to work out of with your laptop
Drinks & Nightlife
Hidden away with an entrance shrouded in mistery, you'll find Big in Japan. A great, funky place to try different saki's
4175 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
Hidden away with an entrance shrouded in mistery, you'll find Big in Japan. A great, funky place to try different saki's
Divan Orange
4234 Boulevard Saint-LaurentLive music (on scheduled nights)
Bobards
4328 Boulevard Saint-LaurentLive music (on scheduled nights).
My choosen place to enjoy a great drink, summer patio, music, dancing, great staff and an all-out fun atmospher.
Open afternoon and til 3am
50 locals recommend
Clébard
4557 R. Saint-DenisMy choosen place to enjoy a great drink, summer patio, music, dancing, great staff and an all-out fun atmospher.
Open afternoon and til 3am
CLUBS
B-Side, B-Side Terrasse, Up Club, Pink Taco, Rouge are all in the same club area about 15 min walk away
12 locals recommend
B Side
3616 Boul. Saint-LaurentCLUBS
B-Side, B-Side Terrasse, Up Club, Pink Taco, Rouge are all in the same club area about 15 min walk away
Sightseeing
Montreal is a very old city and evidence of it still remains. Just a short bixi or metro ride and you can enjoy the history of the Old Port / Old City
804 locals recommend
Old Montreal
Montreal is a very old city and evidence of it still remains. Just a short bixi or metro ride and you can enjoy the history of the Old Port / Old City
Foot of the Mountain
- Famous Tam Tam Sundays (summer)
- Mountain bike paths
- Pik-nic park
- Tenis, football, soccer fields
- Nature
Jeanne Mance Street
Jeanne Mance StreetFoot of the Mountain
- Famous Tam Tam Sundays (summer)
- Mountain bike paths
- Pik-nic park
- Tenis, football, soccer fields
- Nature
You can best see this stadium where the old Montreal Expos used to play, from the Mount Royal Lookout point. But if you go there, you can enjoy all that is around it in the "Olympic Village"
823 locals recommend
Olympic Stadium
4545 Av. Pierre-De CoubertinYou can best see this stadium where the old Montreal Expos used to play, from the Mount Royal Lookout point. But if you go there, you can enjoy all that is around it in the "Olympic Village"
Arts & Culture
An entire space filled with beauty.
Here you will find;
Biodome, Insectarium, Botanical Garden, Planitarium (my fav), and Rio Tino Alcan
759 locals recommend
Biodome
4777 Av. Pierre-De CoubertinAn entire space filled with beauty.
Here you will find;
Biodome, Insectarium, Botanical Garden, Planitarium (my fav), and Rio Tino Alcan
Great musseum. Check their site to see what exhibition they have.
1504 locals recommend
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1380 Rue Sherbrooke OGreat musseum. Check their site to see what exhibition they have.
Musseum of science. If you've got a geek in you, checkout their site to see what they have going on. I love this place ..
Its in the Old Port / Old City
247 locals recommend
Montreal Science Centre
2 Rue de la Commune OMusseum of science. If you've got a geek in you, checkout their site to see what they have going on. I love this place ..
Its in the Old Port / Old City
La Ronde
22 Chem. Macdonald6 flags amusement park
Everything Else
Casino de Montreal
1 Av. du CasinoFor the gambler in you
Entertainment & Activities
Here's a hidden secret.
This tall office building has a skating ring indoor where you can rent skates and enjoy and afternoon :)
26 locals recommend
Atrium Le 1000
1000 Rue De La Gauchetière OHere's a hidden secret.
This tall office building has a skating ring indoor where you can rent skates and enjoy and afternoon :)