Guidebook for Montreal

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Guidebook for Montreal

Sightseeing

Our biggest and finest only a few stops away!
1504 locals recommend
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1380 Rue Sherbrooke O
1504 locals recommend
Our biggest and finest only a few stops away!
Located at Place des Arts Métro, always great for both contemporary art and shopping!
Museum of Contemporary Art (Musee D'art Contemporain)
Located at Place des Arts Métro, always great for both contemporary art and shopping!
My fave museum, with a great video to introduce you to the history of Montreal!
16 locals recommend
Pointe-à-Callière - Boutique du Musée
165 Pl. d'Youville
16 locals recommend
My fave museum, with a great video to introduce you to the history of Montreal!
A gorgeous landmark next to City Hall and now a boutique crafts market where fashion reigns supreme!
54 locals recommend
Bonsecours Market
350 Rue Saint-Paul E
54 locals recommend
A gorgeous landmark next to City Hall and now a boutique crafts market where fashion reigns supreme!
A breathtaking basilica and perhaps our most famous
819 locals recommend
Notre-Dame Basilica
110 Rue Notre Dame O
819 locals recommend
A breathtaking basilica and perhaps our most famous
A trip to Montreal isn't complete without a visit to our fab Botanical Gardens
970 locals recommend
Montreal Botanical Garden
4101 Rue Sherbrooke E
970 locals recommend
A trip to Montreal isn't complete without a visit to our fab Botanical Gardens
The Canal extends behind my apartment and right down to Old Montréal. Fabulous for running and bike and boat rides.
47 locals recommend
Lachine Canal National Historic Site
711 Boulevard Saint-Joseph Est
47 locals recommend
The Canal extends behind my apartment and right down to Old Montréal. Fabulous for running and bike and boat rides.
The Mountain of course - with an amazing view of the city.
1477 locals recommend
Mount Royal
1477 locals recommend
The Mountain of course - with an amazing view of the city.

Essentials

Grab some fresh produce, fish and fantastic cheese at the local market just down the street. The café in the back, Première Moissan, is also a fab bakery for your baguettes and treats!
852 locals recommend
marché atwater
852 locals recommend
Grab some fresh produce, fish and fantastic cheese at the local market just down the street. The café in the back, Première Moissan, is also a fab bakery for your baguettes and treats!
It's our most famous Bagel eatery, fresh out of the oven! A must-see.
521 locals recommend
Fairmount Bagel
74 Av. Fairmount O
521 locals recommend
It's our most famous Bagel eatery, fresh out of the oven! A must-see.
Stiff competition for Fairmount Bagel around the corner, and just as worth the trip!
630 locals recommend
St-Viateur Bagel Shop
263 Rue Saint- Viateur O
630 locals recommend
Stiff competition for Fairmount Bagel around the corner, and just as worth the trip!

Arts & Culture

Montreal's biggest English-language theatre.
89 locals recommend
Centaur Theatre
453 R. Saint-François-Xavier
89 locals recommend
Montreal's biggest English-language theatre.
Some great shows, and this magnificently restored, Art Deco and vaudevillian Hall is worth it just for sightseeing!
86 locals recommend
Corona Theatre
2490 Rue Notre Dame O
86 locals recommend
Some great shows, and this magnificently restored, Art Deco and vaudevillian Hall is worth it just for sightseeing!
Our entertainment district!
654 locals recommend
Place des Arts
654 locals recommend
Our entertainment district!
One of our biggest French-language theatres. I recommend it for its café bistro too, which is a fantastic place to hang out in the Arts and Entertainment district.
58 locals recommend
Théâtre du Nouveau Monde
84 Rue Sainte-Catherine O
58 locals recommend
One of our biggest French-language theatres. I recommend it for its café bistro too, which is a fantastic place to hang out in the Arts and Entertainment district.
Our biggest French-language commercial theatre and a main site for headliners at the Just For Laughs Festival.
63 locals recommend
Théâtre St-Denis
1594 R. Saint-Denis
63 locals recommend
Our biggest French-language commercial theatre and a main site for headliners at the Just For Laughs Festival.
Our amusement park.
445 locals recommend
La Ronde
22 Chem. Macdonald
445 locals recommend
Our amusement park.
Have fun at our gorgeous Casino.
422 locals recommend
Casino de Montreal
1 Av. du Casino
422 locals recommend
Have fun at our gorgeous Casino.

Food Scene

The line-up is out the door and worth the wait - Montreal's legendary smoked meat deli. It doesn't get better than this!
836 locals recommend
Schwartz's Deli - Sandwiches - Steaks
3895 Boul. Saint-Laurent
836 locals recommend
The line-up is out the door and worth the wait - Montreal's legendary smoked meat deli. It doesn't get better than this!
My fave French bistro restaurant, à la France, not Québec. This one's the real deal.
42 locals recommend
Restaurant Au Petit Extra
1690 Rue Ontario E
42 locals recommend
My fave French bistro restaurant, à la France, not Québec. This one's the real deal.
Restos, cafés, retro clothing stores, and the main artery between the Mountain and the Olympic Stadium. A world-class street. Veer off onto St-Denis and St-Laurent streets for more shopping!
Avenue du Mont Royal Est
Restos, cafés, retro clothing stores, and the main artery between the Mountain and the Olympic Stadium. A world-class street. Veer off onto St-Denis and St-Laurent streets for more shopping!
A world class restaurant with its own fab cookbook - highly recommend (the line-up's crazy but what an experience in gastronomy!)
341 locals recommend
Au Pied de Cochon
536 Av. Duluth E
341 locals recommend
A world class restaurant with its own fab cookbook - highly recommend (the line-up's crazy but what an experience in gastronomy!)
There are 5 of these French-style steak frites outfits in Montreal. The one on Ste-Catherine Est in the Gay Village is fantastic too!
17 locals recommend
Steak Frites St-Paul
405 Rue Saint-Antoine O
17 locals recommend
There are 5 of these French-style steak frites outfits in Montreal. The one on Ste-Catherine Est in the Gay Village is fantastic too!
A greasy spoon right across the street, with a good greasy breakfast too.
30 locals recommend
Saint-Henri
30 locals recommend
A greasy spoon right across the street, with a good greasy breakfast too.
One of my faves and always packed. A bit loud with the music but amazing high-end food in pure Great Britain style. Where else in the hood can you get "Toad In the Hole"?
Restaurant Burgundy Lion
One of my faves and always packed. A bit loud with the music but amazing high-end food in pure Great Britain style. Where else in the hood can you get "Toad In the Hole"?
Great French bistro for lunch. Hang out on St-Denis for some wonderful shopping!
220 locals recommend
L'Express
3927 R. Saint-Denis
220 locals recommend
Great French bistro for lunch. Hang out on St-Denis for some wonderful shopping!
A popular French restaurant in Montreal right in the heart of rue St-Denis. Highly recommend.
8 locals recommend
Continental Bistro
4007 Rue Saint-Denis
8 locals recommend
A popular French restaurant in Montreal right in the heart of rue St-Denis. Highly recommend.
Food is great - service is sometimes a little stand offish, but the concept is no menu - fresh food on the board in front of you. Well known to Montrealers, and just steps away from my flat.
Sans Menu
3714 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest
Food is great - service is sometimes a little stand offish, but the concept is no menu - fresh food on the board in front of you. Well known to Montrealers, and just steps away from my flat.
A fab breakfast place down the street!
Habitat Montreal
Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges
A fab breakfast place down the street!
Don't let the shabby look of it fool you - Montreal's best poutine!
9 locals recommend
Montreal Pool Room
1217 Boul. Saint-Laurent
9 locals recommend
Don't let the shabby look of it fool you - Montreal's best poutine!

Shopping

Westmount's Boutique Avenue Greene is just up the street
7 locals recommend
Greene Avenue
Avenue Greene
7 locals recommend
Westmount's Boutique Avenue Greene is just up the street
A fab little neighbourhood retro clothing store just across the street!
17 locals recommend
La Gaillarde
4019 Rue Notre Dame O
17 locals recommend
A fab little neighbourhood retro clothing store just across the street!
Terrific mall in the west. The park is great too. Here you'll find stores like Loblaw's and Walmart too.
85 locals recommend
Carrefour Angrignon
7077 Blvd. Newman
85 locals recommend
Terrific mall in the west. The park is great too. Here you'll find stores like Loblaw's and Walmart too.

Everything Else

Right beside the apartment if you need a local clinic
30 locals recommend
Saint-Henri
30 locals recommend
Right beside the apartment if you need a local clinic
Right across the street if you need a clinic!
6 locals recommend
CLSC de St-Henri
3833 Rue Notre Dame O
6 locals recommend
Right across the street if you need a clinic!
All you need at our Québec pharmacy down the street.
195 locals recommend
PJC Jean Coutu
1224 Rue Notre Dame O
195 locals recommend
All you need at our Québec pharmacy down the street.
The entrance to the métro is diagonally across the street from the apartment.
56 locals recommend
Place Saint-Henri station
56 locals recommend
The entrance to the métro is diagonally across the street from the apartment.
Just around the corner if you need a big hardware store.
8 locals recommend
The Home Depot
4625 Rue Saint-Antoine O
8 locals recommend
Just around the corner if you need a big hardware store.
Site of the famous Montreal film "Jesus of Montreal" + a must-see for church lovers. St. Andrés chapel inside is particularly impressive, like the steps leading up and outdoor garden.
636 locals recommend
Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal
3800 Chem. Queen Mary
636 locals recommend
Site of the famous Montreal film "Jesus of Montreal" + a must-see for church lovers. St. Andrés chapel inside is particularly impressive, like the steps leading up and outdoor garden.
Pamper yourself at one of the city's most well-known spas, literally two doors down from my apartment.
Spa Savanna
4032 Rue Notre Dame O
Pamper yourself at one of the city's most well-known spas, literally two doors down from my apartment.