Guidebook for Montreal

Chad
Guidebook for Montreal

Food Scene

Another good coffee place, with food. My 2nd choice in proximity to my place.
178 locals recommend
Café Névé
151 Rue Rachel E
178 locals recommend
Another good coffee place, with food. My 2nd choice in proximity to my place.
A great soup and sandwich place with a quirky, funky, philanthropist bent. It feels like a classic Montreal apartment.
171 locals recommend
Café Santropol
3990 Rue Saint-Urbain
171 locals recommend
A great soup and sandwich place with a quirky, funky, philanthropist bent. It feels like a classic Montreal apartment.
MTL's premier vegan resto. $$ but classic and excellent.
365 locals recommend
Aux Vivres Plateau
4631 Boul. Saint-Laurent
365 locals recommend
MTL's premier vegan resto. $$ but classic and excellent.
This diner is perhaps the best combo of low-end food with exceptional service. Cheap, cheerful, well done. A Main institution.
224 locals recommend
Patati Patata Friterie de Luxe
4177 Boul. Saint-Laurent
224 locals recommend
This diner is perhaps the best combo of low-end food with exceptional service. Cheap, cheerful, well done. A Main institution.
Historic diner on the Main. Brunch par excellence.
89 locals recommend
Bagel Etc
4320 Boul. Saint-Laurent
89 locals recommend
Historic diner on the Main. Brunch par excellence.

Essentials

The cheapest place to stock up on foodstuffs, esp. organic products. Produce is cheap but never very good. Going here is as much an outing as it is a staples destination.
150 locals recommend
Segal's Market
4001 Boul. Saint-Laurent
150 locals recommend
The cheapest place to stock up on foodstuffs, esp. organic products. Produce is cheap but never very good. Going here is as much an outing as it is a staples destination.
Bulk grocery store. I buy spices, grains, flour, soaps, snacks here.
18 locals recommend
Frenco
4072 Boul. Saint-Laurent
18 locals recommend
Bulk grocery store. I buy spices, grains, flour, soaps, snacks here.
This is the finest little grocery store in the 'hood. Cheese, charcuterie, and an amazing array of fine foods. Treating yourself? This is your place.
3855 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
This is the finest little grocery store in the 'hood. Cheese, charcuterie, and an amazing array of fine foods. Treating yourself? This is your place.
This is my go-to butcher. You will find fine cuts of anything but the norm: venison, bison, rabbit, duck, partridge, elk, etc. Great service.
106 Rue Roy Est
This is my go-to butcher. You will find fine cuts of anything but the norm: venison, bison, rabbit, duck, partridge, elk, etc. Great service.
First imports from south america in Canada. Go here for Spanish-style charcuterie and cheese (manchego!) and so many other south american products (alfajores!)
L’Española
3811 Boul. Saint-Laurent
First imports from south america in Canada. Go here for Spanish-style charcuterie and cheese (manchego!) and so many other south american products (alfajores!)

Everything Else

One of the two liquor stores basically equidistant and a nice walk from the building
778 locals recommend
SAQ
1325 Avenue Laurier E
778 locals recommend
One of the two liquor stores basically equidistant and a nice walk from the building
Neighbourhood urban agriculture project HQ. Always worth a tour. Amazing place I have volunteered for.
8 locals recommend
Santropol Roulant
111 Rue Roy E
8 locals recommend
Neighbourhood urban agriculture project HQ. Always worth a tour. Amazing place I have volunteered for.
The nearest hospital, just one block away.
10 locals recommend
C.H.U.M
3840 Rue Saint-Urbain
10 locals recommend
The nearest hospital, just one block away.

Drinks & Nightlife

My neighbourhood pub. Scotch, beers, dark, a little on the $$ side.
106 locals recommend
Else's
156 Rue Roy E
106 locals recommend
My neighbourhood pub. Scotch, beers, dark, a little on the $$ side.

Arts & Culture

Superb, low-frills and low-cost cinema screening repertory films and more.
189 locals recommend
Cinema du Parc
3575 Av du Parc
189 locals recommend
Superb, low-frills and low-cost cinema screening repertory films and more.