Guidebook for Montréal

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Guidebook for Montréal

Essentials

Marché Atwater. Métro Station Lionel Groulx Super assortment of meats, cheeses, fine deli products in a 1930s building.
852 locals recommend
marché atwater
852 locals recommend
Marché Atwater. Métro Station Lionel Groulx Super assortment of meats, cheeses, fine deli products in a 1930s building.
SAT – SUN: 8am — 9pm Home delivery. Note: supermarkets only sell low-end wines as well as beer. See Liquor Store.
202 locals recommend
IGA Louise Ménard - Complexe Desjardins
5 Place Desjardins
202 locals recommend
SAT – SUN: 8am — 9pm Home delivery. Note: supermarkets only sell low-end wines as well as beer. See Liquor Store.
Great market with a cornucopia of produce in the summer and cool vendors of local and creative food items year-round. Great place to find presents for foodies!
1744 locals recommend
Jean-Talon Market
7070 Av. Henri-Julien
1744 locals recommend
Great market with a cornucopia of produce in the summer and cool vendors of local and creative food items year-round. Great place to find presents for foodies!

Sightseeing

Centre d’histoire de Montréal. To learn more about Montreal’s history.
45 locals recommend
Centre d'Histoire de Montreal
335 Rue Saint-Pierre
45 locals recommend
Centre d’histoire de Montréal. To learn more about Montreal’s history.
Eco-Musée du Fier Monde. Museum on the working class and the industrial revolution. In a former public bath.
18 locals recommend
Écomusée du fier monde
2050 R. Atateken
18 locals recommend
Eco-Musée du Fier Monde. Museum on the working class and the industrial revolution. In a former public bath.
Museum of Contemporary Art. Often beautiful exhibits. Very close.
651 locals recommend
Museum of Contemporary Art Montreal
1 Place Ville Marie
651 locals recommend
Museum of Contemporary Art. Often beautiful exhibits. Very close.
Museum of Fine Arts. Do not miss the Canadian wing
1504 locals recommend
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1380 Rue Sherbrooke O
1504 locals recommend
Museum of Fine Arts. Do not miss the Canadian wing
To learn more about Montreal’s history.
366 locals recommend
McCord Museum
690 Rue Sherbrooke O
366 locals recommend
To learn more about Montreal’s history.
A historical museum, but focused on archeology.
302 locals recommend
Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History
350 Pl. Royale
302 locals recommend
A historical museum, but focused on archeology.
Accès à des ressources et de l'information pour toute la région
17 locals recommend
Centre Infotouriste de Montreal
30 Rue Peel
17 locals recommend
Accès à des ressources et de l'information pour toute la région
Great to learn more about the local flora. My favourite time to come is in the evening. Super seasonal events like the Chinese lantern festival.
970 locals recommend
Montreal Botanical Garden
4101 Rue Sherbrooke E
970 locals recommend
Great to learn more about the local flora. My favourite time to come is in the evening. Super seasonal events like the Chinese lantern festival.
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-Houde
159 locals recommend
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?

Food Scene

•Our favourite ! Olive et Gourmando for breakfast or lunch.
254 locals recommend
Olive et Gourmando
351 Rue Saint-Paul O
254 locals recommend
•Our favourite ! Olive et Gourmando for breakfast or lunch.
Aa chain, offers a variety of traditional North American breakfast dishes.
24 locals recommend
Ben & Florentine
1215 Rue Mansfield
24 locals recommend
Aa chain, offers a variety of traditional North American breakfast dishes.
Lester's (traditional deli in Outremont near the Hassidic area. Make sure to save room for dessert at Cheskie's next door)
39 locals recommend
Lester's Deli
1057 Av. Bernard
39 locals recommend
Lester's (traditional deli in Outremont near the Hassidic area. Make sure to save room for dessert at Cheskie's next door)
Schwartz (« Montreal’s Hebraic Deli » — a traditional deli)
836 locals recommend
Schwartz's Deli - Sandwiches - Steaks
3895 Boul. Saint-Laurent
836 locals recommend
Schwartz (« Montreal’s Hebraic Deli » — a traditional deli)
Traditional deli on Boulevard St-Laurent. Less crowded than Schwartz and probably equivalent.
25 locals recommend
MAIN DELI - Smoked Meat - Grillades Charbon De Bois - Burgers / Poutine / Steak / Sandwiches / Salades - Delivery Livraison
3864 Boul. Saint-Laurent
25 locals recommend
Traditional deli on Boulevard St-Laurent. Less crowded than Schwartz and probably equivalent.
French bistro, convenient and close by.
72 locals recommend
Holder
407 Rue McGill
72 locals recommend
French bistro, convenient and close by.
Friendly French
7 locals recommend
Restaurant À L'Os
5207 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
7 locals recommend
Friendly French
authentic Szechuan, pictures don’t really correspond to reality. Reality is better. http://www.cuisineszechuan.ca/
Cuisine Szechuan
2350 Rue Guy
authentic Szechuan, pictures don’t really correspond to reality. Reality is better. http://www.cuisineszechuan.ca/
Leméac (French in Outremont, in a well-to-do area. Super people watching).
132 locals recommend
Leméac
1045 Av. Laurier O
132 locals recommend
Leméac (French in Outremont, in a well-to-do area. Super people watching).
In a gentrifying area. Interesting cuisine et decor. http://restaurantmanitoba.com
Le Manitoba
In a gentrifying area. Interesting cuisine et decor. http://restaurantmanitoba.com
French – a little further east. Friendly atmosphere.
170 locals recommend
Bistro Le Valois
25 Pl. Simon-Valois
170 locals recommend
French – a little further east. Friendly atmosphere.
Catalan, opened recently. The sister restaurant is in Barcelona. Close by on rue Notre-Dame.
26 locals recommend
Fish Bone
420 Rue Notre Dame O
26 locals recommend
Catalan, opened recently. The sister restaurant is in Barcelona. Close by on rue Notre-Dame.
Creative cuisine and friendly service on a cool stretch of Notre Dame.
28 locals recommend
Le Bon Vivant
2705 Rue Notre Dame O
28 locals recommend
Creative cuisine and friendly service on a cool stretch of Notre Dame.
Very carefully executed fine cuisine with excellent service and fantastic people watching!
96 locals recommend
BOUILLON BILK
1595 Boul. Saint-Laurent
96 locals recommend
Very carefully executed fine cuisine with excellent service and fantastic people watching!
I have not been there but the space looks really cool. Try it and let me know if you like it!
45 locals recommend
Le Serpent
257 Rue Prince
45 locals recommend
I have not been there but the space looks really cool. Try it and let me know if you like it!
Haven't been but walked by. So cool it hurts! Apparently, Filipino cuisine is all the rage in Brooklyn. And now Montreal?
19 locals recommend
Junior
1964 Rue Notre Dame O
19 locals recommend
Haven't been but walked by. So cool it hurts! Apparently, Filipino cuisine is all the rage in Brooklyn. And now Montreal?
Where to get your poutine fix!
1037 locals recommend
La Banquise
994 Rue Rachel Est
1037 locals recommend
Where to get your poutine fix!

Drinks & Nightlife

Artisanal brewery. Great patio in the summer, cozy atmosphere indoors at other times
81 locals recommend
Benelux
245 Rue Sherbrooke O
81 locals recommend
Artisanal brewery. Great patio in the summer, cozy atmosphere indoors at other times

Everything Else

LIQUOR STORE (SOCIÉTÉ DES ALCOOLS (SAQ)) Complexe Desjardins on Boulevard René-Lévesque between Jeanne-Mance and St-Urbain. Access from the street or underground from la Gauchetière Street east of Jea
778 locals recommend
SAQ
1325 Avenue Laurier E
778 locals recommend
LIQUOR STORE (SOCIÉTÉ DES ALCOOLS (SAQ)) Complexe Desjardins on Boulevard René-Lévesque between Jeanne-Mance and St-Urbain. Access from the street or underground from la Gauchetière Street east of Jea

Shopping

Artisan pâtissier... like in Paris. Every item looks like jewellery. Cool space too!
55 locals recommend
Patrice Pâtissier
2360 Rue Notre Dame O
55 locals recommend
Artisan pâtissier... like in Paris. Every item looks like jewellery. Cool space too!
Carefully curated luxury boutique with beautiful clothes for men and women, some accessories. Just go for the people watching.
8 locals recommend
WANT Apothecary, Westmount
4960 Rue Sherbrooke O
8 locals recommend
Carefully curated luxury boutique with beautiful clothes for men and women, some accessories. Just go for the people watching.

Arts & Culture

Un incontournable de la scène culturelle montréalaise.
58 locals recommend
Théâtre du Nouveau Monde
84 Rue Sainte-Catherine O
58 locals recommend
Un incontournable de la scène culturelle montréalaise.
Tons and tons of cultural programming... you won't want to leave (but you have to - someone booked the loft after you!)
654 locals recommend
Place des Arts
654 locals recommend
Tons and tons of cultural programming... you won't want to leave (but you have to - someone booked the loft after you!)
I will let you find the big commercial movie theatre. Excentris is different. It only shows arthouse, independent and foreign movies. Great for a rainy day!
47 locals recommend
Cinéma Excentris
3536 Boul. Saint-Laurent
47 locals recommend
I will let you find the big commercial movie theatre. Excentris is different. It only shows arthouse, independent and foreign movies. Great for a rainy day!