Guidebook for Montreal

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Guidebook for Montreal

Drinks & Nightlife

Analog bowling lanes, local beer, awesome food, good DJs, and chill atmosphere.
133 locals recommend
Bar Notre-Dame-Des-Quilles
32 Rue Beaubien E
133 locals recommend
Analog bowling lanes, local beer, awesome food, good DJs, and chill atmosphere.
Great bar with over forty locally-brewed beers and cidres on tap, with an awesome terrasse and decent food.
281 locals recommend
Vices & Versa
6631 Boul. Saint-Laurent
281 locals recommend
Great bar with over forty locally-brewed beers and cidres on tap, with an awesome terrasse and decent food.
Awesome old dive bar, though it's now been renovated and now includes a younger cooler clientele.
159 locals recommend
Miss Villeray
220 Rue Villeray
159 locals recommend
Awesome old dive bar, though it's now been renovated and now includes a younger cooler clientele.
Great bar in an old brewery-warehouse, occasional DJs, nice mix drinks.
200 locals recommend
Bar Alexandraplatz
6731 Av. de l'Esplanade
200 locals recommend
Great bar in an old brewery-warehouse, occasional DJs, nice mix drinks.
Vegetarian resto-bar with live show venue and terasse.
281 locals recommend
Casa Del Popolo
4873 Boul. Saint-Laurent
281 locals recommend
Vegetarian resto-bar with live show venue and terasse.
Great local micro-brewery.
442 locals recommend
Dieu du Ciel!
21 Av. Laurier O
442 locals recommend
Great local micro-brewery.
Live show venue and Spanish restaurant.
164 locals recommend
La Sala Rossa
4848 Boul. Saint-Laurent
164 locals recommend
Live show venue and Spanish restaurant.

Everything Else

Nice park with picnic benches. You can bring a meal from Dinette Triple Crown here to eat as a picnic.
11 locals recommend
Park Little Italy
6634 Rue Clark
11 locals recommend
Nice park with picnic benches. You can bring a meal from Dinette Triple Crown here to eat as a picnic.
Awesome and beautiful park with lots of jogging paths, outdoor and indoor pool, man-made lake, baseball, cricket, kids pool, skate park, and dog park.
596 locals recommend
Jarry Park
205 Rue Gary-Carter
596 locals recommend
Awesome and beautiful park with lots of jogging paths, outdoor and indoor pool, man-made lake, baseball, cricket, kids pool, skate park, and dog park.
Metro Beaubien station.
155 locals recommend
Station Beaubien
6530 Av. De Chateaubriand
155 locals recommend
Metro Beaubien station.
Local YM-YWCA, and City of Montreal indoor pool with public free hours four times a day. Also has eucalyptus steam baths in the gendered change rooms.
49 locals recommend
Les YMCA Du Québec - Du Parc
5550 Av du Parc
49 locals recommend
Local YM-YWCA, and City of Montreal indoor pool with public free hours four times a day. Also has eucalyptus steam baths in the gendered change rooms.
Large and beautiful park, with outdoor pool in the summer, soccer fields, and dog park.
622 locals recommend
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park
5200 Rue de Brébeuf
622 locals recommend
Large and beautiful park, with outdoor pool in the summer, soccer fields, and dog park.
This is an awesome free indoor pool, part of a community centre in Park Extension. Bring a towel, lock, swimsuit, and hair tie (bathing caps not required).
10 locals recommend
Piscine Saint-Roch
400 Av. Ball
10 locals recommend
This is an awesome free indoor pool, part of a community centre in Park Extension. Bring a towel, lock, swimsuit, and hair tie (bathing caps not required).
Closest hospital.
20 locals recommend
Hospital Jean-Talon
1385 Rue Jean-Talon E
20 locals recommend
Closest hospital.
A walk up the mountain is a great thing. Start at the Parc ave entrance by the statue and wander up to the lookout. It might be small but we still call it a mountain, and the view is awesome.
995 locals recommend
Mount Royal Park
1260 Chem. Remembrance
995 locals recommend
A walk up the mountain is a great thing. Start at the Parc ave entrance by the statue and wander up to the lookout. It might be small but we still call it a mountain, and the view is awesome.
Home and hardware kind of store.
56 locals recommend
Canadian Tire
3025 Rue Sherbrooke E
56 locals recommend
Home and hardware kind of store.

Food Scene

Awesome southern-style food from the southern US, and you can take your food out and eat it as a picnic at the park close by.
140 locals recommend
Dinette Triple Crown
6704 Rue Clark
140 locals recommend
Awesome southern-style food from the southern US, and you can take your food out and eat it as a picnic at the park close by.
Smaller tapas version of this restaurant next door, called Petit Alep, comes highly recommended for tapas and drinks.
119 locals recommend
Restaurant Alep
199 Rue Jean-Talon E
119 locals recommend
Smaller tapas version of this restaurant next door, called Petit Alep, comes highly recommended for tapas and drinks.
Good coffee, free wifi, nice patio.
51 locals recommend
Caffe San Simeon
39 Rue Dante
51 locals recommend
Good coffee, free wifi, nice patio.
Really good coffee, one of the oldest Italian cafes in the neighbourhood. Soccer on all the time, and really good Italian sandwiches.
97 locals recommend
Caffè Italia
6840 Boul. Saint-Laurent
97 locals recommend
Really good coffee, one of the oldest Italian cafes in the neighbourhood. Soccer on all the time, and really good Italian sandwiches.
A corner store with a diner in it that serves both classic diner food and breakfast alongside awesome other food. Great patio. Great coffee.
150 locals recommend
Dépanneur Le Pick Up
7032 Rue Waverly
150 locals recommend
A corner store with a diner in it that serves both classic diner food and breakfast alongside awesome other food. Great patio. Great coffee.
Good vegetarian food and drink.
84 locals recommend
Coop Le Cagibi
6596 Boul. Saint-Laurent
84 locals recommend
Good vegetarian food and drink.
Great Italian coffee and patio.
102 locals recommend
Club Social
180 Rue Saint- Viateur O
102 locals recommend
Great Italian coffee and patio.
Good coffee, patio, and soccer matches on the TV.
9 locals recommend
Bruno Sport Bar
313 Rue Beaubien E
9 locals recommend
Good coffee, patio, and soccer matches on the TV.
Awesome Salvadorian restaurant.
62 locals recommend
Restaurant La Carreta
350 Rue Saint-Zotique Est
62 locals recommend
Awesome Salvadorian restaurant.
Great Indian food.
25 locals recommend
Maison Indian Curry
996 Rue Jean-Talon O
25 locals recommend
Great Indian food.
Amazing Greek food. Really amazing.
34 locals recommend
Restaurant Marven's
880 Av. Ball
34 locals recommend
Amazing Greek food. Really amazing.
Salvadorian eats and chill bar.
Kathy & Kimy Restobar
44 Rue Beaubien O
Salvadorian eats and chill bar.
Worker-run cooperative cafe and show venue.
11 locals recommend
L'Artère coop
7000 Park Ave
11 locals recommend
Worker-run cooperative cafe and show venue.
Awesome and friendly Quebec-style diner, with cheap greasy breakfasts ($5-6!) and fairly good poutine.
20 locals recommend
Nouveau Système Beaubien
323 Rue Beaubien E
20 locals recommend
Awesome and friendly Quebec-style diner, with cheap greasy breakfasts ($5-6!) and fairly good poutine.
AWESOME Salvadoran food and incredible pupusas. Best pupuseria in the neighbourhood.
11 locals recommend
Restaurant El Chalateco
520 Rue Beaubien E
11 locals recommend
AWESOME Salvadoran food and incredible pupusas. Best pupuseria in the neighbourhood.
Great brunch, more mid-priced ($15-20 per person).
108 locals recommend
Santa Barbara
6696 Rue de Saint-Vallier
108 locals recommend
Great brunch, more mid-priced ($15-20 per person).
Nice breakfast and lunch restaurant/cafe.
150 locals recommend
Arts Café
201 Av. Fairmount O
150 locals recommend
Nice breakfast and lunch restaurant/cafe.
Nice restaurant, good brunch and breakfast.
202 locals recommend
Le Vieux Velo
59 Rue Beaubien E
202 locals recommend
Nice restaurant, good brunch and breakfast.
Odessa - expensive and good coffee.
65 Rue Beaubien Est
Odessa - expensive and good coffee.
Great Japanese food. Really great.
246 locals recommend
Kazu
1844 Rue Sainte-Catherine O
246 locals recommend
Great Japanese food. Really great.
Latino neighbourhood grocery store.
19 locals recommend
Supermarché Sabor Latino
6955 Rue St-Hubert
19 locals recommend
Latino neighbourhood grocery store.

Essentials

Best and largest outdoor/indoor market in the city, with local Quebec food, liquor store (SAQ), Savadorian, Middle Eastern, and 'natural food' grocers, as well as fish, cheese, and butcher shops.
1744 locals recommend
Jean-Talon Market
7070 Av. Henri-Julien
1744 locals recommend
Best and largest outdoor/indoor market in the city, with local Quebec food, liquor store (SAQ), Savadorian, Middle Eastern, and 'natural food' grocers, as well as fish, cheese, and butcher shops.
Real Montreal bagels, 24 hours a day.
630 locals recommend
St-Viateur Bagel Shop
263 Rue Saint- Viateur O
630 locals recommend
Real Montreal bagels, 24 hours a day.
Great grocery store open till 11pm every night.
31 locals recommend
Marché Royal Plus
274 Rue Saint-Zotique E
31 locals recommend
Great grocery store open till 11pm every night.
Great and cheap South Asian and other groceries.
Dhillon Brothers Grocery
775 Rue Jean-Talon O
Great and cheap South Asian and other groceries.
Salvadorian grocer, butcher, and pupuseria in the Jean Talon Market.
Supermarche mundial
7040 Boul. Saint-Laurent
Salvadorian grocer, butcher, and pupuseria in the Jean Talon Market.
Wide range of East Asian and other groceries, and right next to other East Asian, African grocers and restaurants.
20 locals recommend
Oriental Market St-Denis
7101 R. Saint-Denis
20 locals recommend
Wide range of East Asian and other groceries, and right next to other East Asian, African grocers and restaurants.
Big Italian grocery store. Good groceries, sometimes overpriced and sometimes cheap, smells amazing.
188 locals recommend
Fruiterie Milano
6862 Boul. Saint-Laurent
188 locals recommend
Big Italian grocery store. Good groceries, sometimes overpriced and sometimes cheap, smells amazing.
Big corporate grocery store, right next to Metro Parc. Expensive for some things, cheap for other things. Right across the street from Metro Parc is a cheap and awesome fruiterie.
75 locals recommend
Provigo Le Marché
1150 Rue King-George
75 locals recommend
Big corporate grocery store, right next to Metro Parc. Expensive for some things, cheap for other things. Right across the street from Metro Parc is a cheap and awesome fruiterie.

Shopping

Awesome used record shop.
14 locals recommend
LA FIN DU VINYLE/DEATH OF VINYL
6442 Boul. Saint-Laurent
14 locals recommend
Awesome used record shop.
Independent record and music store.
46 locals recommend
Phonopolis Record Store
207 Rue Bernard O
46 locals recommend
Independent record and music store.
Weird and cool vintage store run by awesome people.
Peut-etre Vintage
Weird and cool vintage store run by awesome people.
Vintage and used clothes.
22 locals recommend
Local 23
23 Rue Bernard O
22 locals recommend
Vintage and used clothes.
Vintage and local designs.
21 locals recommend
Général 54
5145 Boul. Saint-Laurent
21 locals recommend
Vintage and local designs.
Great thrift store!
11 locals recommend
Fripe-Prix Renaissance Saint-Laurent
7250 Boul. Saint-Laurent
11 locals recommend
Great thrift store!
Pharmacy.
6 locals recommend
Uniprix Santé Sébastien Lacroix - Pharmacie affiliée
161 Rue Beaubien E
6 locals recommend
Pharmacy.
Larger pharmacy and post office (Canada Post).
377 locals recommend
Pharmaprix
1580 Rue Ontario E
377 locals recommend
Larger pharmacy and post office (Canada Post).
SAQ - This is Quebec's 'nationalized' liquor and wine chain store. This location has a great selection of wine and hard alcohol. saq.com
900 Rue Beaubien Est
SAQ - This is Quebec's 'nationalized' liquor and wine chain store. This location has a great selection of wine and hard alcohol. saq.com

Arts & Culture

Small independent concert venue.
73 locals recommend
Bar Le Ritz PDB
179 Rue Jean-Talon O
73 locals recommend
Small independent concert venue.
Artist-run centre and gallery.
11 locals recommend
Centre CLARK
5455 Av. de Gaspé
11 locals recommend
Artist-run centre and gallery.
Many independent galleries and artist-run centres in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors of the Belgo Building.
60 locals recommend
Edifice Belgo
372 Rue Sainte-Catherine
60 locals recommend
Many independent galleries and artist-run centres in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors of the Belgo Building.
Montreal museum of contemporary art. Free on Wednesdays after 5pm. Sometimes has great shows.
651 locals recommend
Museum of Contemporary Art Montreal
1 Place Ville Marie
651 locals recommend
Montreal museum of contemporary art. Free on Wednesdays after 5pm. Sometimes has great shows.
La Centrale - feminist artist-run centre and gallery. www.lacentrale.org/
4296 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
La Centrale - feminist artist-run centre and gallery. www.lacentrale.org/
articule is an artist-run centre and gallery. www.articule.org/
262 Avenue Fairmount Ouest
articule is an artist-run centre and gallery. www.articule.org/
Usually really great exhibitions, free film screenings, etc. Amazing book store.
108 locals recommend
Canadian Centre for Architecture (Centre Canadien d'Architecture)
1920 Rue Baile
108 locals recommend
Usually really great exhibitions, free film screenings, etc. Amazing book store.

Sightseeing

This is the most amazing flea market, great for shopping and looking and wandering around. Its worth the visit.
3250 Boulevard Crémazie Est
This is the most amazing flea market, great for shopping and looking and wandering around. Its worth the visit.