Guidebook for Montréal

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Guidebook for Montréal

Food Scene

Fantastic coffee
55 locals recommend
Paquebot Mont-Royal
123 Avenue du Mont-Royal O
55 locals recommend
Fantastic coffee
Vegan/vegetarian resto
74 locals recommend
Lola Rosa Parc
4581 Av du Parc
74 locals recommend
Vegan/vegetarian resto
Fantastic vegetarian restaurant that serves weekend brunch
365 locals recommend
Aux Vivres Plateau
4631 Boul. Saint-Laurent
365 locals recommend
Fantastic vegetarian restaurant that serves weekend brunch
Tiny place that sells amazing meat pies, such steak and cheese, butter chicken, and curried lamb.
Tourtiere Australienne
4520 Avenue du Parc
Tiny place that sells amazing meat pies, such steak and cheese, butter chicken, and curried lamb.
Wine bar with great market dishes and brunch
66 locals recommend
Le Comptoir
4807 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
66 locals recommend
Wine bar with great market dishes and brunch
Arguably the best pastries in Plateau, if not Montreal
126 locals recommend
Pâtisserie Au Kouign Amann
316 Avenue du Mont-Royal E
126 locals recommend
Arguably the best pastries in Plateau, if not Montreal
Enjoy their house, fair-trade coffee and vegetarian food in a beautiful courtyard terrace.
171 locals recommend
Café Santropol
3990 Rue Saint-Urbain
171 locals recommend
Enjoy their house, fair-trade coffee and vegetarian food in a beautiful courtyard terrace.
Best grilled Portuguese chicken, hands down. Be prepared to line up during peak hours.
229 locals recommend
Rotisserie Romados
115 Rue Rachel E
229 locals recommend
Best grilled Portuguese chicken, hands down. Be prepared to line up during peak hours.
Great coffee with fantastic cheddar bacon scones
178 locals recommend
Café Névé
151 Rue Rachel E
178 locals recommend
Great coffee with fantastic cheddar bacon scones
Raw food (vegan) restaurant
49 locals recommend
Crudessence
105 Rue Rachel Ouest
49 locals recommend
Raw food (vegan) restaurant
For old school brunches, skip Beauty's and head to Bagel Etc for mish mash, solid Benny's, and bagels from Fairmount.
89 locals recommend
Bagel Etc
4320 Boul. Saint-Laurent
89 locals recommend
For old school brunches, skip Beauty's and head to Bagel Etc for mish mash, solid Benny's, and bagels from Fairmount.
For late-night smoked meat (IMO, better than Schwartz's), blintzes, matzoh ball soup, borsch. Open until 5am on weekends.
24 locals recommend
The Main
7240 Rue Clark
24 locals recommend
For late-night smoked meat (IMO, better than Schwartz's), blintzes, matzoh ball soup, borsch. Open until 5am on weekends.
A delicious array of Middle Eastern dishes in a warm atmosphere.
31 locals recommend
KazaMaza
4629 Av du Parc
31 locals recommend
A delicious array of Middle Eastern dishes in a warm atmosphere.
Cute, cozy place offering vegetarian-friendly Middle Eastern fare.
69 locals recommend
Omnivore St Laurent
4306 Boul. Saint-Laurent
69 locals recommend
Cute, cozy place offering vegetarian-friendly Middle Eastern fare.
Offers vegetarian + vegan fare; occasional poetry readings and live music.
95 locals recommend
Café Résonance
5175A Av du Parc
95 locals recommend
Offers vegetarian + vegan fare; occasional poetry readings and live music.
The best bagel shop, as half of Montreal will tell you. The other half will contest it's on St-Viateur (up the street). The stand-out is that Fairmount's went up into space.
521 locals recommend
Fairmount Bagel
74 Av. Fairmount O
521 locals recommend
The best bagel shop, as half of Montreal will tell you. The other half will contest it's on St-Viateur (up the street). The stand-out is that Fairmount's went up into space.

Parks & Nature

Vast park with a kids playground + water park, picnic tables, sand volleyball courts, fields for baseball, soccer, football
300 locals recommend
Jeanne-Mance Park
4422 Av. de l'Esplanade
300 locals recommend
Vast park with a kids playground + water park, picnic tables, sand volleyball courts, fields for baseball, soccer, football
This is where the Tour de l'Ile starts.
622 locals recommend
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park
5200 Rue de Brébeuf
622 locals recommend
This is where the Tour de l'Ile starts.

Sightseeing

Great trails to snowshoe and CC ski. In the summer, hike/bus up the hill to Beaver Lake or the peak, or stay at the foot to catch tam-tam jammers, mock swordfighters, and unicyclers along the foot!
159 locals recommend
Chalet Du Mont Royal
1196 Voie Camillien-Houde
159 locals recommend
Great trails to snowshoe and CC ski. In the summer, hike/bus up the hill to Beaver Lake or the peak, or stay at the foot to catch tam-tam jammers, mock swordfighters, and unicyclers along the foot!

Essentials

Large organic store with cheap and vast variety
248 locals recommend
Supermarché PA Du Parc
5242 Av du Parc
248 locals recommend
Large organic store with cheap and vast variety
Chain supermarket with good choice of organic snack food and imported beers
608 locals recommend
Provigo
5595 Av de Monkland
608 locals recommend
Chain supermarket with good choice of organic snack food and imported beers

Drinks & Nightlife

Wine bar with some good food, including house charcuteries
294 locals recommend
Buvette Chez Simone
4869 Av du Parc
294 locals recommend
Wine bar with some good food, including house charcuteries
Dance venue with cool house music
123 locals recommend
Le Salon Daomé
4465 Boul. Saint-Laurent
123 locals recommend
Dance venue with cool house music
Vintage-style (think Gatsby) burlesque venue
15 locals recommend
The Wiggle Room
3874 Boul. Saint-Laurent
15 locals recommend
Vintage-style (think Gatsby) burlesque venue