Guidebook for Montreal
Food Scene
Café Pista
500 Rue Beaubien ENice service, very good coffee, very good pastries.
Really nice Italian café. Really good pastries from Brioche à tête.
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Caffe San Simeon
39 Rue DanteReally nice Italian café. Really good pastries from Brioche à tête.
Excellent coffee shop and roaster from Montreal. Right at the Marché Jean-Talon. And excellent pastries from Boulangerie Guillaume.
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Café Saint-Henri (Marché Jean-Talon)
260 Pl. du Marché-du-NordExcellent coffee shop and roaster from Montreal. Right at the Marché Jean-Talon. And excellent pastries from Boulangerie Guillaume.
A Must see and live in Montreal. The Market.
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Imarike ye-Jean-Talon
7070 Av. Henri-JulienA Must see and live in Montreal. The Market.
Fortune
6448 Boul. Saint-LaurentBecause tacos are really good there
Bottega
65 Rue Saint-Zotique EBest italian pizza in Montreal. Dot.
They make really creative food with nordic herbs. Extremely good restaurant
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Manitoba
271 Rue Saint-Zotique OThey make really creative food with nordic herbs. Extremely good restaurant
Automne Boulangerie
1470 Ave Christophe-ColombExcellent bakery !
One of the best bakery in Montreal. Right at the Jean-Talon Market
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Restaurant La Carreta
350 Rue Saint-Zotique EstOne of the best bakery in Montreal. Right at the Jean-Talon Market
Best bread and pastries in Montreal. The white chocolate brioche is... no word to describe it.
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Guillaume
5170 Boul. Saint-LaurentBest bread and pastries in Montreal. The white chocolate brioche is... no word to describe it.
Excellent brunch place! Really good pastries there too.
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Le Butterblume
5836 Boul. Saint-LaurentExcellent brunch place! Really good pastries there too.
Japanese café with really good and cheap lunchs (nigiris and miso soups).
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Le Falco
5605 Av. de GaspéJapanese café with really good and cheap lunchs (nigiris and miso soups).
Chez Milo & Fine
30 Rue Sainte-CatherineBest crepes in Montreal. Cedric is amazing !
St-Viateur Bagel Shop
263 Rue Saint- Viateur OClassic bagel shop in Montreal.
Beaubien Bagel
828 Rue Beaubien EReally good bagel shop near home!
Hostaria
236 Rue Saint-ZotiqueExcellent Italian restaurant in Little Italy.
You can grab a picnic basket there and go eat it in Little Italy park.
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Dinette Triple Crown
6704 Rue ClarkYou can grab a picnic basket there and go eat it in Little Italy park.
Good and cheap breakfast restaurant. Fusion Madagascar and Québécois food.
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Restaurant Tsak Tsak
5115 Boulevard Saint-LaurentGood and cheap breakfast restaurant. Fusion Madagascar and Québécois food.
Chez Tousignant
6956 Rue DroletOne word: Poutine.
Two words: Galvaude poutine.
Caffè Italia
6840 Boul. Saint-LaurentItalian café with really good sandwichs
If you like Porchetta sandwichs at lunch !
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Porchetta (Little Italy)
6887 Boul. Saint-LaurentIf you like Porchetta sandwichs at lunch !
Good and cheap salvadorian restaurant. Good enchiladas and pupusas.
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Restaurant El Chalateco
520 Rue Beaubien EGood and cheap salvadorian restaurant. Good enchiladas and pupusas.
Nice small dumpling place on plaza St-Hubert
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La Maison de Mademoiselle Dumpling
6381 Rue St-HubertNice small dumpling place on plaza St-Hubert
Cheap and good mexican restaurant
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El Rey del Taco - Resto Mexicain - Vegetarian - Catering - Market - Terrasse
232 Rue Jean-Talon ECheap and good mexican restaurant
Pho Tay Ho
6414 R. Saint-DenisExcellent vietnamese restaurant just beside home.
Havre aux Glaces Marché Jean Talon
7070 Av. Henri-JulienEverybody love good icecream.
Excellent Isakaya in downtown. Food is excellent. Ambiance is loud and fun.
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IMADAKE IZAKAYA
4006 Rue Sainte-CatherineExcellent Isakaya in downtown. Food is excellent. Ambiance is loud and fun.
Very good vietnamese brewery with excellent food. Near the village and Berri-Uqam
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Le Red Tiger - Pub Vietnamien
1201 Boul. de Maisonneuve EVery good vietnamese brewery with excellent food. Near the village and Berri-Uqam
Really great café-record store. Christophe and Charles-Étienne, the owners, are just the bests. You can chat with them for hours.
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180g café - disquaire
5866 Av. De LorimierReally great café-record store. Christophe and Charles-Étienne, the owners, are just the bests. You can chat with them for hours.
One of the best restaurant in Montréal. A bit more pricey, but everything is supreme quality in there. And in a funky spirit and decorum.
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Montréal Plaza
6230 Rue St-HubertOne of the best restaurant in Montréal. A bit more pricey, but everything is supreme quality in there. And in a funky spirit and decorum.
Excellent vietnamese and quebecers fusion restaurant with an excellent wine card.
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Denise
386 Av. BeaumontExcellent vietnamese and quebecers fusion restaurant with an excellent wine card.
Excellent restaurant in the Mile End. Fresh fruits and meat. Perfect wine card and sommelier (Hélène, she is the best)
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Île Flottante (former Les Deux Singes de Montarvie)
Rue Saint-Viateur OuestExcellent restaurant in the Mile End. Fresh fruits and meat. Perfect wine card and sommelier (Hélène, she is the best)
Excellent brunches at this place. And organic wine card that is amazing.
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Pastaga
6389 Boul. Saint-LaurentExcellent brunches at this place. And organic wine card that is amazing.
Excellent pizza there with a great small terrace. Right in the heart of Little Italy
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Gema Pizzeria
6827 Rue Saint-DominiqueExcellent pizza there with a great small terrace. Right in the heart of Little Italy
Cul-sec cave et cantine
29 Rue Beaubien ESmall wine bar near home!
Excellent wine bar and restaurant from the same owner than Joe Beef and Vin Papillon (two notorious restaurants in Montreal).
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Mon Lapin
150 Rue Saint-Zotique EExcellent wine bar and restaurant from the same owner than Joe Beef and Vin Papillon (two notorious restaurants in Montreal).
Le P'tit Tri
6697 Rue de Saint-VallierBest sushis in the neighbourhood.
Jun I
156 Av. Laurier OBest sushis in Montreal.
Santa Barbara
6696 Rue de Saint-VallierExcellent californian cuisine. Excellent brunches.
Coffee shop with excellent brunch and dinners. Stephanie, the sommelier, is really nice and they have really good organic wines.
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Le Elsdale Buvette de Quartier
2381 Rue Beaubien ECoffee shop with excellent brunch and dinners. Stephanie, the sommelier, is really nice and they have really good organic wines.
Escondite Union
1206 Av. UnionMexican restaurant with excellent mezcals !
Restaurant Étoile Rouge
6707 Boul. Saint-LaurentCause we all love dumplings.
Excellent asian restaurant with a funky team of quebecers and manitobans. One of the best spots in the neighbourhood.
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Le Super Qualité
1211 Rue BélangerExcellent asian restaurant with a funky team of quebecers and manitobans. One of the best spots in the neighbourhood.
Drinks & Nightlife
Trashy bar with the most eclectic, trash and kitsch deco. You can eat hot dogs there while watching Total Recall, drink old school Quebecers beers and listen to 80's heavy metal or pop music. Oh! There's The Simpsons arcade game too.
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Taverne Cobra
6584 Boul. Saint-LaurentTrashy bar with the most eclectic, trash and kitsch deco. You can eat hot dogs there while watching Total Recall, drink old school Quebecers beers and listen to 80's heavy metal or pop music. Oh! There's The Simpsons arcade game too.
Excellent place to taste different microbrewery beers from Quebec.
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Vices & Versa
6631 Boul. Saint-LaurentExcellent place to taste different microbrewery beers from Quebec.
La Petite Place
521 Rue BélangerBest Karaoke bar. Karaoke after 9pm all nights.
Bar and venue, quite the birthplace of beginning of 2000 Montrealers Indie Rock culture. Shows practically all nights along with La Sala Rosa and La Vitriola (right in front).
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Casa Del Popolo
4873 Boul. Saint-LaurentBar and venue, quite the birthplace of beginning of 2000 Montrealers Indie Rock culture. Shows practically all nights along with La Sala Rosa and La Vitriola (right in front).
Excellent microbrewery, excellent service and the food is really good.
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Isle de Garde Brasserie
1039 Rue Beaubien EExcellent microbrewery, excellent service and the food is really good.
Nice speakeasy in Chinatown with excellent cocktails. It became a classic in Montreal.
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Bar Le Mal Nécessaire
1106B Boul. Saint-LaurentNice speakeasy in Chinatown with excellent cocktails. It became a classic in Montreal.
Check for the small shows there. Sometimes there are really good stuff going on, and it's very near the apartment.
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Brasserie Beaubien Ltee
73 Rue Beaubien ECheck for the small shows there. Sometimes there are really good stuff going on, and it's very near the apartment.
Really great bar with excellent cocktails right in the mile ex.
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Bar Cicchetti
6703 Av du ParcReally great bar with excellent cocktails right in the mile ex.
Classical mile ex bar with picnic tables, beer, and organic wine. Perfect at the end of the afternoon, beginning of the evening. Close pretty early though.
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Bar Alexandraplatz
6731 Av. de l'EsplanadeClassical mile ex bar with picnic tables, beer, and organic wine. Perfect at the end of the afternoon, beginning of the evening. Close pretty early though.
Check the shows there. They usually have really good things going on.
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Bar Le Ritz PDB
179 Rue Jean-Talon OCheck the shows there. They usually have really good things going on.
Essentials
Right across the street. Perfect to buy some fruits and stuff.
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Fruiterie Natura
329 Rue Beaubien ERight across the street. Perfect to buy some fruits and stuff.
Marché G Lalime
6436 Boul. Saint-LaurentPerfect to buy beers or a club sandwich.
PJC Jean Coutu
6500 Rue St-HubertDrugstore.
Marché Royal Plus
274 Rue Saint-Zotique ELittle grocery store.
Small grocery with a really good selection of quebecers beers
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Peluso Beaubien : Bières Micro-Brasserie
251 Rue Beaubien ESmall grocery with a really good selection of quebecers beers
Parks & Nature
Mount Royal Park
1260 Chem. RemembranceJust the best. The view is amazing.
Classic parc in the heart of Plateau Mont Royal
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Iphakamisa yaseLa Fontaine
3819 Av. Calixa-LavalléeClassic parc in the heart of Plateau Mont Royal
Jarry Park
205 Rue Gary-CarterNice parc, especially for the lake.
Small italian park near home where you can play petanque.
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Parc Dante
Small italian park near home where you can play petanque.
Really good place to go for a walk. Accessible by metro. You can see the city from another perspective from there.
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Parc Jean-Drapeau
Really good place to go for a walk. Accessible by metro. You can see the city from another perspective from there.
Arts & Culture
Contemporary art gallery.
There's pretty good things going on there.
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Phi Centre
407 Rue Saint-Paul OContemporary art gallery.
There's pretty good things going on there.
Darling Foundry
745 Rue OttawaReally good art gallery.
Marc-Favreau Library
500 Bd RosemontNeighbourhood library
BAnQ Grande Bibliotheque
475 Boul. de Maisonneuve ENational Library
Entertainment & Activities
Good author movies. cool projections on fridays and saturdays night.
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Cinema du Parc
3575 Av du ParcGood author movies. cool projections on fridays and saturdays night.
Very good place for cinema classics and Quebecois cinema culture.
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Cinémathèque québécoise
335 Boul. de Maisonneuve EVery good place for cinema classics and Quebecois cinema culture.
Spa on a boat in Old Port. Pretty enjoyable.
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Bota Bota, spa-sur-l'eau
Rue de la Commune OuestSpa on a boat in Old Port. Pretty enjoyable.
Small independant cinema near a really beautiful park.
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Cinéma Beaubien
2396 Rue Beaubien ESmall independant cinema near a really beautiful park.
Getting Around
Station Beaubien
6530 Av. De ChateaubriandMetro station