Old Montreal and the port
3.5 km · ~half day · Old Montreal · 7 stops
- Notre-Dame Basilica
- Pointe-à-Callière
- Lunch at Olive et Gourmando
- Place Jacques-Cartier
- Bonsecours Market
- The big wheel
- Coffee at Crew Collective
124 places · Michelin · Canada's 100 Best · Eater · Time Out · Tastet · TikTok · 5 routes · transit
Tap a route and it gets drawn on the map, stop by stop.
Tap a pin to see photos, rating and how to get there by metro. Turn on a route to follow the numbered path.
This interactive map of Montreal (Canada) brings together 124 hand-picked places: 44 attractions, 40 restaurants, 20 cafés and 20 shops. It also includes 5 walking routes with their stops in order. For every place you get what it is, a practical tip and how to get there by public transport. It is free, works on your phone and needs no sign-up.
· Curated by the HOLASIM team · How we make the maps
Tap a route to see it drawn on the map, stop by stop.
3.5 km · ~half day · Old Montreal · 7 stops
4 km · ~half day · Plateau · 7 stops
3 km · ~4 hours · Mile End · 7 stops
3.5 km · ~half day · Petite-Patrie · 6 stops
5 km · ~1 day · Ville-Marie · 7 stops
110 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest · Vieux-Montréal
Cobalt-blue neo-Gothic interior with stained glass telling the citys origin story.
Tip: Book AURA light show tickets online and skip the afternoon queue.
🚇 Place-d'Armes — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on mapVieux-Montréal · Ville-Marie
Cobblestone square sloping to the port, packed with terraces, buskers and portrait artists.
Tip: Walk down to Rue de la Commune at golden hour for the best port photo.
🚇 Champ-de-Mars — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map350 Rue Saint-Paul Est · Vieux-Montréal
Silver-domed 1847 landmark now full of Quebec designer boutiques and craft studios.
Tip: Enter on Saint-Paul and exit on de la Commune: the hall crosses the whole block, rain-proof.
🚇 Champ-de-Mars — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map400 Rue Saint-Paul Est · Vieux-Montréal
The sailors chapel, with votive ships hanging from the ceiling and a tower over the port.
Tip: Climb the Marguerite-Bourgeoys tower for the best Old Port shot without a drone.
🚇 Champ-de-Mars — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map350 Place Royale · Vieux-Montréal
Archaeology museum built right on the ruins where Montreal was founded in 1642.
Tip: The stone collector tunnel under the square is the highlight almost nobody expects.
🚇 Place-d'Armes — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map280 Rue Notre-Dame Est · Vieux-Montréal
A 1705 governors residence with a hidden French garden tucked behind the walls.
Tip: The Governors Garden is free from the Notre-Dame side, worth a look even without a ticket.
🚇 Champ-de-Mars — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map2 Rue de la Commune Ouest · Vieux-Port
Hands-on science and an IMAX screen right on the pier, the perfect grey-day plan.
Tip: Bundle the IMAX ticket with entry, it costs less than buying both separately.
🚇 Place-d'Armes — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map362 Rue de la Commune Est · Vieux-Port
Canadas tallest observation wheel, with heated cabins spinning all year round.
Tip: Ride after 8 pm: the lit skyline with Mont-Royal behind is worth the wait.
🚇 Champ-de-Mars — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on mapQuai de l'Horloge · Vieux-Port
A 1922 clock tower with 192 steps and a white-sand urban beach at its feet.
Tip: Climbing is free and gives you the best Saint Lawrence panorama for nothing.
🚇 Champ-de-Mars — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map200 Rue de la Commune Ouest · Vieux-Port
Cruise terminal with a public green roof and the best head-on view of the skyline.
Tip: The rooftop Place des Commencements is public and nearly empty at sunset.
🚇 Square-Victoria-OACI — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map2600 Avenue Pierre-Dupuy · Cité du Havre
Moshe Safdies brutalist experiment: 354 concrete cubes stacked over the river.
Tip: The best shot is from Parc de la Cite-du-Havre, across the channel.
🚇 Square-Victoria-OACI — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map745 Rue Ottawa · Griffintown
An 1880 iron foundry turned contemporary art centre with a summer street terrace.
Tip: Thursdays are free and there is usually a DJ on the closed-off Ottawa street.
🚇 Square-Victoria-OACI — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on mapVoie Camillien-Houde · Parc du Mont-Royal
The postcard lookout: skyscrapers, the river and the Vermont hills on the horizon.
Tip: Take the Olmsted path instead of the stairs: same time, far less effort.
🚇 Mont-Royal — Ligne 2 orange + bus 11
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Show on map1260 Chemin Remembrance · Ville-Marie
Olmsteds mountain park: Sunday tam-tams, toboggan runs and forest in the middle of town.
Tip: Sunday afternoon: the Tam-Tams by the Cartier monument are the most photogenic local ritual.
🚇 Mont-Royal — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map2000 Chemin Remembrance · Parc du Mont-Royal
Man-made pond that turns into a skating rink with hot chocolate every winter.
Tip: Skates rent at the pavilion; keep them on and cut through the woods to the lookout.
🚇 Mont-Royal — Ligne 2 orange + bus 11
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Show on map3800 Chemin Queen-Mary · Côte-des-Neiges
Canadas tallest dome and 283 steps that pilgrims still climb on their knees.
Tip: The new glass observatory in the dome needs booking and fills up on weekends.
🚇 Côte-des-Neiges — Ligne 5 bleue
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Show on map1380 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest · Golden Square Mile
Five linked pavilions of Quebec and Inuit art plus blockbuster fashion shows.
Tip: The permanent collection is free under 21 and nearly free on Wednesday evenings.
🚇 Guy-Concordia — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map690 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest · Centre-ville
Montreals social history museum: Notman photographs, vintage fashion, Indigenous cultures.
Tip: Wednesdays after 5 pm general admission runs on a pay-what-you-can basis.
🚇 McGill — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map1 Place Ville Marie · Centre-ville
The MAC in its temporary Place Ville Marie home, showing current Quebec art downtown.
Tip: It plugs into the RESO network, so you reach it from McGill without stepping outside.
🚇 McGill — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map175 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest · Quartier des Spectacles
Canadas largest performing arts complex and home of the Jazz Festival every July.
Tip: In summer the esplanade runs free nightly shows; check the daily board at the entrance.
🚇 Place-des-Arts — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on mapQuartier des Spectacles · Ville-Marie
The fountain plaza that hosts Jazz Fest, Francos and Montreal en Lumiere.
Tip: The 235 jets shut off at midnight; the reflection shot works best around 10 pm.
🚇 Place-des-Arts — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map1442 Rue Clark · Quartier des Spectacles
Outdoor skating rink in winter and a cafe pavilion plaza the rest of the year.
Tip: Skating is free if you bring your own blades; rentals are in the pavilion next door.
🚇 Place-des-Arts — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map1085 Rue de la Cathédrale · Centre-ville
A scaled-down replica of St Peters in Rome dropped between office towers.
Tip: Entry is free; look up at the gilded baldachin, a copy of Berninis in the Vatican.
🚇 Bonaventure — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map635 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest · Centre-ville
Neo-Gothic Anglican cathedral literally built on top of an underground mall.
Tip: Mid-afternoon choir recitals are free and the nave acoustics are superb.
🚇 McGill — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map845 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest · Golden Square Mile
Grey-stone campus at the foot of the mountain, tame squirrels and red October leaves.
Tip: Cross campus south to north and you pop out on the trail up Mont-Royal.
🚇 McGill — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on mapRue de la Gauchetière · Ville-Marie
Four red paifang gates, cheap dim sum and bakeries running non-stop since the 80s.
Tip: The Gauchetiere pedestrian strip is the good part; enter via the Saint-Laurent gate.
🚇 Place-d'Armes — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map3933 Avenue du Parc-La Fontaine · Le Plateau
The Plateaus favourite park: ponds, a pergola and picnics until the light goes.
Tip: In winter the pond becomes a free floodlit skating rink.
🚇 Sherbrooke — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on mapRue Saint-Denis · Le Plateau
Victorian square ringed by colourful row houses, the Plateaus most Instagrammed block.
Tip: Follow pedestrian Prince-Arthur west and you land on the Saint-Laurent murals.
🚇 Sherbrooke — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on mapAvenue du Mont-Royal Est · Le Plateau
Two kilometres of indie shops, spiral staircases and terraces running late.
Tip: Summer weekends it goes car-free, which is when it is best to walk.
🚇 Mont-Royal — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map3680 Boulevard Saint-Laurent · Le Plateau
The open-air gallery of the MURAL festival, refreshed with new walls every June.
Tip: Walk from Sherbrooke to Mont-Royal; the big pieces sit on the side walls.
🚇 Saint-Laurent — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on mapRue Saint-Viateur Ouest · Mile End
The bagel, game-studio and converted-synagogue neighbourhood everyone copies.
Tip: Do the Saint-Viateur block between Parc and Saint-Urbain: bagels, coffee, records in 300 m.
🚇 Laurier — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map5080 Rue Saint-Ambroise · Saint-Henri
Fourteen kilometres of waterside bike path with locks, terraces and reborn factories.
Tip: Grab a BIXI at Atwater and ride west; the Saint-Henri stretch is the prettiest.
🚇 Place-Saint-Henri — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map4777 Avenue Pierre-De Coubertin · Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Five American ecosystems under one roof: rainforest, Saint Lawrence and subantarctic penguins.
Tip: Go early: the penguins are most active in the first hour of the day.
🚇 Viau — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map4801 Avenue Pierre-De Coubertin · Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Two domes: one scientific, one immersive with music, closer to art than to a lecture.
Tip: The Espace pour la vie pass bundles Planetarium, Biodome and Garden for much less.
🚇 Viau — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map4141 Avenue Pierre-De Coubertin · Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
The worlds tallest inclined tower, with a glass funicular up to the observatory.
Tip: On a clear day the observatory sees 80 km out; pick a cloudless morning.
🚇 Pie-IX — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map4101 Rue Sherbrooke Est · Rosemont
Thirty themed gardens, including full-scale Japanese and Chinese gardens.
Tip: Come at night in September and October for Gardens of Light and giant Chinese lanterns.
🚇 Pie-IX — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map4581 Rue Sherbrooke Est · Rosemont
Reopened with a living butterfly dome where thousands fly around you.
Tip: Use the Botanical Garden ticket; they share a site and the combo pass is cheaper.
🚇 Pie-IX — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map160 Chemin du Tour-de-l'Isle · Parc Jean-Drapeau
Buckminster Fullers Expo 67 geodesic dome, now an environment museum.
Tip: Walk ten minutes from the metro; the sphere reflecting at sunset is the shot.
🚇 Jean-Drapeau — Ligne 4 jaune
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Show on map1 Avenue du Casino · Île Notre-Dame
The Expo 67 France and Quebec pavilions turned into a casino facing the skyline.
Tip: The top-floor restaurant terrace is open to all and faces downtown head-on.
🚇 Jean-Drapeau — Ligne 4 jaune
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Show on map22 Chemin Macdonald · Île Sainte-Hélène
The riverside amusement park, with coasters and the July fireworks competition.
Tip: On fireworks nights you can watch for free from the Jacques-Cartier bridge.
🚇 Jean-Drapeau — Ligne 4 jaune
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Show on mapCircuit Gilles-Villeneuve · Île Notre-Dame
Two islands holding the F1 circuit, an urban beach and summer electronic festivals.
Tip: The Gilles-Villeneuve circuit is open to cyclists almost year-round, for free.
🚇 Jean-Drapeau — Ligne 4 jaune
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Show on map1909 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal · Centre-ville
The Canadiens temple: 21,000 people singing before the opening faceoff.
Tip: If tickets are gone, watch the game in the bars on Rue de la Montagne next door.
🚇 Lucien-L'Allier — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on mapRue Sainte-Catherine Est · Ville-Marie
Gateway to the Village, with pop-up gardens in summer and the most colourful pedestrian strip.
Tip: From May to September Sainte-Catherine East goes car-free for over a kilometre.
🚇 Berri-UQAM — Lignes 1, 2 et 4
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Show on mapCentre-ville · Ville-Marie
The street of Victorian stoops and downtown terraces, alive until 3 am.
Tip: In June it closes for the Grand Prix and becomes the citys biggest street party.
🚇 Guy-Concordia — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map4095 Rue Molson · Rosemont
Live-fire cooking inside the old Angus workshops, Montreals Michelin-starred table.
Tip: Grab a seat at the counter facing the wood oven, the best seat in the room.
🚇 Préfontaine — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map5400 Boulevard Saint-Laurent · Mile End
Eight-seat omakase widely called the best sushi counter in Canada.
Tip: Bookings open a month ahead and vanish in minutes, set an alarm.
🚇 Laurier — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map1065 Rue de la Montagne · Centre-ville
Theatrical French fine dining, home of the lobster cappuccino for twenty years.
Tip: The lunch menu is the cheapest way to eat Michelin-starred in Montreal.
🚇 Peel — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map1879 Rue Bélanger · Villeray
Simon Mathys turns out precise, unpretentious neighbourhood cooking in a tiny room.
Tip: Order the full tasting menu, the only way to see everything the kitchen does.
🚇 Fabre — Ligne 5 bleue
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Show on map2194 Rue du Centre · Pointe-Saint-Charles
A Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood bistro that earned a star without changing a thing.
Tip: Very few tables and no big groups: book for two and arrive on time.
🚇 Charlevoix — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map45 Avenue Mozart Ouest · La Petite-Patrie
Sharing plates and natural wine on the most wanted corner in Petite-Patrie.
Tip: They hold walk-in bar seats: show up at 5:30 pm and you will barely wait.
🚇 De Castelnau — Ligne 5 bleue
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Show on map4051 Rue Molson · Rosemont
Wine bar from the Hoogan team where the food quietly steals the show.
Tip: Walk in on a Tuesday, the bar almost always has two seats free.
🚇 Préfontaine — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map1431 Boulevard Saint-Laurent · Quartier des Spectacles
Late-night wine bar and small plates, unbeatable after a show.
Tip: The kitchen runs past midnight, the go-to after-show plan downtown.
🚇 Saint-Laurent — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map350 Rue de Castelnau Est · Villeray
Generous, indulgent cooking steps from Jean-Talon Market, always packed.
Tip: Pair dinner with a walk through the market first, it is two blocks away.
🚇 De Castelnau — Ligne 5 bleue
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Show on map191 Rue Jean-Talon Est · Villeray
Syrian-Armenian mezze facing the market, home of the citys most copied muhammara.
Tip: No reservations: leave your name and drink next door while you wait.
🚇 Jean-Talon — Lignes 2 orange et 5 bleue
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Show on map3927 Rue Saint-Denis · Le Plateau
A 1980 Paris-style bistro with checkerboard floor that never changed a table.
Tip: The kitchen serves until 2 am, the classic that never leaves you stranded.
🚇 Sherbrooke — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map44 Rue Beaubien Ouest · La Petite-Patrie
French sharing plates, including the lobster egg mayonnaise that won Michelin over.
Tip: It opened in 2024 and is already hard to get into; book two weeks ahead for weekends.
🚇 Beaubien — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on mapRue Saint-Zotique Est · La Petite-Patrie
The Mon Lapin teams rotisserie: spit-roast chicken and natural wine.
Tip: Order the whole chicken for two with the potatoes, it is what everyone comes for.
🚇 Beaubien — Ligne 2 orange
Featured in: Michelin Bib Gourmand · Canada's 100 Best #21
Show on map150 Rue Saint-Zotique Est · La Petite-Patrie
Canadas most awarded wine bar: small plates, easy service, zero attitude.
Tip: They keep walk-in tables at 5:30 pm, your only shot without a booking.
🚇 Beaubien — Ligne 2 orange
Featured in: Canada's 100 Best #2 · Eater · Time Out Montreal
Show on map3900 Rue Ethel · Verdun
Two Argentine brothers cooking River Plate flavours in Verdun.
Tip: If you know River Plate food, order the milanesa or the flan, they nail it.
🚇 De l'Église — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map4720 Rue Marquette · Le Plateau
Danny Smiles and his seafood kitchen: market-fresh product, precise execution.
Tip: Closed Sundays and full Tuesday to Saturday, book well ahead.
🚇 Laurier — Ligne 2 orange
Featured in: Canada's 100 Best #8 · Michelin · Tastet
Show on map6230 Rue Saint-Hubert · La Petite-Patrie
Charles-Antoine Crete cooks with humour: odd, delicious, very photogenic plates.
Tip: Let the chef menu decide, the best plates are never on the printed list.
🚇 Beaubien — Ligne 2 orange
Featured in: Canada's 100 Best #13 · Eater · Time Out Montreal
Show on map6966 Rue Saint-Denis · La Petite-Patrie
Neighbourhood bar turned dining destination without losing the noise or the counter.
Tip: The bar is walk-in only, the best way in on a Friday.
🚇 Jean-Talon — Lignes 2 orange et 5 bleue
Featured in: Canada's 100 Best #22 · Michelin · Eater
Show on map1231 Avenue Lajoie · Outremont
Contemporary Greek cooking in Outremont, elegant without being stuffy.
Tip: Order the whole grilled fish to share, it is what defines the place.
🚇 Outremont — Ligne 5 bleue
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Show on map5985 Rue Saint-Hubert · La Petite-Patrie
Real Thai, real heat, in a small room that is always full.
Tip: When they say spicy they mean it, ask for medium if you are not trained.
🚇 Beaubien — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map4094 Rue Saint-Denis · Le Plateau
One of the years most celebrated openings: fire cooking and cabaret energy.
Tip: The music climbs after 10 pm, book early if you want to talk.
🚇 Mont-Royal — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map6704 Rue Clark · La Petite-Patrie
Handmade fresh pasta in a tiny room with a queue from the moment it opens.
Tip: Very few covers per service, show up twenty minutes before opening.
🚇 De Castelnau — Ligne 5 bleue
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Show on map2491 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest · Little Burgundy
The temple of Quebec excess: foie gras, oysters and a legendary wine list.
Tip: No table? Try Le Vin Papillon next door, same owners, no reservations.
🚇 Lionel-Groulx — Lignes 1 verte et 2 orange
Featured in: Canada's 100 Best #51 · Eater · Time Out Montreal
Show on map9 Avenue Fairmount Est · Mile End
British-Quebec brunch in Mile End, the neighbourhoods best late breakfast.
Tip: Weekend brunch is walk-in only and the wait spikes hard at 11 am.
🚇 Laurier — Ligne 2 orange
Featured in: Canada's 100 Best #57 · Michelin · Eater
Show on map406 Rue Saint-Jacques · Vieux-Montréal
Father-and-son luxury French brasserie, casual bar up front, formal room behind.
Tip: The Petit Monarque bar runs the same kitchen at half price, walk-in only.
🚇 Square-Victoria-OACI — Ligne 2 orange
Featured in: Canada's 100 Best #61 · Michelin · Eater
Show on map900 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle · Quartier international
Normand Laprise and the house that invented modern Quebec terroir cooking.
Tip: The seven-course tasting is the full experience, book a month ahead.
🚇 Square-Victoria-OACI — Ligne 2 orange
Featured in: Canada's 100 Best #70 · Michelin · Time Out Montreal
Show on map536 Avenue Duluth Est · Le Plateau
Martin Picard and his foie gras poutine, the most excessive kitchen in Quebec.
Tip: Come genuinely hungry and share, portions are built for two.
🚇 Sherbrooke — Ligne 2 orange
Featured in: Canada's 100 Best #78 · Eater · Time Out Montreal
Show on map5090 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest · Saint-Henri
Naples-style pizza with long-fermented dough and a huge natural wine list.
Tip: Only part of the room takes bookings, the rest is walk-in and fills by 6:30 pm.
🚇 Place-Saint-Henri — Ligne 2 orange
Featured in: Canada's 100 Best #93 · Eater · Time Out Montreal
Show on map586 Rue Villeray · Villeray
One of Eaters openings of the year: a small, very personal neighbourhood bistro.
Tip: Villeray eats early: at 6 pm you get a table, at 8 pm you do not.
🚇 Jarry — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map271 Rue Saint-Zotique Ouest · La Petite-Patrie
Seafood and living wines in the old Manitoba room, an Eater pick of the year.
Tip: The oyster board changes daily, ask what landed that morning.
🚇 De Castelnau — Ligne 5 bleue
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Show on map255 Rue Saint-Viateur Ouest · Mile End
Modern Israeli cooking in Mile End, another Eater standout opening.
Tip: Order the mezze to share before mains, it is what the kitchen does best.
🚇 Outremont — Ligne 5 bleue
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Show on map3981 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest · Saint-Henri
A Saint-Henri dining room Eater ranked among the best openings of the year.
Tip: Pair it with a canal walk first, it is five minutes away.
🚇 Place-Saint-Henri — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map425 Avenue Viger Ouest · Quartier chinois
Late-night izakaya that Eater added to its must-try openings list.
Tip: They open late, the best stop after a Quartier des Spectacles show.
🚇 Place-d'Armes — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map3895 Boulevard Saint-Laurent · Le Plateau
Ten-day cured smoked meat since 1928, the sandwich that defines Montreal.
Tip: If the queue wraps around, use the takeout counter next door, same sandwich, no wait.
🚇 Sherbrooke — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map34 Avenue Fairmount Ouest · Mile End
Since 1932 they make one salami-and-mustard sandwich and they will not cut it in half.
Tip: Cash only and they close mid-afternoon; go at noon and order the egg cream.
🚇 Laurier — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map263 Rue Saint-Viateur Ouest · Mile End
A wood oven burning 24 hours since 1957, bagels boiled in honey water.
Tip: Eat it hot on the sidewalk, a Montreal bagel dies if you save it for later.
🚇 Laurier — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map74 Avenue Fairmount Ouest · Mile End
The other side of the holy bagel war: sweeter, thinner, never closed.
Tip: Buy one here and one at St-Viateur three blocks away and pick your own winner.
🚇 Laurier — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map994 Rue Rachel Est · Le Plateau
Thirty poutine variations served 24 hours since 1968, with a 3 am queue.
Tip: The classic with squeaky cheese curds is the one to order your first time.
🚇 Mont-Royal — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map351 Rue Saint-Paul Ouest · Vieux-Montréal
Old Montreal bakery-cafe where the sandwiches sell out before 2 pm.
Tip: Go before 11 am, after that the line wraps the corner every single day.
🚇 Square-Victoria-OACI — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map115 Rue Rachel Est · Le Plateau
Portuguese charcoal chicken with piri-piri, the best value-to-pleasure ratio in town.
Tip: Get half a chicken with fries and salad to go and eat it in Parc La Fontaine.
🚇 Mont-Royal — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map124 Rue Saint-Viateur Ouest · Mile End
A 1970 Italian bar where all of Mile End drinks its cappuccino standing up.
Tip: Order a caffe latte and stay on the sidewalk, best people watching in the area.
🚇 Laurier — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map1432 Rue Mackay · Centre-ville
The cafe that brought third wave to Montreal and still sets the standard.
Tip: They roast in house, ask for the single origin of the day before ordering.
🚇 Guy-Concordia — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map1635 Rue Clark · Quartier des Spectacles
Tiny two-floor espresso bar with one of the most meticulous counters in town.
Tip: The upstairs window tables are perfect for two hours of work.
🚇 Place-des-Arts — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map360 Rue Saint-Jacques · Vieux-Montréal
A 1928 bank with 15-metre ceilings turned into the most photographed cafe in Canada.
Tip: The old teller desks give the cleanest photo without anyone in frame.
🚇 Square-Victoria-OACI — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map3632 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest · Saint-Henri
Quebec roasters supplying half the city, pouring in their own bright room.
Tip: Pair it with a Lachine Canal walk, it is four blocks away.
🚇 Place-Saint-Henri — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map5605 Avenue de Gaspé · Mile End
Japanese cafe inside a textile factory, a minimal kissaten with lunch curry.
Tip: Use the industrial door at 5605, there is no sign and most people walk past.
🚇 Laurier — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map252 Rue Rachel Est · Le Plateau
Turkish cafe in the Plateau with fresh simit and communal tables full of students.
Tip: Order the simit with cheese, cheapest and best breakfast on the block.
🚇 Mont-Royal — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map4328 Boulevard Saint-Laurent · Petit Portugal
Cafe by day and wine bar by night, with one of the prettiest terraces on the Main.
Tip: At 5 pm they swap the coffee list for wine without closing, just stay put.
🚇 Mont-Royal — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map500 Rue Beaubien Est · La Petite-Patrie
Early-opening neighbourhood cafe with their own roast and breakfast sandwiches.
Tip: They open at 7 am, one of the few good coffees before 8.
🚇 Beaubien — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map6 Place du Marché · Quartier des Spectacles
The Societe des arts technologiques cafe: design, wifi and a creative crowd.
Tip: Upstairs is the Satosphere immersive dome, check the programme before you go.
🚇 Saint-Laurent — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map1067 Rue de Bleury · Quartier des Spectacles
Specialty coffee with plugs at every table, the go-to work cafe downtown.
Tip: After 2 pm it fills with laptops, come early if you want a table.
🚇 Place-des-Arts — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map151 Rue Rachel Est · Le Plateau
Plateau cafe famous for giant cookies and a mint-green storefront.
Tip: The chocolate cookie comes out around 11 am, that is when to go.
🚇 Mont-Royal — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map5761 Boulevard Saint-Laurent · Mile End
Pastel-pink bakery cafe with pasteis de nata and sourdough loaves.
Tip: The pasteis de nata sell out before noon nearly every weekend.
🚇 Laurier — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map3990 Rue Saint-Urbain · Le Plateau
Since 1976 they build giant sandwiches in a hidden garden behind the house.
Tip: Ask for a table in the back garden, a green secret in the middle of the Plateau.
🚇 Sherbrooke — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map5263 Avenue du Parc · Mile End
A purists cafe with fifteen different roasters rotating on the bar.
Tip: Ask for a V60 pour-over, they carry beans nobody else in town has.
🚇 Outremont — Ligne 5 bleue
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Show on map5836 Boulevard Saint-Laurent · Mile End
Scandinavian brunch with sourdough and plates that look like still lifes.
Tip: Weekend brunch is walk-in only, leave your name and take a stroll.
🚇 Outremont — Ligne 5 bleue
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Show on map4021 Boulevard Saint-Laurent · Le Plateau
Montreal roasters with a minimal Main Street room and flawless filter coffee.
Tip: They sell freshly roasted beans, the best edible souvenir in town.
🚇 Mont-Royal — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map1250 Rue Ontario Est · Le Village
Lebanese cafe with homemade pastry and the Villages best reading corner.
Tip: Try the sfouf, the semolina and turmeric cake the place is named after.
🚇 Beaudry — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map753 Rue Villeray · Villeray
Villeray neighbourhood cafe with house bread and regulars from week one.
Tip: Small and walk-in only, mid-morning on a weekday there is always room.
🚇 Jarry — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map39 Rue Dante · La Petite-Patrie
Little Italy bar where nonni have been drinking espresso since 1959.
Tip: Order the espresso at the counter, two dollars and the best in Little Italy.
🚇 De Castelnau — Ligne 5 bleue
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Show on map7070 Avenue Henri-Julien · La Petite-Patrie
North Americas largest open-air public market, open year-round.
Tip: In autumn try tire sur neige, maple taffy cooled on snow.
🚇 Jean-Talon — Lignes 2 orange et 5 bleue
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Show on map138 Avenue Atwater · Saint-Henri
A 1933 art deco market beside the canal, home to the best cheese counter in town.
Tip: Build a picnic inside and eat it on the canal grass, the classic local move.
🚇 Lionel-Groulx — Lignes 1 verte et 2 orange
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Show on map418 Rue Saint-Sulpice · Vieux-Montréal
The online luxury giant opened its only physical store in a brutalist building.
Tip: Online orders are picked up on the top floor, go up even if you are not buying.
🚇 Place-d'Armes — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map1307 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest · Centre-ville
Montreals historic luxury department store, home of the 1947 Christmas window.
Tip: Every December the animated bear window is a three-generation tradition.
🚇 Peel — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map977 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest · Centre-ville
The Quebec clothing chain founded in 1840, human prices and good design.
Tip: The Fabrique 1840 line carries local designers, the most interesting part of the store.
🚇 Peel — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map705 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest · Centre-ville
Renovated hub of the RESO network: 175 shops and a food hall looking onto the street.
Tip: From here you cross underground to Place Ville Marie without facing the cold.
🚇 McGill — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map150 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest · Quartier des Spectacles
Giant atrium with a fountain and free shows, the perfect winter refuge.
Tip: In December they set up an indoor Christmas market with live music all day.
🚇 Place-des-Arts — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map1455 Rue Peel · Centre-ville
A 1922 hotel turned luxury arcade, complete with a Monte Carlo casino chandelier.
Tip: Go up to the central atrium, the hanging chandelier is a secret downtown photo.
🚇 Peel — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map176 Rue Bernard Ouest · Mile End
The bookshop of Canadas most important comics publisher, with weekly readings.
Tip: They publish local authors, ask for the Quebec section, the best souvenir in town.
🚇 Outremont — Ligne 5 bleue
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Show on map262 Avenue du Mont-Royal Est · Le Plateau
Independent Plateau bookshop with sharp Quebec literature and politics picks.
Tip: The Quebec new-release table by the door is the best curation in the city.
🚇 Mont-Royal — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map207 Rue Bernard Ouest · Mile End
Mile End record store with rare vinyl and the local indie scene on the walls.
Tip: Ask for the Montreal bands section, that is the reason to come.
🚇 Outremont — Ligne 5 bleue
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Show on map5135 Boulevard Saint-Laurent · Mile End
Concept store selling only emerging Canadian designers since 2009.
Tip: Everything here is Canadian, the most direct way to take local fashion home.
🚇 Laurier — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map5330 Boulevard Saint-Laurent · Mile End
Vintage curated by decade and colour, the best second-hand selection in Montreal.
Tip: Vintage winter coats cost half a new one and keep you just as warm.
🚇 Laurier — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on map2044 Rue Metcalfe · Centre-ville
Used books and records since 1971 on a first floor that feels frozen in time.
Tip: It is up one flight with no lift and no big sign, look for the narrow door.
🚇 Peel — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map620 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest · Centre-ville
Canadian jeweller founded in Montreal in 1879, home of the famous blue box.
Tip: The second-floor cafe is a secret: afternoon tea overlooking Sainte-Catherine.
🚇 McGill — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on map1861 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest · Centre-ville
Montreal label of romantic dresses, housed in a former Victorian home.
Tip: The store is a whole house, go up a floor for the archive pieces.
🚇 Guy-Concordia — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on mapRue Wellington · Verdun
The shopping street once crowned the coolest in the world, now full of boutiques.
Tip: Combine it with the Verdun urban beach, ten minutes away on foot.
🚇 De l'Église — Ligne 1 verte
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Show on mapAvenue Laurier Ouest · Outremont
Outremonts bourgeois avenue: homeware, chocolate shops and designer clothing.
Tip: It is the French patisserie street, a mandatory stop between shops.
🚇 Outremont — Ligne 5 bleue
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Show on map5341 Boulevard Saint-Laurent · Mile End
Montreal footwear label that blew up online for its Italian-made boots.
Tip: Seasonal styles sell out online but pairs usually survive in the store.
🚇 Laurier — Ligne 2 orange
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Show on mapLe Village · Ville-Marie
The antique dealers street: fifties furniture, lamps and Quebec tableware.
Tip: They open late and close early, the sweet spot is noon to 5 pm.
🚇 Beaudry — Ligne 1 verte
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