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    • Best Restaurants
    • Best Cafés
    • Best Bars
    • Best Brunch
    • Best Bakeries

    Explore Montreal

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      Categories
      • Arts & Culture

        Creativity, heritage, and expression.

      • Beyond Montreal

        Travel, adventure, and global perspectives.

      • Design

        The best of Montreal design.

      • Food & Drink

        La bonne bouffe.

      • History

        Stories, lessons, and context.

      • Newsletter

        Our weekly newsletter.

      • See all original stories
      Explore Montreal
      Popular Guides
      • The Best Restaurants in Montreal
      • Best new Restaurants
      • Best Cafés
      • Unique Boutiques
      • Romantic Restaurants
      • Best Bookstores
      • See all Guides
      Neighbourhood
      • Downtown
      • Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
      • Mile End
      • Mile-Ex
      • Saint-Henri
      • See All
      Business Type
      • Restaurant
      • Café
      • Boutique / Store
      • Bar
      • Bakery
      • See All
      Near the Metro
      • Peel
      • Mont-Royal
      • Place-Saint-Henri
      • Place-d'Armes
      • Jarry
      • View all
      Shop
      Subscribe
      Subscribe

      FOR PEOPLE WHO GIVE A DAMN ABOUT MONTREAL.

      Get in-depth profiles, exclusive events, and the local intel you can't find anywhere else. Plus, you're keeping independent journalism alive.

      770+ Stories

      In-depth articles — from restaurant deep-dives and neighbourhood profiles to history lessons and design features

      115+ Curated Guides

      Expert guides to Montréal's best restaurants, cafés, bars, shops, and hidden gems

      2,000+ Venues

      Search, save, and explore our curated directory across 88 neighbourhoods

      10% Store Discount

      Members save 10% on all merchandise at store.themain.com

      Choose your plan

      The only city guide made by people who actually live here.

      Free Reader

      Start free — explore the stories shaping Montreal.

      Free

      What you get

      • Read 3 articles each month
      • Save your favourite places & guides
      • Get The Bulletin — our weekly newsletter on food, art & culture

      Most popular

      The Main Insider

      Go deeper with unlimited stories, exclusive invites, and Insider-only perks.

      $0 / per month

      Cancel anytime — no commitment. No questions asked.

      Less than $1 a week to support local media. Renews annually — stay as long as you like.

      What you get

      • Unlimited access to every story
      • Exclusive features & interviews
      • Member-only events and offers
      • 10% off everything in our shop
      • Support independent media

      Cancel anytime — no commitment. No questions asked.

      Your saved places, lists, and preferences are always yours.

      Independent journalism by a small team in Montréal

      What you get as a Main Insider

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      FAQ

      • Unlimited access to every story on The Main, plus exclusive features, invitations to events, and 10% off everything in our shop — all while supporting independent Montreal media.

      • Free Readers get 3 articles a month and our weekly newsletter. Insiders unlock everything — unlimited access, exclusive stories, event invites, and special perks.

      • Yes. You can cancel your membership anytime from your account — your access stays active until the end of your billing period.

      • Yes, annual memberships renew automatically, but you'll receive an email reminder before each renewal. You can cancel anytime.

      • Your membership helps fund local writers, photographers, and editors — the people telling Montreal's most important stories.

      • Yes. You can choose between a yearly or monthly plan — both include the same Insider benefits.

      • The newsletter is free. Membership gives you unlimited access to everything on The Main, plus exclusive stories, events, and perks you won't find anywhere else.