The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [October 2025]

Food & Drink

Four strangers, Italian-Canadian roots, a once-risky Griffintown corner, and building a busy corner through a pandemic, as told by Tyler Maher

Design

Daniel Finkelstein's anti-ego approach to design is what makes his work in restaurants, retail, and beyond authentic to their purpose.

Beyond Montreal

From flea markets to pickleball courts, a reporter retraces his roots to find out why Saint-Eustache is suddenly among Quebec’s happiest cities.

Food & Drink

Two former engineers custom-built sterilizers, coded their own automation software, and now supply 700 pounds of fungi weekly to Montreal's top kitchens—all within a 10-kilometer radius.

Design

The Montreal designer creating thoughtful garments that critically engage with Canadian landscapes, histories, and identity.

Food & Drink

After four decades of tradition, Montreal's own Hong Kong-style diner is betting that better hospitality can help revive the neighbourhood.

History Lesson

For over 60 years, the fully functional home of two circus veterans became a Montreal tourist attraction where everything was scaled down to their three-foot-tall size.

Arts & Culture

Ah, Halloween in Montreal: A month-long excuse to wear leather, fake blood, and increasingly elaborate wigs. Here's what's up in 2025.

Cava and croquetas, pinxtos, tapas, paella, jamón—here’s where Montreal gets its Spanish fix.

A neighbourhood insider’s tour of the secondhand stacks, family-run restaurants, and enduring staples that make Milton-Parc feel like home.

Out of dozens upon dozens of choices, here are the ones that made the cut.

The reliable roster for what's consistent, satisfying, and worth the trip across town.

Sip coffee and soak up the sun at these cozy café terrasses, from hidden gardens to lively sidewalks.

Still serving after all these years: A tour through the institutions that fed generations and helped define Montreal’s food identity.

From no-frills Chinese classics to innovative fusion flavours, these are Montreal’s top spots for fried, steamed, and soup dumplings.

Summer getaways, easy day trips, and urban retreats—these are the top spots on and near the island for swimming and sunbathing this summer