What to Do This Weekend (03.19–03.22)

Yakitori Hibahihi

Restaurant · La Petite-Patrie

Daou

Restaurant · Villeray

Restaurant A.A

Restaurant · Saint-Henri

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Bookstore · Mile End

New on The Main

Recently added to the directory. Get there before the rest of Montreal does.

Le Comptoir de Mamie

Wine Bar · Le Plateau-Mont-Royal

Monas & Co.

Boutique / Store · Mile End

Kouzina Niata

Restaurant · Mile End

Supermarché PA

Grocery Store · Mile End

Arahova Souvlaki

Restaurant · Mile End

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The Montreal brand was insolvent a year ago. New owners have acquired the name, ditched the stores, and are betting the audience never left.

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The best of Montreal's culinary scene

Chouchou Is the Modern Chinese Bistro Our City's Been Missing

Chouchou Is the Modern Chinese Bistro Our City's Been Missing

Chef Chouchou Jia spent years cooking in French and Italian kitchens before opening their first restaurant, and the result is unlike anything else in town.

Arthurs Nosh Bar Is Coming to NDG, and This Time, They're Bringing Dinner

Arthurs Nosh Bar Is Coming to NDG, and This Time, They're Bringing Dinner

Alex Cohen and Raegan Steinberg are combining dinners with breakfast classics to the 48-seat Arthus Dinette in Monkland Village.

Peel Pub Is Coming Back

Eight months after closing, the downtown institution has new owners, a renovation, and a reopening before St. Patrick's Day.

How Boom J's Went From a Home Kitchen to a Jamaican Institution

How Boom J's Went From a Home Kitchen to a Jamaican Institution

Owner Jermaine learned to cook from his grandmother in Jamaica at six years old. Everything at Boom J's still carries those teachings.

Bistrot Boisselet Skipped the Hype and Went Straight to Work

Bistrot Boisselet Skipped the Hype and Went Straight to Work

A quietly confident Little Italy bistrot from Montreal restaurant alum puts chef Darcy Gervais-Wood front and centre.

Figata is Saint-Henri's New Italian-American Red Sauce Temple

Figata is Saint-Henri's New Italian-American Red Sauce Temple

Meatballs from a family recipe, martinis refreshed before you ask, and a room dressed in heirlooms: eat with your hands and make a mess.

Cécile Puts Fine-Dining Polish on Rotisserie and Acadian Comfort Cooking

Cécile Puts Fine-Dining Polish on Rotisserie and Acadian Comfort Cooking

The Fleury Ouest newcomer pays tribute to post-war family tables and its chef Benjamin Gilker's Nova Scotian roots.

Should a Restaurant That Took Everything Get a Second Chance?

Should a Restaurant That Took Everything Get a Second Chance?

Omar Zabuair lost everything when Le Coq de l'Est closed in 2022. Three years later, he ran a pop-up to find out if the food still works—and whether that's reason enough to try again.

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A (mostly) Spoken History of Clarke Café, Montreal’s Home of the Sangwich

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What to Do This Weekend (03.19–03.22)

By The Main

From the St. Pat's Day parade and a sugar shack festival to punk music and a ski hill dance party: March 19 to 22, 2026.

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What to Do This Weekend (03.19–03.22)

From the St. Pat's Day parade and a sugar shack festival to punk music and a ski hill dance party: March 19 to 22, 2026.

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Molenne

Restaurant · Mile End

Yakitori Hibahihi

Restaurant · La Petite-Patrie

Daou

Restaurant · Villeray

Restaurant A.A

Restaurant · Saint-Henri

J.P.'s Pick

Drawn & Quarterly

Bookstore · Mile End

New on The Main

Recently added to the directory. Get there before the rest of Montreal does.

Le Comptoir de Mamie

Wine Bar · Le Plateau-Mont-Royal

Monas & Co.

Boutique / Store · Mile End

Kouzina Niata

Restaurant · Mile End

Supermarché PA

Grocery Store · Mile End

Arahova Souvlaki

Restaurant · Mile End

LATEST STORIES

Montreal, Inc.

Welcome Back From the Dead, Frank And Oak

The Montreal brand was insolvent a year ago. New owners have acquired the name, ditched the stores, and are betting the audience never left.

By The Main·MAR 19

Newsletter

The Bulletin: The 201st St. Patrick's Day Parade, Doom-Scrolling Performance Art, and Live Jazz in a Skyscraper [Issue #173]

MAR 19

Gore Verbinski's Gloriously Unhinged AI Movie Is a Mess Worth Making

MAR 18

What to Do This Weekend (03.19–03.22)

MAR 18

Requiem for Il Bolero: When the Plaza Lost Its Leather

MAR 17

The Most Predictable Oscars in Years Were Still Pretty Damn Good

MAR 16

Food & Drink

The best of Montreal's culinary scene

Chouchou Is the Modern Chinese Bistro Our City's Been Missing

Chef Chouchou Jia spent years cooking in French and Italian kitchens before opening their first restaurant, and the result is unlike anything else in town.

Arthurs Nosh Bar Is Coming to NDG, and This Time, They're Bringing Dinner

Alex Cohen and Raegan Steinberg are combining dinners with breakfast classics to the 48-seat Arthus Dinette in Monkland Village.

Peel Pub Is Coming Back

Eight months after closing, the downtown institution has new owners, a renovation, and a reopening before St. Patrick's Day.

How Boom J's Went From a Home Kitchen to a Jamaican Institution

Owner Jermaine learned to cook from his grandmother in Jamaica at six years old. Everything at Boom J's still carries those teachings.

Bistrot Boisselet Skipped the Hype and Went Straight to Work

A quietly confident Little Italy bistrot from Montreal restaurant alum puts chef Darcy Gervais-Wood front and centre.

Figata is Saint-Henri's New Italian-American Red Sauce Temple

Meatballs from a family recipe, martinis refreshed before you ask, and a room dressed in heirlooms: eat with your hands and make a mess.

Cécile Puts Fine-Dining Polish on Rotisserie and Acadian Comfort Cooking

The Fleury Ouest newcomer pays tribute to post-war family tables and its chef Benjamin Gilker's Nova Scotian roots.