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Stories, guides, and reporting that make sense of Montreal — its culture, neighbourhoods, and everyday life.
Explore restaurants, cafés, galleries, and places worth knowing — searchable by neighbourhood, category, and what's around you.
Like articles and places to build your own lists — a personal way to keep track of the city you love.
Stories, guides, and reporting that make sense of Montreal — its culture, neighbourhoods, and everyday life.
Explore restaurants, cafés, galleries, and places worth knowing — searchable by neighbourhood, category, and what's around you.
Like articles and places to build your own lists — a personal way to keep track of the city you love.
Years of tavernas, bouzouki nights, and freddo coffee joints have left traces that remain to this day.
Years of tavernas, bouzouki nights, and freddo coffee joints have left traces that remain to this day.
The Hungarian-born photographer spent seven decades documenting this city's streets, faces, and disappearing present. He died on April 10, 2026, at 98.
By The Main
The Hungarian-born photographer spent seven decades documenting this city's streets, faces, and disappearing present. He died on April 10, 2026, at 98.
By The Main
A guide to the very best of Montreal, curated by our editors and the voices we feature in our stories.
Explore MontrealThe places earning the most love from our readers and community right now.
Recently added to the directory. Get there before the rest of Montreal does.
A guide to the very best of Montreal, curated by our editors and the voices we feature in our stories.
Explore MontrealThe places earning the most love from our readers and community right now.
Recently added to the directory. Get there before the rest of Montreal does.
From boundary-pushing tasting menus to perfected single plates—this is where to eat when it matters.
Where work gets dodged, books get read and written, and half the city seems to be locked in conversation.
Intimate, theatrical, memorable: the spots that make an evening feel like an occasion.
Rare finds, curated shelves, and community hubs across the city.
From garage racks to curated closets, here's where to start digging for stylish castoffs that got a second life.
It's wandering, but rewarded: Shop local, shop curious, and let these spots surprise you.
Lean back and listen in at these vinyl-heavy addresses in the city with slow, intentional, and mature atmospheres inspired by Japanese jazz kissa.
From boundary-pushing tasting menus to perfected single plates—this is where to eat when it matters.
Where work gets dodged, books get read and written, and half the city seems to be locked in conversation.
Intimate, theatrical, memorable: the spots that make an evening feel like an occasion.
Rare finds, curated shelves, and community hubs across the city.
From garage racks to curated closets, here's where to start digging for stylish castoffs that got a second life.
It's wandering, but rewarded: Shop local, shop curious, and let these spots surprise you.
Lean back and listen in at these vinyl-heavy addresses in the city with slow, intentional, and mature atmospheres inspired by Japanese jazz kissa.
Guide · 16 places
Freshen up.
Guide · 16 places
Freshen up.
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The best of Montreal's culinary scene
We asked three Montreal bartenders to tell us what they wish their clients knew.
Turns out the former Kansas City Chief already had a thing for good bread.
As climate change reshapes traditional wine regions, Quebec's winemakers, sommeliers, and natural wine bars are ready for their moment.
The Roman-style pasta and natural wine spot on Saint-Laurent lasted just under two years, but long enough to make a real impression.
What's taken shape on Montreal's Sainte-Catherine West is something entirely distinct from the old Chinatown.
Elevated pub classics, a daily 5 à 7, and a kitchen open until 1 a.m. have all arrived at the corner of Prince-Arthur and Saint-Laurent.
Inside the obsession with light, sound, and atmosphere that separates Montreal's best bars from the rest.
The Cloakroom founder on value over flash, the scene's missing middle, and what Montreal's bar culture still needs to figure out.
The best of Montreal's culinary scene
We asked three Montreal bartenders to tell us what they wish their clients knew.
Turns out the former Kansas City Chief already had a thing for good bread.
As climate change reshapes traditional wine regions, Quebec's winemakers, sommeliers, and natural wine bars are ready for their moment.
The Roman-style pasta and natural wine spot on Saint-Laurent lasted just under two years, but long enough to make a real impression.
What's taken shape on Montreal's Sainte-Catherine West is something entirely distinct from the old Chinatown.
Elevated pub classics, a daily 5 à 7, and a kitchen open until 1 a.m. have all arrived at the corner of Prince-Arthur and Saint-Laurent.
Inside the obsession with light, sound, and atmosphere that separates Montreal's best bars from the rest.
The Cloakroom founder on value over flash, the scene's missing middle, and what Montreal's bar culture still needs to figure out.
Shop The Main's Dépanneur. Open 24/7.
Shop The Main's Dépanneur. Open 24/7.
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