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Nothing makes sense and everything works inside Chez Jean-Paul's kitchen
Late-blooming chef Isaël Gadoua built a 35-seat La Petite-Patrie spot where creativity trumps convention, offering one of Montreal's most uncompromising menus.
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The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [March 2025]
A revived butcher shop, an old school Italian dining hall, a Mile End brasserie and more make up the 28 best new restaurants in Montreal.
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The Bulletin: What do you do during a night that never ends? 🌝 [Issue #118]
The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.
On Montreal’s winter spirit and ‘joie de vivre d’hiver’
For Montrealers, winter isn’t something to endure—it’s something to celebrate.
Our top picks for can't-miss events during Montreal's Nuit Blanche 2025
From all-night dance parties and immersive art to silent discos, surreal screenings, and late-night museum takeovers.
What's on the horizon when Montreal's legendary music venues close
Unless the cracks in the scene's foundation are repaired, the city's arts ecosystem is going to keep suffering.
The only guide you'll ever need for Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau
Everything you need to know about the city's four-season sanctuary of culture, nature, and exploration.
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A local's guide to the best things to do in Montreal [February 2025]
Winter gets turned all the way up to 11: Where to eat and drink—and what to turn up your swag for—in Montreal this month.
Montreal brasserie Molenne is an institution in the making
The future of Montreal dining looks a lot like its past.
From a Stuntman in Greece to a Barber in the Mile End
When military service turns into motorcycle acrobatics.
The essential guide to Montréal en Lumière 2025
Everything you need to know for this year’s ultimate winter festivities.
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The Bulletin: 🌬️❄️ A weekend worth walking through the snow for [Issue #117]
The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.
Leila serves up a no-hype approach to the Mediterranean in the Mile End
Chef Amine Laabi puts social media aside to focus on a restaurant of trust, simplicity, and solid cooking.
The third spaces of Montreal’s music scene that keep the city loud
While iconic venues have disappeared over time, new ones are paving the way and giving what’s indie a pulse again.
Portuguese chicken and poutine reached new heights at this Montreal churrascaria
An institution serving up the best rotisserie, and the poutine that iconically blends two culinary traditions it led to.