The Main

Montreal's Cultural Directory

Help us improve! Share your thoughts on how we can make your experience better.

Leave feedback

For partnerships and collaborations:

partnerships@themain.com

Content

  • Articles
  • Food & Drink
  • Arts & Culture
  • History Lesson

Guides

  • All Guides
  • Best Restaurants
  • Best Cafés
  • Best Bars
  • Best Brunch
  • Best Bakeries

Explore Montreal

  • Browse Directory
  • Restaurants
  • Bars
  • Cafés
  • Bookstores
  • Leaderboard
  • Editor's Picks
  • New Places

About

  • About us
  • Subscribe
  • Shop
  • Advertise
  • Pitch us
  • RSS Feed

Legal

  • Terms of service
  • Membership Terms
  • Privacy Policy
Follow us
InstagramTwitterTiktokLinkedin

The Main Media Inc. 2026

✦ Built By Field Office

    Your cart

    Your cart is empty.

    The Main

    Montreal's Cultural Directory

    Help us improve! Share your thoughts on how we can make your experience better.

    Leave feedback

    For partnerships and collaborations:

    partnerships@themain.com

    Content

    • Articles
    • Food & Drink
    • Arts & Culture
    • History Lesson

    Guides

    • All Guides
    • Best Restaurants
    • Best Cafés
    • Best Bars
    • Best Brunch
    • Best Bakeries

    Explore Montreal

    • Browse Directory
    • Restaurants
    • Bars
    • Cafés
    • Bookstores
    • Leaderboard
    • Editor's Picks
    • New Places

    About

    • About us
    • Subscribe
    • Shop
    • Advertise
    • Pitch us
    • RSS Feed

    Legal

    • Terms of service
    • Membership Terms
    • Privacy Policy
    Follow us
    InstagramTwitterTiktokLinkedin

    The Main Media Inc. 2026

    ✦ Built By Field Office

      Your cart

      Your cart is empty.

      --°C|Saturday, September 12, 2026|
      Subscribe today to get 3 free articles per month.Get 50% off your first 5 rides with Lyft
      InstagramTwitterTiktokLinkedin
      |
      Advertise
      |
      EN/FR
      The Main Logo
      Magazine
      Sections
      • Arts & Culture
      • Beyond Montreal
      • Design
      • Food & Drink
      • History Lessons
      • The Bulletin
      Explore
      Popular Guides
      • The Best Restaurants in Montreal

        Guide · 45 places

        The Best Restaurants in Montreal

      • Best Cafés

        Guide · 41 places

        Best Cafés

      • Romantic Restaurants

        Guide · 43 places

        Romantic Restaurants

      • Vintage & Thrift

        Guide · 29 places

        Vintage & Thrift

      • Best Bookstores

        Guide · 28 places

        Best Bookstores

      • Best New Restaurants
      • Nightlife
      • Best Breakfast
      • Unique Boutiques
      • 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 MetroPeelMont-RoyalPlace-Saint-HenriPlace-d'ArmesJarryView all
      ShopWeather
      Subscribe
      Subscribe
      --°C|Saturday, September 12, 2026|
      Subscribe today to get 3 free articles per month.Get 50% off your first 5 rides with Lyft
      InstagramTwitterTiktokLinkedin
      |
      Advertise
      |
      EN/FR
      The Main Logo
      Magazine
      Sections
      • Arts & Culture
      • Beyond Montreal
      • Design
      • Food & Drink
      • History Lessons
      • The Bulletin
      Explore
      Popular Guides
      • The Best Restaurants in Montreal

        Guide · 45 places

        The Best Restaurants in Montreal

      • Best Cafés

        Guide · 41 places

        Best Cafés

      • Romantic Restaurants

        Guide · 43 places

        Romantic Restaurants

      • Vintage & Thrift

        Guide · 29 places

        Vintage & Thrift

      • Best Bookstores

        Guide · 28 places

        Best Bookstores

      • Best New Restaurants
      • Nightlife
      • Best Breakfast
      • Unique Boutiques
      • 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 MetroPeelMont-RoyalPlace-Saint-HenriPlace-d'ArmesJarryView all
      ShopWeather
      Subscribe
      Subscribe
      1. Articles
      1. Articles

      LATEST STORIES

      1013
      Why Are So Many of Our Public Squares Still Empty?
      Fede Sanchez

      Why Are So Many of Our Public Squares Still Empty?

      Decades of research, and Montreal’s own livelier squares, show that the difference between empty concrete and public life can be as simple as a chair.

      The Bulletin: Getting Tattoos Over Coffee, Painting Windows, Quebec City Poutine, and Fifteen Festivals at Once [Issue #195]
      The Main

      The Bulletin: Getting Tattoos Over Coffee, Painting Windows, Quebec City Poutine, and Fifteen Festivals at Once [Issue #195]

      The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.

      Things to Do in Montreal This September
      AnnaClare Sung

      Things to Do in Montreal This September

      The cure for end-of-summer sadness: burgers, ferments, projections, and a lot more country culture than you'd expect.

      Was the Design of the New MET Airport a Missed Opportunity?
      J.P. Karwacki

      Was the Design of the New MET Airport a Missed Opportunity?

      Montreal finally has a second airport, and it works... So why doesn't it look like Montreal?

      LASSO 2026 in Photos, Five Editions In
      J.P. Karwacki

      LASSO 2026 in Photos, Five Editions In

      Looking back on a country crowd over two days at Parc Jean-Drapeau.

      The 17 Best Hiking Spots in and Around Montreal
      AnnaClare Sung

      The 17 Best Hiking Spots in and Around Montreal

      Waterfalls, ridgelines, and city-limit summits — our guide to hitting the trails near Montreal.

      At Studio Botté, the Future of Design Starts in the Trash
      Elle Magni

      At Studio Botté, the Future of Design Starts in the Trash

      Philippe Charlebois-Gomez turns Expo 67 streetlamps, fan guards and ski poles into handcrafted fixtures. Now he’s asking whether a studio built on one-offs can become a system.

      Quebec’s Got an Edge in Digital Art, and It Has Nothing to Do With Technology
      J.P. Karwacki

      Quebec’s Got an Edge in Digital Art, and It Has Nothing to Do With Technology

      Ahead of MUTEK, four Quebec studios open up about what built the province's digital arts scene—and why the world might be noticing before Montreal does.

      The Invention and Afterlife of Expo 67’s “Man and His World”
      J.P. Karwacki

      The Invention and Afterlife of Expo 67’s “Man and His World”

      On the origins of Expo’s grand humanist theme, and how it lived on for 17 strange summers after the fair ended.

      The Bulletin: A Tomato Sandwich Party, Bocce 'n' Pizza, a Plateau Teahouse, and Cornetti Caldi for Ferragosto [Issue #194]
      The Main

      The Bulletin: A Tomato Sandwich Party, Bocce 'n' Pizza, a Plateau Teahouse, and Cornetti Caldi for Ferragosto [Issue #194]

      The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.

      Montreal Is an Island. It Should Start Acting Like One.
      Fede Sanchez

      Montreal Is an Island. It Should Start Acting Like One.

      If its surrounding rivers are clean enough to swim in, why does Montreal offer so few places to swim, eat or linger by the water?

      Dominic Sessa on Tony, Tough Love, and the Making of Anthony Bourdain
      J.P. Karwacki

      Dominic Sessa on Tony, Tough Love, and the Making of Anthony Bourdain

      For his first leading role, Sessa plays Bourdain before the fame by bringing curiosity—not nostalgia—to the part.

      The Complicated Return of Claude Cormier's 18 Shades of Gay
      AnnaClare Sung

      The Complicated Return of Claude Cormier's 18 Shades of Gay

      Montreal plans to bring the Village’s rainbow balls back in 2030, reviving an installation its late creator chose to retire alongside a debate he never quite settled.

      Le Dépanneur Café Is a Last Bastion of Bohemian Mile End
      Kaitlyn DiBartolo

      Le Dépanneur Café Is a Last Bastion of Bohemian Mile End

      Owner Jeremy Anderson calls himself a steward rather than a creator, and likens the room to a reforestation project: build the right conditions, and the culture grows back.

      Still Here: Tiga on Why He Never Left Montreal
      J.P. Karwacki

      Still Here: Tiga on Why He Never Left Montreal

      The case for staying in a city that doesn't work.

      The 10 Best Day Trips From Montreal
      AnnaClare Sung

      The 10 Best Day Trips From Montreal

      Where to go when you need a break from the city.

      • Previous
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 5
      • More pages
      • 64
      • Next

      LATEST STORIES

      1013
      Why Are So Many of Our Public Squares Still Empty?
      Fede Sanchez

      Why Are So Many of Our Public Squares Still Empty?

      Decades of research, and Montreal’s own livelier squares, show that the difference between empty concrete and public life can be as simple as a chair.

      The Bulletin: Getting Tattoos Over Coffee, Painting Windows, Quebec City Poutine, and Fifteen Festivals at Once [Issue #195]
      The Main

      The Bulletin: Getting Tattoos Over Coffee, Painting Windows, Quebec City Poutine, and Fifteen Festivals at Once [Issue #195]

      The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.

      Things to Do in Montreal This September
      AnnaClare Sung

      Things to Do in Montreal This September

      The cure for end-of-summer sadness: burgers, ferments, projections, and a lot more country culture than you'd expect.

      Was the Design of the New MET Airport a Missed Opportunity?
      J.P. Karwacki

      Was the Design of the New MET Airport a Missed Opportunity?

      Montreal finally has a second airport, and it works... So why doesn't it look like Montreal?

      LASSO 2026 in Photos, Five Editions In
      J.P. Karwacki

      LASSO 2026 in Photos, Five Editions In

      Looking back on a country crowd over two days at Parc Jean-Drapeau.

      The 17 Best Hiking Spots in and Around Montreal
      AnnaClare Sung

      The 17 Best Hiking Spots in and Around Montreal

      Waterfalls, ridgelines, and city-limit summits — our guide to hitting the trails near Montreal.

      At Studio Botté, the Future of Design Starts in the Trash
      Elle Magni

      At Studio Botté, the Future of Design Starts in the Trash

      Philippe Charlebois-Gomez turns Expo 67 streetlamps, fan guards and ski poles into handcrafted fixtures. Now he’s asking whether a studio built on one-offs can become a system.

      Quebec’s Got an Edge in Digital Art, and It Has Nothing to Do With Technology
      J.P. Karwacki

      Quebec’s Got an Edge in Digital Art, and It Has Nothing to Do With Technology

      Ahead of MUTEK, four Quebec studios open up about what built the province's digital arts scene—and why the world might be noticing before Montreal does.

      The Invention and Afterlife of Expo 67’s “Man and His World”
      J.P. Karwacki

      The Invention and Afterlife of Expo 67’s “Man and His World”

      On the origins of Expo’s grand humanist theme, and how it lived on for 17 strange summers after the fair ended.

      The Bulletin: A Tomato Sandwich Party, Bocce 'n' Pizza, a Plateau Teahouse, and Cornetti Caldi for Ferragosto [Issue #194]
      The Main

      The Bulletin: A Tomato Sandwich Party, Bocce 'n' Pizza, a Plateau Teahouse, and Cornetti Caldi for Ferragosto [Issue #194]

      The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.

      Montreal Is an Island. It Should Start Acting Like One.
      Fede Sanchez

      Montreal Is an Island. It Should Start Acting Like One.

      If its surrounding rivers are clean enough to swim in, why does Montreal offer so few places to swim, eat or linger by the water?

      Dominic Sessa on Tony, Tough Love, and the Making of Anthony Bourdain
      J.P. Karwacki

      Dominic Sessa on Tony, Tough Love, and the Making of Anthony Bourdain

      For his first leading role, Sessa plays Bourdain before the fame by bringing curiosity—not nostalgia—to the part.

      The Complicated Return of Claude Cormier's 18 Shades of Gay
      AnnaClare Sung

      The Complicated Return of Claude Cormier's 18 Shades of Gay

      Montreal plans to bring the Village’s rainbow balls back in 2030, reviving an installation its late creator chose to retire alongside a debate he never quite settled.

      Le Dépanneur Café Is a Last Bastion of Bohemian Mile End
      Kaitlyn DiBartolo

      Le Dépanneur Café Is a Last Bastion of Bohemian Mile End

      Owner Jeremy Anderson calls himself a steward rather than a creator, and likens the room to a reforestation project: build the right conditions, and the culture grows back.

      Still Here: Tiga on Why He Never Left Montreal
      J.P. Karwacki

      Still Here: Tiga on Why He Never Left Montreal

      The case for staying in a city that doesn't work.

      The 10 Best Day Trips From Montreal
      AnnaClare Sung

      The 10 Best Day Trips From Montreal

      Where to go when you need a break from the city.

      • Previous
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 5
      • More pages
      • 64
      • Next