Guidebook for Montréal
Food Scene
Perfect BYOB with a menu that changes with fresh and seasonal ingredients. Very nice and cosy ambiance with garage doors that are opened during summer. We love everything about that restaurant!
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La Prunelle
327 Av. Duluth EPerfect BYOB with a menu that changes with fresh and seasonal ingredients. Very nice and cosy ambiance with garage doors that are opened during summer. We love everything about that restaurant!
Our favourite hidden gem around. It's a small japanese canteen by a lovely couple (a canadian girl in love with japan who met her alter ego there) . Together they created that small authentic place. You'll find only a few items on the menu (okonomiyaki, takoyaki) but everything is freshly prepared under your eyes with love! (You MUST taste the desert though).. Be carefull it's not opened on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays).
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Noren
77 Rue Rachel OOur favourite hidden gem around. It's a small japanese canteen by a lovely couple (a canadian girl in love with japan who met her alter ego there) . Together they created that small authentic place. You'll find only a few items on the menu (okonomiyaki, takoyaki) but everything is freshly prepared under your eyes with love! (You MUST taste the desert though).. Be carefull it's not opened on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays).
This is a Turkish coffee that also serve very good food (homemade bagels, Tahini rolls, cookies, etc) where we go to work or just to take a breakfast/lunch out.
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Café Replika
252 Rue Rachel EThis is a Turkish coffee that also serve very good food (homemade bagels, Tahini rolls, cookies, etc) where we go to work or just to take a breakfast/lunch out.
You must have seen this one when you arrived. This is a chill place to take a breakfast/brunch/coffee/tea/chill and/or work.
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Café Névé
151 Rue Rachel EYou must have seen this one when you arrived. This is a chill place to take a breakfast/brunch/coffee/tea/chill and/or work.
Majestique is a famous bar/restaurant, with it's particular mid-century design. You'll enjoy nice wine and beers with fine food and oysters. They serve nice gastro tapas that you can share or keep it all for yourself. It's one of our favourite place to take a drink and eat with our friends on Friday nights. They're also opened for brunch but only on Sunday. Perfect balance between chill and trendy.
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Le Majestique Montreal
4105 Boul. Saint-LaurentMajestique is a famous bar/restaurant, with it's particular mid-century design. You'll enjoy nice wine and beers with fine food and oysters. They serve nice gastro tapas that you can share or keep it all for yourself. It's one of our favourite place to take a drink and eat with our friends on Friday nights. They're also opened for brunch but only on Sunday. Perfect balance between chill and trendy.
Veeery good BYOB. This one is not the cheapest but the quality of the food there worth the price! A nice option for a romantic, gastro meal!
Prince Restaurant
771 Rue Rachel EVeeery good BYOB. This one is not the cheapest but the quality of the food there worth the price! A nice option for a romantic, gastro meal!
Saint Sushi
424 Av. Duluth EOne of the best sushis in town!
Best bread and cakes around! You can take a quick brunch there as well. You should try the Babka!
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Hof Kelsten
4524 Boul. Saint-LaurentBest bread and cakes around! You can take a quick brunch there as well. You should try the Babka!
This my favourite brunch EVER! A new menu every week, perfect balance between originality, sophistication and simplicity! Been there like .. 20 times !
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Le Butterblume
5836 Boul. Saint-LaurentThis my favourite brunch EVER! A new menu every week, perfect balance between originality, sophistication and simplicity! Been there like .. 20 times !
You have two choices there: Either you go for ramens (you can take out or dine in) or you go for the Izakaya (Japanese tapas). We like both options!
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Ichigo Ichie Izakaya
360 Rue Rachel EYou have two choices there: Either you go for ramens (you can take out or dine in) or you go for the Izakaya (Japanese tapas). We like both options!
L'Express
3927 R. Saint-DenisClassic french institution. A famous one that deserves it!
The original Montreal bagel. You can grab a fresh and still hot bagel 24/7.
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St-Viateur Bagel Shop
263 Rue Saint- Viateur OThe original Montreal bagel. You can grab a fresh and still hot bagel 24/7.
Un de nos endroits préférés, parfait pour un lunch ou pour manger sur le pouce. Le sandwich à la saucisse est parfait !
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Comptoir Cécile épicerie
232 Rue de Castelnau EUn de nos endroits préférés, parfait pour un lunch ou pour manger sur le pouce. Le sandwich à la saucisse est parfait !
380 Rue Jarry E
380 Rue Jarry EstNotre boulangerie préférée de Montréal !
Drinks & Nightlife
This one is a coffee during the day that changes for a bar at night. Best place for your Instagram feed ;) !
They also serve food but i never tried, give me your review if you go eat there!
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Le Darling
4328 Boul. Saint-LaurentThis one is a coffee during the day that changes for a bar at night. Best place for your Instagram feed ;) !
They also serve food but i never tried, give me your review if you go eat there!
Nice bar with again a few gastro tapas to eat where we hang out sometimes as well. Nice roof terrace a few steps away from our flat! (Think there's a brunch on Sundays as well but never tried)
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Réservoir
9 Av. Duluth ENice bar with again a few gastro tapas to eat where we hang out sometimes as well. Nice roof terrace a few steps away from our flat! (Think there's a brunch on Sundays as well but never tried)
Bar Henrietta
115 Av. Laurier OBar and gastro tapas food. Nice selection of wine!
Mellön Brasserie
7141 Rue Saint-AndréLa meilleure brasserie du Montréal !
Parks & Nature
Parc du Mont-Royal
THE Mountain of Montreal!
Quite a big parc, perfect to run, play whatever sport you like, or just chill and eat a picnic!
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Iphakamisa yaseLa Fontaine
3819 Av. Calixa-LavalléeQuite a big parc, perfect to run, play whatever sport you like, or just chill and eat a picnic!
IPaki yaseSir Wilfrid Laurier
5200 Rue de BrébeufEssentials
Frenco
4072 Boul. Saint-LaurentCheap, ecological, bio market.
Les Marchés Tau
4238 R. Saint-DenisHealthy foods.
Getting Around
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
5403 Boul. Saint-LaurentCar rental.
Closest subway station but there are plenty of buses on Chateaubriand, St Laurent Street (Line 55) or on St Denis.
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Jean-Talon station
Closest subway station but there are plenty of buses on Chateaubriand, St Laurent Street (Line 55) or on St Denis.