Marie-Christine's Guidebook

Marie-Christine
Marie-Christine
Marie-Christine's Guidebook

Food scene

Montreal has a wonderful food scene. Like people travel to come eat at some of our restaurants. I’m telling you, they’re great. You just gotta know where to go!
favourite winery in town great wine selection
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vinvinvin
1290 Rue Beaubien E
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favourite winery in town great wine selection
one of our best restaurant in my opinion
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Montréal Plaza
6230 Rue St-Hubert
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one of our best restaurant in my opinion
great vietnamese food near the apartment.
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Le Red Tiger - Pub Vietnamien
1201 Boul. de Maisonneuve E
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great vietnamese food near the apartment.
absolute favourite pizza!!!!
Fugazzi Pizza Presto (Mile-End)
5417 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
absolute favourite pizza!!!!
best pho in town + it’s a byow
Restaurant Phở Mont Royal
1459 Avenue du Mont-Royal E
best pho in town + it’s a byow
Good pizza, wine and salads.
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Café Parvis
433 Rue Mayor
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Good pizza, wine and salads.
considered one of the best restaurant in town. 💸💸💸
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Le Mousso/Le Petit Mousso
1025 Rue Ontario E
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considered one of the best restaurant in town. 💸💸💸
cute little spot for fresh sushi
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Tri Express
1650 Avenue Laurier E
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cute little spot for fresh sushi
Good vegetarian sushi place
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Sushi Momo Végétalien
3609 R. Saint-Denis
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Good vegetarian sushi place
cute vegetarian spot
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Restaurant Tendresse
1259 Rue Sainte-Catherine E
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cute vegetarian spot
hands down best Indian food in town. By far.
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Bombay Mahal
1001 Rue Jean-Talon O
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hands down best Indian food in town. By far.
Tiny little place where I go all the time. Try the oysters with some natural wine. Great wine selection and good cocktails.
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Le Majestique Montreal
4105 Boul. Saint-Laurent
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Tiny little place where I go all the time. Try the oysters with some natural wine. Great wine selection and good cocktails.

Neighbourhoods

very cute neighborhood with lots of vintage stores and coffee shops and cute restaurants
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Mile-End
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very cute neighborhood with lots of vintage stores and coffee shops and cute restaurants
you must visit the old port as it is very charming and European
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Old Port of Montreal
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you must visit the old port as it is very charming and European
if you enjoy italian food you must go to the little italy - coffee and food are amazing there
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Little Italy
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if you enjoy italian food you must go to the little italy - coffee and food are amazing there
Located downtown this neighborhood is always very vibrant and fun
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Quartier des spectacles
1435 Rue St-Alexandre
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Located downtown this neighborhood is always very vibrant and fun
Cute neighborhood and you can enjoy a walk by the canal and grab a bite at the Atwater Market
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Little Burgundy
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Cute neighborhood and you can enjoy a walk by the canal and grab a bite at the Atwater Market
Located near the Mile-End and the Little Italy. There’s a lot of hidden gems there (restaurants and coffee shops mostly)
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Mile-Ex
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Located near the Mile-End and the Little Italy. There’s a lot of hidden gems there (restaurants and coffee shops mostly)
Look I don’t know why this makes sense but it does : the guys are hot in this neighborhood. So if you’re single and into men - go get a drink somewhere in one of the bars and you can thank me later.
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Villeray
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Look I don’t know why this makes sense but it does : the guys are hot in this neighborhood. So if you’re single and into men - go get a drink somewhere in one of the bars and you can thank me later.
love is love baby 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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Gay Village
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love is love baby 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
If you want to hear people talking french go there. That’s where we all hide.
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Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
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If you want to hear people talking french go there. That’s where we all hide.

coffee places

Nothing feels more like Montreal than going to get a coffee and take a walk to explore the city OR go and read / or work from a cute coffee shop. We have a loooot of them!
Delicious little bakery at a walking distance from the apartment.
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La Fabrique Arhoma
1700 Rue Ontario E
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Delicious little bakery at a walking distance from the apartment.
great coffee and cute place overall with nice and funny postcards
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La graine brûlée
921 Rue Sainte-Catherine E
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great coffee and cute place overall with nice and funny postcards
love the coffee
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Café Névé (Flocon)
781 Avenue du Mont-Royal E
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love the coffee
this my friend is the summum of the Italien experience. Go for it! Best coffee.
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Café Olimpico
124 Rue Saint- Viateur O
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this my friend is the summum of the Italien experience. Go for it! Best coffee.
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Tommy
200 Notre-Dame St W
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this one is literally right behind the apartment. Perfect for a coffee on the run!
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Café São
2210 Av. De Lorimier
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this one is literally right behind the apartment. Perfect for a coffee on the run!
I’ve never been cause it’s a little far but if you happen to be in the neighborhood (Villeray) I’m told it’s delicious and very instagrammable!
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Ferlucci
432 Rue de Castelnau E
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I’ve never been cause it’s a little far but if you happen to be in the neighborhood (Villeray) I’m told it’s delicious and very instagrammable!
This place is so cute you gotta go visit when you’re in the Mile-End. I buy their coffee to drink in my espresso machine and it’s delicious (and the packaging is so cute)
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Pastel Rita
5761 Boul. Saint-Laurent
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This place is so cute you gotta go visit when you’re in the Mile-End. I buy their coffee to drink in my espresso machine and it’s delicious (and the packaging is so cute)
I have never been BUT it’s pretty much Gringotts from what I’ve heard, minus the goblins and the albino dragon.
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Crew Collective & Cafe
360 Rue Saint-Jacques
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I have never been BUT it’s pretty much Gringotts from what I’ve heard, minus the goblins and the albino dragon.

brunch

Every morning the city wakes up and go for brunch. It’s a thing and it’s a very beautiful one. Here are my favourite places in town.
The brunch scene in Montreal is SOMETHING! This is my favourite spot.
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L'ENTRE-POTS Déjeuner dîner
1995 Rue Masson
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The brunch scene in Montreal is SOMETHING! This is my favourite spot.
Voted the best brunch place in Montreal. Quite expensive but worth every penny. Don’t try to go there on the weekends unless it’s late in the afternoon. Crowded!!!
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Régine Café
1840 Rue Beaubien E
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Voted the best brunch place in Montreal. Quite expensive but worth every penny. Don’t try to go there on the weekends unless it’s late in the afternoon. Crowded!!!
This is a big tourists spot but honestly it’s good and they have watermelon water - something my white ass loves.
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L'Avenue
922 Avenue du Mont-Royal E
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This is a big tourists spot but honestly it’s good and they have watermelon water - something my white ass loves.
I suggest you go on a week day because during the weekend the lineup and wait is insane. Honestly, I haven’t been able to go in more than 2 years because it’s too long.
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Le Passé Composé
1310 Boul. de Maisonneuve E
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I suggest you go on a week day because during the weekend the lineup and wait is insane. Honestly, I haven’t been able to go in more than 2 years because it’s too long.
a tiny bit overrated but still pretty good
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Fabergé Restaurant
25 Av. Fairmount O
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a tiny bit overrated but still pretty good
Okay now this is one of the most important spots in montreal. You have to go get some bagels when you’re in the Mile-End or you’ll miss the entire point.
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St-Viateur Bagel Shop
263 Rue Saint- Viateur O
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Okay now this is one of the most important spots in montreal. You have to go get some bagels when you’re in the Mile-End or you’ll miss the entire point.

bar

this place is SO COOL you have to go it’s like very very cool.
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Snowbird Tiki Bar
6388 Rue St-Hubert
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this place is SO COOL you have to go it’s like very very cool.
a cute little speak easy near the canal in the south-west
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Atwater Cocktail Club
512 Av. Atwater
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a cute little speak easy near the canal in the south-west
cute dive bar where I have spent every thursdays to saturdays in 2017-2018 (okay… and 2016).
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Taverne Cobra
6584 Boul. Saint-Laurent
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cute dive bar where I have spent every thursdays to saturdays in 2017-2018 (okay… and 2016).
Located under a wine bar (Le rouge gorge) this place is quite charming. Fun facts : in the movie « The Voyeurs » they go there all the time. (not a good movie tbh but it’s shot in montreal so yayyy I guess)
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Bar Le Royal
1232 Avenue du Mont-Royal E
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Located under a wine bar (Le rouge gorge) this place is quite charming. Fun facts : in the movie « The Voyeurs » they go there all the time. (not a good movie tbh but it’s shot in montreal so yayyy I guess)
this one is a bar but also a coffee shop
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Le Darling
4328 Boul. Saint-Laurent
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this one is a bar but also a coffee shop
The closest bar in the neighborhood - they have a cute terrace.
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Grenade
1603 Rue Ontario E
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The closest bar in the neighborhood - they have a cute terrace.