Guidebook for Montreal
Arts & Culture
Architecture Museum - Research Centre and Library
108 abantu bendawo batusa
Canadian Centre for Architecture (Centre Canadien d'Architecture)
1920 Rue BaileArchitecture Museum - Research Centre and Library
Cinema du Parc
3575 Av du ParcMore art-house cinema. 20 min walk (through Mc Gill Getto)
IMcCord Museum
690 Rue Sherbrooke OJust off the Mc Gill Campus. Canadian History Museum
Contemporary Art Museum with good programming sessions. Just off Place des Arts
651 abantu bendawo batusa
I-Museum of Contemporary Art Montreal
1 Place Ville MarieContemporary Art Museum with good programming sessions. Just off Place des Arts
A few exhibitions going on at any given time.
Half price on Wednesday nights
1504 abantu bendawo batusa
IMontreal Museum of Fine Arts
1380 Rue Sherbrooke OA few exhibitions going on at any given time.
Half price on Wednesday nights
Food Scene
Café Myriade
1432 Rue MackayCafé de rigeur
Laloux
French Bistro, pricier on the food list, but worth a try!
Montreal restaurant of the year in 2009. Freshly made dumplings for about $10 a plate. Seriously good. Try the Mackerel King Fish if available!
44 abantu bendawo batusa
Qing Hua Dumpling
1675 Boulevard de Maisonneuve OMontreal restaurant of the year in 2009. Freshly made dumplings for about $10 a plate. Seriously good. Try the Mackerel King Fish if available!
Niu Kee
1163 Rue ClarkChinatown hang out
Another good hang-out in Le Plateau. Sister of Casa del Popolo, the bar accross the street!
164 abantu bendawo batusa
La Sala Rossa
4848 Boul. Saint-LaurentAnother good hang-out in Le Plateau. Sister of Casa del Popolo, the bar accross the street!
Inexpensive Thai Take-out on the 1st floor of the Faubourg Ste Catherine.
Recommended: Chicken Tom Yum Soup, Pad Thai, Shrimp with Eggplant, Black Pepper Squid. $ (2010)
7 abantu bendawo batusa
Restaurant Cuisine Bangkok
Inexpensive Thai Take-out on the 1st floor of the Faubourg Ste Catherine.
Recommended: Chicken Tom Yum Soup, Pad Thai, Shrimp with Eggplant, Black Pepper Squid. $ (2010)
Restaurant Les 400 Coups
400 Rue Notre-Dame EstFancy, but good
Shopping
St-Viateur Bagel Shop
263 Rue Saint- Viateur OMontreal-style bagel sold here
Drinks & Nightlife
Casa Del Popolo
4873 Boul. Saint-LaurentBeers/DJs most nights
Buvette Chez Simone
4869 Av du ParcRestaurant / Bar. I never met Simone though
Try the view from the roof top but head back down to the lobby for an early 2-4-1 drink in the French Revolution inspired paintings and piano bar. Watch for the jersey shore kids in the zone.
Rue de la Montagne
Rue de la MontagneTry the view from the roof top but head back down to the lobby for an early 2-4-1 drink in the French Revolution inspired paintings and piano bar. Watch for the jersey shore kids in the zone.
Drinkerie Ste.Cunégonde
2661 Rue Notre Dame OThere a few nice bars around the quartier St-Henri
Everything Else
marché atwater
Farmers Market
Bikram Yoga
721 Av. WalkerThere's a mat you can take if you want to try the heat
Essentials
Supermarché PA du Fort
1420 Rue du FortCheap Supermarket in Montreal.