Guidebook for Montréal
Food Scene
A VERY good restaurant I’d highly recommend. While it is a bring-your-own-wine establishment, it is rather high end and very good. You will need to make reservations as soon as possible.
160 locals recommend
Le Quartier Général
1251 Rue GilfordA VERY good restaurant I’d highly recommend. While it is a bring-your-own-wine establishment, it is rather high end and very good. You will need to make reservations as soon as possible.
I’ve never been, but everyone says it’s very good. Bistro style. Reservations recommended.
97 locals recommend
La Salle à Manger
I’ve never been, but everyone says it’s very good. Bistro style. Reservations recommended.
Montreal bagels are very unusual and so, so good. Very different than NY style and a must try. Good for breakfast or lunch. Take some bagels to go too.
195 locals recommend
St-Viateur Bagel & Café Mont-Royal
1127 Avenue du Mont-Royal EMontreal bagels are very unusual and so, so good. Very different than NY style and a must try. Good for breakfast or lunch. Take some bagels to go too.
Pizzédélic Mont-Royal
1250 Avenue du Mont-Royal EThey have good thin crust pizzas for a low cost dinner.
A Lebanese place with unusual Middle Eastern breakfasts in a beautiful light filled restaurant. They serve lunch and dinner too.
201 locals recommend
Byblos Le Petit Cafe
1499 Avenue Laurier EA Lebanese place with unusual Middle Eastern breakfasts in a beautiful light filled restaurant. They serve lunch and dinner too.
Try their poutine! It’s a famous local dish - NOT healthy. Be prepared to wait in line though.
1037 locals recommend
La Banquise
994 Rue Rachel EstTry their poutine! It’s a famous local dish - NOT healthy. Be prepared to wait in line though.
This is a landmark establishment in Montreal. They are known for their famous smoked meat sandwiches (similar to corned beef) and there is usually a line-up outside.
836 locals recommend
Schwartz's Deli - Sandwiches - Steaks
3895 Boul. Saint-LaurentThis is a landmark establishment in Montreal. They are known for their famous smoked meat sandwiches (similar to corned beef) and there is usually a line-up outside.
An amazing chocolate restaurant - yum! They have both savory and sweet menu items as well as crepes.
172 locals recommend
CACAO 70 Eatery
2087 Rue Sainte-CatherineAn amazing chocolate restaurant - yum! They have both savory and sweet menu items as well as crepes.
Café Rico
1207 Avenue du Mont-Royal EExcellent fair trade coffee and tiny café.
Café Névé (Flocon)
781 Avenue du Mont-Royal EAnother good small coffee shop.
They have croinuts (croissant/doughnut mix) if you want to try them, very good. Nice sandwiches for lunch as well. This is a typical Parisian style pastry shop.
10 locals recommend
Pâtisserie 3M
1459 Avenue du Mont-Royal EstThey have croinuts (croissant/doughnut mix) if you want to try them, very good. Nice sandwiches for lunch as well. This is a typical Parisian style pastry shop.
Shopping
This is a beautiful, very new cheese shop. If you want good French or Quebec cheese while in town, go here. And make sure to get some fresh cheese curds. I like the pesto and the goat as well.
22 locals recommend
Bleu & Persillé
1475 Avenue du Mont-Royal EThis is a beautiful, very new cheese shop. If you want good French or Quebec cheese while in town, go here. And make sure to get some fresh cheese curds. I like the pesto and the goat as well.
Pâtisserie Rhubarbe
1479 Avenue Laurier EHigh end pastries& desserts.
Make sure to have a kouign amann if you like pastries. It is amazing! This is a very small, quaint bakery with typical French pastries, but they do have some lunch type things like quiche.
126 locals recommend
Pâtisserie Au Kouign Amann
316 Avenue du Mont-Royal EMake sure to have a kouign amann if you like pastries. It is amazing! This is a very small, quaint bakery with typical French pastries, but they do have some lunch type things like quiche.