Guidebook for Montréal

Arwen & Serhiy
Arwen & Serhiy
Guidebook for Montréal

Food Scene

The best baklava, tyropita, and Turkish delight. A nice stop for a morning pastry or quick snack. :)
6 locals recommend
Efes Pastry
689 Rue Saint-Roch
6 locals recommend
The best baklava, tyropita, and Turkish delight. A nice stop for a morning pastry or quick snack. :)
Excellent espresso and quick, friendly service.
86 locals recommend
Café Vito
151 Rue Villeray
86 locals recommend
Excellent espresso and quick, friendly service.
Fancier treats, cheap bread, and chocolate galore.
26 locals recommend
Pâtisserie Afroditi
756 Rue Saint-Roch
26 locals recommend
Fancier treats, cheap bread, and chocolate galore.
The best samosas! Call ahead and order, then pick up your bag of samosas to eat in nearby Parc Athena.
25 locals recommend
Punjab Palace
920 Rue Jean-Talon O
25 locals recommend
The best samosas! Call ahead and order, then pick up your bag of samosas to eat in nearby Parc Athena.
Hands-down the tastiest southern food in town, served up in a charming picnic basket to take to the park, complete with dishes and water jugs. Highly recommend for a sunny afternoon.
140 locals recommend
Dinette Triple Crown
6704 Rue Clark
140 locals recommend
Hands-down the tastiest southern food in town, served up in a charming picnic basket to take to the park, complete with dishes and water jugs. Highly recommend for a sunny afternoon.
Awesome diner fare, including vegetarian options. It's also a functional corner store, so you can pick up some provisions while you're there.
150 locals recommend
Dépanneur Le Pick Up
7032 Rue Waverly
150 locals recommend
Awesome diner fare, including vegetarian options. It's also a functional corner store, so you can pick up some provisions while you're there.
Cooperative worker cafe - lots of great community events and activities. Lots of table space and wifi if you need a place to work away from home.
11 locals recommend
L'Artère coop
7000 Park Ave
11 locals recommend
Cooperative worker cafe - lots of great community events and activities. Lots of table space and wifi if you need a place to work away from home.
The best place for Vietnamese subs and cheap lunch counter Asian cuisine. Cash only!
Sous Marin Nha Trang
634 Rue Jean-Talon O
The best place for Vietnamese subs and cheap lunch counter Asian cuisine. Cash only!
Get the grilled fish - it's delicious!
786 Restaurant Halal
850 Rue Jean-Talon O
Get the grilled fish - it's delicious!
Delicious $6 vegetarian thali before 4pm!
25 locals recommend
Maison Indian Curry
996 Rue Jean-Talon O
25 locals recommend
Delicious $6 vegetarian thali before 4pm!
This is easily the nicest, tastiest breakfast joint in Parc-Ex. It's family-run and offers both traditional diner food as well as South Asian fare. Super-cheap, too!
Les Casseroles De Momo's
6914 Av. Querbes
This is easily the nicest, tastiest breakfast joint in Parc-Ex. It's family-run and offers both traditional diner food as well as South Asian fare. Super-cheap, too!

Arts & Culture

Free public swimming nightly at 8pm! Every day except Mondays.
7 locals recommend
Centre William-Hingston
419 Rue Saint-Roch
7 locals recommend
Free public swimming nightly at 8pm! Every day except Mondays.

Drinks & Nightlife

Very busy late at night, but the bartenders are friendly, the booze is good, and there are often late-night tacos for sale!
200 locals recommend
Bar Alexandraplatz
6731 Av. de l'Esplanade
200 locals recommend
Very busy late at night, but the bartenders are friendly, the booze is good, and there are often late-night tacos for sale!
Great shows, friendly bartenders, good happy hour deals. Wheelchair accessible.
73 locals recommend
Bar Le Ritz PDB
179 Rue Jean-Talon O
73 locals recommend
Great shows, friendly bartenders, good happy hour deals. Wheelchair accessible.

Essentials

Slightly larger grocery with a wider produce selection - usually good sales!
8 locals recommend
JPA Foods Ltd
541 Rue Saint-Roch
8 locals recommend
Slightly larger grocery with a wider produce selection - usually good sales!
Cheap groceries, super-close by!
SIP Grocery & Meat Market
659 Av. Ogilvy
Cheap groceries, super-close by!
Fresh market produce, wine, bakeries, and THE BEST cheese! Check out the samples at Fromagerie Hamel.
1744 locals recommend
Jean-Talon Market
7070 Av. Henri-Julien
1744 locals recommend
Fresh market produce, wine, bakeries, and THE BEST cheese! Check out the samples at Fromagerie Hamel.

Parks & Nature

Grab a picnic basket & blanket and head to the park! It's the most beautiful place to relax on a hot, sunny day. There's a free outdoor pool during the summer, as well as a lush, tree-lined lake.
596 locals recommend
Jarry Park
205 Rue Gary-Carter
596 locals recommend
Grab a picnic basket & blanket and head to the park! It's the most beautiful place to relax on a hot, sunny day. There's a free outdoor pool during the summer, as well as a lush, tree-lined lake.

Shopping

Wonderful local beeswax candles and eco-friendly toiletries, plus all the supplies you need to make your own non-toxic household products, including makeup and skincare.
Coop Coco
273 Rue Saint-Zotique E
Wonderful local beeswax candles and eco-friendly toiletries, plus all the supplies you need to make your own non-toxic household products, including makeup and skincare.
Local honey and fair trade olive oil, handmade soaps, and eco-friendly household supplies.
Bric à Vrac :: boutique écoresponsable
7003 Rue Hutchison
Local honey and fair trade olive oil, handmade soaps, and eco-friendly household supplies.