Guidebook for Montréal

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Guidebook for Montréal

Food Scene

Great croissant, bread, coffee, pastries. It's the closest for a coffee and croissant to go.
20 locals recommend
Autour D'Un Pain
1301 Rue Beaubien Est
20 locals recommend
Great croissant, bread, coffee, pastries. It's the closest for a coffee and croissant to go.
Great brunch, small but usually no wait for a table. From granola, crêpes to bénédictine. Bon brunch, petit endroit sans attente en général, granola, crêpes, oeufs bénédictine etc
20 locals recommend
Les Empoteuses
1106 Rue Beaubien E
20 locals recommend
Great brunch, small but usually no wait for a table. From granola, crêpes to bénédictine. Bon brunch, petit endroit sans attente en général, granola, crêpes, oeufs bénédictine etc
French bistro, great salmon or beef tartare, there is a bar right beside for before or after. Reservation recommended for thursday, friday or saturday.
56 locals recommend
Bistro Chez Roger
2316 Rue Beaubien E
56 locals recommend
French bistro, great salmon or beef tartare, there is a bar right beside for before or after. Reservation recommended for thursday, friday or saturday.
For a good burger, great ambiance.
87 locals recommend
La Boulette
2223 Rue Beaubien Est
87 locals recommend
For a good burger, great ambiance.
High end restaurant but you can go just to grab a drink or 2 and small dishes or do the whole dinner there. One of the most renowned chef in montreal.
Le Plaza
6230 Rue Saint-Hubert
High end restaurant but you can go just to grab a drink or 2 and small dishes or do the whole dinner there. One of the most renowned chef in montreal.
One of the best brunches in town but popularity brings line ups. We recommend to go week days or either early before 10 am or late after 1 pm for week ends
204 locals recommend
Régine Café
1840 Rue Beaubien E
204 locals recommend
One of the best brunches in town but popularity brings line ups. We recommend to go week days or either early before 10 am or late after 1 pm for week ends
Best low key italian restaurant, week-ends = line-ups for dinner. But the good thing they serve all day (for an early dinner or late lunch) and you can bring you beer or wine. Cash only.
150 locals recommend
Pizzeria Napoletana
189 Rue Dante
150 locals recommend
Best low key italian restaurant, week-ends = line-ups for dinner. But the good thing they serve all day (for an early dinner or late lunch) and you can bring you beer or wine. Cash only.
kind of tapas restaurant, salmon tartare, general tao poutine. Menu range is wide, good service. 12-15 mintues walk.
9 locals recommend
La Bêtise
6015 Rue Saint-Hubert
9 locals recommend
kind of tapas restaurant, salmon tartare, general tao poutine. Menu range is wide, good service. 12-15 mintues walk.
Brunch lunch and dinner. Brunch menu is all the classic, lunch/dinner mainly flatbread jazzy pizza.
7 locals recommend
Z BIZTRO
6349 Rue St-Hubert
7 locals recommend
Brunch lunch and dinner. Brunch menu is all the classic, lunch/dinner mainly flatbread jazzy pizza.
We've never been, yet, but our chefs friends warmly recommend it, a lot of vege options for a less heavy start.
42 locals recommend
La Récolte Espace Local
764 Rue Bélanger
42 locals recommend
We've never been, yet, but our chefs friends warmly recommend it, a lot of vege options for a less heavy start.
Vegetarian restaurant, great wine list but almost all dishes can have some meat on. Laidback ambiance
108 locals recommend
Santa Barbara
6696 Rue de Saint-Vallier
108 locals recommend
Vegetarian restaurant, great wine list but almost all dishes can have some meat on. Laidback ambiance
Pub to enjoy brunch, crêpes with thick sliced bacon, blood cake with sunny side egg and a cocktail! Also open for dinner, take the beachangel oyster or homemade charcuteries, you won't regret it.
111 locals recommend
Maison Publique
4720 Rue Marquette
111 locals recommend
Pub to enjoy brunch, crêpes with thick sliced bacon, blood cake with sunny side egg and a cocktail! Also open for dinner, take the beachangel oyster or homemade charcuteries, you won't regret it.
Our neighbors. One of the best poutine in town, you can personalize it. Open late.
370 locals recommend
Poutineville
1365 Rue Ontario E
370 locals recommend
Our neighbors. One of the best poutine in town, you can personalize it. Open late.
To enjoy tea time, why not? Scones etc
20 locals recommend
La Brume Dans Mes Lunettes
378 Rue Saint-Zotique E
20 locals recommend
To enjoy tea time, why not? Scones etc

Everything Else

Depanneur as we call it in Quebec, chips etc but mainly THE place to buy a local beer. Right in front of our place.
8 locals recommend
Le Paradis de la Bière
1349 Rue Beaubien E
8 locals recommend
Depanneur as we call it in Quebec, chips etc but mainly THE place to buy a local beer. Right in front of our place.
Closest Drugstore if you need something, they sell a wide range of items, from drugs to memory card, batteries etc. Pharmacie la plus près, très grand variété de produits, carte mémoires, batteries
199 locals recommend
PJC Jean Coutu
6940 Av. Papineau
199 locals recommend
Closest Drugstore if you need something, they sell a wide range of items, from drugs to memory card, batteries etc. Pharmacie la plus près, très grand variété de produits, carte mémoires, batteries
For a rainy day, enjoy a bowling game! Pour une journée de pluie quoi de mieux qu'une partie de quilles?!
16 locals recommend
Bowling G Plus
920 Rue Saint-Zotique E
16 locals recommend
For a rainy day, enjoy a bowling game! Pour une journée de pluie quoi de mieux qu'une partie de quilles?!
Beaubien subway station, you can jump in the bus #18 if you feel lazy while walking on beaubien street. Bus only take coins, you can buy passes or tickets at the station only.
155 locals recommend
Station Beaubien
6530 Av. De Chateaubriand
155 locals recommend
Beaubien subway station, you can jump in the bus #18 if you feel lazy while walking on beaubien street. Bus only take coins, you can buy passes or tickets at the station only.
One of the biggest market in north america, for local products and just great ambiance in the week-end, especially in the summer, just take a walk, grab a fresh bagel. It's about 20 minutes walk.
1744 locals recommend
Jean-Talon Market
7070 Av. Henri-Julien
1744 locals recommend
One of the biggest market in north america, for local products and just great ambiance in the week-end, especially in the summer, just take a walk, grab a fresh bagel. It's about 20 minutes walk.
If you want to treat yourself with a massage or enjoy their floating bath. Great service, you feel relax after only an hour there. 10-12 minutes walk, call before.
17 locals recommend
Spa Ovarium
400 Rue Beaubien E
17 locals recommend
If you want to treat yourself with a massage or enjoy their floating bath. Great service, you feel relax after only an hour there. 10-12 minutes walk, call before.
You can take the bus #45on the north side of Beaubien(opposite for our house) on Papineau street. It's a quite convenient night bus if you go out on the plateau, only 5-10 minutes ride, good schedule.
Papineau / Beaubien
You can take the bus #45on the north side of Beaubien(opposite for our house) on Papineau street. It's a quite convenient night bus if you go out on the plateau, only 5-10 minutes ride, good schedule.
Welcome to Quebec, this is the only place to buy good quality wine (groceries=bad) and liquor. They also close early so plan ahead but hey you are lucky this is the nicest SAQ in the province, no joke
300 locals recommend
SAQ Sélection
155 Av. Atwater
300 locals recommend
Welcome to Quebec, this is the only place to buy good quality wine (groceries=bad) and liquor. They also close early so plan ahead but hey you are lucky this is the nicest SAQ in the province, no joke

Drinks & Nightlife

Bar on the theme of Bacon, a bit pricy but generally good ambiance, small menu for a snack.
32 locals recommend
Bar Brutus
1290 Rue Beaubien E
32 locals recommend
Bar on the theme of Bacon, a bit pricy but generally good ambiance, small menu for a snack.
Great bar with good ambiance, it get busy after 11pm but never, from our experience, overcrowded.
28 locals recommend
Bar Le Jockey
1309 Rue Saint-Zotique E
28 locals recommend
Great bar with good ambiance, it get busy after 11pm but never, from our experience, overcrowded.
Great bar to enjoy local beers, they serve food until 11pm and they have a pool table.
54 locals recommend
Yïsst
901 Rue Saint-Zotique E
54 locals recommend
Great bar to enjoy local beers, they serve food until 11pm and they have a pool table.

Essentials

Closest grocery, cheap fruit and vegetable. Good organic section.
11 locals recommend
L’Intermarché Beaubien - Epicerie Bio Organic - Charcuterie Fromagerie - Bières Artisanales/Vin - Livraison Gratuit
1451 Rue Beaubien E
11 locals recommend
Closest grocery, cheap fruit and vegetable. Good organic section.