Guidebook for Montreal
Shopping
Boutique 1101 : cuisine et ateliers
152 Av. Laurier OWonderful kitchen store. Great products beautifully presented.
L’Émouleur, lames japonaises d'exception
1081 Av. Laurier OThe most amazing Japanese knife store. Beautiful pieces.
Absolutely the most outstanding contemporary jewelry gallery/store. Noel represents artists from Montreal and around the world. You'll find gorgeous and interesting pieces at all price points.
Galerie Noël Guyomarc'h, bijoux et objets contemporains
4836 Boul. Saint-LaurentAbsolutely the most outstanding contemporary jewelry gallery/store. Noel represents artists from Montreal and around the world. You'll find gorgeous and interesting pieces at all price points.
Really smart and attractive indie clothes from Montreal designers and beyond.
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Boutique Unicorn
5135 Boul. Saint-LaurentReally smart and attractive indie clothes from Montreal designers and beyond.
Quincaillerie Parc & Bernard
5742 Av du ParcIf you need a hardware store, this is the closest.
Henriette L + H Parfums
5064 Av. Laurier OUnique stylish pieces in this independent boutique.
Food Scene
Leméac
1045 Av. Laurier OClassic French bistro food and great wines. Always excellent.
Interesting and delicious. Celebrated chef Marc Cohen creates amazing dishes using every part of the animal. They have their own butcher halfway up the block. Sausages, hamburgers and all things meat.
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Lawrence
9 Av. Fairmount EInteresting and delicious. Celebrated chef Marc Cohen creates amazing dishes using every part of the animal. They have their own butcher halfway up the block. Sausages, hamburgers and all things meat.
Chez Leveque
1030 Av. Laurier OGood brunch. A neighbourhood institution.
Soy
5258 Boul. Saint-LaurentDelicious contemporary Asian. Good for lunch or dinner.
Caffè In Gamba
5263 Av du ParcGreat coffee.
Café Olimpico
124 Rue Saint- Viateur OAn institution on St. Viateur for coffee. Yummy.
Club Social
180 Rue Saint- Viateur OAnother great option for coffee and people watching on St. Viateur.
I think it's the best Thai in the neighbourhood. Really fresh and authentic. Delicious. Not heavy at all.
Restaurant Phayathai
107 Av. Laurier OI think it's the best Thai in the neighbourhood. Really fresh and authentic. Delicious. Not heavy at all.
Great vegan food. Even if you're not a vegan, I'll bet you'll like it. And they have fresh green vegetable and other juices. So good for you!
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Aux Vivres Plateau
4631 Boul. Saint-LaurentGreat vegan food. Even if you're not a vegan, I'll bet you'll like it. And they have fresh green vegetable and other juices. So good for you!
Good for brunch, lunch and supper. Great atmosphere and outdoor terrace for the summer.
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Les Enfants Terribles — Outremont
1257 Av. BernardGood for brunch, lunch and supper. Great atmosphere and outdoor terrace for the summer.
Hotel Herman
5171 Boulevard Saint-LaurentOne of Montreal's best retaurants.
Another good organic grocery store in the neighbourhood
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Rachelle-Bery health stores
4810 Boul. Saint-LaurentAnother good organic grocery store in the neighbourhood
Restaurant Mikado
399 Av. Laurier OGood Japanese food if that's what you're in the mood for.
Philinos Restaurant
4806 Av du ParcGood Greek food. Medium price range. Great atmosphere.
Tiny Mexican restaurant. Best to go a little off hours because it gets so crowded.
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Ta Chido Snack-bar
5611 Av du ParcTiny Mexican restaurant. Best to go a little off hours because it gets so crowded.
Mexican. Delicious tacos to eat in or take out. My personal favorites are the shrimp tacos.
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La Tamalera
226 Av. Fairmount OMexican. Delicious tacos to eat in or take out. My personal favorites are the shrimp tacos.
Really wonderful terrace outside. Don't go if you're in a big hurry, but it's a great place to have a coffee, some breakfast and read the paper.
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La Croissanterie Figaro
5200 Rue HutchisonReally wonderful terrace outside. Don't go if you're in a big hurry, but it's a great place to have a coffee, some breakfast and read the paper.
Good Middle Eastern food. Sometimes the service is a little slow so don't go if you're in a big hurry. Nice terrace. Right around the corner.
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Restaurant Rumi
5198 Rue HutchisonGood Middle Eastern food. Sometimes the service is a little slow so don't go if you're in a big hurry. Nice terrace. Right around the corner.
marché atwater
Jean-Talon markaðurinn
7070 Av. Henri-JulienWonderful Syrian restaurant. It is the best Middle Eastern food I have ever eaten. Wonderful atmosphere too. A little expensive, but worth a splurge for something unique and memorable.
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Damas
1209 Av. Van HorneWonderful Syrian restaurant. It is the best Middle Eastern food I have ever eaten. Wonderful atmosphere too. A little expensive, but worth a splurge for something unique and memorable.
Everything Else
The best bagels ever. Come here to get them right out of the oven.
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St-Viateur Bagel Shop
263 Rue Saint- Viateur OThe best bagels ever. Come here to get them right out of the oven.
Cinema du Parc
3575 Av du ParcExcellent repetory cinema. Interesting films, always.
Delphi Variety
221 Av. Fairmount OFriendly post office
Fairmount Bagel
74 Av. Fairmount OThe second best bagels ever. (Everyone's got an opinion).
Bakery, patisserie, delicious prepared food, the best gazpacho around...worth a stop
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Pâtisserie De Gascogne
237 Avenue Laurier OuestBakery, patisserie, delicious prepared food, the best gazpacho around...worth a stop
Fresh bread, croissants, pain au chocolat...right around the corner. Also great prepared food. You can also get frozen croissants. Let them rise in oven overnight an bake them in the morning. Yum.
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Boulangerie Au Pain Doré Ltée
1145 Av. Laurier OFresh bread, croissants, pain au chocolat...right around the corner. Also great prepared food. You can also get frozen croissants. Let them rise in oven overnight an bake them in the morning. Yum.
Couche-Tard
Avenue Laurier OuestConvenience store open until 11 pm every night. Very convenient.
The best ice cream in the neighbourhood -- and most neighbourhoods I'd say. It's a scene, but worth the wait.
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Kem CoBa
60 Av. Fairmount OThe best ice cream in the neighbourhood -- and most neighbourhoods I'd say. It's a scene, but worth the wait.
Bakery, restaurant and institution basically. More great bread, pastries, pates, cheese, salads, sandwiches, coffee....worth a visit. And a nice patio in the summer.
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Boulangerie Première Moisson
860 Avenue du Mont-Royal EBakery, restaurant and institution basically. More great bread, pastries, pates, cheese, salads, sandwiches, coffee....worth a visit. And a nice patio in the summer.
Independent bakery. Extremely popular and for good reason. Sensational brioches, cinammon buns, but also breads like Kamut, which aren't readily available in the traditional French boulangeries.
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Guillaume
5170 Boul. Saint-LaurentIndependent bakery. Extremely popular and for good reason. Sensational brioches, cinammon buns, but also breads like Kamut, which aren't readily available in the traditional French boulangeries.
Nettoyeur T Brilotti
382 Av. Laurier OI love this dry cleaner. Plus, they can mend anything.
Multimags
370 Av. Laurier OGo here for all your newspaper and magazine fixes.
Hands down the best cakes and cupcakes! Good old fashioned honest cakes with lots of icing. But with a twist, like chocolate/mint or chocolate/cayenne.
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Cocoa Locale
4807 Av du ParcHands down the best cakes and cupcakes! Good old fashioned honest cakes with lots of icing. But with a twist, like chocolate/mint or chocolate/cayenne.
Essentials
Excellent small grocery store with a wonderful butcher and delicious prepared foods to take out.
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Latina
185 Rue Saint- Viateur OExcellent small grocery store with a wonderful butcher and delicious prepared foods to take out.
Bio Terre - Épicerie Santé
201 Rue Saint- Viateur OGreat organic grocery store.
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5329 Avenue du ParcOrganic groceries.
Grocery store with a large selection of fine foods. Good prepared food. Great butcher. Fruits and veg are a little pricey.
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Les 5 saisons
1180 Av. BernardGrocery store with a large selection of fine foods. Good prepared food. Great butcher. Fruits and veg are a little pricey.
The best fishmonger in the neighbourhood. High turnover, always fresh. Upstairs is a store that sells prepared fish dishes, both fresh and frozen.
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Poissonnerie Falero
5726A Av du ParcThe best fishmonger in the neighbourhood. High turnover, always fresh. Upstairs is a store that sells prepared fish dishes, both fresh and frozen.
Drinks & Nightlife
Sparrow
5322 Boul. Saint-LaurentGreat place for a drink. Anglo hipster vibe.
Good place for an early evening drink. It's very popular and fills up fast. French hipster vibe.
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Buvette Chez Simone
4869 Av du ParcGood place for an early evening drink. It's very popular and fills up fast. French hipster vibe.
Bar Waverly
5550 Boul. Saint-LaurentCasual, busy neighbourhood bar with a terrace. Good atmosphere.
Casa Del Popolo
4873 Boul. Saint-LaurentLive indie music. Hit and miss depending on who's playing.
Parks & Nature
Mount Royal
Wonderful green space to walk, jog, bike or simply hang out.