Guidebook for Montreal
Food Scene
Another good coffee place, with food. My 2nd choice in proximity to my place.
178 habitants recommandent
Café Névé
151 Rue Rachel EAnother good coffee place, with food. My 2nd choice in proximity to my place.
A great soup and sandwich place with a quirky, funky, philanthropist bent. It feels like a classic Montreal apartment.
171 habitants recommandent
Café Santropol
3990 Rue Saint-UrbainA great soup and sandwich place with a quirky, funky, philanthropist bent. It feels like a classic Montreal apartment.
MTL's premier vegan resto. $$ but classic and excellent.
365 habitants recommandent
Aux Vivres Plateau
4631 Boul. Saint-LaurentMTL's premier vegan resto. $$ but classic and excellent.
This diner is perhaps the best combo of low-end food with exceptional service. Cheap, cheerful, well done. A Main institution.
224 habitants recommandent
Patati Patata Friterie de Luxe
4177 Boul. Saint-LaurentThis diner is perhaps the best combo of low-end food with exceptional service. Cheap, cheerful, well done. A Main institution.
Bagel Etc
4320 Boul. Saint-LaurentHistoric diner on the Main. Brunch par excellence.
Essentials
The cheapest place to stock up on foodstuffs, esp. organic products. Produce is cheap but never very good. Going here is as much an outing as it is a staples destination.
150 habitants recommandent
Segal's Market
4001 Boul. Saint-LaurentThe cheapest place to stock up on foodstuffs, esp. organic products. Produce is cheap but never very good. Going here is as much an outing as it is a staples destination.
Frenco
4072 Boul. Saint-LaurentBulk grocery store. I buy spices, grains, flour, soaps, snacks here.
This is the finest little grocery store in the 'hood. Cheese, charcuterie, and an amazing array of fine foods. Treating yourself? This is your place.
3855 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
This is the finest little grocery store in the 'hood. Cheese, charcuterie, and an amazing array of fine foods. Treating yourself? This is your place.
This is my go-to butcher. You will find fine cuts of anything but the norm: venison, bison, rabbit, duck, partridge, elk, etc. Great service.
106 Rue Roy Est
This is my go-to butcher. You will find fine cuts of anything but the norm: venison, bison, rabbit, duck, partridge, elk, etc. Great service.
First imports from south america in Canada. Go here for Spanish-style charcuterie and cheese (manchego!) and so many other south american products (alfajores!)
L’Española
3811 Boul. Saint-LaurentFirst imports from south america in Canada. Go here for Spanish-style charcuterie and cheese (manchego!) and so many other south american products (alfajores!)
Everything Else
One of the two liquor stores basically equidistant and a nice walk from the building
778 habitants recommandent
SAQ
1325 Avenue Laurier EOne of the two liquor stores basically equidistant and a nice walk from the building
Neighbourhood urban agriculture project HQ. Always worth a tour. Amazing place I have volunteered for.
8 habitants recommandent
Santropol Roulant
111 Rue Roy ENeighbourhood urban agriculture project HQ. Always worth a tour. Amazing place I have volunteered for.
C.H.U.M
3840 Rue Saint-UrbainThe nearest hospital, just one block away.
Drinks & Nightlife
Else's
156 Rue Roy EMy neighbourhood pub. Scotch, beers, dark, a little on the $$ side.
Arts & Culture
Superb, low-frills and low-cost cinema screening repertory films and more.
189 habitants recommandent
Cinema du Parc
3575 Av du ParcSuperb, low-frills and low-cost cinema screening repertory films and more.