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1. Marché Jean-Talon
I will eventually review all my favorite bits of Jean Talon Market (which is one of my favorite places so far ever) but for today, here's one way to do the market:
Come from Jean Talon Metro. Walk on Jean Talon to Henri Julien then make a left (we…More »
2. Musee d'art contemporain de Montréal
Not massive, but a space that manages to feel both wide open and labyrinthine. The curation is often provocative and touching - the website is bilingual so you can check what's showing before you show up.
Don't plan to spend a day - Fresh breath of…More »
3. La Croissanterie Figaro
Delicious on a summer evening or late fall sitting on the quiet side street patio with coffee, wine, crisp fresh homemade croissants... Or tucked into a window booth on a snowy noon eating croque monsieur with lovely melty cheese and gorgeous flakey…More »
4. Vices et Versa
This is high heaven in my books: long chalkboard list of locally brewed beers, delicious smoked meat sandwiches, big satisfying nacho plates and sausages, sunny wooden tables by the window on St Laurent in Little Italy next to a kids park, leafy…More »
5. Fairmount Bagel
Alright, I love St Viateur as well, especially the high spirits of the late night crew, but I have to say my heart will always give first place to Fairmount. I remember the first Fairmount bagel I had: teen gal adventuring in the Mile End with cute…More »
6. La Fournée Des Sucreries de L'érable
Teeny tiny little shop in the indoor middle of Jean Talon Market (next to Wawel) full of the purest goodness: PIE. Specifically: MAPLE SUGAR PIE. It's so small, it's just amazing how much magic is in here. The staff are always so sweet and easy-going…More »
7. Havre Aux Glaces
Montreal, QC H2S 3A3
(514) 278-8696
Categories:
Desserts,
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
We have some spectacular ice cream in Montreal but I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is the best in the multiverse. Get the "erable brulé" yes that's burnt maple. Eat it slowly while thinking about your life, and how great it is to alive and…More »
8. Omnivore Comptoir-Grill
Lovely little corner resto on Marie-Ann and St Laurent, bright, sunny with great local art and chalkboard menus. Sandwiches are delicious with grilled meats and vegetables fresh from a maple bbq grill and utterly inexpensive (6$). The name of the…More »
9. Librairie Drawn & Quarterly
Another super community oriented creative bright light on Bernard full of the best and most beautiful books - not just the weep-worthy graphic novels published by Drawn and Quarterly, but novels and books of poetry and non-fiction as well. I just…More »
10. Coco Rico
I am a Coco Rico lover, and not just because I have been romanced by a tall man with the spicy chicken sandwich and potatoes from Coco Rico at a picnic in Parc Mont Royal, I swear. The chicken is moist and savoury and you want them to pour the hot…More »
11. Le Cartet
Lovely little front counter mini epicerie area with amazing muffins, bottled smoothies and other drinks, excellent coffee to go. But really if you have time and don't mind spending a little more, sit down in the calm, bright restaurant and enjoy the…More »
12. Nouveau Palais
I think everything changed at Nouveau Palais when the new owners including chef Gita Seaton got involved. We recently sampled the ribs with blackened rice and the steak sandwich and everything was subtle, tasty and great. The cocktails here are…More »
13. Square St-Louis
Just a sweet little square at the end of the cobblestones, not a park in the sense of swings and sandboxes, just a lovely little green spot. Carré St Louis is one pretty layered fountain with rings of benches around it, a café only open in the summer…More »
14. Dépanneur Le Pick-Up
Co-owned by Bernadette Houde aka Bernie Bankrupt of the seminal Montreal electro act Lesbians on Ecstasy and Penny Patterson, this chill corner store / diner seats about 30 in the summer and 8 in the winter, serves what is perhaps the world's best…More »
15. Fromagerie Qui Lait Cru
Qui Lait Cru is French word play that incorporates 'raw milk' (lait cru) into an expression which translates as "Who would have believed it?" This bright, open cheese shop in Jean Talon Market specializes in those raw milk cheeses generally only…More »
16. Marché Milano
Montréal, QC H2S 3C7
(514) 273-8558
Categories:
Fruits & Veggies,
Grocery
Unleash the fireworks and call go on the parade please, it's my One Hundredth Review. I know. I can tell you're as excited as I am, and I appreciate it ;)
I have saved up Milano for a special day, a truly special occasion, and I'm pretty sure the…More »
17. La Sala Rossa
Delicious tapas restaurant on the ground floor of the big stone building which, upstairs, also houses the venue Sala Rossa (note the double ss.) Goat cheese balls are great and sometimes I wake up thinking about them, and I smile. The sausage,…More »
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9/14/2011
This is a 2nd floor venue with about 250 capacity, stage is big enough for a 10 piece band to… Read more »
18. Cagibi (Le)
Excellent utterly inexpensive veggie comfort food, order and pay at the counter and the staff will come find you when your eats are ready. Free wifi, low stress place to sit quietly and work, and the walls are a constantly evolving art assemblage…More »
19. Marché Des Saveurs
Montréal, QC H2S 2V9
(514) 271-3811
Categories:
Specialty Food,
Wine Bars
An award-winning spot for all manner of fine and delicious Quebec products. I can burn through money here so I have to be careful. The products they choose to feature really are exceptional, it makes you feel excited for what's happening in the…More »
20. General 54
All local indie designers all the time! Including sexy stuff for dudes! And some carefully selected (and sometimes craftily updated) vintage in the back! The General is owned by the same supafly ladies who own Local 23 up the street - …More »
21. Wilensky's Light Lunch
Montreal, QC H2T 2M1
(514) 271-0247
Founded in the Mile End in 1932, and in the current spot since 1952, Wilensky's Light Lunch is an institution which lots of us Montrealers are deeply fond of. Most read Mordechai Richler's "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" in high school and…More »
22. Else's
Else's is always chill and cozy, dark, yummy and badass in a punk mamma full of community love kind of way. It's at its best in the winter right after a big snow. The small corner it sits on is the perfect place to watch the coordinated massive…More »
23. The Sparrow / Le Moineau
Montréal, QC H2T 1A5
(514) 690-3964
Categories:
Breakfast & Brunch,
Lounges,
Canadian (New)
For me Sparrow is best for polenta fries, hamburger and a stiff drink at the bar. Warm, dim, thoughtful and humorous with a good weekday lunch and weekend brunch. Same owners as at Blizzarts and Korova, same excellent music, friendly staff and…More »
24. Café Santropol
Here is what you should do: go to Santropol some early weekday afternoon in the summer. Sit in the garden, or in the sunroom in the back, somewhere warm, but shady, breezy, comfortable where you can smell the flowers and the trees and the coffee…More »
25. Divan Orange
Beauty of a brightly coloured room always full of great art, with picnic tables by the big window looking out on St Laurent and truly great French and English bands every night of the week. The salads and sandwichs here are inventive and yummy, and…More »
26. Boulangerie & Patisserie Motta
Just around a cute corner from the Jean Talon Market, Motta in my opinion is best for taking out prepared dishes to eat back at home on the porch or up the street at the ole picnic hole in Jarry Parc. We like the roast sausages, spicy pizza, chicken…More »
27. Caffè Italia
This coffee will punch you in the face and you will like it. Eat your toast. Share your table with the dapper and curmudgeonly. Say thank you to your family of baristas with the same seriousness and hint of wisecrack they serve up. Discuss soccer.…More »
28. Resto Nouveau Systeme
Montreal, QC H2S 1R9
(514) 273-3708
What can I say, I like it greasy. I like the option of bacon and smoked meat on my poutine, and the vintage diner booths that are not ironic, just old. The fries are perfect, the breakfast is huge and under 4 dollars and doesn't come with no fancy…More »
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Reading Materials Montreal (9)Includes places that sometimes stock great zines and small publications. |
Shopping in Plateau / Mile End Montreal (18)A collection of small boutiques, local designers, vintage spots and other great non-mega shopping spots around Montreal. Mostly women's wear, sorry dudes. |
In and Around Jean Talon Market (38)Some of my favourite restaurants, bars and specialty stores around my favourite open air market. |
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