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Locaux Insider’s Travel Guide To Montréal Canada

by Locaux

Eat, drink and play around in the most populous city in Canada’s Québec province named after Mt. Royal, the triple-peaked hill at its heart: Montreal. Click & Tweet!

Bicycle positioned in from of wooden fence painted with Canadian maple leaf flag icon.


In this Locaux Insider’s Travel Guide to Montréal, Locaux Insider Tania Fox, shares everything a visitor may want to add to their list of things to do; ranging from a great cup of coffee at local café to must visit sights like Gothic Revival Notre-Dame Basilica at its center.

Listen to her story  A Fox in Montreal.





Street sign at intersection in Montréal Canada with a decorative cyclist on top.


Contents

  • 1 Locaux Insider Must See Do Travel Guide To Montréal
  • 2 Eats and Drinks
    • 2.1 Un café s’il vous plait.
    • 2.2 Casual Dining
    • 2.3 Upscale Dining
    • 2.4 Vino, Cocktails and Ambiance 
  • 3 A Bit Of Shopping? Yes?
    • 3.1 For The Culture
  • 4 Best Time To Visit
  • 5 About The Insider
  • 6 More from Locaux!
    • 6.1 Walk It! Locaux
    • 6.2 Locaux!, The Podcast
    • 6.3 Locaux Insider’s Travel Guides
    • 6.4 Guest Contributors are Welcomed
    • 6.5 Get Locaux! Share your story here.
  • 7 Hear This Insider’s Story

Locaux Insider Must See Do Travel Guide To Montréal

Eats and Drinks

Floral place setting with an open faced sandwich served with tea.

Have you ever heard the story of the bagel war between Montreal and New York?

Our Locaux Insider gave us the scoop, and says the best quick go to sandwich is the ubiquitous bebete du bœuf. She even shares a tip on two great dive bars that serve up some decent drunk food.

Let’s dive in!

Un café s’il vous plait.

A cappuccino served in a green mug set upon a wooden table.

 

For a great coffee and light breakfast or lunch:

  • Ferlucci Café Boutique – 432 Rue de Castelnau E, Montréal, QC H2R 1R3
    A  quiet cozy environment to have a great cup of black; no cream or sugar needed.

 

Stack of french toast layered with fresh bananas and blueberries dusted with confectioners sugar.
Photog | Joseph Gonzalez

 

  • Café Névé – 152 Rue Rachel E, Montréal, QC H2W 1E2

Laid back meeting for grabbing a cup of artisanal coffee and a light breakfast or lunch.

 

Casual Dining

  • Prepare to stand in line for a smoked meat (pastrami) sandwich at Schwartz’s – 3895 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, QC H2W 1X9

 

Photog | Edward Franklin

 

  • Casa del Popolo – 4873 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, QC H2T 1R6

A place to connect with the locals. A great café for cheap eats and a buzz. A music venue for for indie bands, DJs and spoken word. The menu consists of great sandwiches and draft beer.





Upscale Dining

Delicious seafood in a rich cream sauce serve in a beautiful decorative white dish served at fine restaurant.

 

  • L’express – 3927 St Denis St, Montreal, QC H2W 2M4

Have an an authentic French dining experience, with impeccable from professional servers in this iconic Parisian-style bistro serving up refined standards.

 

Vino, Cocktails and Ambiance 

Three cocktails served in two long stemmed glasses trimmed in gold leaf and one salt rimmed rocks glass.

 

  • La Vin Papillion – 2519 Notre-Dame St W, Montreal, QC H3J 1N4

For wine or a great cocktail, have a seat on the outdoor patio of this “cozy-rustic wine bar…serving eclectic, farm fresh fare.”

 

A Bit Of Shopping? Yes?

 

Photog | Scott Webb

Hyper Local Markets


Black and white line drawing cartoon with the POP Montréal logo in the center.
Source: MTL Blog

Stylized cartoon and banner ad for Puces Pop Montreal.
Source | Ét Voilà Coralie

 

  • Puces Pop – 5075 Rivard St, Montreal, QC H2J 2N9

Pop Montreal’s Flea Market for local designers. This market happens three times a year. It was developed in 2004 to bring Montreal’s designers, artists and crafters together in one. marketplace.

 

  • Souk @ S.A.T. (Societe des Arts Technologigues) – 1201 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, QC H2X 2S6

An annual high-end technological art market.

 

  • La Gaillarde – 4019 Notre-Dame St W, Montreal, QC H4C 1R3

Vintage clothing and accessories for men and women. Some items are made by artist using recycled and organic materials.

 

  • Boutique Lustre – 4068 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, QC H2W 1Y8

An in house clothing studio for women, designed by Yasmine Wasfy.





Know The Happenings

White banner with red Tourisme Montréal logo.

To tap in to a real local experience, follow Tourisme Montréal, as a general rule. Read Baron, and online magazine for lists of anything advertised to locals ranging from concerts, and vernissages.

Baron magazine logo.

For The Culture

  • JazzFest – Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, an annual late summer festival.

 

Photog | Aditya Chinchure

 

  • Les FrancoFolies de Montreal – a large annual music and performance festival in Downtown Montréal, Québec, with 1000s of French-language performers from all over the world, happening in summer.

 

  • Labo Culinare | Societe des Arts Technologigues (Food Lab @ S.A.T.) – 1201 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, QC H2X 1K4

Restaurant at the S.A.T art space for contemporary Canadian food.


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Visit Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal

Image of fountain and front of Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal.
Photog | Diego Delso

 

Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal – 110 Notre-Dame St W, Montreal, QC H2Y 1T2

A basilica in the historic district of Old Montreal.

Built in the Gothic Revival style, the church is highly decorated. The vaults are coloured deep blue and decorated with golden stars, and the rest of the sanctuary is decorated in blues, azures, reds, purples, silver, and gold. It is filled with hundreds of intricate wooden carvings and several religious statues. Unusual for a church, the stained glass windows along the walls of the sanctuary do not depict biblical scenes, but rather scenes from the religious history of Montreal. It also has a Casavant Frères pipe organ, dated 1891, which comprises four keyboards, 92 stopsusing electropneumatic action and an adjustable combination system, 7000 individual pipes and a pedal board.

Long view of path leading to the alter inside Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal.

Interior angle shot of Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal.

In 1657, the Roman Catholic Sulpician syndicate arrived in Ville-Marie, now known as Montreal; six years later the seigneury of the island was vested in them. They ruled until 1840. The parish they founded was dedicated to the Holy Name of Mary, and the parish church of Notre-Dame was built on the site in 1672.

François Baillairgé, an architect, designed the interior decoration and choir 1785-95; facade & vault decoration, 1818.

The church served as the first cathedral of the Diocese of Montreal from 1821 to 1822.

By 1824 the congregation had completely outgrown the church, and James O’Donnell, an Irish-American Anglican  from New York City, was commissioned to design the new building. O’Donnell was a proponent of the Gothic Revival architectural movement, and designed the church as such. He is the only person buried in the church’s crypt. O’Donnell converted to Roman Catholicism on his deathbed perhaps due to the realization that he might not be allowed to be buried in his church. [1]


Serene view of a blue placid lake.


Best Time To Visit

Summer is lively, with everyone spending their days outdoors.


 

Flag pole with raised Canadian flag set in from of a blue sky backdrop.





About The Insider

Our favorite business mentor Tania Fox, is an American residing in Montreal, Canada.

She is the business Fox In Montreal.


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