Best Montreal

Montreal picks with proof

The best of Montreal, with the proof beside every pick

Award lists, city data and your votes. Every pick shows where it comes from.

Best restaurants in Montreal: 12 award winners for 2026
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0

Eat

Where Montreal eats

Restaurant terraces on rue Saint-Paul in Old MontrealBest restaurants in Montreal: 12 award winners for 20265 Michelin stars, 7 national winnersRead the guide →A loaded poutine in a takeout boxBest poutine in Montreal: 9 places judges and locals pickPoutine Week winners and classicsRead the guide →The painted window of St-Viateur Bagel ShopBest bagels in Montreal: 6 bakeries, from 1919 to todayFairmount, St-Viateur and 4 moreRead the guide →

Neighbourhoods

Where to live, by the numbers

Aerial view of the Lachine Canal with downtown Montreal behindBest neighbourhoods in Montreal: 10 boroughs by the numbers10 boroughs compared on 4 numbersRead the guide →

Home

Your home in Montreal

Brick buildings on rue Saint-Viateur in Mile End in autumnReplacing windows in Montreal: permits and grants in 2026Permit rules in 5 boroughs, 4 grant programsRead the guide →

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