CAESAR, BURRATA, PASTA. REPEAT.
Make a day of Montréal.
Pick a mood. Find your places. Make them a plan.
Places we can't miss
The short list. Everything else is a bonus.
Places we can't miss
BILK'S LOUDER LITTLE SIBLING
Cadet
THE LAMB IS THE POINT
Damas
THE LOBSTER SPAGHETTI HOUSE
Joe Beef
NO MENU, NO PROBLEM
Cloakroom Bar
THE VIEW EVERYONE GETS RIGHT
Mount Royal Park and Kondiaronk Belvedere
SKATE CLUBHOUSE, STREET FLAGSHIP
Dime Montréal (store)
WORTH THE $16
Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal
THE BENCHMARK, STILL
Schwartz's Deli
THE HOT BAGEL RITUAL
St-Viateur Bagel
Monday's move
Lundi 12Land, drop the bags, walk four minutes.
Thanksgiving Monday. Keep it close and keep it Italian.
Things we need to eat
A little food wish list. Tick them off as we go.
- Sesame bagelSt-Viateur Bagel
- Smoked meat sandwichSchwartz's Deli
- Wilensky SpecialWilensky's Light Lunch
- Mano Cornuto CaesarMano Cornuto
- Lobster spaghettiJoe Beef
- Lamb shoulder fattet mozatDamas
- Croque-pétoncleMon Lapin
- KnishBeba
- La T-RexLa Banquise
- Poutine au foie grasAu Pied de Cochon
- NatasRomados
- Café crèmeCafé Olimpico
Perfect this week
Read the sky, then pick the day.
Perfect this week
- Mon 12
- Tue 13
- Wed 14
- Thu 15
Fall coloursBonjour Québec's colour map, updated Oct 8, had Mount Royal at peak, and its 2026 forecast puts Montréal's peak in the third and fourth weeks of October, with Saint-Hilaire, Oka and Sutton at mid-colour. Wind and heavy rain can strip leaves early. Bonjour Québec, fall colours
Around home base
Open mapStart in Griffintown. Switch to your location as you explore.
Straight-line distances. Open a place for directions.
This week only
Things that won't be here next week.
This week only
12from Oct
TWO WEEKS OF BROTH
Ramen Ramen Fes 2026
Montréal's ramen festival opens the day we land: a citywide lineup of shops pouring featured bowls, some made just for the event.
Details25until Oct
COHEN, BACK HOME
The Secret Chord: A Leonard Cohen Experience
A staged concert of Leonard Cohen's songs, 90 minutes straight through, back at the Segal by popular demand through Oct 25.
Details12Mon Oct
HOLIDAY MONDAY DANCE FLOOR
OfF Piknic: All Day I Dream (Thanksgiving Monday)
Piknic's OfF series gives the long weekend a last night: an All Day I Dream lineup headlined by Lee Burridge, 5 to 10 pm.
Details13from Oct
SING-ALONG NIGHT, IF THAT'S US
Mamma Mia! (Broadway Across Canada)
The touring Broadway Mamma Mia! plays Place des Arts Oct 13 to 18, with 7:30 pm shows Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Details13Tue Oct
THE HABS ARE HOME TUESDAY
Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres (Soirée québécoise)
Our only shot at a Canadiens home game: Tuesday vs. Buffalo, 6:30 pm puck drop, on the team's Soirée québécoise theme night.
Details14Wed Oct
MIDWEEK SOCCER AT SAPUTO
CF Montréal vs. Atlanta United
CF Montréal's late-season MLS home match against Atlanta United, Wednesday Oct 14 at 7:30 pm at Stade Saputo in Olympic Park.
Details14Wed Oct
WEDNESDAY, LOUD
JPEGMAFIA: The Experimental Rap Tour
JPEGMAFIA brings the Experimental Rap Tour to Théâtre Beanfield on Wednesday Oct 14, with redveil and Matt Proxy. Doors 6:30.
Details18until Oct
THE MUSEUM SHOW ABOUT EATING OUT
On the Menu – Montreal: A Restaurant Story (McCord Stewart Museum)
A McCord Stewart exhibition on Montréal restaurants since the 1960s, from delis to fine dining. It closes Oct 18: this trip is our last shot.
DetailsAfter dark
Martini territory, natural wine and one more stop.
Worth the detour
Not close. Doesn't matter.