Your ultimate guide to Montreal

Restaurants and bars, museums and galleries, clubs and music, shops and more from across the island of Montreal,

Essential list: 49 best things to do in Montreal

This essential bucket list of Montreal musts is your to-do list whether you're a tourist or a local.

Essential list: 49 best things to do in Montreal

This essential bucket list of Montreal musts is your to-do list whether you're a tourist or a local.

A 3 hour high-speed train route from Montreal to Toronto is in the works

The 23 best pumpkin patches near Montreal

Montreal’s sexiest burlesque festival is being headlined by former Miss Nude Universe

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Fall in Montreal

Find the gigantic illuminated orb at Place Des Arts

What is it: From the pyramids just outside of Cairo to Place Des Arts, a majestic sphere created by famed Spanish street artist Spy has made its home in...

Attend a gigantic ramen festival

What is it: Ramen Ramen Fes, the unmissable celebration of the cult Japanese dish, is taking over almost 30 restaurants, ramen shops and pop-ups across the...

Check out the city's sexiest festival

What is it: The Montreal Burlesque Fesitval, a 3-day event, is a nod to Montréal’s cabaret glory days during the Prohibition era. Why now:...

Eat at a blue and pink castle that serves epic Japanese snack food

What is it: Château Maneki, a Japanese snack bar inside an iconic pastel castle, serves delicious torched sushi, adorable mocktails, ice cream and...

Explore Saint-Henri, ranked one of the world's coolest neighbourhoods

What is it: The Brooklyn of Montreal, Saint-Henri was recently ranked one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world. Why go: The richly storied borough...

Stay at one of these 8 local hotels ranked best in the world

What is it: The first MICHELIN Keys Guide has come to Canada, and 8 hotels in Quebec made the prestigious 2024 list. Why go: Brand new wellness retreats? Swiss...

Check out the fall foliage in and around Montreal

What is it: Once the autumnal equinox arrives, the leaves start to change colour, lasting from late September until late October and resulting in an explosion...

Go apple picking in a beautiful orchard

What is it: Apple picking season in Quebec is short and sweet, with peak freshness starting in mid-August and ending just before the beginning of...

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Halloween in Montreal: 2024

31 best things to do for Halloween in Montreal

Haunted amusement parks, scary movies, and petrifying parties? Break out your costumes and light your jack-o-lanterns because Halloween in Montreal is...

7 best haunted houses in Montreal to spook you

Seekers of scares, we see you. With its centuries-old architecture and 150 documented ghost stories, Montreal is famous for being Canada’s most haunted...

The 23 best pumpkin patches near Montreal

There are few things that are more picture-perfect for the fall season than going pumpkin picking at one of the patches near Montreal. If heading out...

This 2024 fall foliage tracker reveals which Quebec areas are hitting peak season

Fall has arrived in Montreal! The city is full of amazing things to do once autumn arrives, from apple picking and visiting pumpkin patches to discovering corn...

Get lost in the 11 best corn mazes near Montreal

Once you've got your pumpkin spice latté in hand, it's time to get lost in a corn maze near Montreal. Whether or not the corn harvest at farms is...

The best places to see fall colours in and around Montreal

Once the autumnal equinox comes around, leaves start to turn colour begins and fall in Montreal, a brief but beautiful time lasting from late September until...

Explore Time Out Market Montréal

Your guide to the food and drink at Time Out Market Montréal

Located in the Centre Eaton de Montréal, Time Out Market Montréal is 40,000-square-foot culinary and cultural destination, smack dab in the heart...

Events happening at Time Out Market Montréal

Located in the Centre Eaton de Montréal, Time Out Market Montréal is 40,000 square feet of great food and fun under one roof. A culinary and...

Try 7 of Montreal's best burgers in one place: Time Out Market

Bourbon onion and pineapple jam? Pillowy brioche buns? Homemade piri-piri mayonnaise? Le Burger Week is upon us, and the Market has some mouthwatering burgers...

Discover the Market's new beer menu highlighting local microbreweries

Is there anything more refreshing than a frosty summer brew? Time Out Market Montréal, home to some of the best chefs and restaurants in the city under...

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Discover Montreal's iconic dishes

Where to eat the most iconic Montreal food

Consider this to be your eat-like-a-local bucket list.

Where to find the best bagels in Montreal, ranked

Hand-rolled, wood-fired rings of sweet, thin, and dense dough—with a pinch of Montreal magic.

15 delis with the best Montreal smoked meat

Brisket that's dry-rubbed, smoked and steamed until a lovely rose pink.

Every restaurant making the best poutine in Montreal, ranked

Eat it and weep.

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Blitz

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Timestalker

Alice Lowe confirms herself as a high-concept auteur with a candy-coloured time-hopping fantasia

Saturday Night

Jason Reitman’s buoyant but over-safe SNL origin story is more James than John Belushi

My Old Ass

This crowd-pleasing coming-of-age story captures the energy of Gen Z with zero cringe

Never Let Go

Halle Berry livens up this familiar but enjoyable slice of Southern gothic

Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

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