You'll find a full range of local legends, groundbreakers and under-the-radar ops with this essential list of the best restaurants in Montreal.
Food & Drink
Your guide to the best of Montreal’s food and drink scene
Your guide to the best food and drink in Montreal

10 Best Sandwiches in Montreal
Sandwich lovers unite: From Mile-End to rue Wellington, we crisscrossed the city in search of the most spectacular sandwiches—leaving mere crumbs from...

The 40 best cheap eats in Montreal
Montrealers have an ongoing love affair with their city’s low cost of living alongside its high quality of life, and the best cheaps eats (and...

Best restaurants in Montreal: 2022
What are the best restaurants of 2022? This year's top 10 is based on food critic Tommy Dion's (Le Cuisinomane) personal experiences, and his...

21 best Chinese restaurants in Montreal
If you want to eat some of the best food in the city, you need to hit some of the best Chinese restaurants in Montreal. We’re talking highly skilled...
What's iconic in Montreal

Every restaurant making the best poutine in Montreal, ranked
Eat it and weep.

Where to find the best bagels in Montreal, ranked
For a true taste of the city, look to the best bagels in Montreal.
Eat it and weep.

Every restaurant making the best poutine in Montreal, ranked
Eat it and weep.

Where to find the best bagels in Montreal, ranked
For a true taste of the city, look to the best bagels in Montreal.

15 restaurants and delis with the best Montreal smoked meat
This list is all you’ll need to find of best, from the famous to the fledgling and everything in between.

The best Montreal hot dogs
Served as toasties or steamies with mustard, relish, onions and cabbage.
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The latest from Time Out Market Montréal
This winter, meet someone new at the Market—or try a new cocktail. A collaboration between some of the most romantic speakeasies and hidden...

Try the limited-edition Lunar New Year menu at the Market
Shrimp popcorn poké bowl? Ebi fry curry? Longevity noodles, and spicy braised beef? Time Out Market Montréal—the best chefs and restaurants...

Discover the best free beer tastings in Montreal at Time Out Market Montréal
The Beer Bar at Time Out Market Montréal is featuring another of our favourite local microbreweries this January: Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! What makes...

New year, new wine list at Time Out Market Montreal
Montreal is a city that loves wine. A passionate restaurateur and epicurean at heart, Damien Kieffer—Time Out Market Montréal manager and...

Montreal's best kid-friendly activities: Top 5 things to do
School break is still a thing, and the weather (from epic storms to unseasonably warm temperatures) hasn’t been on our side, but that doesn’t mean...
Mornings in Montreal
Restaurants serving up the best breakfast in Montreal right now
Restaurants serving up the best breakfast in Montreal right now
It should come as no surprise that Montreal does breakfast well, thanks to its rich tradition of diners and French flair.
Here's where to find the best coffee in Montreal right now
Here's where to find the best coffee in Montreal right now
Enjoying the best coffee in Montreal is one of the simplest pleasures around.
The 20 best breakfast sandwiches in Montreal right now
The 20 best breakfast sandwiches in Montreal right now
Be it something you want to grab and go with certainty it'll be delicious, or you want it to be so good you'll travel across the city for it, the best...
The 35 best bakeries and pastry shops in Montreal
The 35 best bakeries and pastry shops in Montreal
Made from a crazy mishmash of old and new world sensibilities, and with bread and pastry traditions from everywhere.
Where you’ll find the best croissant in Montreal
Where you’ll find the best croissant in Montreal
There is no better way to start a day than breaking into the best, freshly baked croissants in Montreal.
The best donuts in Montreal to stuff your face with
The best donuts in Montreal to stuff your face with
Churros, bomboloni, paczkis, beignets and more.
Romantic evenings in Montreal

Ah, l'amour: These are the most romantic restaurants in Montreal
From romantic histories that take you and your date back to another place and time to those that offer modern menus to inspire romance.

The best speakeasies and secret bars hidden in Montreal right now
Nothing like the thrill of discovering hidden addresses of the city’s best speakeasy and secret bars.
From romantic histories that take you and your date back to another place and time to those that offer modern menus to inspire romance.

Ah, l'amour: These are the most romantic restaurants in Montreal
From romantic histories that take you and your date back to another place and time to those that offer modern menus to inspire romance.

The best speakeasies and secret bars hidden in Montreal right now
Nothing like the thrill of discovering hidden addresses of the city’s best speakeasy and secret bars.

The best BYOBs in Montreal to dine at tonight
Sipping and snacking at wine bars is one thing, but look through the windows of the best BYOBs in Montreal to find someplace special.

Seafood restaurants in Montreal for oyster platters and more
When you take a good look at the scene in the city, the best seafood in Montreal covers a lot of ground.

The 17 best Montreal cocktail bars to find the perfect drink
Trip on any given curb and chances are you’ll fall into some great Montreal cocktail bars.
On a diet? Got restrictions?

The best vegan restaurants in Montreal changing the plant-based game
Whether you’re after a full fine dining experience or a quick breakfast.

The best vegetarian restaurants in Montreal you need to try
Vegetarian restaurants in Montreal are becoming less and less of a subculture in the city with every passing...

Grab great gluten-free eats at these Montreal restaurants
Can gluten-free foodies eat well in Montreal restaurants? They sure can, and we’re not just talking...
Comfort food and chowing down

From Al taglio to Za: Your guide to the best pizza in Montreal right now
The best pizza in Montreal is a plethora of great places ranging in price, style, and quality.

25 of the best and juiciest burgers in Montreal you need to try
Make no mistake: We’re serious about our burgers in the 514.
The best pizza in Montreal is a plethora of great places ranging in price, style, and quality.

From Al taglio to Za: Your guide to the best pizza in Montreal right now
The best pizza in Montreal is a plethora of great places ranging in price, style, and quality.

25 of the best and juiciest burgers in Montreal you need to try
Make no mistake: We’re serious about our burgers in the 514.

Where to find the best tacos in Montreal
Nothing’s better than a flavourful taco and a cerveza on a hot summer day (or a cold winter one, for that matter), and that’s exactly what...

The best ramen in Montreal you need in your life right now
These are the places you can go for either a rapid-fire lunch or drawn-out dinner full of aromas and comfort.

Here’s where to order from when you’ve got munchies in Montreal
Whether you plan on celebrating 4/20 or it’s just another day and your cannabis delivery order with the SQDC just arrived.
Montreal restaurants by cuisine
The best Italian restaurants in Montreal
The best Italian restaurants in Montreal
From pasta masters to pizza slice slingers, these are the best Italian restaurants in Montreal you’ve got to try.
The best Vietnamese restaurants in Montreal
The best Vietnamese restaurants in Montreal
A huge fixture in the city’s offerings, since Vietnamese immigrants arrived by the thousands in the 1970s and 1980s.
The best French restaurants in Montreal right now
The best French restaurants in Montreal right now
The storied and accomplished facets of a foundational cuisine are no secret in the best French restaurants in Montreal.
The best Chinese restaurants in Montreal
The best Chinese restaurants in Montreal
Montreal’s best Chinese restaurants express each regional cuisine through casual spots and Lazy Susan-topped tablecloths.
Fried chicken to fine dining: The best Korean restaurants in Montreal
Fried chicken to fine dining: The best Korean restaurants in Montreal
The chefs of Montreal's Korean restaurants are innovators without contest.
The best Mexican restaurants in Montreal you won’t forget
The best Mexican restaurants in Montreal you won’t forget
If you want to fill your Instagram feed with pictures of tacos and flights of mezcal.
Specialties in Montreal

Where to find the best Portuguese chicken in Montreal
It ain’t all about bagels and smoked meat.

27 restaurants serving the best and freshest sushi in Montreal
Like Jiro, we too dream of sushi.

Dish by dish, these are the 25 very best desserts in Montreal
It’s clear: Montreal loves its sweets as much as it loves its poutine.

Sizzling hot Korean BBQ Montreal spots to grill and grab drinks
Just the thing when you're looking for marinated meats, fresh seafood, and veggies sizzling on your tabletop grill.
Good times and great drinks
The best Montreal karaoke bars to belt it out and booze it up
The best Montreal karaoke bars to belt it out and booze it up
Birthed in the early 1970s, Montreal karaoke bars have since been catapulted to the top of the nightlife scene.
Where to find solid 5 à 7 and happy hour deals at Montreal bars
Where to find solid 5 à 7 and happy hour deals at Montreal bars
Whether it was a long or blissfully short day at work.
The best sports bars in Montreal to cheer on your team
The best sports bars in Montreal to cheer on your team
There’s a seat waiting for you in a sports bar to catch the face-off/jump ball/coin toss.
These are the best pubs in Montreal right now
These are the best pubs in Montreal right now
Whether it’s for a cold pint at the height of summer or a cozy place to warm your bones with whiskey.
The best dive bars in Montreal for getting your buzz on
The best dive bars in Montreal for getting your buzz on
Montreal remains a gritty town fueled by poutine, cigarettes, and cheap beer from the best dive bars.
What to eat in every neighbourhood

The very best restaurants Verdun has to offer
New and flashy destinations are now rubbing shoulders with the borough's age-old classics.

The 23 best Villeray restaurants for casual eats and fine dining
The best Villeray restaurants create as astoundingly mighty crew of places to eat.

The best Downtown Montreal restaurants
We’ve combed the city core to bring you the best Downtown Montreal restaurants, from high-end spots to casual grab-n-gos.

The best Old Montreal restaurants
These Old Montreal restaurants are the finest of fine dining and the top casual options found in the city’s historic hub.
Food & Drink news from around the world

This Italian city has been named the best food destination in the world for 2023
Famed for its fresh pasta and creamy gelato, it was one of three Italian cities in the top ten

Time Out Market is coming to Barcelona
A brand new food and cultural market will bring the best of the Catalan capital under one roof

The 25 most spectacular sandwiches in the world
These otherworldly handhelds are the best thing since sliced bread.

The 13 all-time best pasta shapes, according to chefs
From bucatini and cavatappi to rigatoni, these are the noodles that chef reach for

It’s official: these are the world’s best cities for pizza
A handful of cities dominated the latest rankings from Italy’s pizza connoisseurs

We ranked the entire menu so you can create the best Chipotle order possible
From the juiciest proteins to the most lip-smacking toppings, here's how to craft the best Chipotle order

The 28 coolest bars in the world right now
Join us in raising a glass to the world's hottest watering holes – from Paris to Cape Town to Chicago

7 brilliantly decadent Mardi Gras foods and traditions from around the world
Mardi Gras, Pancake Day, Fat Tuesday. Whatever you want to call it, here's the wildest things to eat across the...

Noma, one of the world’s best restaurants, is closing
After 20 years of pioneering New Nordic dining, the Copenhagen landmark is set to close its doors

The ‘best restaurant in Europe’ is on an Italian beach
Europe’s best restaurant has an enviable coastal spot and three Michelin stars