Guidebook for Montréal

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Guidebook for Montréal

Food Scene

Italian sports-café repeatedly rated best coffee in Montreal. Been in the neighbourhood since 1970. Outdoor seating, nearby benches for coffee to stay or to go.
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Café Olimpico
124 Rue Saint- Viateur O
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Italian sports-café repeatedly rated best coffee in Montreal. Been in the neighbourhood since 1970. Outdoor seating, nearby benches for coffee to stay or to go.
Third wave coffee shop. Big windows, just a few stools to sit on. Great morning light.
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THE STANDARD MILE END
251 Rue Saint- Viateur O
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Third wave coffee shop. Big windows, just a few stools to sit on. Great morning light.
Famous local homemade ice cream. Gourmet, also fairly pricey. (Tiny kids' cones available) People line up around the block for it. Colourful benches along the street to enjoy it on, great street vibe.
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Kem CoBa
60 Av. Fairmount O
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Famous local homemade ice cream. Gourmet, also fairly pricey. (Tiny kids' cones available) People line up around the block for it. Colourful benches along the street to enjoy it on, great street vibe.
Delicious breakfast and lunch spot. Do not take reservations.
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Restaurant Brïz
120 Rue Saint-Viateur Ouest
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Delicious breakfast and lunch spot. Do not take reservations.
Inexpensive hipster bar/restaurant. Creative takes on food and drinks. Funky vibe.
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L'Gros Luxe Mile End
150 Rue Bernard O
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Inexpensive hipster bar/restaurant. Creative takes on food and drinks. Funky vibe.
Hipster café, also serve small meals. Some live music, small back patio.
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Le Dépanneur Café
206 Rue Bernard O
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Hipster café, also serve small meals. Some live music, small back patio.
Hipster coffee shop nearby. Sunny warehouse space with communal tables for fair-trade coffee, sandwiches & Japanese rice bowls. ONLY OPEN WEEKDAYS
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Le Falco
5605 Av. de Gaspé
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Hipster coffee shop nearby. Sunny warehouse space with communal tables for fair-trade coffee, sandwiches & Japanese rice bowls. ONLY OPEN WEEKDAYS
Vegan relaxed restaurant (kid friendly, café style). A little pricey but very healthy! Located corner of St- Viateur and Casgrain (only a few blocks away, appears wrong on map) 160 rue St-Viateur E
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La Panthère Verte
160 R. St Viateur Est
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Vegan relaxed restaurant (kid friendly, café style). A little pricey but very healthy! Located corner of St- Viateur and Casgrain (only a few blocks away, appears wrong on map) 160 rue St-Viateur E
Men's fashion and coffee
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Frank And Oak
160 R. St Viateur Est
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Men's fashion and coffee
Great desserts, small local café
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Pâtisserie Rhubarbe
1479 Avenue Laurier E
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Great desserts, small local café
Great local café on a beautiful, up-and-coming street
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Cafe Larue & Fils
244 Rue de Castelnau E
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Great local café on a beautiful, up-and-coming street
Authentic Italian coffee, great neighbourhood flare. Walk-up window, only a few seats inside.
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Café Vito
151 Rue Villeray
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Authentic Italian coffee, great neighbourhood flare. Walk-up window, only a few seats inside.
Famous Québécois greasy spoon little restaurant. Perfect for poutine etc!
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Restaurant Chez Claudette
351 Avenue Laurier E
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Famous Québécois greasy spoon little restaurant. Perfect for poutine etc!
For those who insist on this coffee giant, this is the closest one.
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Starbucks
751 Avenue du Mont-Royal E
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For those who insist on this coffee giant, this is the closest one.
If you are nearby, quite famous, never been here myself yet.
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Toi moi et cafe
244 Av. Laurier O
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If you are nearby, quite famous, never been here myself yet.
Cute cupcakes (approx 4$/ cupcake) and gelato. Close to a nice playground/park and across street from cute kids store.
Dolce & Gâteaux
27 Rue Bernard O
Cute cupcakes (approx 4$/ cupcake) and gelato. Close to a nice playground/park and across street from cute kids store.
Great cakes and cupcakes
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Mlles Gâteaux
363 Rue Villeray
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Great cakes and cupcakes
Kid friendly. Things to draw on. Breakfast and lunch place, very healthy, a little pricey. Great street life. On the way to the park Laurier. Free Wifi.
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La Boite Gourmande
445 Avenue Laurier E
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Kid friendly. Things to draw on. Breakfast and lunch place, very healthy, a little pricey. Great street life. On the way to the park Laurier. Free Wifi.
Upscale pastry and chocolate
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Fous Desserts
809 Avenue Laurier E
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Upscale pastry and chocolate
The BEST bakery in the area. Just expanded their space so it is bigger and has a standing-cafe area. Try the mushroom shaped white chocolate buns or les écoliers (chocolate bread buns). To die for.
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Guillaume
5170 Boul. Saint-Laurent
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The BEST bakery in the area. Just expanded their space so it is bigger and has a standing-cafe area. Try the mushroom shaped white chocolate buns or les écoliers (chocolate bread buns). To die for.
NEW location in Mile End. Corner of Casgrain and Maguire (not shown on map properly). Yummy soups, sandwiches, coffee, nice big bright space.
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SoupeSoup
80 Av. Duluth E
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NEW location in Mile End. Corner of Casgrain and Maguire (not shown on map properly). Yummy soups, sandwiches, coffee, nice big bright space.
Tiny space with character. Delicious luxury grilled cheese and coffee. Many cute shops and restaurants and cafes to enjoy along this strip of Laurier Est.
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Lapin Pressé
1309 Avenue Laurier E
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Tiny space with character. Delicious luxury grilled cheese and coffee. Many cute shops and restaurants and cafes to enjoy along this strip of Laurier Est.
Small, new upscale restaurant. Wine bar. Cafe. Quite small and very popular.
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larrys
5201 Boul. Saint-Laurent
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Small, new upscale restaurant. Wine bar. Cafe. Quite small and very popular.
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Lawrence
9 Av. Fairmount E
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Delicious breakfast and brunch place, very busy on weekends or holidays, get there early.
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Fabergé Restaurant
25 Av. Fairmount O
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Delicious breakfast and brunch place, very busy on weekends or holidays, get there early.
Vegan
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Aux Vivres Plateau
4631 Boul. Saint-Laurent
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Vegan

Everything Else

The original Saint-Viateur bagel, you and your kids will enjoy seeing famous Montreal bagels come fresh out of the wood-fired oven. Lots of varieties, you can pick some up for a picnic.
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St-Viateur Bagel Shop
263 Rue Saint- Viateur O
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The original Saint-Viateur bagel, you and your kids will enjoy seeing famous Montreal bagels come fresh out of the wood-fired oven. Lots of varieties, you can pick some up for a picnic.
This metro stop is about 5-8 minutes walk from our house, and since the Laurier ave exit of the Metro Laurier stop will be closed summer of 2015, this metro stop is probably your closest bet!
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Rosemont Station
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This metro stop is about 5-8 minutes walk from our house, and since the Laurier ave exit of the Metro Laurier stop will be closed summer of 2015, this metro stop is probably your closest bet!

Essentials

Organic grocery store
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Supermarché PA Du Parc
5242 Av du Parc
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Organic grocery store
Wine store
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SAQ
1325 Avenue Laurier E
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Wine store
Closest grocery store. Full service (meat counter, fish, wine, beer...) A little pricier on some items but probably cheaper dry goods than PA (cereals, crackers etc.) Free parking.
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Metro St-Hubert
5300 Rue St-Hubert
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Closest grocery store. Full service (meat counter, fish, wine, beer...) A little pricier on some items but probably cheaper dry goods than PA (cereals, crackers etc.) Free parking.
Best assortment of beer around, lots of microbrews, local Quebec beers.
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Depanneur 1
1501 Rue Marie-Anne
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Best assortment of beer around, lots of microbrews, local Quebec beers.

Entertainment & Activities

Montreal's biggest farmer's market! Open every day. Tons of stalls of fresh produce, eggs, meats, cheeses, maple syrup etc. Go for lunch & the experience. Some organic vendors. 20 minute walk
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Jean-Talon Market
7070 Av. Henri-Julien
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Montreal's biggest farmer's market! Open every day. Tons of stalls of fresh produce, eggs, meats, cheeses, maple syrup etc. Go for lunch & the experience. Some organic vendors. 20 minute walk
Kid-centred café. If you have small children (babies up to about age 3) they will enjoy playing here while you sip a latte. Great especially in winter! A yoga room to run and play.
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Village Coffee
207 Rue Beaubien Est
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Kid-centred café. If you have small children (babies up to about age 3) they will enjoy playing here while you sip a latte. Great especially in winter! A yoga room to run and play.
A beautiful large park! Big playground, outdoor swimming pool & kiddie pool (free during the week, pay on weekends) Lots of green space for picnics, work out equipment on rue de Brébeuf side.
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier 公園
5200 Rue de Brébeuf
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A beautiful large park! Big playground, outdoor swimming pool & kiddie pool (free during the week, pay on weekends) Lots of green space for picnics, work out equipment on rue de Brébeuf side.
Huge urban park with lake. Great for a jog or stroll, picnic, open-air performances. Big playground. In winter: skating on the lake, skates can be rented and changed into there in heated building.
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拉芬泰恩公園
3819 Av. Calixa-Lavallée
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Huge urban park with lake. Great for a jog or stroll, picnic, open-air performances. Big playground. In winter: skating on the lake, skates can be rented and changed into there in heated building.
At the top of Mount Royal. You can hike up, bus, bike, or drive and park (pay parking). Nice little lake (you can skate on in winter), restaurant overlooking it, fantastic adventure playground nearby
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Beaver Lake
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At the top of Mount Royal. You can hike up, bus, bike, or drive and park (pay parking). Nice little lake (you can skate on in winter), restaurant overlooking it, fantastic adventure playground nearby
Nice big playground for all ages, small "jeux d'eaux" (splash pad) for hot summer days, picnic area.
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Parc Lhasa de Sela
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Nice big playground for all ages, small "jeux d'eaux" (splash pad) for hot summer days, picnic area.
Closest park with full playground equipment for all ages. In summer there is also a big shower-like water thing you can get wet under but it may be too strong for very little kids.
Parc Alphonse-Télesphore-Lépine
Avenue de Gaspé
Closest park with full playground equipment for all ages. In summer there is also a big shower-like water thing you can get wet under but it may be too strong for very little kids.
Closest park, baby and big kid swings, huge sand pit, small toys, green space for kicking a ball or picnic.
Parc du Carmel
Avenue du Carmel
Closest park, baby and big kid swings, huge sand pit, small toys, green space for kicking a ball or picnic.
Huge urban park. Pond (skating in winter), free big pool, free kiddie pool (note they are about 500 m apart). Big playground near kiddie pool. Tennis Canada stadium. Semi-near Marché Jean Talon.
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賈里公園
205 Rue Gary-Carter
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Huge urban park. Pond (skating in winter), free big pool, free kiddie pool (note they are about 500 m apart). Big playground near kiddie pool. Tennis Canada stadium. Semi-near Marché Jean Talon.
Playground is better suited to ages 5+ but has a great splash pad (jeux d'eau) for the summer for all ages of kids to run through.
Parc Saint-Michel
Playground is better suited to ages 5+ but has a great splash pad (jeux d'eau) for the summer for all ages of kids to run through.
Really cool fountains for kids to run through in summer time! Near lots of cultural sightseeing.
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藝術廣場
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Really cool fountains for kids to run through in summer time! Near lots of cultural sightseeing.
Fantastic brand-new library, very comfortable and bright. Great kids section (mostly French), little toys for young kids. Nice bathrooms. Lots of newspapers, magazines. Right beside metro Rosemont.
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Marc-Favreau Library
500 Bd Rosemont
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Fantastic brand-new library, very comfortable and bright. Great kids section (mostly French), little toys for young kids. Nice bathrooms. Lots of newspapers, magazines. Right beside metro Rosemont.
Local homemade ice cream shop. More "down-to-earth" and Québécois than the Kem-Coba shop in Mile End. This whole street along Laurier Est is fun to walk down, little shops & restaurants.
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Crèmerie Bo-Bec
1300 Avenue Laurier E
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Local homemade ice cream shop. More "down-to-earth" and Québécois than the Kem-Coba shop in Mile End. This whole street along Laurier Est is fun to walk down, little shops & restaurants.
Famous Montreal bagel shop, rival of St-Viateur Bagel. Heaps of varieties including blueberry bagels.
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Fairmount Bagel
74 Av. Fairmount O
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Famous Montreal bagel shop, rival of St-Viateur Bagel. Heaps of varieties including blueberry bagels.
Really cool old fire station (still in use!) that looks like a castle. Museum of Montreal fireman history, lots of old helmets, gear to look at if your kids love firemen (like mine do!)
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Musée des pompiers de Montréal
5100 Boul. Saint-Laurent
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Really cool old fire station (still in use!) that looks like a castle. Museum of Montreal fireman history, lots of old helmets, gear to look at if your kids love firemen (like mine do!)
Dinosaur bones! And other cool stuffed animals. Free entry, you'll only need about an hour at this museum. On the beautiful McGill university campus.
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雷德帕斯博物館
859 Rue Sherbrooke O
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Dinosaur bones! And other cool stuffed animals. Free entry, you'll only need about an hour at this museum. On the beautiful McGill university campus.
Fantastic science centre, including a room where even the littlest kids (18 months+) will have fun building things for hours. Great for rainy or super hot days. At the Old Port, right on the water.
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蒙特尼爾科學中心
2 Rue de la Commune O
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Fantastic science centre, including a room where even the littlest kids (18 months+) will have fun building things for hours. Great for rainy or super hot days. At the Old Port, right on the water.
Expensive parking, recommend metro. Fun for kids & whole family, esp on rainy/cold day. 4 ecosystems including jungle, many animals to look at (but no huge ones like at a zoo)
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生慌馆
4777 Av. Pierre-De Coubertin
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Expensive parking, recommend metro. Fun for kids & whole family, esp on rainy/cold day. 4 ecosystems including jungle, many animals to look at (but no huge ones like at a zoo)
Lovely park with pond, playground in a wealthy, green leafy neighbourhood. Enjoy a walk and the beautiful homes around it.
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Outremont 公園
Avenue Outremont
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Lovely park with pond, playground in a wealthy, green leafy neighbourhood. Enjoy a walk and the beautiful homes around it.

Sightseeing

You can walk to base of mountain in 25 mins (ave du Parc, trail starts by big statue) another 30-60 minute walk up. Gorgeous trail in woods. Great adventure playground at top by Lac aux Castors.
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皇家山公園
1260 Chem. Remembrance
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You can walk to base of mountain in 25 mins (ave du Parc, trail starts by big statue) another 30-60 minute walk up. Gorgeous trail in woods. Great adventure playground at top by Lac aux Castors.
At top of Mount Royal. U can walk, bus, or drive to top (pay parking 3$ I believe). 10 minute walk from parking lot to this fabulous lookout over the city! You can also hike/walk to the cross.
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Belvédère Camillien-Houde
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At top of Mount Royal. U can walk, bus, or drive to top (pay parking 3$ I believe). 10 minute walk from parking lot to this fabulous lookout over the city! You can also hike/walk to the cross.

Shopping

Cute small town feeling by the water. Some cafés, restaurants and ice cream shops along the main street. German bakery on the cross street (la petite Bavière)
Pointe Claire Yacht Club
1 Av. Cartier
Cute small town feeling by the water. Some cafés, restaurants and ice cream shops along the main street. German bakery on the cross street (la petite Bavière)
This entire street is full of shops, cafés, restaurants. Also full of tourists in summer! Action packed, special events, full of life (maybe a bit too busy with young kids)
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Mont-Royal Avenue East
Avenue du Mont-Royal Est
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This entire street is full of shops, cafés, restaurants. Also full of tourists in summer! Action packed, special events, full of life (maybe a bit too busy with young kids)
WEST of Avenue du Parc, Avenue Laurier Ouest has high-end shopping, restaurants, see and be seen.
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Avenue Laurier Ouest
Avenue Laurier Ouest
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WEST of Avenue du Parc, Avenue Laurier Ouest has high-end shopping, restaurants, see and be seen.

Drinks & Nightlife

Micro brewery, very popular!
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Dieu du Ciel!
21 Av. Laurier O
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Micro brewery, very popular!