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Where to find booze

A couple of blocks from my place (go 'uphill'). Best place to get wine, only place to get booze. Does NOT sell beer!
779 recommandé par les habitants
SAQ
1325 Avenue Laurier E
779 recommandé par les habitants
A couple of blocks from my place (go 'uphill'). Best place to get wine, only place to get booze. Does NOT sell beer!
Best place to get beer! OK for wine if the SAQ is closed. It is facing St Laurent metro station so quite convenient when coming home! This is a corner grocer run by a large grocery store chain, so it's an amazing 'dep' by montreal standards (normally they basically sell beer and chips). Although they only have one type of anything (one brand of peanut butter etc) but it's convenient and they have lots of prepared meals that you can pick up on the way home. I love the salads large enough for a meal for under $10.
6 recommandé par les habitants
IGA express
5175 Bd Cousineau
6 recommandé par les habitants
Best place to get beer! OK for wine if the SAQ is closed. It is facing St Laurent metro station so quite convenient when coming home! This is a corner grocer run by a large grocery store chain, so it's an amazing 'dep' by montreal standards (normally they basically sell beer and chips). Although they only have one type of anything (one brand of peanut butter etc) but it's convenient and they have lots of prepared meals that you can pick up on the way home. I love the salads large enough for a meal for under $10.
Same as SAQ on St Laurent (closer) but this one is open til 10pm every day!
779 recommandé par les habitants
SAQ
1325 Avenue Laurier E
779 recommandé par les habitants
Same as SAQ on St Laurent (closer) but this one is open til 10pm every day!

Sightseeing

Botanical gardens. Might be a bit hot in Mid-July... check the website as you might get a discount buying a ticket that includes Planetarium etc.
970 recommandé par les habitants
Montreal Botanical Garden
4101 Rue Sherbrooke E
970 recommandé par les habitants
Botanical gardens. Might be a bit hot in Mid-July... check the website as you might get a discount buying a ticket that includes Planetarium etc.

Shit the locals do!

Every sunday Park ave and Mount Royal st. Very bohemian experience, free, at least a hundred drummers playing all day, people dancing, selling food, selling drums, capoeira, midieval battle reconstructions, slacklining... Very Montreal. Check out the mountain while you're there and Mount Royal street for shopping
58 recommandé par les habitants
Tam tams Montreal
58 recommandé par les habitants
Every sunday Park ave and Mount Royal st. Very bohemian experience, free, at least a hundred drummers playing all day, people dancing, selling food, selling drums, capoeira, midieval battle reconstructions, slacklining... Very Montreal. Check out the mountain while you're there and Mount Royal street for shopping
Where to buy your pot in Montreal, this location is downtown, expect to wait an hour or more to get in! Feel free to order online ahead of time and have it mailed, but please let me know before you do for details.
19 recommandé par les habitants
SQDC
6872 Rue St-Hubert
19 recommandé par les habitants
Where to buy your pot in Montreal, this location is downtown, expect to wait an hour or more to get in! Feel free to order online ahead of time and have it mailed, but please let me know before you do for details.
Great mexican food in the middle of chinatown! 10 minute walk from my door. NOT bring your own wine. Expect a lineup, seating is at large tables so expect to be seated beside a stranger.
60 recommandé par les habitants
La Capital Tacos
1096 Boul. Saint-Laurent
60 recommandé par les habitants
Great mexican food in the middle of chinatown! 10 minute walk from my door. NOT bring your own wine. Expect a lineup, seating is at large tables so expect to be seated beside a stranger.
Very popular with montrealers, farmers market with lots of great fresh food, but nearby you can fine craft bear, sausages, little italy
1744 recommandé par les habitants
Jean-Talon Market
7070 Av. Henri-Julien
1744 recommandé par les habitants
Very popular with montrealers, farmers market with lots of great fresh food, but nearby you can fine craft bear, sausages, little italy
Fun place to get fresh fruit and veggies, cheese, meat. Great food court, check out the pizza place and the cheese place!
852 recommandé par les habitants
marché atwater
852 recommandé par les habitants
Fun place to get fresh fruit and veggies, cheese, meat. Great food court, check out the pizza place and the cheese place!
check the website to see what the current show is. Museum is actually 4 buildings so they have a large permanent exhibit, canadian exhibit is an entire building and worth seeing. Expect to pay about $20 per person. temporary exhibits tend to be quite good!
1504 recommandé par les habitants
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1380 Rue Sherbrooke O
1504 recommandé par les habitants
check the website to see what the current show is. Museum is actually 4 buildings so they have a large permanent exhibit, canadian exhibit is an entire building and worth seeing. Expect to pay about $20 per person. temporary exhibits tend to be quite good!
All of the traveling shows start in Montreal, check their website to see if they have a current show!
22 recommandé par les habitants
Cirque du Soleil
333 Rue de la Commune O
22 recommandé par les habitants
All of the traveling shows start in Montreal, check their website to see if they have a current show!
Circus, no animals, I think it's a school that has lots of shows. Much cheaper than cirque du soleil but still worth seeing!
Cirque Éloize
417 Rue Berri
Circus, no animals, I think it's a school that has lots of shows. Much cheaper than cirque du soleil but still worth seeing!
theatre is around the corner from my place, worth seeing if they have a show while you're here and you enjoy acrobats!
Les 7 doigts de la main (The 7 Fingers)
2111 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
theatre is around the corner from my place, worth seeing if they have a show while you're here and you enjoy acrobats!

Out for drinks

Great small bar, show up early or you'll end up in line. Waiters/bartenders interview you as to your tastes and suggest a drink you've never heard of before that will be delicious in my experience! Modeled after a speakeasy.
116 recommandé par les habitants
Cloakroom Bar
2175 Rue de la Montagne
116 recommandé par les habitants
Great small bar, show up early or you'll end up in line. Waiters/bartenders interview you as to your tastes and suggest a drink you've never heard of before that will be delicious in my experience! Modeled after a speakeasy.
Modeled after a speakeasy. Very trendy spot, front door is just a black door with no signage, place is in the basement, first time I had orange wine was here. Not cheap.
46 recommandé par les habitants
The Coldroom
Rue Saint-Vincent
46 recommandé par les habitants
Modeled after a speakeasy. Very trendy spot, front door is just a black door with no signage, place is in the basement, first time I had orange wine was here. Not cheap.

Groceries

Not my first choice, but open 24 hours and a 10 minute walk from my place.
88 recommandé par les habitants
Marché Tradition - The Main
3695 Boul. Saint-Laurent
88 recommandé par les habitants
Not my first choice, but open 24 hours and a 10 minute walk from my place.
Facing metro Saint Laurent. Corner store run by a huge grocery chain. Decent selection of wine for a corner store. Not great selection of fruit/veggies
6 recommandé par les habitants
IGA express
5175 Bd Cousineau
6 recommandé par les habitants
Facing metro Saint Laurent. Corner store run by a huge grocery chain. Decent selection of wine for a corner store. Not great selection of fruit/veggies
Best place for fruit/veggies. Middle eastern grocer, Halal.
17 recommandé par les habitants
Marche Lobo
3509 Av du Parc
17 recommandé par les habitants
Best place for fruit/veggies. Middle eastern grocer, Halal.
Huge grocery chain. 8am til midnight 7 days. Best place for beer, second best to SAQ for wine. Lots of fruit/veggies but not the cheapest.
609 recommandé par les habitants
Provigo
5595 Av de Monkland
609 recommandé par les habitants
Huge grocery chain. 8am til midnight 7 days. Best place for beer, second best to SAQ for wine. Lots of fruit/veggies but not the cheapest.

Neighborhoods

Duluth street between St Laurent and St Denis (maybe a bit wider than that) is FULL of bring your own wine restaurants. Really great for a cheap meal with no corking fees. Several dozen restaurants in a short walk...
Duluth Avenue West
Duluth street between St Laurent and St Denis (maybe a bit wider than that) is FULL of bring your own wine restaurants. Really great for a cheap meal with no corking fees. Several dozen restaurants in a short walk...
A short walk from my place, just head down St Laurent. Dozens and dozens of asian restaurants and stores.
390 recommandé par les habitants
Chinatown
390 recommandé par les habitants
A short walk from my place, just head down St Laurent. Dozens and dozens of asian restaurants and stores.

Food Scene

Restaurant Le Square an easy walk from my place, fancy French restaurant that's bring your own wine (no corking fee!)
162 Rue Prince Arthur E
162 Rue Prince-Arthur Est
Restaurant Le Square an easy walk from my place, fancy French restaurant that's bring your own wine (no corking fee!)