Start from 82 curated places around Montreal, CA, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Joe Beef
The Little Burgundy restaurant where Montreal's modern dining buzz began, serving indulgent continental classics and market-driven specials on a chalkboard. The lobster spaghetti and the over-the-top hospitality define the experience.
Liverpool House
The slightly more relaxed sister to Joe Beef next door, with the same market-driven cooking in a brighter room. It's a touch easier to book and just as delicious.
Trails & outdoors
Mount Royal Park
The city's beloved central mountain park, designed by the architect of New York's Central Park, with forested trails climbing to grand lookouts. The summit loop to the Kondiaronk Belvedere is the classic walk.
Lachine Canal
A flat waterfront path along a National Historic Site canal running from the Old Port through the Sud-Ouest, once called one of the world's most beautiful urban circuits. It's a favorite for walking, running, and cycling past old industry and locks.
Things to do
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
The city's largest art museum and one of Canada's most visited, spanning four pavilions with a collection of nearly 47,000 works from antiquity to contemporary. The breadth and the ambitious special exhibitions make it a cultural anchor.
Pointe-à-Callière
An archaeology and history museum built atop the actual birthplace of Montreal, with excavated ruins displayed beneath the modern building in Old Montreal. Walking among the underground remains of the original city is genuinely thrilling.
Landmarks & sights
Notre-Dame Basilica
A breathtaking Gothic Revival basilica in Old Montreal with a deep-blue, star-studded vaulted ceiling and intricate carved interior. The kaleidoscopic sanctuary is among the most stunning church interiors in North America.
Old Montreal & the Old Port
The historic heart of the city, a district of cobblestone streets, 17th- and 18th-century stone buildings, and a revitalized waterfront. The squares, the architecture, and the riverside promenade make it the city's most atmospheric quarter.