Like the chubby little chicks that flit about sidewalk cafés scavenging for crumbs, fledglings flock to this new nest on the block to be spoonfed lunch and brunch from Wednesd... read more
Where else can you order an Octopussy? Raspberry vodka with fresh raspberries and sugar cane, shaken not stirred, duh. This restaurant lounge, with a crimson crushed velvet sofa, cushy booths,... read more
One of those innocuous neighbourhood bistros that sneaks up on you, gets you drunk, stuffs you senseless and knocks yer socks off. Chic without being chi-chi, sophisticated without being snott... read more
Hot spot du jour in hot hood Mile End. Buvette translated literally means: refreshment area. Translated creatively it means: get your wine on, your snack on, and your chat on. A disarming... read more
Lux, it ain't. A deal, it is. The best-kept secret in the hood. Four cheap, clean, quaint rooms smack dab in between the Plateau and Mile End. Within stumbling distance of great bars... read more
One of those unsuspecting little spots that is cool without even trying to be. Don't tell that to the chic-geek crowd that flocks here for hearty homemade soups like curried spinach with ... read more
A mechanical bull, astroturf on the ceiling, a stripper pole and barmaids dressed as cowgirls -YEE-HAW!! Owned by the same guys who've kept customers happy at Go-Go Lounge for over ten years. ... read more
Ya gotta love a place that brews their own beers and serves 'em up with killer nibblies like mini-veal burgers, grilled fennel and potato croquettes. All sleek teak with blackboard m... read more
Get a load of this. A non-profit restaurant run entirely by volunteers with all proceeds going to community organizations and local charity groups. And it's good. Really good. S... read more
Blending in amongst the ubiquitous hipsters in the Mile End ain't as easy as it seems. There's more to it than bedhead and bagels. The secret to being supercool is to look like you're not tryi... read more
Montreal's answer to NYC's Magnolia Bakery. Cupcakes, cookies and goodies each lovingly baked by cute-as-pink-icing-on-top owner Reema Singh. It's first come, first served and she often sells ... read more
Finally! A place you can wear jeans and sip bubbly without having to ward off Vinnie Barbarino trying to buy you a Singapore Sling. It’s golden. And creamy. Much like those skin-tight white l... read more
Ferraris out front and a scene out of Scarface inside. Coiffed to the nines, dressed to the tens. Freshly manicured, diamond-toting fingers waving at the waiter—and that’s just the men.... read more
Shimmy that moneymaker into a long, wooden bench (watch out for splinters, youch!). "Call me François," he says, and before you can say "comment ça va?" a Quebec-brewed beer AND ... read more
Ah, the Mile End, where you stumble into a sleepy corner café looking for a cup of joe and get swept into a bohemian rhapsody. This neighborhood spot sings to the tune of art deco ... read more
If you could make your own beer and have your own quaint bar -this it'd be it. Très French, très fun, très bon. 18 homebrews made on the premises. Try a hemp beer, a hibis... read more
It's a rite of passage before ascending to superstardom for every indie band in town: jamming 100 of their closest friends into this ramshackle space. A weird hippie/hipster amalgam ... read more
Getting the jitters from one-too-many lattés is pretty much a requisite. This once private Italian social club was opened to the public fifteen years ago. Corner tables remain... read more
Palm trees, open space and tile mosaics—like stepping into a Cuban saloon. Join local Ernest Hemingways, wall-street stiffs and super-chill students for a short and neat. Over 150 scotch whiskeys t... read more
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