Wolf Parade, Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Islands! Best music scene.. ever!

Wolf Parade, Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Islands! Best music scene.. ever!

Ste. Catherine- shopping! TIME Club Opera 1234

Go to Saphir, Blizzarts, and Korova. Shop on St-Laurent and Mont Royal, especially Eva B, Goodfoot, OldGold, Moog Audio, and really anything on those streets. St-Catherine is mostly a waste of time except for Off The Hook and a few others. the SAT usually has interesting art shows and good music as well.

la revolt--a rad traditional francophone band. and le fruit folie has the best breakfast ever. and preloved for clothes. and you must eat poutine.

Fuck Montreal, come check out Toronto!

Here are the most amazing places to eat in Montreal. the best place is Santropol. The most amazing food and atmosphere. Try the no. 13 and a milkshake. Ghandi in old montreal for incredible indian food. Calories on st. catherines for mouth watering desserts and Rubens on st. catherines for the best smoked meat sandwich. They have the least fat and are so much better then the over hyped more famous option. Also check out Tam Tam's on the Mount on a warm sunday early afternoon. Bring your instruments.

Here are the most amazing places to eat in Montreal. the best place is Santropol. The most amazing food and atmosphere. Try the no. 13 and a milkshake. Ghandi in old montreal for incredible indian food. Calories on st. catherines for mouth watering desserts and Rubens on st. catherines for the best smoked meat sandwich. They have the least fat and are so much better then the over hyped more famous option. Also check out Tam Tam's on the Mount on a warm sunday early afternoon. Bring your instruments.

wooohoo! montreal's the best. for sure check out mont royal and st denis, tons of interesting stores on those street! you might as well take a look in Simons (on st catherine) if you're near it since it happens to be a store that is only in quebec!another store to check out would be space fb, and neon maybe. the best chinease food=china grill.it's on st catherine but further down. if you're a vegetarian they have the BEST general tao tofu EVER. i am not even kidding. also on st catherine is Mr. Steer which is pretty well known for their burgers but they have a good veggie burger also. You should take a look on Greene Ave. the stores are more expensive but some stuff is really nice. Chez Nicks is on greene, and they have the best milkshakes ever. have funnnnn :)

wooohoo! montreal's the best. for sure check out mont royal and st denis, tons of interesting stores on those street! you might as well take a look in Simons (on st catherine) if you're near it since it happens to be a store that is only in quebec!another store to check out would be space fb, and neon maybe. the best chinease food=china grill.it's on st catherine but further down. if you're a vegetarian they have the BEST general tao tofu EVER. i am not even kidding. also on st catherine is Mr. Steer which is pretty well known for their burgers but they have a good veggie burger also. You should take a look on Greene Ave. the stores are more expensive but some stuff is really nice. Chez Nicks is on greene, and they have the best milkshakes ever. have funnnnn :)

Montreal is an amazing city with incredible festivals especially in summer: Jazz, outdoor concerts, incredible music scene (Arcade Fire, the best local band! as well as Metric). There is the mega shopping strip on Ste-Catherine street downtown populated by many clubs such as Seven, 1234, Club Opera near Crescent (the bar and nightlife street). There is the mega bookstore Chapters with millions of books and hundreds of magazines from around the globe on display. Just walking down the street, there are street artists with graffiti paintings and original costume jewelery. Of course, Montreal would not be Montreal if it were not for the multitude of restaurants owned by the diverse population of the city. One particularly famous one is Schwartz for its roast beef sandwiches. You are not a true Montrealer until you've tasted it. If you're lookin for some more high-end wardrobe finds, you can always hop by Green av (green for MONEY): Holt Renfrew (the canadian equivalent of Saks) is the main chi-chi chic destination. Want to see beautiful scenery? Hike around Mount-Royal in the middle-ish of the city and get an amazing postcard view of the crazy winding streets. There is too much to mention. Just walk around, occasionally take the metro, you'll get it all!

montreal is amazing you ought to go to st. laurent, and ste. catherine, and old port, mont royal also belive me [:

Defenitely check out Schwartz, that is a great idea. All the celebrity paraphernalia and originality deserve your attention. Also, a band you've probably heard of: Tegan & Sara, sisters who started out in Calgary and are now working out of Vancouver & Montreal...in the true Canadian way!

nahhh toronto has nothing special montreal is such an ethnic and old city its the best place!! you also need to check out vancouver!!!

2 things 1 gay clubs Montreal is gay. Gayer than lot of other towns. Then Saphir night club should be an interesting stop too. To see some daring fashionistas. Poutine and topless restaurant (for breakfast) is a must too.

Chantal Chamandy The Montreal Impact Time Supper Club JELLO Bar Thursdays Mark Anthony Stereo

Street for shopping: St-Laurent, Mont-Royal, St-Denis Nice store on Mont-Royal:Old Gold, on St-Laurent: Lustre Local fashion designer: Eve gravel, Station8 Montreal band: Malajube,Arcade Fire, Wolf Parade

Montreal is a hundred times better than Toronto - all the culture is in Montreal, all the business in TO. I absolutely worship shopping on St-Laurent, Mont-Royal and St-Denis.. best vintage shops, restaurants, EVERYTHING! I wouldn't say avoid St-Catherines, though.. it's more tourist-y, but there are some wacky homeless people.. the shops aren't that great, though. Poutine's a must =D I love La Tulipe .. and best concert venues are Metropolis and Club Soda.. It's a shame you guys missed the summer, there are so man free festivals! Jazz fest, African nights, etc.. ah well. Love the mag.. give MTL the credit it deserves!

la sala rossa always has sick bands - the hold steady, diplo, smd, black lips, bonde do role.... boul st laurent

st. catherine , a place called chaotic for shows, and good coffe. underground is a nice peircing/clothing. check it out=]

So glad your checking us out!...Montreal has this amazing music scene, with the same level of fantastic as Toronto's but with an added quirky, creaitive edge. There's of course Wolf Parade, The Arcade Fire, and so many others but if you want to dig deep down in the scene i suggest you check out The Hot Springs. They're this absolutly fabulous collection of engery and wit. I gurantee you can't resist to sway your hips.

lovelovelove La Chatte Bottee's monthly shopping parties!!! it's a must. They have a HUGE collection of vintage shoes and boots!

-must check out st. viateur, it's a starving artist haven & lots of little cafes. -olympico for coffee and chilling. -tomate (mini pizza place w/ awesome pizza) -little living room/cafe on corner of st. viateur/st. laurent. (cigole?) -st. viateur bagels. theres lots and lots of bicycles and random ppl just doing nothing in particular. also chk. monisteraki on st. laurent corner st. viateur kitch/antique store.

one word : POUTINE!!!!

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Check out The Control Lab art galary at 3634 St Laurent. Also, the Mile End area around 5300 on St Laurent also has lots of great stores featuring local designers, like Boutique Finn, Morales, Adam & Eve, Local 23, General 54 etc...

LOCAL 23 on Bernard street between Saint Laurent Boulevard and Parc Avenue. An institution in the Mile End neighborhood. BARFLY on saint laurent boulevard just above Duluth street. Sunday night bluegrass bonanzas if you like hipsters in plaid shirts and urban cowboys and old white bearded men playing pool. Another institution here. Also recently voted 'best dive bar in canada'

Eat poutine. You've never had cheese quite like squeaky cheese! It will change your life. And I have to second Arcade Fire and Wolf Parade.

If you're still in Montreal tonight catch We Are Wolves' album release show at Le National at 9pm.

Yay for Montreal! The most beautiful and groovy shop in town is Old Gold Clothing...fantastic vintage and a lovely patio at Eva B...100% vegan food at Aux Vivres... a zine bibliothèque, shows and yummy food at Le Cagibi...go to a show at Club Lambi, it is fantastically decrepit and fun...La Sala Rosa also features many great shows in a room straight out of David Lynch...so much more!!!

Ahhh! I almost forgot: Rubans Butons! A store dedicated to the button (ribbon also)...so many beautiful little treats for less than a dollar...go even if you don't sew...yay!

BONJOUR. First, you'll have to know how to say things with the quebec accent, really important! La Gaillarde, thrift store & Designers stuff,metro Place St-Henri Philippe Dubuc, on St-Denis street, a big designer here, he's known in Europe! Drink lots, Montreal's a PARTY town. The legal age here is 18, so you can bring your lil' brothers & sisters! TO DANCE The GreenRoom (and there you can speak english, a really nice place to go the Fridays & saturdays. It's full of fashion people & Great music. The beer is quite expensive, so drink beafore at Lafontaine Park (metro Sherbrooke) It's the same architect that did Central park in NYC! IT's really beautiful & nice. Go in the day at Le Piknik Électronik (if its not alresdy finish-this week is the last one!! Electro music for You to dance! Extrardianary scenery. Go Drink beer Tuesdays at Les FOufounes electriques. It loooks like a lane and it's always crowded. Hey guys, I would continue for hours-i really like my hometown. So email me to say what youve been up to. HAVE FUN !

BONJOUR. First, you'll have to know how to say things with the quebec accent, really important! La Gaillarde, thrift store & Designers stuff,metro Place St-Henri Philippe Dubuc, on St-Denis street, a big designer here, he's known in Europe! Drink lots, Montreal's a PARTY town. The legal age here is 18, so you can bring your lil' brothers & sisters! TO DANCE The GreenRoom (and there you can speak english, a really nice place to go the Fridays & saturdays. It's full of fashion people & Great music. The beer is quite expensive, so drink beafore at Lafontaine Park (metro Sherbrooke) It's the same architect that did Central park in NYC! IT's really beautiful & nice. Go in the day at Le Piknik Électronik (if its not alresdy finish-this week is the last one!! Electro music for You to dance! Extrardianary scenery. Go Drink beer Tuesdays at Les FOufounes electriques. It loooks like a lane and it's always crowded. Hey guys, I would continue for hours-i really like my hometown. So email me to say what youve been up to. HAVE FUN !

BONJOUR. First, you'll have to know how to say things with the quebec accent, really important! La Gaillarde, thrift store & Designers stuff,metro Place St-Henri Philippe Dubuc, on St-Denis street, a big designer here, he's known in Europe! Drink lots, Montreal's a PARTY town. The legal age here is 18, so you can bring your lil' brothers & sisters! TO DANCE The GreenRoom (and there you can speak english, a really nice place to go the Fridays & saturdays. It's full of fashion people & Great music. The beer is quite expensive, so drink beafore at Lafontaine Park (metro Sherbrooke) It's the same architect that did Central park in NYC! IT's really beautiful & nice. Go in the day at Le Piknik Électronik (if its not alresdy finish-this week is the last one!! Electro music for You to dance! Extrardianary scenery. Go Drink beer Tuesdays at Les FOufounes electriques. It loooks like a lane and it's always crowded. Hey guys, I would continue for hours-i really like my hometown. So email me to say what youve been up to. HAVE FUN !

BONJOUR. First, you'll have to know how to say things with the quebec accent, really important! La Gaillarde, thrift store & Designers stuff,metro Place St-Henri Philippe Dubuc, on St-Denis street, a big designer here, he's known in Europe! Drink lots, Montreal's a PARTY town. The legal age here is 18, so you can bring your lil' brothers & sisters! TO DANCE The GreenRoom (and there you can speak english, a really nice place to go the Fridays & saturdays. It's full of fashion people & Great music. The beer is quite expensive, so drink beafore at Lafontaine Park (metro Sherbrooke) It's the same architect that did Central park in NYC! IT's really beautiful & nice. Go in the day at Le Piknik Électronik (if its not alresdy finish-this week is the last one!! Electro music for You to dance! Extrardianary scenery. Go Drink beer Tuesdays at Les FOufounes electriques. It loooks like a lane and it's always crowded. Hey guys, I would continue for hours-i really like my hometown. So email me to say what youve been up to. HAVE FUN !

BONJOUR. First, you'll have to know how to say things with the quebec accent, really important! La Gaillarde, thrift store & Designers stuff,metro Place St-Henri Philippe Dubuc, on St-Denis street, a big designer here, he's known in Europe! Drink lots, Montreal's a PARTY town. The legal age here is 18, so you can bring your lil' brothers & sisters! TO DANCE The GreenRoom (and there you can speak english, a really nice place to go the Fridays & saturdays. It's full of fashion people & Great music. The beer is quite expensive, so drink beafore at Lafontaine Park (metro Sherbrooke) It's the same architect that did Central park in NYC! IT's really beautiful & nice. Go in the day at Le Piknik Électronik (if its not alresdy finish-this week is the last one!! Electro music for You to dance! Extrardianary scenery. Go Drink beer Tuesdays at Les FOufounes electriques. It loooks like a lane and it's always crowded. Hey guys, I would continue for hours-i really like my hometown. So email me to say what youve been up to. HAVE FUN !

BONJOUR. First, you'll have to know how to say things with the quebec accent, really important! La Gaillarde, thrift store & Designers stuff,metro Place St-Henri Philippe Dubuc, on St-Denis street, a big designer here, he's known in Europe! Drink lots, Montreal's a PARTY town. The legal age here is 18, so you can bring your lil' brothers & sisters! TO DANCE The GreenRoom (and there you can speak english, a really nice place to go the Fridays & saturdays. It's full of fashion people & Great music. The beer is quite expensive, so drink beafore at Lafontaine Park (metro Sherbrooke) It's the same architect that did Central park in NYC! IT's really beautiful & nice. Go in the day at Le Piknik Électronik (if its not alresdy finish-this week is the last one!! Electro music for You to dance! Extrardianary scenery. Go Drink beer Tuesdays at Les FOufounes electriques. It loooks like a lane and it's always crowded. Hey guys, I would continue for hours-i really like my hometown. So email me to say what youve been up to. HAVE FUN !

BONJOUR. First, you'll have to know how to say things with the quebec accent, really important! La Gaillarde, thrift store & Designers stuff,metro Place St-Henri Philippe Dubuc, on St-Denis street, a big designer here, he's known in Europe! Drink lots, Montreal's a PARTY town. The legal age here is 18, so you can bring your lil' brothers & sisters! TO DANCE The GreenRoom (and there you can speak english, a really nice place to go the Fridays & saturdays. It's full of fashion people & Great music. The beer is quite expensive, so drink beafore at Lafontaine Park (metro Sherbrooke) It's the same architect that did Central park in NYC! IT's really beautiful & nice. Go in the day at Le Piknik Électronik (if its not alresdy finish-this week is the last one!! Electro music for You to dance! Extrardianary scenery. Go Drink beer Tuesdays at Les FOufounes electriques. It loooks like a lane and it's always crowded. Hey guys, I would continue for hours-i really like my hometown. So email me to say what youve been up to. HAVE FUN !

BONJOUR. First, you'll have to know how to say things with the quebec accent, really important! La Gaillarde, thrift store & Designers stuff,metro Place St-Henri Philippe Dubuc, on St-Denis street, a big designer here, he's known in Europe! Drink lots, Montreal's a PARTY town. The legal age here is 18, so you can bring your lil' brothers & sisters! TO DANCE The GreenRoom (and there you can speak english, a really nice place to go the Fridays & saturdays. It's full of fashion people & Great music. The beer is quite expensive, so drink beafore at Lafontaine Park (metro Sherbrooke) It's the same architect that did Central park in NYC! IT's really beautiful & nice. Go in the day at Le Piknik Électronik (if its not alresdy finish-this week is the last one!! Electro music for You to dance! Extrardianary scenery. Go Drink beer Tuesdays at Les FOufounes electriques. It loooks like a lane and it's always crowded. Hey guys, I would continue for hours-i really like my hometown. So email me to say what youve been up to. HAVE FUN !

BONJOUR. First, you'll have to know how to say things with the quebec accent, really important! La Gaillarde, thrift store & Designers stuff,metro Place St-Henri Philippe Dubuc, on St-Denis street, a big designer here, he's known in Europe! Drink lots, Montreal's a PARTY town. The legal age here is 18, so you can bring your lil' brothers & sisters! TO DANCE The GreenRoom (and there you can speak english, a really nice place to go the Fridays & saturdays. It's full of fashion people & Great music. The beer is quite expensive, so drink beafore at Lafontaine Park (metro Sherbrooke) It's the same architect that did Central park in NYC! IT's really beautiful & nice. Go in the day at Le Piknik Électronik (if its not alresdy finish-this week is the last one!! Electro music for You to dance! Extrardianary scenery. Go Drink beer Tuesdays at Les FOufounes electriques. It loooks like a lane and it's always crowded. Hey guys, I would continue for hours-i really like my hometown. So email me to say what youve been up to. HAVE FUN !

BONJOUR. First, you'll have to know how to say things with the quebec accent, really important! La Gaillarde, thrift store & Designers stuff,metro Place St-Henri Philippe Dubuc, on St-Denis street, a big designer here, he's known in Europe! Drink lots, Montreal's a PARTY town. The legal age here is 18, so you can bring your lil' brothers & sisters! TO DANCE The GreenRoom (and there you can speak english, a really nice place to go the Fridays & saturdays. It's full of fashion people & Great music. The beer is quite expensive, so drink beafore at Lafontaine Park (metro Sherbrooke) It's the same architect that did Central park in NYC! IT's really beautiful & nice. Go in the day at Le Piknik Électronik (if its not alresdy finish-this week is the last one!! Electro music for You to dance! Extrardianary scenery. Go Drink beer Tuesdays at Les FOufounes electriques. It loooks like a lane and it's always crowded. Hey guys, I would continue for hours-i really like my hometown. So email me to say what youve been up to. HAVE FUN !

The Academy of the Sacred Heart in Montreal. Cute schoolgirl style, yes?

The Academy of the Sacred Heart in Montreal. Cute schoolgirl style, yes?

Good choice - I've been living in Montreal for just over a year, and it is amazing. You'll be fine with only English, but French will definitely help you out. Friday nights at The Green Room (boul. St-Laurent, close to St-Viateur) will definitely be your scene. While you're up there, get yourselves to St-Viateur Bagels and gorge yourselves on legendary Montreal bagels - it's open 24hrs today, so no problem! Very recommended. A girl who DJs that night also does Sundays at Korova - I personally prefer the latter in terms of dancing, so if you wanna rip it up, check that out. Both these nights, as well as the bars Blizzarts and Saphir, often attract (and I hate to use this term, but it's more or less accurate here) quite the hipster crowd. La Banquise (on Rachel) does the best poutine in the city, and Memento (on St. Denis) is an excellently curated vintage store staffed entirely by grey-haired gentlemen with a great eye. While you're in the neighborhood of Memento, walk a little bit south down St. Denis and hang out around the fountain in Square St. Louis - that's where I live and love and park my bicycle. Oh, yes, and on that note: if the weather's good, and you want to see the city from the best possible angle, get theeselves some vélos and do as the locals do!

ALSO: I see in an above post that someone recommends a cute café at the corner of St. Laurent and St. Viateur. It IS cute, it IS vegetarian, and its name is actually Le Cagibi.

What ever you do make sure you check out boutique Finn, locally produced & designed limited clothing also they carry lewd clothing which is really one of the hottest upcoming brands. Make sure you also check out there sites Boutiquefinn.ca Lewdclothing.com

I've only been to Montreal once for two nights but I fell instantly in love with the city. I recommend Club Korova.

deffinately check out the bands stars, broken social scene, islands. Also a nice store is Space Fb. I'm pretty sure they are out of Montreal. And you can't go to Quebec without going to St Hubert, yummy chicken :)

St-Laurent street is where everything happens. there is a variety of stuff, just start up the street and make your way down!

For music, try to find Numero# & Omnikrom. Great French-electro-pop.

I read the article you wrote about Montreal a bit ago and have never been more disappointed. This is such a beautiful city filled with plenty of things to see and do. Was Celine Dion really all you could write about??

I totally agree with Alina....I too was EXTREMELY disapointed....so disapointed that i think i might of even stopped reading it....seriously, seriously i was actually expecting NYLON to write about places or findings that i didn't even know about....instead it was more of the stuff i actually didn't care to know about.....I never do these complaints but montreal is one of the great loves of my life...and to see it described in such a random manner was upseting to say the least...

I totally agree with Alina....I too was EXTREMELY disapointed....so disapointed that i think i might of even stopped reading it....seriously, seriously i was actually expecting NYLON to write about places or findings that i didn't even know about....instead it was more of the stuff i actually didn't care to know about.....I never do these complaints but montreal is one of the great loves of my life...and to see it described in such a random manner was upseting to say the least...

party at Coda! and shop on St. Laurent! and eat at Cafe Jose! and go to the winter rave festival :) coolest culture on Earth

Don't forget to check out the east side of av des Pins. There are some great places between St. Laurent and St. Denis. Marche Montreal 24 av des pins est, Ko Clothes 58 des pins est, there's a great friperie (2nd hand clothes) at 145 des pins est and other clothing stores and 2nd hand record store on the same block. Whenever I go to a new city, I always investigate the side streets. I've found the best places that way!

A MUST stop is Le Marche Mtl. 24 ave. Des Pins E. 514-907-2482. It's a great boutique that brings edgy New York style to Montrealers

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Great local bands include Chinatown (myspace.com/chinatownfranco, if i don't give you the link you'll never find it!) and Duchess Says. Eat at Le Pistol (Sam Roberts' brother is co-owner, plus there's always great music from the employees' iPods), Patati Patata (the most amazing place! tiny and always crowded, but so cheap and worth the wait) both on St-Laurent, Nanta's Cash and Curry on Duluth is the BEST place, the menu changes a lot. Also Fuchsia on Duluth for great eats, and you want to check out Juliette et Chocolat on Laurier Est or St-Denis. Want a great haircut? Funky Toque or Pure Salon (part of Spa Diva) should do the trick. For shopping, Eva B, le Marché Montréal, Wooden Apples, Old Gold are great.

Is Rajni going? Tell her to go to St. Michel flea market (a bit of a journey, but full of insane kitsch) then sprawl out on the grass in Jeanne-Mance Park. Then text some friends to bring her a beer and food from Aux Vivres. Repeat. That's just how we roll.

EVA B! and pauls record store these stores dont get enough credit for what they do! eva b is the best place to shop in montreal

EVA B! and pauls record store these stores dont get enough credit for what they do! eva b is the best place to shop in montreal