Amanda Dawson

Choose your New Year's Eve vibe thanks to this essential list of Montreal parties happening on December 31, 2025. From the huge free Grand Minuit waterfront party in the Old Port with fireworks, to club nights at Stereo (29-hour rave, anyone?), dinner parties and even pub crawls, we’ve pulled together the best list of NYE celebrations. This massive list includes some of the best restaurants in Montreal, the best bars in Montreal, and—of course—the best places to experience nightlife in Montreal. Put on your best outfit and have a blast. RECOMMENDED:Essentiual guide to the best clubs in MontrealThe complete guide to the best things to do in Montreal

Discover the iconic hand-rolled, wood-fired bagels everyone's talking about. There are few things we believe in burning the tips of our fingers for. What is worth a momentary, yet painful, cool-down toss from hand to hand, though, is a piping hot bagel from Fairmount—fresh from the oven, sesame seeds raining down as we scoop up cream cheese straight from the container. A true breakfast (lunch, or dinner) of champions. Bagels are right up there at the top of our list of iconic Montreal food alongside the best delis for Montreal smoked meat—followed closely by the best poutine. They are a cornerstone offering on the best brunch menus while ranking high among the best cheap eats in Montreal. What humbly started with Jewish immigrants bringing hand-rolled, wood-fired rings of sweet, thin, and dense dough in the early 20th century has become world-famous. But don't just take our word for it. RECOMMENDED: Full guide to the best restaurants in MontrealWhere to find the most iconic Montreal foodBest brunch spots in Montreal

Who doesn’t love a nice bouquet of flowers from the best florists in town – especially when you can get them delivered to your doorstep in Montreal? When you take stock of all the fabulous Montreal attractions, gorgeous terraces, and world-class restaurants – all topped with these superb flower shops – this is without a doubt a city for lovers. Florists here offer all sorts of services, including last-minute bouquet deliveries and extravagant wedding arrangements, but they can also help you find something simple to liven up your apartment too. Flower shopping has never been so easy, or so rewarding. Especially as we've rounded them all up for you – seriously, this is going to be a bloomin' breeze. RECOMMENDED: Full guide to the 🍷best romantic restaurants in Montreal This article includes affiliate links. These links have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, click here.

Take old-world European charm and mix it with an open, friendly bustling North American city, and you've got Montreal. It's no surprise that the city is home to one of the best neighbourhoods in the world. The second oldest city in Canada, Montreal's combination of history and landscape with twentieth-century architectural wonders results in a never-ending list of attractions (and festivals!). Try inspiring museums; hidden bars and secret speakeasies; fine dining in next-level restaurants and the top tables (plus some stellar cheap eats). Tourists are amazed by Montréal, and locals keep falling back in love with it. What is the most visited place in Montreal? The extremely walkable neighbourhood of Old Montreal, with its cobblestone streets and proximity to the Old Port, is home to some of the city's ancient history and newest attractions. What is Montreal best known for? Aside from our famous bagels and poutine, Montreal is best known for hosting the World's Fair in 1967, followed by the first Olympics ever held in Canada during the summer of 1976; for Mount Royal Park (affectionately known by locals as "the mountain"), designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (the same man responsible for designing New York City's Central Park) and for being a superior city to Toronto in every way.  Where can I take tourists in Montreal? From the top 50 best restaurants in the city to the vibrant nightlife scene, Montreal is a playground for tourists and locals of all ages – sandy beaches, free c

Les meilleurs gyms de Montréal ont tout ce qu'il faut, qu'il s'agisse de séances d'entraînement intense pour le corps entier ou des cours de groupe avec bonne humeur, d'une pratique accompagnée de yoga et méditation ou simplement pour leur solide (et peu coûteuse) polyvalence. Certaines de ces installations sportives rivalisent avec les meilleurs spas de Montréal et comprennent parfois les meilleures piscines de Montréal. Quelque part parmi cette collection on a le choix des meilleurs lofts de yoga de la ville, des entrepôts CrossFit, des piscines de taille olympique et des studios de bien-être de luxe, etc… Il y a un endroit pour tout le monde. RECOMMANDÉ : Guide complet quoi faire à Montréal

The best gyms in Montreal have got it all, whether it’s intense full-body training sessions and group classes for good spirited vibes, guided yoga and meditation or just a solid (and inexpensive) all-rounder. Some of them sport facilities that rival the best Montreal spas and at times include the best Montreal pools. We’ll admit finding the right gym to workout at can be difficult, though; we’ve visited enough to know some aren’t worth a membership, so this guide aims to cover all fitness needs.  RECOMMENDED: Full guide to the best things to do in Montreal

I knew making friends with the trio of lambs that ambled up the pasture to bleat hello at Littlejohn Farm might be a mistake.  Photograph: Amanda Dawson | Time Out Perhaps I should have lavished more attention on the decidedly less adorable chickens as now, seated at a long family style dining table lit with candles and festooned with fall root vegetables, I have a plate of said new friends in front of me. Steaming and succulent-looking. One look and all my vegetarian resolutions are out the window. I am a hypocrite and I don’t care — it's maybe the most delicious lamb I’ve ever tasted.  I am on a farm just outside the small town of Wellington in Ontario’s Prince Edward County, a short drive from Toronto, to soak up the best of the season. As the vibrant reds, yellows and rusts of the fall foliage recede behind the setting sun, Luhana Littlejohn guides us through the rows of kale, corn, and squash that she and her husband Zach raise and cook up on their agrotourist property.  Check out: I visited the oldest rum distillery in the world and it was bucket list The pair have a meet-cute story right out of a rom com. Picture two young strangers, she a girl from Salvador, Brazil and he a boy from Stouffville, Ontario striking up a conversation one night at a train station in Bayonne—a chat that continued over 34 days walking the El Camino del Santiago trail together. What emerged was a shared dream to one day own and live on a sustainable farm… and the rest is history. The couple