Explore Montreal
Montreal is North America's most European city — cobbled old streets, a bilingual soul and a food culture from smoked meat to serious fine dining. Its winters and one-ways are unforgiving; Chauffyr links an Old-Montreal morning, a Plateau bagel run and a bistro dinner in a fixed-price black car.
French-Canadian joie de vivre, a UNESCO-recognised food scene, historic Old Montreal, and world-famous bagels and smoked meat.
The facts, upfront
The best restaurants in Montreal
Toqué!
Contemporary Québécois · $$$$ · Quartier International
Normand Laprise's landmark restaurant that launched Quebec's farm-to-table movement.
Joe Beef
French · Québécois · $$$$ · Little Burgundy
The wildly beloved, decadent Little-Burgundy restaurant that put modern Montreal dining on the map.
Au Pied de Cochon
Québécois · $$$ · Plateau
Martin Picard's temple of Québécois excess — indulgent, foie-gras-laden and legendary.
Schwartz's Deli
Jewish deli · $ · Plateau
The most famous smoked-meat counter in Canada, hand-cutting brisket on The Main since 1928.
St-Viateur Bagel
Bakery · $ · Mile End
The definitive Montreal bagel — hand-rolled, honey-boiled and wood-fired since 1957.
L'Express
French bistro · $$$ · Plateau
A quintessential Parisian-style bistro on St-Denis, unchanged and beloved for decades.
What to see in Montreal
Old Montreal
Vieux-Montréal
The historic heart of the city — cobbled 17th- and 18th-century streets leading to the Old Port.
Notre-Dame Basilica
Vieux-Montréal
A breathtaking Gothic-Revival basilica with a deep-blue, star-studded vaulted ceiling.
Mount Royal
Mont-Royal
The forested hill at the city's centre, designed by Central Park's Frederick Law Olmsted, with a grand lookout.
Jean-Talon Market
Little Italy
One of North America's largest open-air markets, bursting with Québec produce and specialities.
Plateau Mont-Royal
Plateau
A bohemian neighbourhood of colourful triplexes, spiral staircases, murals and buzzing cafés.
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Golden Square Mile
Canada's most-visited art museum, spread across five pavilions in the Golden Square Mile.
One perfect day in Montreal
9:00 · Morning
Old MontrealVieux-Montréal — Cobblestone streets
11:00 · Late morning
Notre-Dame BasilicaVieux-Montréal — The cobalt-blue vaulted interior
13:00 · Lunch
Au Pied de CochonQuébécois · Plateau — Foie-gras poutine
15:00 · Afternoon
Mount RoyalMont-Royal — Kondiaronk Belvedere view
20:00 · Dinner
Toqué!Contemporary Québécois · Quartier International — Market-driven tasting menu
Book this day, one chauffeur
One fixed-price car and driver for every stop — no parking, no waiting, no surge.