Top 10 Tourist Spots

There must be hundreds of Top 10 lists about Montreal, so here’s our contribution…But we’ve also added another few “secret” things to do that some people may not think of right away when they come to Montreal.

1. Old Montreal (St Paul street) and the Old Port of Montreal
2. Mont-Royal
3. Olympic Park/Biodome/Stadium
4. St Catherine street: Commercial street with restaurants bars, shopping
5. Notre-Dame Baslica of Montreal 
6. St Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal
7. Montreal Casino
8. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
9. Gay Village
10. McGill University

Stay ten minutes away from Montreal’s Old Port

Now that the traditional Top 10 Things to do in Montreal are out of the way…Here are our Top Ten Honourable Mentions:

1. St Laurent street: Restaurants, bars, dance clubs, known for its nightlife
2. St Denis street: Restaurants, bars and terraces in summer
3. Crescent street: Restaurants, bars, dance clubs, also known for its nightlife
4. Strip Clubs (Chez Paree to name one downtown)
5. Jean Talon Market
6. Casual restaurants:
   • Schwartz’s, serves their famous Montreal Smoked Meat
   • Orange Julep, orange-shaped building, serves trademark orange drink and IMO the best poutine in town
7. Higher priced restaurants:
   • Au Pied de Cochon
   • Joe Beef
   • Toque
8. Premiere Moisson (French bakery chain)
9. Juliette et Chocolat and Cacao70, well known chocolate/dessert restaurants
10. Visit trendy neighbourhoods, right now Little Burgundy is a hot spot

Montreal Crescent street