| Au Pied de Cochon | Mont-Royal | 536 Avenue Duluth E | Crazy Quebecois food for Carnivores. | $$$ | MUST GO! It's always full. Make reservations ASAP |
| Bar Big In Japan | Mont-Royal | 4175 Boul St-Laurent | Speakeasy/Prohibition style bar: snacks and cocktails | $$ | Check the link: No sign, unmarked door. If it had a sign, it would be impossible to get in. |
| Beauty's Luncheonette | Mont-Royal | 93 Mont-Royal Ave W | Classic Breakfast/Diner style | $$ | Delicious, inexpensive, real home-style food. Great vibes. |
| Caribou Gourmand | Mile End | 5308 Boul St-Laurent | Unpretentious yet elegant and accessible game meat dishes. | | Great place for a "nice dinner" that's not stiff and stuffy. Everything we ordered was awesome. Would defintely eat here again. |
| Chocolats Genevieve Grandbois | Mile End | 162 Saint-Viateur West | The BEST CHOCOLATE in Canada. She owns the cocoa farm. | $$ | |
| comptoir21 | Mile End | 21 Rue Saint Viateur O | Fried fish and Quebecois diner food | $$ | Looks old and sketchy, but food is great. |
| Dinette Triple Crown | Mile End | 6704 Rue Clark | Southern comfort food. Awesome fried chicken. | $$ | In the summer, they give you a picnic basket and you can eat in the park across the street. |
| Fairmount Bagel | Mile End | 74 Avenue Fairmount O | Bagels | $ | Mortal enemy of St. Viateur bagel |
| Juliette et Chocolat | Various | Various around the city, click here for a google maps link | Chocolate everything, from all over the world | $$ | |
| Kem Coba | Mile End | 60 Avenue Fairmount O | Ice Cream | $$ | Long line ups in the summer. Closed for the winter. |
| L'gros Luxe | Various | Various around the city, click here for a list of locations | Hispter-foodie treats, brunch. Becomes a bar at night. | $$ | Go for brunch. |
| La Banquise | Mont-Royal | 994 Rue Rachel E | Poutine | $ | 24 Hours. All kinds of poutine. Wear comfortable shoes and dress warmly. Long line, but it moves fast |
| Le Cartet | Old Montreal/Port | 106 McGill St | Light and healthy-ish. Good for breakfast or brunch. | $$ | |
| Le Club Chasse et Pêche | Old Montreal/Port | 423 Rue Saint-Claude | Modern-style French with fresh game meats | $$$$ | MUST GO! Fancy. Great food. Great wine list. No words on sign. Unmarked Door. Check the link for a photo. |
| Le Quartier General | Mont-Royal | 1251 Rue Gilford | Modern-style French | $$$ | Bring your own wine |
| Le Serpent | Old Montreal/Port | 257 Prince Street | Decadent and innovative twist on food without being being stuffy or weird. | $$$$ | Great food. Great Cocktails. Door is discretely marked - in an industrial looking building. Check the link for a photo. |
| Les Enfants Terribles | Various | Various around the city, click here for a google maps link | French Bistro Style | $$ | Adult versions of childhood classics |
| Les Glaceurs | Various | Various around the city, click here for a google maps link | Sweets: cupcakes and macarons | $$ | Had my last cupcake here. Can't eat them anywhere else. |
| Lester's Deli | Outremont | 1057 Avenue Bernard | Smoked Meat | $ | Looks old and sketchy, but there's a reason it's been there so long |
| Olive et Gourmando | Old Montreal/Port | 351 Rue Saint Paul O | Pastries, breakfast. | $$ | Go for breakfast and then to Bota-Bota |
| St. Viateur Bagel | Mile End | 263 Rue Saint Viateur O | Bagels | $ | Mortal enemy of Fairmont bagel |
| The Sparrow/ Le Moineau | Mile End | 5322 Boul St-Laurent, | Hispter-foodie treats, brunch. Becomes a bar at night. | $$ | Don't go too late, kitchen closes. |