Montreal: an itinerary

Voulez vous visitez Montreal avec moi? (Will you visit Montreal with me?)

I really enjoyed visiting Montreal for the weekend, so here is my itinerary and I hope you enjoy!

*Note: Things I researched but didn’t end up doing are denoted with a `` (asterisk)**

Accommodation

• Renaissance Montreal - The Renaisssance is centrally located right next to a train stop and the Central Station. The staff were incredibly kind and gracious and the pancakes for breakfast were divine! I would stay at the hotel again 100%.

Activities

• Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal
• Old Montreal (Vieux Montreal)
  • Shopping at Le Walk in
• Old Port (Vieux-Port)
• Mont Royal (see view) 
• Oratoire Saint-Joseph*
• Square Saint-Louis
• Shopping on Rue Saint Denis
  • My favourite place for homeware was Structube

Food and Drinks

• Grab a Montreal bagel* (in hindsight we should have had tried to get a bagel! I am a bad New Yorkah!)
  • Fairmount Bagel
  • Saint-Viateur Bagel
• Grab coffee:
  • Cafe Olympico - try the Nutella horns and cornettos - they are generous with the Nutella!
  • Crew Collective and Cafe - a great place to take meetings and read a book. This cafe is located inside a heritage building that was once a bank! 😮
• Poutine:
  • La Banquise*
  • Chez Claudette - get the small portion of poutine as the portion sizes are HUGE
  • Paul Patates*
  • Pataterie Chex Philipe*
• Restaurants:
  • Ma Poule Mouillee*
  • Arthurs for brunch*
  • Gibeau Orange Julep*
  • Mr. Azteca*
  • Satay Brothers - don’t get the snow crab bao! Get the Laksa!