Montreal Travel Forum

we are going to new england for about 10 days and have decided to spend 2 evenings in montreal. we enjoy wandering old neighborhoods and eating in inexpensive restaurants that cater to locals. we tend to avoid the tourist experiences and look more for a "living there flavor".

thanks

denny

I just visited Montreal a few weeks ago and had a good time.I stayed at the Hotel Xixe Siecle in the Old Montreal section of city and it was very nice,I have a tip for it on my Montreal page for the hotel If you like gourmet pizza(Il Focolaio Pizza Resto) is a good place right off of ST Catherine's that was reasonably priced also a tip on my Montreal page . Remember your passport to return to the US,the new rules for re entry are now in effect.Also go up to Pac Mount Royal for some nice views of Montreal.

Montreal is one of the least touristy cities that I know. By that I mean that even the so-called touristy areas are predominantly local in flavour.

My favourite area - the plateau - is situated at the intersection of St-Denis and Mont Royal. Lots of cool restaurants, boutiques, and sidestreets to explore. A real taste of a local Montreal neighbourhood.

St-Laurent aka: "the Main" is another street with local restaurants and boutiques.

Ste-Catherine is the biggest downtown shopping street and is where you can access the famous Montreal "underground city" - where shopping malls and Metro stations are connected through underground tunnels.

Although Old Montreal "the old port" has a lot of souvenir shops and restaurants that cater to tourists, you really can't miss it. It's the oldest part of Montreal - great architecture, cobble stone streets and some neat galleries.

You also must get to the top of Parc Mont Royal aka "the mountain" to enjoy the view of Montreal below.

I live in a suburb of Montreal and yes we have a great city. If you want to have the full Montreal experiance(if the weather permits)have a drink on one of the many terrasses in the old port, Cresent street or Saint Laurant/ St. Lawrence Blvd. Also try one of our deli's one of the best is Reuben's on Saint Catherine. Good luck, I hope I was helpful.

I live in a suburb of Montreal and yes we have a great city. If you want to have the full Montreal experiance(if the weather permits)have a drink on one of the many terrasses in the old port, Cresent street or Saint Laurant/ St. Lawrence Blvd. Also try one of our deli's one of the best is Schartz's on the Main St. Lawrence Blvd. Good luck, I hope I was helpful.

Agree with previous posters...and in Mont-Rayale park, you can also see some drummers playing during the summer (I think it's on the weekends) --- it's a very nice gathering of local people and if you miss it, just walking around the trails of the park is awesome...Norman :)