Going to Montreal- NT what to do?

[Canadian Destroyer]

Taking a road trip up there from NYC with 2 friends. I'll be there Friday night and Saturday. Where should I go, what should I do? So far I know I want to check out Old Montreal, a museum (of course) and the Notre Dame basilica.
I also want to watch the UEFA Champions league finals on Saturday. Are there any good sports bars around?

 

[jjs]

Really depends what you want to do (nightlife? visit?)

How old are you?


Eat :
Schwartz (best smoked meat)
La banquise (best poutine in the city) (24h spot but it's always packed )
Le gros Jambon
A lot of spots in the old port are great to eat



Nightlife/Lap dance :
St-catherine Street is where all the clubs/bar at. (at the angle of St-laurent or Crescent)
Angle St-laurent is where the young people are (18-25)
Angle Crescent would be for a older scene (from what I've been told)


Touristic spot :
Mont Royal
Olympic Stadium
Old port
Casino de Montreal


As for the game, you should check if one of these are showing it :

Station des sports (on st catherine)
Peel Pub (on Peel)

or just go to another sports pub on st catherine


Sneaker spot :

Off the hook (OTH) (on st-catherine)
Exclucity (on Notre-Dame)
Champs/Footlocker on St-catherine



http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/

 

[Canadian Destroyer]

Will def check out la banquise. I'm 27, I want to see some touristic spots in the day and hit a bar or two at night but nothing wild.

 

[nazdrowie]

never been but heard the strip clubs are pretty nice...cheap lap dances.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

www.sweetmontreal.com

 

[omgitswes]

Get those fries with the gravy on it.

 

[the nomad]

Get those fries with the gravy on it.

 That just sounded funny.

 

[jjs]

never been but heard the strip clubs are pretty nice...cheap lap dances.

Get those fries with the gravy on it.

This.

Hit the Musée des beaux-arts (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts) or the musée d'art contemporain
Montreal Science center if you like that stuff
Lafontaine Park is nice too
There is also a Chinatown downtown



Gay village night life if you're about that life


Hit me up if they are any stores or things you'll like to buy.

 

[omgitswes]

 That just sounded funny.

lol i forget what it's called but it looks so good. I see pictures on tumblr of it all the time

 

[tdot23]

La Cage Aux Sports is where you want to go in Old Montreal to watch the match.  They also have a rooftop patio.  You may have to get there early, because it's rammed.  

A lot of good food spots. Particularly dinner spots that allow byob with no corking fee.  Check out L'Academie for that.  A lot of great lounges and clubs on St. Laurent, my favourite is Buonanotte. I recommend bottle service, and it's not that expensive. Banquise and Schwartzz is overrated.  You can have a good poutine practically anywhere.  Oh, if you have a sweet tooth, Juliet and Chocolat on St Laurent is a good spot, as well. 

 

[Canadian Destroyer]

Thanks guys, i always like to get info from locals when i travel and hit up spots that are "off the grid".

www.sweetmontreal.com

Rofl, good to know!

 

[me love nutella]

Besides all that is mentioned, if you like animals, the Biodome is pretty cool. 

 

[gp9rm7221]

Get those fries with the gravy on it.

You forgot the cheese.

 

[mycoldyourdone]

what kind of music or food are you into?

 

[Bert.]

get dat milk in a bag

 

[gp9rm7221]

get dat milk in a bag

Oh how I miss that.

 

[Canadian Destroyer]

what kind of music or food are you into?

House, electro, indie rock

get dat milk in a bag

 

[daheadbanda]

lol i forget what it's called but it looks so good. I see pictures on tumblr of it all the time

Poutine

 

[dakid23]

Montreal is My favorite canadian city!


Hit up
Rubens on Sainte-Catherine
Schwartzs
Have a Montreal Bagel (Montreal Bagel > NY Bagel)
The Subway system is on point also.

 

[the hater boxden]

POUTINE

 

[mycoldyourdone]

http://montreal.bixi.com/stations/

old port, st laurent, st denis, plateau mont royal, st catherine (generic shopping), parc avenue, chinatown (literally just one block), quartier des spectacles.

outside of downtown or core-ish: orange julep lol. st joseph oratory. the mountain with the cross on it. the look out area. olypic stadium? (waste of time if youre not here for long) dix30? for more generic shopping?

for house and all that, maybe you can check out "new city gas". not my scene but ive seen that name around.

as for sports bar, sports station maybe. 4L beer for 20$. they might play hockey though hah. if they do play whatever sport your asking for, not sure if theyll have the audio on.

random restos i like

kazu
marche 27
park
pad thai from bangkok 2
mile (dix30, pretty far without car)
m4 burrito
salt and pepper spicy pork chops from amigos chinatown (dat good tipsy food)
2 dollar noodles from asian guy afterhours on st laurent
fried chicken and kimchi buscuit burger from suwu
fried calamari and greek food from parthenon (lil out of the way)
kafta sandwiches from farhat (out of way also)
poutine at orange julep (basic but hits the spot)
blackstrap poutine

damn im hungry now

urbanspoon.com

 

[mycoldyourdone]

also, if you want to go deeper, make a throwaway account on reddit, or if u already have one go and ask http://www.reddit.com/r/montreal for suggestions. keep in mind of the demographic of the people posting on reddit but its worth a try for extra opinions.

 

[snowlax]

Eat at "Joe Beef"    Thank me later.

 

[Canadian Destroyer]

Anyone stayed at Gite Le Clic hostel? It was between that one and Good Life Studio. It has a private room for 3 which is what I want, not into that whole 10 person dorm thing.

 

[mycoldyourdone]

how was the trip op. what did you do?