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Getting to Montreal:
Airports:
-YUL
Main airport - There is an express bus (#747) that goes direct from the airport to downtown for $10 CAD.

-PBG
Plattsburgh is on the US side and therefore may provide cheaper flight options. About 1 hour drive to Montreal.

-BTV
Burlington is on the US side and therefore may provide cheaper flight options. About 1.5 hour drive to Montreal.

Other transport:
-Heiman's Bus (~ 9 hrs) ~$140 RT
Bus from NYC to Montreal. Leaving every night arriving early morning.

-Amtrak (~ 10.5 hrs from NYC) ~$100-$120 RT
Train is much more comfortable than the bus. Schedule not as convenient, leaves early morning arrives late evening. Wi-Fi and Kosher snacks available.
Amtrak TRs here and here

Hotels:
Downtown:
-W hotel  (SPG)
Beautiful and highly recommended.

-Fairmont Queen Elizabeth
Regal hotel, excellent ambiance.

-Intercontinental/St James's
Gorgeous

-Hyatt
Outdated

Airport:
-Sheraton four points (SPG)
5 minute drive (w/o traffic) from kosher area.

Chabad area:
Quality Hotel - Decarie & Plamondon
Walking distance to entire Chabad area. Has kosher breakfast. Rooms are old and outdated. Not a luxury experience to say the least. Has a kosher restaurant on premises.

-Ruby Foo
About 15 minute walk from Chabad area.

Transportation:
Great Metro system that is pretty easy to follow.

Activities:


Museums:


Amusement parks/Thrill rides/Game Rooms:
-Casino (downtown)

-La Ronde
Six flag style amusement park

Beaches/Water Activities:
Boat ride at Old-port

Winter Activities:
Skiing
-Mt Tremblant resort
Best skiing

-Mont St Sauveur
Good skiing. Less touristy.

-Snow tubing
-Ice Skating
-Ice village
Ile des Nieges

Sports:
Montreal Canadiens (NHL - Hockey)

Alouettes (CFL - Football)

Impact (MLS - Soccer)

Other activities:
Beaver Lake/Mount Royal
Old Montreal
Jazz Festival
Comedy Festival
Old Port
Biodome
-Olympic Stadium & Tower
Some felt this was an underwhelming experience.
-Underground city

Shopping:

Hiking/Nature:
-Botanical Gardens
Beautiful gardens, great for a date on a nice day.

Nearby Cities:
Ottawa (2 hours)
Quebec City (3 hours)
Boston (5 hours)
Toronto (5 hours)
Niagara Falls (7 hours)
NYC (7 hours)

Eateries:

- Google map of all the restaurants and stores on the Montreal Kosher website here (probably missed some, saved to my drive to enable edits, so feel free to update accordingly)

Dairy:
-Pizza Pita - Decarie (@ Plamondon) Great hours (open until 11pm? 4am M"S)
Great food all around. There is something here for everyone. Pizza is good, but the real treats lie elsewhere. Poutine is a must as is the pizza eggroll/wrap. Felafel and veggie burger are some of the best in Western hemisphere. Great salad and ice cream bars as well. Has a drive-through.
514-731-7482, 5345 Vezina, (NEW ADDRESS) pizzapita.com

-Exception (Breakfast/Lunch) Queen Mary Rd.
Good breakfast menu. A bit pricey, but quality food. Delicious pizza

-Bistro Pizza Bar on Westminster

-District Bagel (Formerly Mount Royal Bagels) 709 Lucerne Rd.
 Authentic wood-oven bagels. Great flavors. Blueberry, cinnamon etc. Now available on Uber Eats

-Pizza Gourmetti on Victoria corner of Bourett

-Kosher Pizza Bar at Cavendish Mall in CSL

-Restaurant Mozart on Queen Mary

-Taty Pizza on Darlington

Sushi:
- Yakimono
Best kosher sushi, hands down. Nice ambiance for Montreal standards. Delicious french fries (order half regular and half sweet potato).
4210 Boulevard Décarie, Montréal, QC H4A 3K3 (514) 484-1515
http://www.yakimono.ca/

- Metsuyan Sushi
2113 Rue Saint Louis, Saint-Laurent, QC H4L 1P1 (514) 744-2323
http://www.metsuyansushi.com/
Closed

-CHIYOKO Sushi Bar & Steakhouse
2113 Rue Saint-Louis, Saint-Laurent, QC H4L 1P1
(514) 804-0581
https://www.chiyokosushi.com/

- Metsuyan Sushi Express at Cavendish Mall in CSL
Certified by MK

- Saizen Sushi on Decarie
Certified by MK

- Chanoch's Sushi on Darlington

Meat:
- Ernie & Ellie's (Chinese) Decarie Square Mall
Good Chinese food. They have a tasting menu (all you can eat style) once a week that some recommend.
Certified by MK

- Chops (upscale)
Good steakhouse

- Benny & Fils
4944 Queen Mary Rd, Montreal, QC H3W 1X3
(same owners as Chez Benny that closed)

- City Grill
5055 Queen Mary NEW!
Certified by MK

-Luzzatto At Ramada Plaza Glatt Kosher Fine Italian Cuisine
6445 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, QC H3W 3E1
http://luzzattorestaurant.com/
Certified by CK (A new hechsher)

-The BSTRO / La Renaissance Gourmet
5663-A avenue Royalmount, Mont-Royal, QC H4P 2P9 (Industrial Park)
(514) 731-1862
https://larenaissancegourmet.com
Certified by MK

- CHIYOKO Sushi Bar & Steakhouse
2113 Rue Saint-Louis, Saint-Laurent, QC H4L 1P1
(514) 804-0581
https://www.chiyokosushi.com/
Certified by MK

-Deli 770
Comfy, kosher deli in a strip mall preparing sandwiches, charcuterie & salads to eat in or take out.
265 Alexis-Nihon Blvd, Saint-Laurent, QC H4M 2A4
(514) 748-0770
Certified by Chabad of Montréal

- Jerusalem Express at Cavendish Mall

- Deli Boys (Sorsky's) at Cavendish Mall
Certified by MK

- Chez Benny (American/Israeli) Queen Mary Rd.
Fast food/cafeteria style. Delicious Shawarma.
Closed

- Kimly Kosher at Cavendish Mall Closed

- The Grill (American) Decarie & Plamondon in the Quality Hotel
Decent food, about what you would expect for something called "the grill"
Closed

-Mega Burger on Decarie Closed


Takeout:
- Deli365 (heimish takeout)
365 Bernard

- Oinegs (heimish takeout)
360 st viateur  Montreal, QC H2V4G9
(514) 277-3600

- Adar on Westminster

- Fooderie - Mid-Town (Formally Montreal Kosher) in Wilderton Shopping Center

- One Stop Kosher on Darlington

Bakeries/Others:
- Cheskies
The cheese muffins had an indescribably great flavor. The flaky cheese danish with confectioners sugar and large cheese florets were equally great. You really can’t go wrong with any of the other cheese baked goods.
359 Rue Bernard Ouest, Montréal, QC H2V 4H3
(514) 271-2253

- Westminster gourmet - Cote St. Luc

- Kosher Quality on Victoria corner of Bourret

- Montreal Kosher, three different locations with main branch on Victoria.

- Citi Cachere on Van Horne close to Victoria

- Mount Royal Bagel (Bagels) Jean Talon [See above District Bagel]

- Paradise Kosher in DDO (Bakery, Takeout, Meat - a mini market)

- Sprinklz Now changed to Glidaz under new management
Fun self-serve yogurt. Some Cholov Yisroel and Pareve choices. Charged by weight.

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Re: Montreal Master Thread
« Reply #720 on: April 30, 2019, 02:36:46 PM »
Can anyone recommend a reliable van service that can shuttle a group on 14 or so people around Montreal for a few days?

I have a 3 hr layover in YUL and I am trying to get Cheskie's and Pizza Pita delivered to the airport. I know I can use Uber, but I'm hesitant because of the higher chance of something going wrong with 2 pickups.

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Re: Montreal Master Thread
« Reply #723 on: June 14, 2019, 12:43:53 AM »
Canada seems to have weird kosher eateries in hotels.
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Re: Montreal Master Thread
« Reply #724 on: July 07, 2019, 02:49:27 PM »
DW is craving a French onion soup with cheese on top. Any restaurant recommendations?

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« Reply #725 on: July 07, 2019, 03:05:43 PM »
DW is craving a French onion soup with cheese on top. Any restaurant recommendations?
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Re: Montreal Master Thread
« Reply #726 on: July 15, 2019, 03:43:06 PM »
Would Nyone know where the pop up minyanim r in Mont tremblant? I know about cha bad one but looking for other option s
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« Reply #727 on: July 15, 2019, 11:21:08 PM »
Any feedback on LeyLeyKitch/Elna Bistro (dairy) and BSTRO (meat)?
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« Reply #728 on: July 16, 2019, 12:02:10 AM »
Any feedback on LeyLeyKitch/Elna Bistro (dairy) and BSTRO (meat)?
This is the new ‘Ernie & Eli’ place?

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This is the new ‘Ernie & Eli’ place?
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« Reply #731 on: July 18, 2019, 06:45:47 PM »
Any feedback on LeyLeyKitch/Elna Bistro (dairy) and BSTRO (meat)?
My review of BSTRO
The place is in a industrial area helps with easy parking.

Place was fairly empty and food was ready in a matter of minutes.

The atmosphere is okay. You got one caveat which is the cleanliness...

Most of food were very good, believe it or not I find their sweet potato fries to be on par with those of Yakimono.

We got the soup of the day which was a blended mushroom soup with a roux, it was good but for some reason it reminded me of porridge...

For main we got the tomahawk steak,  Caesar salad as a side and sweet potato fries.

For dessert we got a chocolate mousse cup which was tiny and nothing special, to put it in another perspective it wasn't too fresh.
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« Reply #732 on: July 18, 2019, 06:56:29 PM »
Any feedback on LeyLeyKitch/Elna Bistro (dairy) and BSTRO (meat)?
My review of LeyLeyKitch by Elna

I think this place really fills the gap for an affordable dairy non pizza shop...

It's in decarie Square parking is not an issue and very useful if you are there anyways for medical appointment.

Food was exceptionally delicious although with limited menu options (my bad I arrived after 11:30 a.m. so no breakfast style food for me )

The place was pretty full but food was ready very quickly.

We got:
Elna Avo Toast with Sunny side up
Mushroom melt with side salad
Iced latte
Passion smoothie
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Re: Montreal Master Thread
« Reply #733 on: July 23, 2019, 06:52:45 PM »
Is there any Marriott or Hyatt walking distance to a shul?

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Re: Montreal Master Thread
« Reply #734 on: July 24, 2019, 11:31:08 AM »
Is there any Marriott or Hyatt walking distance to a shul?
would also like to know this for hilton, IHG or wyndham?

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Re: Montreal Master Thread
« Reply #735 on: July 24, 2019, 11:37:31 AM »
would also like to know this for hilton, IHG or wyndham?
There is a Wyndham hotel
Ramada plaza on Decarie, should be walking distance to a shul, they also have a kosher restaurant in the hotel.

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« Reply #736 on: July 24, 2019, 11:47:40 AM »
There is a Wyndham hotel
Ramada plaza on Decarie, should be walking distance to a shul, they also have a kosher restaurant in the hotel.
thanks! the closest shul is Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue?

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Re: Montreal Master Thread
« Reply #737 on: July 24, 2019, 11:58:16 AM »
thanks! the closest shul is Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue?
no, there is much closer, check google, there should be a chabad a few minutes away

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Re: Montreal Master Thread
« Reply #738 on: July 24, 2019, 12:32:49 PM »
no, there is much closer, check google, there should be a chabad a few minutes away
oh nice yea saw a few places 4 mins walk from there. thanks!

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Re: Montreal Master Thread
« Reply #739 on: July 24, 2019, 03:16:54 PM »
There is a Wyndham hotel
Ramada plaza on Decarie, should be walking distance to a shul, they also have a kosher restaurant in the hotel.
Ramada reviews isn't that good