# Going to Montreal. What should I not miss while there?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Tags:** vacation-travel
**Created:** [June 21, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-montreal-what-should-i-not-miss-while-there/1031078 "2026-06-21T18:59:51Z")
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### Author: ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-montreal-what-should-i-not-miss-while-there/1031078/9 "2026-06-27T12:11:38Z")

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Old Montreal is a tourist zoo with overpriced, middling food. There is plenty better for less everywhere else and the metro is super convenient. But if you’ve never been there, it’s worth checking out.

Past thread (there are many others):

> [@What else to do in Montreal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-to-do-in-montreal/1018221):
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> We already have a dozen or more threads that I’ve mined for past visits, and I feel like I’ve hit most of the common suggestions people make. So I’m soliciting any hidden gems that might not make the typical lists for weekend visit. I will not have a car but will have ready metro access; I’ve gotten a lot of mileage out of surfacing at a random metro station and exploring a neighborhood. I like tasting food and drink. Here’s what I remember visiting before (incomplete because I kept poor record…

The Michelin guide has a handful of “Bib Gourmand” restaurants. The ones I’ve visited were all good.

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