Montreal’s an island with a mountain in the middle named Mount Royal. During the warm weather months, People in Montreal love to go to tam tams every sunny Sunday. Checkout the photos and see for yourself!
Montreal Nitelife Travel loves to show how this city is so versatile and fun no matter what time of the day or night!
Photography by: Anthony J. Branco
Looks like we’re gonna keep the Montreal Nitelife Travel Weekend Highlights!
With the steady emergence of Montreal Nitelife Travel’s Trip Builder, we are able to keep our Montreal Nitelife Travel guests super happy. Our Trip Builder allows partygoers to select all the options they want in their package when taking a trip to Montreal. At the same time, they can remove certain items in order to budget for everyone!
Montreal Nightlife VIP Agent #1:
“OK, I had three groups in town. Two were pretty much taken care as they had major Montreal daytime activities and had simple-planned evening including dinner at Montreal’s supperclubs and bottle service after dinner.
Now my third group was a bunch of ALL-STARS. Met them at the lobby bar at The W Hotel. We did an INSTANT round of shots to help kick off the party weekend. They wanted the bar scene, so we headed over to Crescent Street and hit up Happy Hour at Newtown and Thursday’s. The evening turned into clubbing time quickly and they walked over to Light Ultra Club to finish off the nite with VIP entrance, guestlist and table reservation. Saturday they had dinner at Queue De Cheval, walked over to Wanda’s and then hit up St-Laurent Blvd for some Montreal Nightlife action at Ivy Nightclub and Le Rouge Bar. Sunday, they wanted to see the Plateau so went for coffee at Café Olympico and stuck around til lunch at the one and only, Schwartz’s Delicatassen. Awesome group.”
Montreal Nightlife VIP Agent #2:
Hey Hey, so I had four groups to take care of. Two groups were booked on the couples’ escape and only required my meet-n-greet on Friday evening. One couple was staying in Old Montreal at Hotel Place D’Armes, so most of their planned events/outings were in the Old Montreal area, including dinner at Gibby’s steakhouse and then checked out the Highlights Festival at the Quays of the Old Port. The other couples’ group (two couples) were staying at the Hilton Bonaventure, went for dinner at Milos on Friday, and I escorted them to La Croissanterie Figaro on Saturday Morning (I learned about this place through a cute girl I used to date and she worked there part time… I think every waitress ever hired has to be like movie-cute… because they all are). Saturday they checked out the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
My party groups hit up Milsa on Bishop, the bars below Ste-Catherine on Crescent such as Hurley’s and Brutopia and then took a gorgeous SUV stretch limousine to the Casino of Montreal. I also had one bachelor party take over the VIP section of Club SuperSexe with more bottles and ladies than in the rest of the club!”
Montreal Nitelife VIP Agent #3 (Mr. Experienced):
“Have you ever been to the Scandinave Spa up at Mont Tremblant? How about trying to tie that into a Montreal Party Weekend package? Wow, I sure didn’t think I could have them up there all of Saturday and back in downtown Montreal for the Olympic Gold Medal hockey game. Absolutely no problems whatsoever. Friday we went to dinner at Garde Manger and then had bottles at Santos Lounge. Saturday morning they somehow woke up on time and we brought them sandwiches from Olive & Gourmando. SUV rentals up to Mont Tremblant where they ski’d with afternoon passes and hit up the spa in the evening. Now that’s what I call hitting up Montreal with class and style!
Nestled on the corner of McGill and William Street, Montreal’s restaurant L’Appartement opened up in ’06 and is busy every night due to its key location and varied menu. Great spot to have dinner and extend the night for some drinks prior to hitting up the evergrowing Montreal Nightlife scene in Old Montreal West.
L’Appartement plays on the décor of an apartment (!) and is just a few steps away from major tourist attractions and hotels.
Trendy to say the least, the menu features delicious tar tars on the appetizer list and pleasure food for the mains. I liked the red tuna steak in a panko crust with avocado and honey sauce.
The address is 660 William Street and be sure to call for reservations.
A new restaurant in Old Montreal West, Barroco is a hip restaurant offering French cuisine to the business and fashionable crowds of Montreal.
The same way the appetizers give a burst of flavor upon first taste, the moment you walk in you’ll be visually taken by a colorful and seductively lit dining room with many attributes to its snazzy décor.
And yes, you will notice the sound system.
For mains, we had the chimichurri 18 oz. rib steak and the tasty tagliatelle vesuvio, and both were very tasty.
Located at 312 Saint-Paul West in Old Montreal West. Reservations recommended.
Milos Montreal (with two more locations in New York City and in Athens) is known for outstanding Mediterranean cuisine with fresh produce coming from their suppliers around the world.
Extra virgin olive oil, honey, yogurt, loup de Mer, anchovies, red mullet, octopus, fresh sardines and calamari top the list.
As one of the posh restaurants in Montreal, make sure to have reservation and checkout their extensively rich menu prior to dining at Milos.
Located at 5357 Parc Avenue.
Yes, we can debate many great topics, but when it comes to Montreal’s best pizza, Bottega is always the front-runner.
Since storming onto the scene, Bottega Pizzeria makes the finest pizza in town, serves it with trendy class and offers it at an affordable price.
Very nice dining room and you will definitely need a reservation, in advance.
Located in Little Italy at 65 St-Zotique East.
Located on Rachel in the Plateau, Casa Tapas opened over five years ago and has yet to tone it down a notch.
Home to a Spanish menu, winelist and décor, the waiters all sport skinny black ties on a deep red Spanish shirt worthy of mentioning.
The menu is unmistakably designed featuring countless appetizers such as chorizo, quail legs, calamari, mussels, grignotine and other $7-11 dollar tapas dishes make your dinner as delicious as the date you bring with you.
Gorgeous crowds flock and fill Casa Tapas, so make a reservation. And don’t make it two hours before.
Located at 286 Rachel East.
Everyone in the city raves about Tapeo, the critically acclaimed tapas Montreal restaurant located in the Villeray district.
With a feverish Spanish wine list, ordering is always a pleasure with an extensive tapas selection, a grand group menu, tasty paella and an unbeatable lunch menu.
Deservingly so, most claim Tapeo to be the best tapas restaurant in Montreal.
Highly recommended. Found at 511 Villeray and reservations are a must.
Hmm. Montreal’s an island, with a nice big mountain in the middle Gotta love it!
Here’s a photo taken last summer from Pins Avenue near the Molson Stadium where the Montreal Alouettes and the McGill Redmen play their home games… I know this might look like a phone camera, but get it straight here, 35 mm film ain’t going anywhere!
Montreal is enjoying another summer full of festivals and nightlife supremacy. Despite the nasty weather this past July, August is heating up and prices are working in everyone’s favor.
Whether you may be looking for hotel accommodations, dinner reservations, table reservations at the hottest spots in town… Montreal Nitelife Travel keeps it coming.
