Top Montreal Food & Drink

Montreal is one of Canada’s most exciting foodie destinations with everything from gourmet cuisine to classic French dishes, to tasty street food. On this tasting tour, explore Montreal neighborhoods such as Little Italy and Mile End with a local guide, stopping at bars, restaurants, bakeries, and delicatessens. Along the way, sample a variety of local and European-inspired dishes including gnocchi, Alsatian tarts, and Montreal-style bagels, accompanied by Quebecois beer and sweet crepes.

Visit buzzing eateries and busy watering holes on this market and food tour in Montreal. Explore Jean-Talon Market and a section of Little Italy with your guide and discover ‘farm-to-table’ produce, Canada-style. Gain insight into Montreal locals’ love of fresh food and sample some yourself at one of their hole-in-the-wall eateries. Meet the producers who work hard to keep standards high, and gain insight into the Vietnamese, Italian and Latino influences spicing up Canada’s cuisine.

Bagels are one of Montreal’s top treats and proudest culinary exports—and this hands-on, small-group cooking class will teach you all the secrets to mastering these tasty, crisp, and chewy delights. Make your own way to the cooking facilities, hosted in a charming, Mile End apartment. With your guide’s instruction, learn all about different flour varieties, how to properly knead the dough, the steps that set bagel-making apart from other breads, and how to top your bagels with your favorite seasoning.

Taste your way through Montreal’s historic Jewish neighborhood on this delicious walking food tour. Learn about the area’s vibrant culinary heritage and renowned residents as you follow your guide to authentic local eateries including a smoked meat deli, a kosher bakery and an 80-year-old dining institution. Sample neighborhood staples like cured meats, sweets and Montreal’s best bagels on the tour.

Montreal’s Mile End neighborhood has an abundance of eating options, but knowing where to begin can be difficult. On this guided walking tour, enjoy a cross section of the finest neighborhood bites, from falafel to chocolates to homemade gnocchi. Hear commentary about the community and get a sneak peek inside the Rialto Theatre (Théâtre Rialto), a Beaux Arts-style ‘20s theater.

Visit Montreal’s historic centerpiece on this guided walking tour of Old Montreal. Discover the history, heritage, architecture and culture in this, the oldest area of the city of Montreal, dating back to New France. Choose between a shorter tour around either the east or west sides of Old Montreal or a longer tour around both. See famous sites such as Notre-Dame Basilica, Place Jacques-Cartier, Bonsecours Market, Montreal City Hall and Champ de Mars, to name a few.

Satisfy your appetite for flavors and sights on this 4.5-hour food walking tour of Montreal’s Chinatown. A knowledgeable guide takes you to seven venues to taste a variety of culinary delights, including crispy pork, barbecue pork and duck, and Hong Kong–style dim sum. Learn how to make a Bahn Mi sandwich, sample Chinese pastries at a bakery and drink tea made from leaves grown on farms in China. Along the way, gain insight into Chinatown’s history and evolution to its mix of people and cultures today.

Soar over the Old Port of Montreal on this urban zipline circuit — the first of its kind in Canada. Make your way up an 85-foot-tall tower and holler out a ‘Woohoo!’ as you sail across 1200 feet of zipline. Don’t forget to look down and soak up the spectacular aerial views of Montreal. This 30-minute activity will appeal to thrill seekers and families alike!

Get a taste of Montreal's Jewish heritage on this small-group culinary walking tour. Montreal is the birthplace of many Jewish foods and is known around the world for its unique take on Jewish cuisine. Explore the city’s Mile End and Plateau neighborhoods and taste a wide range of exclusive local foods, including smoked meat and bagels, at popular food spots old and new. Along the way, learn more about Montreal’s Jewish community and discover the backyards and alleyways of the city’s hidden Jewish food history.

Leave the crowds behind during this half-day Montreal bike tour, covering the city’s top architecture, food, neighborhood life, and history with a local guide. Pick from among two unique tour options, each of which explores a different cross-section of this historic city’s diverse neighborhoods and fascinating culture. Best of all, keep your bike rental for the rest of the day after your tour ends. This bike tour of Montreal also includes a helmet, 21-speed bike, bottled water, one food tasting and a glass of beer or wine in historic Old Montreal.

Montreal is the headquarters of the famous DAVIDsTea and home to a diverse tea culture. On this 4.5-hour tour that includes both walking and taxi rides, meet the top tea makers in the city with the help of a certified guide. Tasting different teas along the way, visit a Victorian-style mixology bar in Montreal's trendy Mile End, a Chinese tea company that’s one of the world’s top importers, and a French tea importer. A formal afternoon tea completes your tea education.

Beer lovers will enjoy this fun brewery tour of Montreal. Get a behind-the-scenes look into how beer is made at local microbreweries. Receive plenty of samples, so you can pick your new favorite beer. Don’t worry about how you’re going to get around the city after a few drinks, as you are conveniently transported by minibus. A fun way to begin a night out in Montreal.

Go behind the scenes with the chocolate makers and connoisseurs of Montreal on this 4.5-hour walking tour. Meet people from different types of establishments, including a chocolatier, Mexican chef and retailer, and taste at least nine types of chocolates along the way. Stroll through the Mile End and Plateau neighborhoods, and learn about the Mesoamerican and colonial origins of chocolate, its industrial production and the bean-to-bar movement. Come away with a palette and nose familiar with the subtleties of high-quality chocolate.

With so many microbreweries and taprooms—all with lengthy beer menus—choosing where and what to drink in Montreal can be a challenge. On this tour, explore the Latin Quarter (Quartier Latin) with a beer-loving guide. Visit three brewpubs, sampling two beers at each. In between drinking, you’ll get to see and hear more about nearby sights, such as Place des Arts, Saint-Louis Square, and Rue Saint-Denis.

This tour will take you through the Mile End area, just north east of downtown Montreal. While here you will truly get a wholesome sense of what sort of gastronomical experience someone living in Montreal would have. It's a very stylish and hip part of town that also has a very young population. Our food tour is strategically placed right in the heart of so many of the primary cultures of Montreal such that you'll be able to eat the best that the city has to offer. Everything is made from fresh local ingredients. We have created a relationship with these local companies which allow for the best in service hospitality. As a private tour, everything works around you! Our start times are much more easy going, dates can open up. It's a much more intimate and cozy experience. No need to shout over other tourists, you will have every question answered, and leave feeling like a native yourself!

2.5 hrs Private Walking Tour to Explore the most picturesque historical area of the city! Explore a must-see district for any first visit to Montreal! I share my personal favorites in this historic district full of charm. While observing beautiful buildings, I will show you some amazing details and tell you stories that you would have never known had you walked by yourself. Travel back in time and learn more about the founding of the city, some great characters in Montreal's history, and the French-English rivalry.

The Happy Hour Brew Tour offers an exclusive look in 3 carefully chosen local breweries. Our passionate beer guides will take you to different historic and culturally vivacious parts of the city while keeping the trip entertaining. Every stop includes a selection of beer flights as we’ll learn the subtleties and appraisal like pros! Our relationship with local brewery owners allows us to go behind-the-scenes and see the production side of things. Being with our certified expert is the best way to learn and ask any questions as you want about the art of craft beer making. A full meal will be included at one of the stops! You will be able to choose between a juicy burger with fries, a fresh seasonal salad and a cubano sandwich, vegetarian options are also available. We’ll discuss how to match beer & food along the way.

Are you looking for things to do in Montreal? Try this scavenger hunt / self-guided walking tour of Old Montreal. It will take you around and through the entire perimeter while throwing challenges your way, giving you some history, and offer up some local tips.

Explore the residential neighbourhoods of Plateau, Portuguese district, Mile-End and Little Italy. Here lies in peace communities with multicultural backgrounds. In the heart of Mile-End, be surprised to observe the community of Hassidic Jews coexisting with the most modern hipster-artists residents. Have fun chasing some amazing big street arts. As for delicacies, take a break in one of Montreal bagel Institution and in the Jean-Talon public market, the perfect spot to heighten your senses. We will also enjoy Montreal nature passing through beautiful city parks & green hidden alleys. A great mix of architecture, history, culture & food! Highlights: murals around the Main, Colourful Multiplex of Le Plateau with their typical external staircases, Montreal's famous Bagel, Montreal parks including LaFontaine Park, the charming streets of Mile-End and Little Italy, Jean-Talon Market.

Are you planning a visit and/or looking for things to do in Montreal? You should try our scavenger hunts throughout the city in Downtown, Quartier des Spectacles, and Plateau Montreal, to name but a few neighborhoods we go to. You will be challenged at every step. Each challenge will tell you where you are going next as well as some local history and trivia.

The tour is a unique customised tour, one of kind local experience of Montreal for those who love to explore one foot, using public transportion. Stopping in very typical Montreal neighbourhoods, making stops to meet other Montrealers.The tour will go at a leisurely pace, with pleny of opportunities to sit and rest. Stops to try local products. Observe Montrealers, learn about language, culture, arts, music and what makes Montreal so different do other North American Cities. Travellers will get to visit my neighbourhood, my local market and more. I created this tour in 1999 and have beeing offering it since. A very popular tour for those who like to stay fit, explore locally and most of all experience Montreal in the hands of a local expert, veteran culinary and art guide. I have been a local guide since 1992 and I share a wealth of knowledge including living and growing up in these neighbourhoods.

Become a barista for a day! Explore the history of coffee around the world (and in Montreal) with an expert guide leading the way. Visit five coffee shops (including one micro roaster) focused on single origin, ethically sourced, small batch beans. cafés and roasters that have different ways of brewing to get an understanding of everything from espresso to cold brew. You'll also enjoy snacks, crudités and pastries to accompany your tastings. Take a hands-on roasting class and taste your way from espresso to Turkish coffee to an espresso martini. Learn about professional coffee tasting and identify unique coffee profiles through cupping and snack on pastries and crudités. As coffee is an appetite stimulant it is recommended you do not start on an empty stomach! Food options are limited for gluten free or vegan participants.

Enjoy a private dinner in a local home with host John, a passionate home cook who loves exploring the flavors of his home country of Mauritius. Enjoy your meal together in your host's Montreal home. • Private dinner in a local home • Delicious dim sum • Introduction to Mauritius' culture and cuisine • 100% private activity • Experience Mauritian hospitality in a residential Montreal neighborhood • Vegetarian and gluten free options available