Sit On A Café Terrasse
Where: Throughout Montreal
Why You Need To Check It Out: We may have been able to grab takeout coffee throughout lockdown, but being able to sit outside and sip our cup of joe makes our hearts happy.
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Head To An Old Port Terrasse
Where: Old Port, Montreal, QC
Why You Need To Check It Out: One of Montreal's most popular spots for drinks — you just know they'll be doing it right.
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Discover All Of The Old Port Activities
Where: Old Port, Montreal, QC
Why You Need To Check It Out: Speaking of the Old Port, there are lots of exciting things coming to make it even more of a summer destination.
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Have A Date Night At A Retro Drive-In
Where: Ciné-Parc Saint-Eustache; 455, ave. Mathers, Saint-Eustache, QC
Price: $11 for people aged 11 and older
Why You Need To Check It Out: Like last summer, this is sure to be another season of drive-ins. Interregional travel is allowed as of May 28.
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Check Out A Pierogi Fest
Where: Goplana; 1187, rue Charlevoix, Montreal, QC
When: Sunday, May 30
Why You Need To Check It Out: As MTL Blog's Ilana Belfer put it, the festival is "complete with a live DJ, raffle, outdoor games and — of course — warm, pillowy, potatoey, cheesy, doughy, delicious pierogis."
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Rent A BBQ Donut
Where: Top Dopico's BBQ Donut, Marina de Boucherville, Boucherville, QC & Aventure Mille-ÃŽles, Laval, QC
Why You Need To Check It Out: Cheers to the cool adventures we get to have this summer!
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Go Ice Cream Shop Hopping
Where: Throughout Montreal
Why You Need To Check It Out: Ignore the cool weather and celebrate the end of curfew and the beginning of summer with everyone's favourite frozen treat.
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Try The 3rd Best Pizza In Canada
Where: Alto Restaurant; 3469, ave. du Parc, Montréal, QC
Why You Need To Check It Out: Alto Restaurant's Meat Lovers Pizza was recently voted third best in Canada and best in Quebec by voters for La Pizza Week 2021!
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Check Out Jean-Talon Market's New Restaurants
Where: Jean-Talon Market; 7070, ave. Henri Julien, Montreal, QC
Why You Need To Check It Out: This is one of the most popular markets in the city and it's about to get even tastier.
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Go On A Hike... And Maybe Stay For Sunset
Where: Various spots
Why You Need To Check It Out: Go on a beautiful hike and possibly stay for sunset... because now you can.
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Bike Along The Lachine Canal & Grab A Coffee & Ice Cream
Where: Riverside Bar pop-up café and ice cream truck; 5020, rue St-Ambroise, Montreal, QC
When:
Café: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on weekends
Ice cream truck: 1 p.m. – 9 p.m. on weekends
Why You Need To Check It Out: The perfect treat after Bixi-ing to Saint-Henri from the Old Port
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Have Some Friends Over In Your Yard
Where: Your yard or balcony
Why: Because we can now! As of May 28, private yard gatherings are allowed with a maximum of eight people with social distancing.
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Before you get going, check our Responsible Travel Guide so you can be informed, be safe, be smart, and most of all, be respectful on your trip.
