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The world's best food cities were revealed and Montreal beat London and Bangkok

Montreal's culinary arts just earned some serious bragging rights on the global food scene.

TasteAtlas, one of the internet's largest food guide platforms, just dropped its 2025/26 World Food Awards, which includes a list of the 100 Best Food Cities in the World. And our city landed at #58 overall — ahead of many major culinary destinations.

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These are Montreal's 18 best restaurants right now — according to actual customer reviews

Forget what the critics say — the real foodies have spoken, and OpenTable just revealed which Montreal restaurants people were obsessed with in 2025.

The restaurant reservations platform dropped its annual Top 100 list for Canada, and it's not based on some food writer's opinion. This ranking comes straight from the people who matter most: the ones actually eating there, booking tables, and leaving reviews.

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This Montreal pizza chain is now top 50 in the world and you've probably walked past one

Montreal foodies already know that Pizzeria NO.900 makes some of the best pizza in the city, but now the rest of the world is catching on.

The Montreal-born chain just scored the 42nd spot on the 2025 50Top World Artisan Pizza Chains list, climbing one place from last year. Even more impressive, it was the only Canadian chain invited to the awards gala — for the second year running.

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This Montreal rooftop patio is pure magic with heated domes and sparkling city views

If you thought winter meant the end of rooftop patios in Montreal, think again.

This winter, you can enjoy an outdoor meal in a cozy, heated dome complete with a northern lights experience at this Montreal restaurant that's perfect for the holiday season.

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These 20 Montreal restaurants racked up the biggest health inspection fines in 2025

If you ate out in Montreal this year, you may have unknowingly visited a restaurant that found itself on the wrong side of Quebec's food safety laws.

Public court records published by the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) reveal dozens of establishments were fined in 2025 after inspectors flagged issues ranging from improper food temperatures to insect contamination.

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12 things Montreal does way better than any other Canadian city

Love it or hate it, Montreal does not move like most other North American cities.

The bone-chilling winters, world-class food scene, and chaotic blending of languages give the place a rhythm that is equal parts lively and charming. A lot of it only starts to make sense once you've spent enough time living here.

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3 Second Cup locations in Montreal were fined over $10K for food safety violations by MAPAQ

Three Second Cup cafés across Montreal have been fined a combined $10,800 for a range of food safety violations, according to recent court records published by Quebec's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ).

The fines stem from inspections carried out between February and October 2024, with judgments issued by the Montreal municipal court throughout 2025.

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Montreal's Christmas bar is open for the season and it looks like a winter wonderland

If you've been waiting for the moment the holidays officially take over Montreal, this is it. La Taverne de Noël is now open for the season, and the space has once again transformed into a cozy Christmas fantasy that feels like stepping inside a snow globe.

For a few weeks each year, the popular Le Petit Dep café-bar on Saint-Laurent turns into a full holiday tavern. The room is filled with ornaments hanging from the ceiling, colourful tinsel, warm vintage lighting, nutcrackers, classic Santa figurines, and a soft holiday glow that makes you want to sit and stay for a while with something warm to sip on.

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5 Montreal Tim Hortons locations got hit with thousands in health inspection fines in 2025

If you grab your morning coffee at Tim Hortons, you might want to know that several Montreal branches were fined for hygiene issues this past year.

Public records released by the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) show that five different Tim Hortons locations on the island were found guilty of food safety violations linked to inspections carried out in 2023 and 2024, with court judgments issued in 2024 and 2025. Two of the restaurants were fined twice in 2025 for repeated issues, and a few have since ceased operations under the operator responsible at the time.

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You can dine inside cozy heated domes on this Old Montreal rooftop this winter

Now that summer is long gone, Montreal restaurant lovers are already counting down the days until terrasse season returns. But even though winter is upon us, dinner with a pretty outdoor view is not impossible.

Perched above Old Montreal, Terrasse William Gray is widely considered one of the country's top patio spots. And that reputation seems to follow them even once the snow starts falling.

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A European bakery in Montreal was hit with over $13K in health inspection fines this year

A pastry shop in Montreal's Pointe-Claire borough has been fined more than $13,000 for multiple hygiene-related infractions, according to Quebec's food safety regulator.

The Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) lists Pâtisserie Suisse Viennoise, located inside Plaza Pointe-Claire at 297 Boulevard Saint-Jean, as having been found guilty in five separate cases linked to health inspections carried out in 2024.

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This Montreal dessert shop got a whopping $26K in health inspection fines this year alone

A Montreal dessert shop known for its colourful sweets and traditional Indian treats has been hit with one of the biggest food safety penalties in the city this year.

According to the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ), Ram Sweet Shop, located at 1016 Jean-Talon West, has been ordered to pay a total of $26,300 in fines for multiple hygiene-related violations.

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