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Montreal/Outremont

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Outremont, once its own town, was incorporated into Montreal in 2002. Located five minutes from downtown, it is a predominately residential area, home to well-known Québec artists and celebrities and to Montreal's Hasidic Jewish community. Outremont offers shopping and dining along popular avenue Bernard and rue Laurier ouest.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By metro

The Outremont metro stop is on the Blue Line.

[edit] By bus

The 80 Parc runs through the Plateau up to Outremont. Get off at Bernard or Van Horne. The 161 Van Horne runs along Van Horne from the Rosemont metro, on the Orange Line. The 129 Cote Ste-Catherine runs from metro Place Des Arts, crossing Outremont from south to west, and passes near Université de Montréal, H.E.C. Montréal and Brébeuf College and heads farther to metro Côte Sainte-Catherine.

[edit][add listing] See

  • Outremont Soldiers Monument.
  • Beaubien Monument.

[edit] Historical Buildings

  • Joseph Lamoureux House.
  • Maison Jane Lucretia Smith.
  • Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine.
  • Outremont Theater.
  • St-viateur.

[edit][add listing] Do

[edit] Parks

  • Outremont Park.
  • Saint-Viateur Park.
  • Joyce Park.
  • Beaubien Park.
  • Vimy Park.
  • John F. Kennedy Park and Pool.
  • Mont-Royal Park.

[edit][add listing] Buy

The shopping is concentrated along Bernard, Laurier ouest, and (scattered) along Van Horne. In the summer, eating an ice cream at Le Bilboquet, located a the corner of Bernard and Outremont, is a must.

[edit][add listing] Eat

[edit] Budget

  • Café Souvenir, 1261 avenue Bernard, ☎ 514 948-5259. hours. 24 hour cafe with basic eats.  edit
  • Bilboquet, 1311 rue Bernard ouest. Ben and Jerry's-style ice cream - sweet, with chunky bits. Delicious sorbets too. A very popular place in the summer, it is not unusual to see lengthy queues outside the shop.  edit

[edit] Midrange

  • Kavaloo, 1298 van Horne, ☎ 514 270-7715, [1]. Open Tue-Sun 11AM-9PM. Child-centric family restaurant offering meals for infants on up. Small playroom, arts and crafts, classes, and camps. Expect crowds on the weekends. Free entry. Children's meals $5-$10, adults $15..  editCLOSED
  • Bruno Bistro, 108 Laurier Street West, ☎ 514 277-8777. Friendly neighborhood French bistro. Daily 11:30PM-2:30PM, 5:30PM-10:30PM.  edit

[edit] Splurge

  • La Bete Humaine, 1637 avenue Van Horne (metro Outremont), ☎ 514 278-0001. Tue-Sat 5:30PM-2AM. Atmospheric modern tapas and wine bar built using recycled material. Dishes come in appetizer-sized "little bites" and "big bites" to share. Try the pierrade for two — a selection of thin-sliced meat and fish cooked on a hot rock on the table. The focus is on game meats, but there are options for vegetarians too. Wide selection of wines and local cheese.  edit

[edit][add listing] Drink

[edit][add listing] Sleep

Accommodations are skimpy at best in this residential area.

[edit] Budget

  • Breakfast à Montreal, 679 avenue Querbes, ☎ 514 271-2080. Two simple rooms in an apartment. Organic continental breakfast. $55 single/$85 double.  edit

[edit] Mid-range

  • Cite Chic Couette, 64 avenue Nelson, ☎ 514 279-8373 (, fax: 514 279-5761). Three rooms in a 1908 building furnished with antiques. Private garden. Continental breakfast. $90-150.  edit

[edit] Contact

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