Montreal/Outremont

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. Get in By metro The Outremont metro stop is on the Blue Line. 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. See Outremont Soldiers Monument. Beaubien Monument. Historical Buildings Joseph Lamoureux House. Maison Jane Lucretia Smith. Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine. Outremont Theater. St-viateur. Do Parks Outremont Park. Saint-Viateur Park. Joyce Park. Beaubien Park. Vimy Park. John F. Kennedy Park and Pool. Mont-Royal Park. 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. Eat 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 Midrange Bruno Bistro, 108 Laurier Street West, ☎ 514 277-8777. Friendly neighborhood French bistro. Daily 11:30PM-2:30PM, 5:30PM-10:30PM.  edit Splurge Drink Sleep Accommodations are skimpy at best in this residential area. Budget Breakfast à Montreal, 679 avenue Querbes, ☎ 514 271-2080. Two simple rooms in an apartment. Organic continental breakfast. $55 single/$85 double.  edit Le Simone, 1571 rue Saint-André, ☎ ''+1'' 514.524.2002 (info@lesimone.com), [1]. checkout: noon. Friendly Bed and Breakfast with great breakfast, especially on weekends. $80.  edit Mid-range Cite Chic Couette, 64 avenue Nelson, ☎ 514 279-8373 (helene@citychic.com, fax: 514 279-5761). Three rooms in a 1908 building furnished with antiques. Private garden. Continental breakfast. $90-150.  edit Contact This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!