Things To Do
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
The 40th Anniversary of the Montreal Jazz Festival happens during our wedding! It's a completely free, open jazz festival within walking distance of our wedding venues.
Mount Royal
In the heart of Montreal is the famous Mont Royal park. It's a light hike to the top, and you're rewarded with a beautiful park, a 1920s style chalet and the most stunning views of the city.
Cité Mémoire
Loosely inspired by the history of Montreal, Cité Mémoire invites you to meet a host of characters who’ve witnessed the city’s evolution first-hand. Poetic, dreamlike and occasionally playful, the tableaux come alive with images, words and music. Projected throughout Old Montreal, Old Port of Montréal and at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, the work appears on the very walls that surround us, the ground on which we walk, the trees that frame our present. For a complete Cité Mémoire experience, download Montréal en Histoires free application and its contents. Soundtrack and historical contexts available in 4 languages.
Patrice Pâtissier
The best pastries in Montreal. We get at least one kouign amann (pronounced kween ah-mahn) every trip.
Joe Beef
Insanely decadent restaurant featuring the best of Quebecois cuisine. A chef and foodie destination, Joe Beef would get all the Michelin stars if the guide came to Montreal. Get a reservation well in advance, and come with an appetite. (Their sister restaurant, Liverpool House, is just as good.)
Schwartz's Deli - Sandwiches - Steaks
In Montreal, it's not pastrami, it's smoked meat. Usually a line, but it moves quickly and the payoff is worth it.