Montreal/Côte-des-Neiges

Metro

You can reach Côte-des-Neiges from the Côte-des-Neiges and Université de Montreal Metro stations on the Blue Line and Côte Ste-Catherine and Snowdon stations on the Orange Line.

By bus

The 161 Van Horne runs from Rosemont metro, at the far north of the Plateau. From the south-west of the Plateau the 129 Côte-Ste-Catherine follows the edge of Mont Royal through Outremont. 165 Côte-des-Neiges covers the north-south route from Downtown.

• St. Joseph's Oratory

  phone: +1 514-733-8211
  address: 3800 Chemin Queen Mary
  The largest church in Canada, it is a favourite pilgrimage for devotees of Brother André, who was reputed to have healed the sick and handicapped. Includes a remarkable collection of crutches and canes from the healed. During the summer, it is also possible to stroll through the beautiful garden next to the Oratory which features the Stations of the Cross in marble sculptures. The garden is peaceful and beautifully maintained. The views from both the Oratory and the garden are magnificent and well-worth the climb. Watch for the faithful climbing on their knees to the top.
• Cemeteries. Wander among the more than one million graves covering the north slope of Mont Royal. No bikes or picnicking:

• Mount-Royal Cemetery

  phone: +1 514 279-7358
  address: 1297 Chemin de la Forêt, H2V 2P9

• Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery

  address: 4601 Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges
  One of the largest cemeteries in Canada.

Université de Montréal

address: 2900 boul Édouard-Montpetit

The second largest university in Canada in terms of students, Université de Montréal is a French speaking university whose campus is mostly concentrated on the mount Royal, between the metro stations Edouard-Montpetit and Côte-des-Neiges. The Roger-Gaudry building, with it's tall tower and Art Deco architecture, is well worth a look. It is situated just in front of the metro station Université-de-Montréal.

The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre

phone: +1 514-345-2605

address: 1 Carré Cummings Square (5151 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte–Catherine)

The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre (MHMC) is dedicated to Holocaust education and awareness. It was founded in 1979 by a group of Holocaust survivors. The Centre's mandate is to educate people of all ages and backgrounds about the genocidal murder of six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933-1945.

• The Segal Centre for Performing Arts

  phone: +1 514 739-2301
  address: 5170 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine

• Piscine Cote-des-Neiges

  phone: +1 514-342-9988
  address: 4880 avenue Van Horne
  Indoor swimming pool.

• Picnic in the parkRelax in the park with your lunch. There are several grocery stores nearby, as well as tons of restaurants who offer take out (mostly on Gatineau and Côte-des-Neiges).

• Plaza Côte-des-Neiges

  address: 6700 chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges
  Over 100 shops and services plus Cinema Odeon movie theater.

• Victoria Ave

• Queen Mary Road

• Côte-des-Neiges road

The multicultural communities of Côte-des-Neiges are all well represented on the dining scene. This is the place to come for Kosher, Lebanese, Caribbean, Tamil, Vietnamese, Filipino, Russian and even Romanian cuisine. Cheap eats line Queen Mary, Decarie, Victoria and Côte-des-Neiges avenue.

Kosher

• Chez Benny

  phone: +1 514 735-1836
  address: 5071 ch Queen Mary
  Kosher restaurant with Mediterranean (shawarma, falafel, merguez and the likes) and Chinese dishes. Really busy on weekend evenings.

• Ernie's and Ellie's Place

  address: 6900 boul Décarie
  Kosher meat restaurant. Everything goes: Russian, Chinese, Moroccan, you name it. Regular "Canadian" kitchen isn't bad either. Food served very quickly. Decor is trying to be nice but misses some edge. It doesn't matter though, because this place gets customers no matter what happens.

• Exception 2

  phone: +1 514 344-0508
  address: 5039 ch Queen Mary
  Kosher restaurant with pizza, pasta, salads, sushi. fish, and more.

• Expresti gourmet

  address: 5335A chemin Queen Mary
  Italian, Dairy and Parve

• Pizza Pita

  phone: +1 514 731-7482
  address: 6415 boul Décarie
  Kosher (and Cholov Yisroel) pizzas, pita sandwiches, burgers. Falafels are generously stuffed and fried eggplants give a tasty twist. Very popular with high schoolers and the frum set, especially on Saturday nights. One of the best veggie pizzas in Montreal.

• Pizzeria Tatty

  phone: +1 514 734-8289
  address: 6540 ave de Darlington
  Kosher pizzeria.

• The Reserve

  phone: +1 514 481-3111
  address: 5395 ch Queen Mary
  Kosher steakhouse and tavern.

Halal

• Halal 786 Restaurant

  phone: +1 514-270-0786
  address: 768 Jean Talon Ouest

Budget

• Exception 2

  address: 5047, chemin Queen-Mary
  Kosher dairy restaurant featuring thin crust pizzas.

• Chez Jolee

  address: 5495, ave. Victoria
  Delicious Sri Lankan and South Indian meals and snacks, including dosa, kottu roti, string hoppers, idli, vada and more.

• Al Amine

  address: 3549 ave. Lacombe
  Typical Montreal style "shish taouk" (chicken shawarma) Lebanese restaurant. Delicious and rather healthy fast food. They have great vegetarian/vegan options (falafel, vegetarian platter), pizza by the slice and Lebanese baklava.

Mid-range

• Le Camélia des tropiques

  address: 5024 chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges
  Unusually good (for Montreal) Vietnamese food. Phõ, meats, seafood, and veggie curries. Ask for the "by-request" extra hot hot sauce.

• Bistro Olivieri

  phone: +1 514-739-3303
  address: 5219 chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges
  Relaxing bistro-cafe located inside a bookstore. Catch up on your reading over one of their featured dishes such as roulade de truite (trout paté), rabbit, or a salad and local cheese platter.

• Restaurant Mavi

  address: 5192, ave Gatineau
  Authentic Portuguese restaurant, famous for it's charcoal grilled chicken. The fries are killer too! Eat your lunch at the restaurant or take it to go and picnic in the park on the other side of the street.

• La Saigonnaise

  phone: +1 514-344-4952
  address: 5711 chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges
  Fantastic Thai and Vietnamese restaurant. Share a "volcanic island" with friends or enjoy your own table d'hôte.

Splurge

• Il Galateo

  address: 5315 avenue Gatineau
  You could easily walk by without noticing this subterranean Italian restaurant, but you'd be missing out on a secret gem. Standard pasta, meat, and seafood plus a few surprises like dandelion salad.

• Tabasco Bar

  phone: +1 514-731-3666
  address: 5414 avenue Gatineau
  Restaurant and club. Also has a pool table. The food is pretty average.

• La Maisonnée

  phone: +1 514-733-0412
  address: 5385 avenue Gatineau
  Also serves food, very popular amongst university students. Karaoke on certain nights.

• McCarold's

  phone: +1 514-344-9009
  address: 5400 chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges
  Great Irish pub, also serves very good food, try the burgers (they have an exquisite vegetarian burger too). This pub has the best selection of beers in the neighborhood, with the usual pub beers (Guinness, Kilkenny), good local beers on tap (from Unibroue and Boréale) and an impressive selection of international (UK, Belgium) and local microbrew bottled beer. They also have hard cider, whisky and cocktails.

Accommodations are limited in this area. The closest concentration of hotels and Bed and Breakfasts are located in the Plateau or Downtown.

Budget

• Studio Hotel

  phone: +1 514-343-8006
  address: 2450 boulevard Édouard-Montpetit
  Open May to 29 Aug, Studio Hotel offers 800 budget rooms next to University of Montreal. Modern, clean, shared kitchen, common rooms, and gym.