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.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.
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address: 461 chemin de la Côte-Sainte-CatherineLocated in Parc Beaubien.
Historical buildings
- Joseph Lamoureux House.
- Maison Jane Lucretia Smith.
- Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine.
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address: 1248 avenue Bernard Ouest
- 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 at the corner of Bernard and Outremont, is a must.
Eat
Budget
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Café Souvenir
address: 1261 avenue Bernard24 hour cafe with basic eats. -
phone: +1 514 276-0414address: 1311 rue Bernard ouestBen 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.
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phone: +1 514 750-7245address: 1291 avenue Van HornePopular bakery known for their baguettes.
Mid-range
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Bruno Bistro
address: 108 Laurier Street WestFriendly neighbourhood French bistro.
Splurge
Sleep
Accommodations are skimpy at best in this residential area.
Budget
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Breakfast à Montreal
address: 679 avenue QuerbesTwo simple rooms in an apartment. Organic continental breakfast.
Mid-range
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Cite Chic Couette
address: 64 avenue NelsonThree rooms in a 1908 building furnished with antiques. Private garden. Continental breakfast.