i need to decide this weekend if i'm going March 31-April 4; where can i find out what's going on then (besides Jays-Boston at Big O)? Urge or discourage.
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 11 February 2016 22:33 (eight years ago) link
or i could wait til June
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 February 2016 22:43 (eight years ago) link
i'd wait til june imo, strong contender the best month in the city
― flopson, Friday, 12 February 2016 22:44 (eight years ago) link
no exhibition baseball thoough
and really i am looking to change apartments here on July 1 (as i have for about 5 years running)
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 February 2016 22:46 (eight years ago) link
if you do come in march mtl ilx should crew up and get trashed w morbs at the big o B-)
― flopson, Saturday, 13 February 2016 01:26 (eight years ago) link
early april definitely not this city at its best
― sean gramophone, Saturday, 13 February 2016 01:32 (eight years ago) link
Aw I'm not going to be here on those March/April dates. But baseball is important to you, follow your baseball shaped heart!I need to get down to NYC again one of these days soon.
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Saturday, 13 February 2016 03:50 (eight years ago) link
going to be in town again the first week of june, thinking about staying a little longer than usual and doing some wandering
anyone going to be around and want to meet up? (other than the usual suspects, hi rrrobyn!)
― μpright mammal (mh), Wednesday, 6 April 2016 20:51 (eight years ago) link
Yeah I'll be around but nobody likes me because one time in 2008 I said that Montreal's hot dogs weren't good and someone got mad about it.
― fields of salmon, Friday, 8 April 2016 00:21 (eight years ago) link
you got a lot of nerve showing up in this thread, weinertraitor
i'll also be around!
― yellow despackling power (Will M.), Friday, 8 April 2016 14:45 (eight years ago) link
still not sure what my plans are, trying to communicate with my montreal music festival posse friends to see if they're interested in sharing an airbnb but they're being wieners
― μpright mammal (mh), Friday, 8 April 2016 14:51 (eight years ago) link
i'll be around, i think u can send me a ilxmail or bump this thread
― de l'asshole (flopson), Friday, 8 April 2016 14:57 (eight years ago) link
cool, clear off your couch, i'll be over
― μpright mammal (mh), Friday, 8 April 2016 14:57 (eight years ago) link
how hard is it for someone with v mediocre french to find a job for the summer in mtl?
― ( ^_^) (Lamp), Saturday, 25 June 2016 01:39 (seven years ago) link
What kind of job - like, dishwashing? Would be very, very hard to get a retail or service job. It's easy to live here speaking little French, but can be difficult to find work. (Hence the reason there are so many freelancers/artists.)
― sean gramophone, Saturday, 25 June 2016 01:48 (seven years ago) link
yeah like bartending or something. i can speak enough french to like take orders or w/e but im def not fluent
― ( ^_^) (Lamp), Saturday, 25 June 2016 02:07 (seven years ago) link
ya u can work it imo
― de l'asshole (flopson), Saturday, 25 June 2016 02:29 (seven years ago) link
I knew a guy who got a job as a pool boy there in the summers
― The Nickelbackean Ethics (jim in glasgow), Saturday, 25 June 2016 03:02 (seven years ago) link
retail is def. possible but I would target specific neighborhoods
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 25 June 2016 04:43 (seven years ago) link
@flopson can i ilxmail u?
― ( ^_^) (Lamp), Saturday, 25 June 2016 04:56 (seven years ago) link
ya!
― de l'asshole (flopson), Saturday, 25 June 2016 07:14 (seven years ago) link
Oh ok if you have french (albeit not fluency) yeah there are jobs! Summer here is busy.
― sean gramophone, Saturday, 25 June 2016 16:14 (seven years ago) link
are u canadian? bartender jobs are often highly coveted (and hard to get) because tips mean $$$.
flopson thanx i msg'd you
i have a fair amount of serving xp but was worried i just flat out couldnt get hired if i wasnt fluent. ive got a very cheap place to live so i dont need to make crazy money so i can work at a slower/less cool/less remunerative place. i just want some kind of income while im living there
― ( ^_^) (Lamp), Saturday, 25 June 2016 18:42 (seven years ago) link
i can ask around too! when?
― a simba man (Will M.), Sunday, 26 June 2016 01:57 (seven years ago) link
does anyone have a spare room i could crash in this wknd? will buy you whiskey/beer
― ( ^_^) (Lamp), Tuesday, 6 December 2016 00:14 (seven years ago) link
Gonna be in Montreal for a couple of nights this June. I haven't been to the city in maybe 30 years, my wife has never been. Our only confirmed commitment is dinner at Joe Beef one night. So ... any new/good/updated recommendations of where to stay (leaning toward AirBnB) and what to do? I'd be happy just eating the entire trip, but I think I'd get bonus points with my wife if I planned more than just meals. (Though meal recommendations are appreciated, too!).
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 23 April 2017 16:12 (seven years ago) link
best thing to do in montreal is just to walk around imo. walk up the mountain then through golden square mile/mcgill and upper westmount (murray hill park is nice), walk through the plateau (the square formed by mont royal, esplanade, st denis, and duluth is hard to beat, and you could dip further south on st lau) or the mile end (just don't take one of those walking tours lol), walk along the canal... on a sunny day may/june is the best time of the year imo
i don't eat out much and i'm stingy but here are my fav restos. but there are better recommendations from ppl who eat out more + better than me upthread
mile end/outremont: lawrence/larrys (british), lester's (smoked meat), damas (syrian), guillaume (bread)
plateau: nourry's (iranian sandwich + soup, in the lobby of an old converted industrial loft bldg), romados (portuguese chicken, huge lineup), patati patata (tiny burger joint)
downtown: cuisine szechuan
little italy: espresso @ cafe italia and pastry from alati caserta. there are also a bunch of great vietnamese places in the adjacent neighborhood, pho tay ho is the most popular
ndg: chalet bbq (roast chicken), hwang kum (korean)
sud-ouest: AA (poutine, in st-henri), lotus bleu (super cheap authentic chinese)
quite far afield but Pushap (near metro Namur) is one of my favourite restaurants in the city, vegetarian indian with great selection of sweets. you can also stop at the Orange Julep while you're there, and if you really feel like "slumming it" go to a movie at the charmingly creepy dollar cinema in the dilapidated (virtually abandoned, really) decarie square mall
― flopson, Sunday, 23 April 2017 18:54 (seven years ago) link
this post holds up
Stay in one of these neighbourhoods: PLATEAU MONT-ROYAL, MILE END, PETITE ITALIEDon't spend your money on pizza or sushi.Do spend your money on pastries (St-Viateur Bagel, Mamie Clafoutis, Kouign Amann, Patrice Patissier, Paltoquet, Alati Caserta), ice-cream (Ripples, Kem Coba, Havre Aux Glaces), middle-eastern food (Alep, Damas, Sumac, Kaza Maza) and [relatively cheap] high-end dining (Salmigondis, Lawrence, Joe Beef, Foodlab, Lemeac [after 10pm special], Nora Grey).Kazu is the only Japanese place worth your ducats.Good beer at Dieu-du-Ciel and Vices Et Versa.Coffee at Myriade/Dispatch (third wave) or Cafe Olimpico/Caffe Italia (Italian espresso).Best cheap eats: Euro-Deli Batory, Thanjai, Kanbai, Pho Tay Ho, Romados, Chalet BBQ, Le Pick-Up.― sean gramophone, Tuesday, September 15, 2015 4:56 PM (one year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Don't spend your money on pizza or sushi.
Do spend your money on pastries (St-Viateur Bagel, Mamie Clafoutis, Kouign Amann, Patrice Patissier, Paltoquet, Alati Caserta), ice-cream (Ripples, Kem Coba, Havre Aux Glaces), middle-eastern food (Alep, Damas, Sumac, Kaza Maza) and [relatively cheap] high-end dining (Salmigondis, Lawrence, Joe Beef, Foodlab, Lemeac [after 10pm special], Nora Grey).
Kazu is the only Japanese place worth your ducats.
Good beer at Dieu-du-Ciel and Vices Et Versa.
Coffee at Myriade/Dispatch (third wave) or Cafe Olimpico/Caffe Italia (Italian espresso).
Best cheap eats: Euro-Deli Batory, Thanjai, Kanbai, Pho Tay Ho, Romados, Chalet BBQ, Le Pick-Up.
― sean gramophone, Tuesday, September 15, 2015 4:56 PM (one year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― flopson, Monday, 24 April 2017 01:31 (seven years ago) link
It does indeed. That said, Ma poule mouillée > Romados.
― pomenitul, Monday, 24 April 2017 01:33 (seven years ago) link
Awesome, thanks! I saw that post and actually made the call to stay in Mile End. It's not that far from tourist stuff we want to do, and I think staying in a proper neighborhood sounds great.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 24 April 2017 03:00 (seven years ago) link
I also strongly endorse that call, just make sure to be a couple blocks away from the youth who are partying hard on st laurent until 3am on weeknights
― a landlocked exclave (mh), Monday, 24 April 2017 03:10 (seven years ago) link
I wrote that post and I agree Ma Poule Mouillée is kicking ass these days. Also might boast the best (non-trad, admittedly) poutine in the city?
― sean gramophone, Tuesday, 25 April 2017 00:53 (seven years ago) link
in the mile end area best poutine is chez claudette imo
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 25 April 2017 01:14 (seven years ago) link
as someone who lives in st henri, i agree, fuck aa, go to chez claudette
(aside from there being nothing else in st-h worth checking out, aa fell off a fucking cliff after its last health shutdown)
(that said i'll live here til i die or they remember to raise my rent)
― why ruin a good tradition? (Will M.), Thursday, 27 April 2017 07:53 (seven years ago) link
lol i haven't been (to aa) in a couple years, shame. although this isn't the first time someone has touted its downfall, only for me to go and have a delicious poutine \o/
― flopson, Thursday, 27 April 2017 11:55 (seven years ago) link
imo just get kind of drunk and buy the cheapest poutine from whoever is open at 3am
― a landlocked exclave (mh), Thursday, 27 April 2017 15:54 (seven years ago) link
i had poutine a few times in montreal, including at chez claudette, and none of it was any better than I've had in vancouver. was a bit of a disappointment.
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 27 April 2017 16:11 (seven years ago) link
everything else about montreal was amazing, i even quite enjoyed being shouted by a worker on the metro for complaining that the machine had eaten my money in english
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 27 April 2017 16:12 (seven years ago) link
crucial experience
― a landlocked exclave (mh), Thursday, 27 April 2017 16:53 (seven years ago) link
Oh hi I am in Montreal. Packed a light vest and coat, also scarf, lol me.
Ate at Club Chasse et Peche which was awesome, accidentally watched average ~300 average Joes from Your Fair City in some sort of dance performance at Place des Festivals, wandered around Mile End/Le Plateau, did obligatory in-and-out of Old City. Damas tonight, thinking Jean-Talon market tomorrow. Any Litte Italy recs? What else should I do/eat/drink on my last day?
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 17 September 2017 21:59 (six years ago) link
little italy: cafe italia and (some find it garish but mmv) pastry shop alati caserta on dante
― flopson, Sunday, 17 September 2017 22:19 (six years ago) link
this post holds up imo
Montreal!
― flopson, Sunday, 17 September 2017 22:21 (six years ago) link
Thanks! People are so friendly and chill here compared to DC. It has been pleasure.
But where on earth do you buy booze? Wanted to grab a bottle of wine to take back to hotel (which has a mini rooftop pool deck with a great view) but maybe wine/beer shops aren't really a thing? I dunno we ended up grabbing something from some natural food store on St. Laurent.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 17 September 2017 22:49 (six years ago) link
Had a really nice time at Gokudo for cocktails; it is pretty new I think. Would return!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 17 September 2017 22:58 (six years ago) link
Also if anyone is up to FAP on a Monday (unlikely I know) lemme know!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 17 September 2017 22:59 (six years ago) link
SAQ. there's one on the corner of st laurent and mozart in little italy (secret flopson trivia: i used to live on that corner)
― flopson, Sunday, 17 September 2017 23:59 (six years ago) link
^ was a response to :
where on earth do you buy booze?
That saq is temporarily relocated to St. Laurent between St. Zotique and Beaubien. But there's also one on the NW corner of Jean Talon market.
― bryan, Monday, 18 September 2017 00:44 (six years ago) link
Just back from a really really really great and fun meal at Damas, waitstaff explained SAQ to us, sorry Montreal that u have some booze barriers!
Anyhow not once but TWICE in two days we have hailed a cab whose driver then pointed us toward a different cab that was "up next"? Like there is a cab driver code of honor in Montreal?
Love u Canada!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Monday, 18 September 2017 04:36 (six years ago) link