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Montreal is an island city divided into an ever-shifting number of boroughs (arrondissements) - a fact that is all but irrelevant for most visitors because, essentially, only two of them are must-visit destinations.

The first, the borough of Ville Marie, comprises the neighborhoods of Old Montreal (typically #1 destination for tourists), Downtown Montreal (typically #2) and a host of somewhat lesser-known areas: Cité Multimédia, Chinatown, Shaughnessy Village, Quartier des Spectacles, Quartier International and Quartier Latin.

The second borough, Plateau Mont-Royal, although light on attractions, is a must-visit because, for one, it represents more accurately how most Montrealers really live and, second, because it contains a big proportion of the city's restaurants. Confusingly, the name of the main neighborhood in this borough is Le Plateau Mont-Royal, most often abbreviated to Le Plateau. Besides this namesake, the borough includes the neighborhoods of Mile End and McGill Ghetto.

L'Entrecôte St-JeanL'Entrecôte St. Jean is an establishment that has been there approximately forever, in part because of its prime location in Downtown Montreal (the corner of Rue Peel and Blvd Maisonneuve) and in part because its formula just works. Mix one part indecision, two parts repetition, a dash of hospitality, a slab of steak, a sprinkling of chocolate and a glass of red wine. That simple formula could be a critic's worst nightmare, but that's only because they would be going there with the wrong attitude...

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Vago in Westmount
Posted by Alban in Montreal » Restaurants on 25/Jul/2006
Vago Restaurant (teaser)We only discovered this place a couple of months ago and already we've been there three or four times. My personal opinion, as somebody who has lived in Italy for 5 years, is that Vago tries to be faithful to the original taste of Italian cuisine...

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La Cena at La Chronique
Posted by Irazema in Montreal » Restaurants on 29/Jun/2006
Una pareja en La ChroniqueWhether you live in Montreal or visiting, La Chronique is a dinner option worth considering...

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Review: Vinyl Bar
Posted by Alban in Montreal on 31/May/2006
Vinyl Bar (teaser)"Luba Lounge" is gone, and we've been mourning the loss. The next step in our grieving process was to visit Vinyl, which has taken its place on Bleury St. just below Sherbrooke. After a Friday night film fest at Cinema du Parc we decided to check it out. 

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The Butterflies Are Back!
Posted by Ree in Montreal on 09/Mar/2006
Butterflies One of my favorite words to learn in any language is butterfly - or papillon, flutur, smetterling, farfalla, mariposa.....the onomatopoeic list goes on. The names are as pretty as the butterflies are, so I was intrigued when I heard that one of the greenhouses at the Botanical Gardens in Montreal becomes home for thousands of butterflies during the early spring.

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La Nuit Blanche in Montreal
Posted by Irazema in Montreal on 26/Feb/2006
Last night, Montreal played host to the third edition of "The White Night" (La Nuit Blanche) - part of the yearly "Montreal En Lumière" festival program during which a variety of nighttime cultural activities take place in the city, often at reduced prices.

Just to give you an idea of the festivities, I'll tell you how my own "white" night unfolded.

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Pullman Bar
Posted by Alban in Montreal » Restaurants on 24/Feb/2006
Pullman Bar customerI am happy to recommend this cosy, hip (but not slick) wine bar, which despite being located in a place not conducive to any kind of nightlife (with the lights of the Provigo supermarket intruding through the large plate glass windows), offers quite something in other regards.

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Provence in Montreal
Posted by Ree in Montreal » Attractions on 22/Oct/2005
You no longer have to fly to Paris and take the TGV to experience your favorite Provencal views! Until January 8, 2006 you can visit Provence at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Montreal, for the exhibition "Right under the Sun. Landscape in Provence, from Classicism to Modernism"...

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