Food, Food, Food

Any good intro to Montreal should always begin with food. My favorite source of information is AJ Kinik's blog, An Endless Banquet. The A-Z listing down the left side of the page will lead you to Montreal's best restaurants and gourmet shops.

Now Michael Mulley has created an interactive map from AJ's listing. You can find it here.

Once I've signed the lease and furnished the place, I'll be offering it to friends and neighbors a couple of weekends a month and quite a few midweek days to help offset the rent. It will sure beat a hotel and the Plateau is the best neighborhood in town. The apartment is here (letter A near the top of the map):

Rue Rachel runs along the top of Parc Lafontaine. The Rue Rachel bikepath runs from Parc Mont-Royal to the Botanical Gardens. You can ride anywhere in the city from here.