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I'm looking for a cafe to study at. I don't really care where it is, but I haven't found anything but big chains downtown (I study at Starbucks pretty often, but I'm not in a Starbucks mood today...)

I live in Point-St-Charles, near Atwater market. I just want somewhere cozy, comfortable, with good coffee, that won't drive me to madness with obnoxious Christmas music (non-obnoxious Christmas music is fine. I'm just tired of unctuous jazzy carols.) Wifi is a plus, but not a necessity.

Any favourite spots in the Point or downtown areas?

I apologize for posting about shisha, because I realize we've had a shisha post recently, but I have kind of a specific question.
My usual place is really noisy at night and my shisha buddy and I prefer something a little more chill, at least quiet enough to be able to have a conversation but for various reasons our only options are Sunday after 10pm.
I notice Kafein got rave reviews here... anyone know what it's like at night? Or something else?

thanks!

( also, while I'm here, some appliances to sell )

I looked in the memories and didn't find anything.

I'm looking for a nice shisha café to go on a date with someone. I know I saw one on St-Denis but I was wondering what places everyone would suggest. I'm looking for something close to downtown, I know there's a nice place in the West Island but we both don't have a car and I swore I'd never take the 470 again.

dear montreal,
imagine you had a show. and the premise of the show was that you drove around the country trying to find really good places to eat.

what are your favorite places to eat in montreal? favorite diners, dives, holes in the wall, sketchy places, etc. food types don't matter. definitely stay away from chain places, and wallet-friendly.

and, go!


thanks!

ps: can i just say that this community is probably the best city-based community i've ever been a part of? i often join other cities when i travel, and none of them are this interactive, responsive and fun!

Are there any cheap communication/internet cafes where I can make cheap international phone calls?

I find a lot of them when I travel abroad, but I've never actually seen one in Montreal.

Anyone?>

Quick answer needed! :D

Best cafe near Mont-Royal metro with a terrace. Go!

Does anyone know of a cafe or restaurant that serves fair-trade coffee in Pointe-St-Charles around or east of Charlevoix metro?

Are there any cafes around Atwater or Guy Concordia metro that make really good lattes (non starbucks/second cup/java-u is preferred), aren't crazy noisy, have free wifi and will let me study there for hours and hours? (I plan on buying things, of course but you know...)

and...

Is there a store that sells tea sets like the one in this picture?



Ideally they wouldn't be terribly expensive (more than 100$ or something).

Thank you. Any input is appreciated.

My mother and Grandmother are visitng me from California. One of the things they like to do is to drink tea. Are there any awesome tea houses here that I could take them to? Their hotel is on Rene-Levesque and St. Denis so anywhere within a couple mile radius would be cool. I've been to Salon de Thé in old port, as well as Esprithé up on Laurier. Can any tea freaks help a girl out? thank you!



Courtney

 

Is there a good cafe on st. laurent, or the surrounding plateau area, that has free wi-fi that would be good to study at? I could just go to Second Cup but I prefer something a bit less commercial.

Thanks

Hello Montreal! 

Does anyone know of a good tea house or tea room in town? Like, a real one? Real english tea, real scones, real clotted cream and tea cakes. And of course, good tea. Plus if it's in the downtown area and/or easily accesible by public transit.

Thank you in advance! 

I haven't been to this place since it was Esperanza, and I've heard it's really different now. How has it changed? Is it even still open?

Also, suggestions for hairdressers across the island skilled in dying hair red, preferably with more natural dyes (Aveda or the like).

Thank you!

Hi!

So I've looked through the Jean-Talon/Wireless Hotspots/Cafes tags and searched Google without many conclusive results...

I'm looking for a Cafe/bistro with free Wifi in the Jean-Talon metro/Little Italy area. Somewhere that doesn't mind me spending an hour or two working on an essay with the laptop (don't worry, I'll be sure not to just buy a $1 coffee and then tie up a table).

I hope this exactly question hasn't been answered like, two posts down. But thanks in advance!

I don't have a TV. Are there any good places around the Plateau, Mile End or even Little Italy/Petite-Patrie where one could have a leisurely coffee or beer and watch the election results come in? French or English doesn't matter, although I'd prefer not to be in a Bloc clubhouse.

Hey!

Can anyone tell me where Cafe Social(e?) is? I am meeting someone there and he just said it was on St-Viateur, but I have no idea which block or anything. ??? I googled it and didn't find anything. He's new to Montreal any may have the name wrong?

Help?

V-Day McGill is looking for musical performers to take part in a benefit concert at Le Cagibi on September 25 at 7pm.

All proceeds from the concert will go to carefully selected Montreal charities aiming to end gender-based violence.

If you are interested, please e-mail us back by September 17 and we will get a schedule a week after the application deadline.

This is a great opportunity to get exposure to the McGill crowd as well as others from the Montreal community.

There will be opportunities to advertise upcoming shows and the possibility to sell merchandise at the event.

For more information, contact Gabriela at events.vdaymcgill@gmail.com!

So my favourite hang-out place, Calories, closed down a little while ago. I remember one of the employees telling me they were under new management and that they would be renovating, which is what I guess they are doing now. Anybody aware of when they are going to re-open? I am craving for some iced tea!!

so the weather is finally looking wonderful and it looks like it's going to stick. 20 degrees on thursday and friday!!

in the name of spring, what are your favourite patios/terraces for hanging out with friends and having some beers or iced coffee on a beautiful day?

firstly, thanks for everyone that swung by and dropped off their CVs at Nicolosi. we're looking at them all now.

secondly, after discussing with the boss, we're going to be starting a student menu/discount. we haven't worked out all the details yet, but rest assured that you'll be able to get a nice full meal for under 10$ taxes in. all you need to do is show your student id when you come to pay. and since I know how much us students love our coffee, especially during exams, students can get a 12oz for 1.50$ plus tax.

so come study with us! lots of tables and relaxing environment to ease the last minute panic. plus, we're situated between mcgill and concordia.

and if that doesn't convince you, we're one of the only places in montreal that have an ice cappucino. and it's not that stuff from tim's or dunkin or any other chains. no, it's a real italian ice cappucino. and boy, is it yummy. and good for you too!

2183 crescent street.

:]

Hi folks,

My friends and I recently began searching around the NDG-CDN area for a place to hold a bi-monthly blues dance with an introductory dance class; either a bar or cafe that wouldn't mind hosting us, or an inexpensive studio (under $25/hour) with wooden floors. Anyone know of or own such a place?

I'm a fan of Cagibi and Open da Nite, but beyond those two I don't know too much about local cafes in the area.  What are some cool places to chill out for extended periods of time with a nice cuppa around there?

Hello Everyone!
I'm trying to find some free or very cheap activities or places around Montreal. Do you know of a free open access area where one can sit and enjoy the city? What about a place that has cheap coffee/tea, and a decent environment for a talk with a friend (or free refills?) Do you know of any secret places to relax and read?

Preferences are downtown and Mile End/the plateau area, but anything will be considered! (If only it weren't so cold outside!)

Thank you very much.

-L

I tried going to cafe griffintown (on notre dame, near montagne) today and everything was closed, the windows were newspapered, and there was a sign directing all mail to the address next door. what's the deal? are they renovating? are they closed?

):

Can anyone recommend a cool and cozy little cafe near to the Eaton Center downtown? Something hip and with character...
We're looking to relax and have a conversation over coffee/tea (so nothing with too loud music).

Thanks in advance for all suggestions/recommendations!

1. does anyone know of a place downtown or in the plateau that has some sort of glass gazebo or heated/enclosed terrasse? though i'm awake during daylight hours and everywhere i go there's a window nearby, i want more direct sunlight. it doesn't have to be a cafe, just somewhere i can go and read for extended periods of time while bathing in the glorious sunshine this city has to offer.

2. does anyone have any recommendations for good calling cards? for years, i have been using a phone card called "calling card" to make calls to bc. i've been to 7 or 8 depanneurs in the past two weeks and it doesn't seem to be available anymore. it had no connection fee and provided 10 hours for $5. (supposedly. i never logged my calls.) i have found that asking dep cashiers is a very bad solution, and i'm tired of randomly buying a card only to end up getting 100 minutes at best.


thank you!

I just moved to the neighbourhood and while i know about a couple of places that are good to go to in the evening, i'm sure there's lots i don't know about. Where can i go to 
1) find a cafe (other than Cagibi and Arts Cafe) that has music most nights of the week with inexpensive cover charges?
2) find a bar that has a dj that plays rock/indie/etc during the week with an inexpensive or free cover charge?

So, now that we've lost one of the best cafe/bar/restos in the city, I think it's an appropriate time to make a collection of places that are friendly to the kind of people who enjoyed L'Utopik and its beautiful ways. I'll start it off, but feel free to add or modify this plan as you see fit :)

We're looking for places that excel in one or more (hopefully more) of the outstanding qualities, to whit:
-Really groovy ambiance
-Centrally located, and near a metro (this is the doom of so many of the plateau/mile end places, alas.)
-Bright and colorful
-Open late, open every day, sections open and free even when there's a show going on
-Never too noisy to have a conversation (even with a tiny voice like mine), but still happy and lively
-Has free and plentiful music/art shows/poetry readings, etc.
-Really good, vegetarian-friendly food at a variety of prices (ie $3 soup with huge bread for when you're broke, special notice for massive heaps of affordable nachos... god I'll miss their nachos)
-Has beer, but isn't full of drunk people. Or if it is, they're nice drunk people.
-In-house supply of books and board games
-Free wifi, or even not, but at least...
-... allows you to sit and talk or read or work or practice your guitar or make chainmail for as long as you want with zero pressure to move it along.
-Always an open couch
-Teeny, functioning iron stove/skylight/second floor vantage/mini balcony/ other magnificent architectural curiosities


That's enough to make me sufficiently sad, so I'll leave it there for now. Even when Utopik did exist, I really wanted to find other similar places, and now it is of greater import than ever.  The only places I know that have a number of the above are le Petit Gaule by Charlevoix metro (but their tea is way too pricey so I never go there), and Cagibi/Esperanza but that's a major pain to get to from NDG. But they could work for other people!  So, Montreal community, lets see if we can come up with a list :)

hey mtl. what's the deal with café l'utopik? closed? boarded up? no moar?

discuss

Hello

I am wondering if anyone knows where I can find a or several cafés owned by a French person, same thing for restaurant, a REAL French restaurant and a French cook, same thing for a French boulangerie, a French clothes boutique, etc. Precise addresses would be highly appreciated, I heard the Plateau is a good area but where ?

Thank you

Suggestions on cafes in Verdun that are still open / will be open tonight. There are 4 of us, we just want a coffee/tea/snackie, and we aren't really into chains. We don't want to go to Cha Noir because we are going to be loud and it's so..... proper. But maybe we could sit on the terrasse

Blue Monday is closed.
Buanderies Cosmik Cafe is closed.
NuArt is closed on Tuesdays.
Cafe de l'artiste's phone is diconnected.

What's left?

Brothers and Sisters!
the lake of stew will be making its triumphant return to our all-time favorite venue, le cagibi (5490 st laurent - ex-pharmacie esperanza). we will be playing this saturday, june 23, in honor of the fête st-jean and we're asking all of our friends and neighbors to represent and show your support for the 10th best band in montreal (according to the montreal mirror). it will be a pass-the hat affair, so bring your piggy-banks, your loudest hollerin' voices, and your most beat-up dancin' shoes 'cuz you're gonna need 'em! this should prove to be one hot show. we're all pumped-up for this one, so come on down! and drink your face off...
-PEACE!

As C Sharp (minus my "Orchestra" ), I'll be performing a short set of Hindustani ragas as part of this DJ event:


Tous les samedis, faites escale au Café de Lima et
Découvrez les merveilles de
Shangrila
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anyone know of any poetry readings or open mics in montreal?

cafe recommendations in mile end/outremont? preferably non-chain.

alternately: best cafe in the city for pseudo-anthropological observation (ie: people-watching)

Does anyone know the phone number for, or closing hours of, the Second Cup by Concordia's Loyola campus?  It's on Sherbrooke Ouest, between Westminster and West Broadway.  It doesn't seem to be popping up either on the café locator on secondcup.com or on yellowpages.ca, probably because it's pretty new.  Any ideas?  I'm hoping it's not one of those ones that closes at ridiculously early hours. 
Thanks!

I'm looking for places where one could hang out near Concordia University (the downtown campus), be it a café, a bar, whatever, near the Communications department (7141 Sherbrooke West) and Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (1250 Guy, I think).

Thanks in advance!

Does anyone know if the pharmacie esperanza has re-opened yet?
I heard a rumour and I'm hoping it's true.

Hey All,

I know I haven't yet posted the reminder, but knitting at Blue Monday is actually CANCELLED for tonight.

See you in a few weeks!

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Salut,

Je n'ai pas encore posté l'annonce, mais le rendez-vous tricotage au Cafe Blue Monday est CANCELLÉ pour ce soir.

On se verra en quelques semaines!

Blue Monday Knitting Group tonight!

Tuesday, March 6, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
At Cafe Blue Monday, 4424 Wellington
metro de l'Eglise


Rendez-vous Tricotage ce soir!

Mardi le 6 mars, de 19h00 a 22h00
Au Cafe Blue Monday, 4424 Wellington
metro de l'Eglise.


See you there!

Hello!

I'm looking for this particular place where you can get really good (apparently) hot chocolate. I forget the name, but I think it's near Berri-Uqam? Maybe on St. Denis? If anyone has some clues, that'd be great!

Hey All!

The last knitting group was amazing. There were about 12 of us packed into the sofas and chairs at the front of Cafe Blue Monday. It was a really fun, dynamic group. and a good mix of French and English speakers. Although nobody really enforced the language rules. That is, that the first Tuesdays are supposed to be predominantly French speaking while the third Tuesdays are supposed to be English. Maybe we can try harder next time.

I'm writing to let you know that the next knitting group get together is next Tuesday, February, 20, at the usual time and place. That is:

7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
at Cafe Blue Monday, 4424 Wellington, metro de L'Eglise.

You'll be there, right?

Yay!
Jo

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Salut tout le monde!

Le dernier rendez-vous tricotage etait vraiment super! Il y avait au moins 12 personnes, et le groupe etait tres dynamique. Il y avait aussi une bonne mixe de francophones et d'anglophones. On n'a pas vraiment suivi le regle de parler Francais les premiers mardis du mois, mais peut-etre qu'on l'enforcera mieux la prochaine fois.

Le prochain rendez-vous sera mardi prochain, le 20 fevrier.

19h00 a 22h00
au Cafe Blue Monday, 4424 Wellington, metro de L'Eglise.

yay!
Jo

a friend and I happened upon a cute little coffee shop/bistro the other day called Nicolosi. It's on Crescent just under Sherbrooke.
We spoke to the owner and the barista that were working there at the time. They've only been open for a few weeks and they said that's it's been a bit of a slow start (in my opinion, this is probably cuz it's so cold out).  They were really nice and it was really good so I thought I'd mention it. I also thought that it was a really nice alternative to the big chain Starbucks and Second-cup style places.
The atmosphere in there is very cute, very european. The coffee was delicious and only 2.00 and they had sandwiches, salads and pastries. I had a marinated chicken sandwich on olive bread (it was soooo good).,a pastry called  "opera" and a coffee. My friend had a cappuccino and a chocolate croissant and she said that it was really tasty. The prices were reasonable, not necessarily the lowest but it was worth it considering the quality and if you compare it to the prices at Startbucks for a double mocha frapparappa whatever, it's about the same.

Anyway, just doing my part for the little guy.

my bookclub is looking for another cafe to go to. we were going to utopik on st.catherine, but they've got live music often (on our bookclub nights, at least), and they're invariably packed.....

we were hoping to find a quieter non-chain cafe in the downtown core to hang out in on tuesday nights. something that doesn't turn into a show venue after dinner time. (close to a metro is also a plus!)

pharmacie esperanza had been suggested, but people keep mentioning that they're closed (or closed temporarily) right now. where do you like to hang out in the downtown that's relatively quiet?

Knitting meet up this Tuesday at Cafe Blue Monday!

Come spend time with this group of diverse and dynamic young knitters!

Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Cafe Blue Monday, 4424 Wellington
metro de L'Eglise


Venez tricoter au Cafe Blue Monday!

Mardi le 6 fevrier
au Cafe Blue Monday: 4424 rue Wellington
metro de L'Eglise



(thanks to goddessofjoi for this great poster! I hope you don't mind me using it here!)

Hi Everyone!

Hope you're all inside, because it's pretty cold out there! Anyways, I have a random question:

Does anyone know of any good tea houses out there that you'd recommend?? Any to stay away from? I'd love to find one!

Thanks in advance!
~Natalie~

Anyone knows good place to listen to rock music in Montreal?

Hey everyone,

Knitting at Blue Monday will be starting up again for 2007!

As usual, it will be on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. So, the next one is next week!

When: Tuesday, January 16, from 7:30-10:30
Where: Cafe Blue Monday, 4424 Wellington, near metro de L'Eglise
Why: Because you want to learn, or you want to finish up that project you've been working on since before Christmas

Bring: your latest project, or just bring yourself and we'll set you up!

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Salut tout le monde,

Les rendez-vous tricotage au Cafe Blue Monday recommence en l'an 2007!

Comme d'habitude, ca sera les premiers et troisieme Mardi du mois. C'est-a-dire que la prochaine rendez-vous sera cette semaine!

Quand: Mardi, le 16 janvier, de 19h30 a 22h30
Ou: Cafe Blue Monday, 4424 Wellington, pres du metro de L'Eglise
Pourquoi: Pour apprendre a tricoter, or pour finir le projet sur laquelle tu travaillais avant Noel.

Apportez: une projet de tricotage, ou juste toi-meme et nous allons vous preter des materiaux.

today at starbucks, i was told that they don't offer free wifi anymore. apparently some of the cafes have internet through bell which you can pay for, but some don't have any wifi at all.

does anyone know if second cup still provides free wifi?

can anyone recommend a comfy cafe downtown or in the plateau that provides free wifi??

Hey all,

Due to the general craziness that is this time of year, knitting at Blue Monday will be cancelled tomorrow night!

We will resume in the New Year.

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Salut tout le monde!

Le rendez-vous de tricotage au Blue Monday sera cancellé demain soir.

Nous allons continuer en janvier.

Happy Holidays, everyone!

Shoot. I totally meant to post about this earlier.

Do you have Christmas presents you'd like to get underway? Do you need fellow knitters to cheer you on?

Come to the KNITTING MEETUP!

When: Tuesday, December 5, 7 p.m - 10 p.m.
Where: Cafe Blue Monday, 4424 Wellington, metro de L'Eglise

Bring: your latest project, or yourself and we'll teach you how to start!


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Vous avez des cadeaux a faire tricoter? Cherchez vous une environnement supportif?

Venez au RENDEZ-VOUS TRICOTAGE!

Quand: Mardi le 5 decembre, 19h00 à 22h00
Où: Café Blue Monday, 4424 Wellington, metro de L'Eglise

Apportez: votre propre projet, ou sinon nous pourrons vous enseigner!

(Je m'excuse de mon francais terrible... =s)