If Montreal’s Old World European charm is what draws you into exploring vacations in the city, then a stay at one of the top bed and breakfasts is a must, even if just for a night. Montreal bed and breakfasts can be found all over the city and outskirts, and active competition has prompted a renaissance of innkeepers striving to create the most attractive backdrops inside their cherished B&Bs. A Montreal B&B can be located anywhere from downtown, Old Montreal and the Old Port, to Little Italy and the Latin Quarter. Visitors are spoiled for choice with a chance to choose a neighborhood that best represents personal interests.
Gite Atmosphere B&B is one of the most revered Montreal bed and breakfasts there is. Set in the heart of the city, its atmosphere welcomes guests into a setting permeated by both history and modern times. The 1875 original stone and brick home features gleaming hardwood floors and an artistic urban environment laden with modern and antique gems. Three-course breakfasts fill guests with the energy needed to explore the many surrounding attractions including the Latin Quarter, Old Montreal, the Old Port, LaFontaine Park, and the rest of the waterfront. Rates vary from full price to half within different seasons and select vacation packages are available.
Hip, trendy, and full of life, Absolument Montreal is another of the Old Montreal bed and breakfasts high on the B&B radar and conveniently close to Montreal underground stops. The famous Montreal breakfast is served up until noon. A sunny backyard garden features an all-season hot tub spa. Guest’s rooms are filled with high-count linens, flat-screen TVs, air conditioning, CD/DVD players, and the essential cozy bathrobe and slippers combo making them really feel like home. This cinema-inspired Montreal B&B offers private bathrooms for each suite, a nice change from the shared-bath facilities of many Montreal bed and breakfasts. Interior hallways are laced with tourist information; maps, guides, and brochures are offered. More than 500 books occupy endless shelves in the modern library. Downtown is a fifteen-minute drive and nearby trendy Plateau Mont Royal is filled with cafes, boutiques, and restaurants.
Eye-popping color, fantastic, unique adornments, and a truly individual style characterizes Bon Matins B&B (pictured), a special getaway near the Bell Centre in Montreal’s downtown area. Three suites, six deluxe suites, and one family suite are available. Each is delightful, vibrant, and unique. A home-style all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast, a fresh bread counter with specialty loaves and fresh cheese spreads, and plenty of specialty breakfasts are on the menu. Located in a bright townhouse with a spacious back terrace, this Montreal B&b also presents three full-size apartments all aligned in their signature style.
Old Montreal bed and breakfasts can offer the most gratifying experience when enjoying Quebec vacations. Cobble stone streets flanking seventeenth- and eighteenth-century buildings, a huge array of cafes and eateries, special events like the Montreal Jazz Festival, and a basic beauty that is hard to resist are the venerable city’s Old Quarter attributes. Staying on the outskirts of the city can be extremely pleasant and with a reliable network of pubic transportation, getting around is never a worry.
Showing posts with label Restaurants. Show all posts
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Saturday, 30 July 2011
Restaurants in Montreal, Canada
Montreal restaurants can be found in great abundance throughout the nineteen boroughs that comprise this cosmopolitan city located in the southwestern portion of the province of Quebec. Montreal is second only to Paris when it comes to the largest, primarily French-speaking cities in the entire world. As such, dining in Montreal is dominated to a certain extent by French cuisine, which, for any lovers of the French gastronomic tradition and heritage, is a welcome disclaimer. The city is, however, too ethnically diverse to be restricted to just one kind of food.
Although French fare is predominant, other prevalent cultural traditions are reflected in the city’s many Chinese, Thai, Italian, Greek, and Eastern European restaurants. Dining in Montreal is an experience that can be enjoyed by absolutely everyone. There are even traditional American fast food joints housed in historic buildings for those, shall we say, less adventurous diners. The best Montreal restaurants are spread throughout the city, from Old Montreal and Downtown to the Golden Square Mile, Cote-des-Neiges, and Little Italy.
Depending upon the pace you wish to take on your trip, you can enjoy dining in Montreal in a range of different settings. In the morning, the cafes are bustling with people enjoying a café au lait or an espresso, and during the warm spring and summer months, umbrellas are set outside at myriad cafes for people to enjoy drinking and dining in Montreal outdoors. Lunch may be taken later in the day and dinner is almost always served late, as is the tradition in many European countries, obviously including France. These traditions remain in tact for the large French population in the city, as well as for its visitors.
The café experience is especially enjoyable in quaint and historic areas of the city like the Old Port, where you will sense the history and cultural heritage of the city with its cobblestone streets, old cafes, historic buildings, and seemingly countless restaurants. In fact, some of the best Montreal restaurants can be located in the Old Montreal district, know as much for its pleasing ambiance and welcoming atmosphere as for its broad selection of bars, clubs, cafes, and shops. You may wish to try some of the local favorites, including beef carpaccio (thinly sliced raw beef served with capers and olives, generally served in a sort of balsamic marinade), gamberi (shrimp in a garlic sauce), or rack of lamb. The French gastronomic tradition is evident in the careful preparation and flawless presentation that are ubiquitous throughout the best Montreal restaurants. For a comprehensive, French-style dinner in Montreal, you may want to consider having a long meal at one of the fine restaurants in the city where you can experience a gorgeous, seven-course meal. This normally involves a soup, salad, sherbet, several main dishes, desert, and oftentimes a cheese plate.
St. Laurent is a magnificent street for locating excellent Montreal restaurants of all kinds, as is Bernard Street, St. Patrick Street, and St. Urbain. These are just a few of the locations that you will find a range of Montreal restaurants. As you get to know the city and come to find out which of the delicacies are most appealing to you, you will naturally begin to narrow your search and then can offer advice to others as to where to go for an amazing meal in Montreal.
Although French fare is predominant, other prevalent cultural traditions are reflected in the city’s many Chinese, Thai, Italian, Greek, and Eastern European restaurants. Dining in Montreal is an experience that can be enjoyed by absolutely everyone. There are even traditional American fast food joints housed in historic buildings for those, shall we say, less adventurous diners. The best Montreal restaurants are spread throughout the city, from Old Montreal and Downtown to the Golden Square Mile, Cote-des-Neiges, and Little Italy.
Depending upon the pace you wish to take on your trip, you can enjoy dining in Montreal in a range of different settings. In the morning, the cafes are bustling with people enjoying a café au lait or an espresso, and during the warm spring and summer months, umbrellas are set outside at myriad cafes for people to enjoy drinking and dining in Montreal outdoors. Lunch may be taken later in the day and dinner is almost always served late, as is the tradition in many European countries, obviously including France. These traditions remain in tact for the large French population in the city, as well as for its visitors.
The café experience is especially enjoyable in quaint and historic areas of the city like the Old Port, where you will sense the history and cultural heritage of the city with its cobblestone streets, old cafes, historic buildings, and seemingly countless restaurants. In fact, some of the best Montreal restaurants can be located in the Old Montreal district, know as much for its pleasing ambiance and welcoming atmosphere as for its broad selection of bars, clubs, cafes, and shops. You may wish to try some of the local favorites, including beef carpaccio (thinly sliced raw beef served with capers and olives, generally served in a sort of balsamic marinade), gamberi (shrimp in a garlic sauce), or rack of lamb. The French gastronomic tradition is evident in the careful preparation and flawless presentation that are ubiquitous throughout the best Montreal restaurants. For a comprehensive, French-style dinner in Montreal, you may want to consider having a long meal at one of the fine restaurants in the city where you can experience a gorgeous, seven-course meal. This normally involves a soup, salad, sherbet, several main dishes, desert, and oftentimes a cheese plate.
St. Laurent is a magnificent street for locating excellent Montreal restaurants of all kinds, as is Bernard Street, St. Patrick Street, and St. Urbain. These are just a few of the locations that you will find a range of Montreal restaurants. As you get to know the city and come to find out which of the delicacies are most appealing to you, you will naturally begin to narrow your search and then can offer advice to others as to where to go for an amazing meal in Montreal.
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