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Our new Montreal Food Tour – The Mile End Experience – Part 1

4 November 2013 by Local Food Tours

This is it! We officially launched our new Montreal Food Tour. It has taken us at least six months of research, practice and tastings, tastings, tastings, to finally offer this new walking tour. Here is what you can expect from this Montreal Food Tour:

1. Montreal’s best Falafel! Organic, local and vegan.

We start the tour at The Green Pantern, which has pretty much become an institution over the years. The Panthère Verte has wonderful ambience and is in the heart of Mile End district.

2. Locally and respectfully raised meat and cheese. Super Tasty and Vegetarian Friendly!

Our Neighbours, The Boucherie Lawrence are fantastic (Our offices are situated few meters from them). The owners are working very hard to offer great products that are rare and difficult to obtain. The decoration and vibe inside is also pretty cool.

3. Fairmount Street – A true human scale square

A Montreal Neighborhood Intersection Morphs into a Wonderful Public Space from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

Have a look at the video above, it describes the changes that have happened on Fairmount Street. This is all thanks to the Mayor Luc Ferrandez who implemented all these great changes! Such as adding benches, colors and bicycle lanes.

4. Mile End’s Secret Back Alleys

You can count more than 500 back alleys in Montreal. All of them are very unique and truly interesting to visit. The ones we visit in our tour display a little bit of Montreal history and stories.

5. Mind-Blowing ice-cream, Montreal’s best summer desert

We always visit Kem Coba during the summer. Unfortunately, they are closed during the winter. Their ice creams are crazy good! The two owners are a couple who decided to start a ice-cream shop after they travelled to Asia.

The Part 2 of the tour will be written in a Second Article. Stay tuned!

Our new Montreal Food Tour – The Mile End Experience – Part 1

4 November 2013 by Local Food Tours

This is it! We officially launched our new Montreal Food Tour. It has taken us at least six months of research, practice and tastings, tastings, tastings, to finally offer this new walking tour. Here is what you can expect from this Montreal Food Tour:

1. Montreal’s best Falafel! Organic, local and vegan.

We start the tour at The Green Pantern, which has pretty much become an institution over the years. The Panthère Verte has wonderful ambience and is in the heart of Mile End district.

2. Locally and respectfully raised meat and cheese. Super Tasty and Vegetarian Friendly!

3. Fairmount Street – A true human scale square

A Montreal Neighborhood Intersection Morphs into a Wonderful Public Space from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

4. Mile End’s Secret Back Alleys

You can count more than 500 back alleys in Montreal. All of them are very unique and truly interesting to visit. The ones we visit in our tour display a little bit of Montreal history and stories.

5. Mind-Blowing ice-cream, Montreal’s best summer desert

The Part 2 of the tour will be written in a Second Article. Stay tuned!

Our new Montreal Food Tour – The Mile End Experience – Part 1

4 November 2013 by admin

This is it! We officially launched our new Montreal Food Tour. It has taken us at least six months of research, practice and tastings, tastings, tastings, to finally offer this new walking tour. Here is what you can expect from this Montreal Food Tour:

1. Montreal’s best Falafel! Organic, local and vegan.

We start the tour at The Green Pantern, which has pretty much become an institution over the years. The Panthère Verte has wonderful ambience and is in the heart of Mile End district.

2. Locally and respectfully raised meat and cheese. Super Tasty and Vegetarian Friendly!

3. Fairmount Street – A true human scale square

A Montreal Neighborhood Intersection Morphs into a Wonderful Public Space from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

4. Mile End’s Secret Back Alleys

You can count more than 500 back alleys in Montreal. All of them are very unique and truly interesting to visit. The ones we visit in our tour display a little bit of Montreal history and stories.

5. Mind-Blowing ice-cream, Montreal’s best summer desert

The Part 2 of the tour will be written in a Second Article. Stay tuned!

Montreal Bachelor Party bars – 3 new bars to consider

26 October 2013 by

Montreal bachelor party bars: 3 news bars that recently opened

If you are into local bars where Montrealers go, here are 3 Montreal’s new bars and clubs that have recently opened :

1 – Datcha bar – 98 Laurier West

The Datcha bar opened 2 weeks ago. The have great international DJ. Excellent crowd. Free Entries (for now). Great Dancefloor. Electronic music mostly. Go for it! Facebook page

2- 3643 St-Laurent Apt. 200

This bar is perfect to start your night. Centrally situated on the Main, the 363 St-Laurent Apt. 200 has laid back atmosphere, big couches and a cozy design. Facebook Page

3- Bar Mme Lee – 151 Ontario , Montréal H2X 1H5

If you arrive Friday PM around 5:00 o’oclock in Montreal. We highly recommend you to leave your bags at the hotel and get started with your first drink in Montreal for a quick 5 to 7 as we call it in Montreal. New bar, great design, great music and nice crowd again. Can’t go wrong with this place to start your Montreal bachelor party! Facebook Page

Local Montreal Tours Tip:

Crescent street might be the place you will consider to go first when you plan a Montreal bachelor party. This is where you will find many strip clubs and big bars. We recommend you to keep that street for only one night and to discover other parts of the city as the nightlife as moved in different areas in last years. Also, if you feel kind of hangover Saturday after you long night of Montreal bachelor party, have a look at our Montreal Bachelor Party Craft Beer Tour. It is a perfect way to get you up again on your feet for a second night of party. For more information

By Frédérik Nissen

Montreal Bachelor Party bars – 3 new bars to consider

26 October 2013 by

Montreal bachelor party bars: 3 news bars that recently opened

If you are into local bars where Montrealers go, here are 3 Montreal’s new bars and clubs that have recently opened :

1 – Datcha bar – 98 Laurier West

The Datcha bar opened 2 weeks ago. The have great international DJ. Excellent crowd. Free Entries (for now). Great Dancefloor. Electronic music mostly. Go for it! Facebook page

2- 3643 St-Laurent Apt. 200

This bar is perfect to start your night. Centrally situated on the Main, the 363 St-Laurent Apt. 200 has laid back atmosphere, big couches and a cozy design. Facebook Page

3- Bar Mme Lee – 151 Ontario , Montréal H2X 1H5

Local Montreal Tours Tip:

By Frédérik Nissen

Montreal Bachelor Party bars – 3 new bars to consider

26 October 2013 by admin

Montreal bachelor party bars: 3 news bars that recently opened

If you are into local bars where Montrealers go, here are 3 Montreal’s new bars and clubs that have recently opened :

1 – Datcha bar – 98 Laurier West

The Datcha bar opened 2 weeks ago. The have great international DJ. Excellent crowd. Free Entries (for now). Great Dancefloor. Electronic music mostly. Go for it! Facebook page

2- 3643 St-Laurent Apt. 200

This bar is perfect to start your night. Centrally situated on the Main, the 363 St-Laurent Apt. 200 has laid back atmosphere, big couches and a cozy design. Facebook Page

3- Bar Mme Lee – 151 Ontario , Montréal H2X 1H5

Local Montreal Tours Tip:

By Frédérik Nissen

Local Montreal Tours launches his new website

26 October 2013 by Local Food Tours

This is it!

After almost a year of brainstorms, meetings and back and forth decisions, we finally succeed in launching our new website. We would like to thank every person who made that project work. Starting with:

Alexandre Masy http://ahsx.eu/ – Graphics and web development.

We met Alexandre in a walking tour and he said that our website looked like shit. Next thing we knew, we were working with him.

Gabrielle Matte http://gabriellematte.ca/ – Design.

Gabrielle is a friend we met during a humour festival. She is pretty cool and likes to design stuff. Highly recommend her!

Annie Ngo – Back End and Front end development.

Graphic finish up. We highly recommend Annie’s work. She is awesome and works extremely well. We hope to work with here our entire life!

Justin Doucet – Copy Writing.

Justin speaks and writes perfect french and english. He works in our co-working studio as well. We work with him every week!

Local Montreal Tours launches his new website

26 October 2013 by Local Food Tours

This is it!

Alexandre Masy http://ahsx.eu/ – Graphics and web development.

We met Alexandre in a walking tour and he said that our website looked like shit. Next thing we knew, we were working with him.

Gabrielle Matte http://gabriellematte.ca/ – Design.

Gabrielle is a friend we met during a humour festival. She is pretty cool and likes to design stuff. Highly recommend her!

Annie Ngo – Back End and Front end development.

Graphic finish up. We highly recommend Annie’s work. She is awesome and works extremely well. We hope to work with here our entire life!

Justin Doucet – Copy Writing.

Justin speaks and writes perfect french and english. He works in our co-working studio as well. We work with him every week!

Local Montreal Tours launches his new website

26 October 2013 by admin

This is it!

Alexandre Masy http://ahsx.eu/ – Graphics and web development.

We met Alexandre in a walking tour and he said that our website looked like shit. Next thing we knew, we were working with him.

Gabrielle Matte http://gabriellematte.ca/ – Design.

Gabrielle is a friend we met during a humour festival. She is pretty cool and likes to design stuff. Highly recommend her!

Annie Ngo – Back End and Front end development.

Graphic finish up. We highly recommend Annie’s work. She is awesome and works extremely well. We hope to work with here our entire life!

Justin Doucet – Copy Writing.

Justin speaks and writes perfect french and english. He works in our co-working studio as well. We work with him every week!

Local Montreal Tours wins the Grand Prix du tourisme 2013 for the Montréal region

4 April 2013 by admin

Local Montreal Tours is very proud to win the Grand Prix du Tourisme 2012 in the category “Tourism Services”. We are quite happy that the industry confirms that we are good in what we do. Local Montreal Tours exists now since 2011 and we are looking the next years with happiness and still hard work!

Stay tuned for our next exciting projects!

– Local Montreal Tours team

Click here to view the other winners of the Grand Prix of the Montreal Tourism awards

Local Montreal Tours wins the Grand Prix du tourisme 2013 for the Montréal region

4 April 2013 by admin

Stay tuned for our next exciting projects!

– Local Montreal Tours team

Click here to view the other winners of the Grand Prix of the Montreal Tourism awards

Local Montreal Tours wins the Grand Prix du tourisme 2013 for the Montréal region

4 April 2013 by admin

Stay tuned for our next exciting projects!

– Local Montreal Tours team

Click here to view the other winners of the Grand Prix of the Montreal Tourism awards

Montreal Tours – 13 of the best tours to do in Montreal

19 February 2013 by admin

You can find any type of Montreal Tours in our beautiful city.

You can get walking Tours, food tours, beer tours, Bus tours, bicycle tours, scooters tours, shopping tours, wine Tours, fishing tours, alternative tours, old montreal tours, carriage tours, etc.

We haven’t tried them all, but we surely love our industry and all the people working for it.

So we made a list of the best Montreal tours and sightseeing activities you can do in Montreal. Here are they, separated for their specialization. We didn’t put any Bus Tours, since we think they are boring, overpriced and not environmentally oriented.

Please be free to contact us if we have forgotten your enterprise!

Old Montreal Walking Tours:

Free Montreal Tour s:
- Discover the essential historic sites of Old Town.
- Learn how the city was founded, and how it evolved into the Metropolis that it is today.
- Enjoy Old Montreal’s charming European feel, with stories you won’t find in a guidebook!
Guidatour:
- Explore the birthplace of our metropolis. In an interesting and straightforward way, our guides will lead you through a maze of streets and historic buildings. This is a trip back in time which can be adapted to all ages.

Montreal City Walking Tours :

Urban Marmotte:
- To really appreciate a city like Montreal, you must take the time to explore it. Urban Marmotte understand that and offer long walking tours. So you can discover Montreal by the nicest and most social way: by foot.

Montreal Food and beer Tours:

Local Montreal Tours:
- Local Montréal Tours offers local food and craft beer walking tours by visiting the jean talon market and the unique brewpubs of the city. Private tours are also available.
VDM Global DMC:
- Our foodie guides walk around town every day. It’s no surprise they know the city well! As true foodies, they want to share their experience.

Montreal Bicycle Tours:

Fitz and Follwell:
- From the most iconic landmarks to the tiniest of alleyways, from the top of our mountain to the Old Port boardwalk, a Fitz and Follwell guided tour is about seeing Montreal from a local’s perspective.
My bicyclette :
- My Bicyclette is a family run, seaonsally operated bike shop located on Parks Canada land and is directly on the historic Lachine Canal bicycle path.
Ça roule Montréal:
- Take one of our many guided bike tours available and discover Montreal, its history, neighborhoods, architecture and of course Montrealers!

French historic, architecture and cultural Tours:

Héritage Montréal :
- For 35 years, Héritage Montréal has worked to promote and to protect the architectural, historic, natural and cultural heritage of Greater Montreal, its neighbourhoods and communities
Kaleidoscopes Tours :
- Kaleidoscope proposes visits of neighborhoods and thematic tours adapted to the needs of various customers
L’Autre Montréal :
- L’Autre Montréal’s guided tours go to the heart of today’s urban issues, shed light on forgotten aspects of Montreal history, bring you to places you’ve never seen… and offer a fresh perspective on neighbourhoods you thought you knew.

Other type of Montreal Tours:

Dyad Cycle Tours:
- We’re giving cultural and entertaining guided tours through the city’s most vibrant neighborhoods. Dyad’s Montreal tours include food tastings from some of the best specialty food shops as well as an off-the-beaten-path glimpse of life in the city.
Jet Boating Montreal:
- Quite possibly the world’s greatest city boat cruise tour! This spectacular 1 hour ride on the St-Lawrence River, is Montreal’s most refreshing activity: wet, wild, wonderful, and should not be missed by anyone!

Montreal Tours – 13 of the best tours to do in Montreal

19 February 2013 by admin

You can find any type of Montreal Tours in our beautiful city.

You can get walking Tours, food tours, beer tours, Bus tours, bicycle tours, scooters tours, shopping tours, wine Tours, fishing tours, alternative tours, old montreal tours, carriage tours, etc.

We haven’t tried them all, but we surely love our industry and all the people working for it.

Please be free to contact us if we have forgotten your enterprise!

Old Montreal Walking Tours:

Free Montreal Tour s:
- Discover the essential historic sites of Old Town.
- Learn how the city was founded, and how it evolved into the Metropolis that it is today.
- Enjoy Old Montreal’s charming European feel, with stories you won’t find in a guidebook!
Guidatour:
- Explore the birthplace of our metropolis. In an interesting and straightforward way, our guides will lead you through a maze of streets and historic buildings. This is a trip back in time which can be adapted to all ages.

Montreal City Walking Tours :

Urban Marmotte:
- To really appreciate a city like Montreal, you must take the time to explore it. Urban Marmotte understand that and offer long walking tours. So you can discover Montreal by the nicest and most social way: by foot.

Montreal Food and beer Tours:

Local Montreal Tours:
- Local Montréal Tours offers local food and craft beer walking tours by visiting the jean talon market and the unique brewpubs of the city. Private tours are also available.
VDM Global DMC:
- Our foodie guides walk around town every day. It’s no surprise they know the city well! As true foodies, they want to share their experience.

Montreal Bicycle Tours:

Fitz and Follwell:
- From the most iconic landmarks to the tiniest of alleyways, from the top of our mountain to the Old Port boardwalk, a Fitz and Follwell guided tour is about seeing Montreal from a local’s perspective.
My bicyclette :
- My Bicyclette is a family run, seaonsally operated bike shop located on Parks Canada land and is directly on the historic Lachine Canal bicycle path.
Ça roule Montréal:
- Take one of our many guided bike tours available and discover Montreal, its history, neighborhoods, architecture and of course Montrealers!

French historic, architecture and cultural Tours:

Héritage Montréal :
- For 35 years, Héritage Montréal has worked to promote and to protect the architectural, historic, natural and cultural heritage of Greater Montreal, its neighbourhoods and communities
Kaleidoscopes Tours :
- Kaleidoscope proposes visits of neighborhoods and thematic tours adapted to the needs of various customers
L’Autre Montréal :
- L’Autre Montréal’s guided tours go to the heart of today’s urban issues, shed light on forgotten aspects of Montreal history, bring you to places you’ve never seen… and offer a fresh perspective on neighbourhoods you thought you knew.

Other type of Montreal Tours:

Dyad Cycle Tours:
- We’re giving cultural and entertaining guided tours through the city’s most vibrant neighborhoods. Dyad’s Montreal tours include food tastings from some of the best specialty food shops as well as an off-the-beaten-path glimpse of life in the city.
Jet Boating Montreal:
- Quite possibly the world’s greatest city boat cruise tour! This spectacular 1 hour ride on the St-Lawrence River, is Montreal’s most refreshing activity: wet, wild, wonderful, and should not be missed by anyone!

Montreal Tours – 13 of the best tours to do in Montreal

19 February 2013 by admin

You can find any type of Montreal Tours in our beautiful city.

You can get walking Tours, food tours, beer tours, Bus tours, bicycle tours, scooters tours, shopping tours, wine Tours, fishing tours, alternative tours, old montreal tours, carriage tours, etc.

We haven’t tried them all, but we surely love our industry and all the people working for it.

Please be free to contact us if we have forgotten your enterprise!

Old Montreal Walking Tours:

Free Montreal Tour s:
- Discover the essential historic sites of Old Town.
- Learn how the city was founded, and how it evolved into the Metropolis that it is today.
- Enjoy Old Montreal’s charming European feel, with stories you won’t find in a guidebook!
Guidatour:
- Explore the birthplace of our metropolis. In an interesting and straightforward way, our guides will lead you through a maze of streets and historic buildings. This is a trip back in time which can be adapted to all ages.

Montreal City Walking Tours :

Urban Marmotte:
- To really appreciate a city like Montreal, you must take the time to explore it. Urban Marmotte understand that and offer long walking tours. So you can discover Montreal by the nicest and most social way: by foot.

Montreal Food and beer Tours:

Local Montreal Tours:
- Local Montréal Tours offers local food and craft beer walking tours by visiting the jean talon market and the unique brewpubs of the city. Private tours are also available.
VDM Global DMC:
- Our foodie guides walk around town every day. It’s no surprise they know the city well! As true foodies, they want to share their experience.

Montreal Bicycle Tours:

Fitz and Follwell:
- From the most iconic landmarks to the tiniest of alleyways, from the top of our mountain to the Old Port boardwalk, a Fitz and Follwell guided tour is about seeing Montreal from a local’s perspective.
My bicyclette :
- My Bicyclette is a family run, seaonsally operated bike shop located on Parks Canada land and is directly on the historic Lachine Canal bicycle path.
Ça roule Montréal:
- Take one of our many guided bike tours available and discover Montreal, its history, neighborhoods, architecture and of course Montrealers!

French historic, architecture and cultural Tours:

Héritage Montréal :
- For 35 years, Héritage Montréal has worked to promote and to protect the architectural, historic, natural and cultural heritage of Greater Montreal, its neighbourhoods and communities
Kaleidoscopes Tours :
- Kaleidoscope proposes visits of neighborhoods and thematic tours adapted to the needs of various customers
L’Autre Montréal :
- L’Autre Montréal’s guided tours go to the heart of today’s urban issues, shed light on forgotten aspects of Montreal history, bring you to places you’ve never seen… and offer a fresh perspective on neighbourhoods you thought you knew.

Other type of Montreal Tours:

Dyad Cycle Tours:
- We’re giving cultural and entertaining guided tours through the city’s most vibrant neighborhoods. Dyad’s Montreal tours include food tastings from some of the best specialty food shops as well as an off-the-beaten-path glimpse of life in the city.
Jet Boating Montreal:
- Quite possibly the world’s greatest city boat cruise tour! This spectacular 1 hour ride on the St-Lawrence River, is Montreal’s most refreshing activity: wet, wild, wonderful, and should not be missed by anyone!

A New Free Old Montreal Tour

17 February 2013 by admin

Local Montreal Tours used to offer a Free Old Montreal Tour as you may have seen in our tripadvisor recent reviews.

We have decided to withdraw the free walking tour off the Localmontrealtours.com website and to start a new free walking tour sister company.

As you can see here on http://freemontrealtours.com we still offer free walking tours but independently from Local Montreal Tours.

We have created a new branding with a new logo as you can see here:

A New Free Old Montreal Tour

17 February 2013 by admin

Local Montreal Tours used to offer a Free Old Montreal Tour as you may have seen in our tripadvisor recent reviews.

We have decided to withdraw the free walking tour off the Localmontrealtours.com website and to start a new free walking tour sister company.

As you can see here on http://freemontrealtours.com we still offer free walking tours but independently from Local Montreal Tours.

We have created a new branding with a new logo as you can see here:

A New Free Old Montreal Tour

17 February 2013 by admin

Local Montreal Tours used to offer a Free Old Montreal Tour as you may have seen in our tripadvisor recent reviews.

We have decided to withdraw the free walking tour off the Localmontrealtours.com website and to start a new free walking tour sister company.

As you can see here on http://freemontrealtours.com we still offer free walking tours but independently from Local Montreal Tours.

We have created a new branding with a new logo as you can see here:

Montreal : A Craft Beer destination

30 January 2013 by admin

Montreal : A (World Class) Craft Beer Destination

As we say on our webpage, Montréal is the second city in the World where you can find the most Breweries, which makes her perfectly suitable for Brewpub Tours. When we say Breweries, we include all the little Brewpubs, the Craft Breweries and the major international Breweries that are based in Montreal. You can count at the moment over 20 active and well known Breweries. Here is a list we did to gather all the Beer Industry we have here in Montreal.

International and National Breweries based in Montreal

Molson-Coors
Bière Boréale (situated 40 minutes from Montréal)
Brasseurs RJ
St-Ambroise McCauslan

Montreal’s top 15 Brewpubs

A new Brewpub is basically opening every year. We might missing few ones!

Le Cheval Blanc
L’Amère à Boire
Le Dieu du Ciel
Le Benelux
Le St-Bock
Le Brouhaha Brewpub
Brasserie Résevoir
Le Helm
La Succurcale
Les Soeurs-Grises de Montréal
The Brutopia
Les Brasseurs de Montréal
Vices et Versas Bar (not an actual Brewpub, but full of craft beers)
Les 3 Brasseurs (situated at three different locations)
L’espace public

Craft Breweries

1. Brasseurs sans Gluten

2. Bierbrier

Montreal’s Number 1 Beer Event

The Mondial de la bière

So yes, Portland (Oregon) is still the first Breweries City in the world, with more than 35 Breweries. But, get ready, Portland we are coming! If you would like to book a tour with Local Montreal Tours, visit the Montreal Brewpub Experience – Beer Tour section. If some brewpubs or breweries have been forgotten, please contact us so we can add them in our list.

– Local Montréal Tours Team