We recently spent 5 days in Montreal, after a quick visit to Burlington - this was a driving vacation. I got some tips from Steve and a few others about the current scene, as well as from the restaurants I follow on various social media platforms.
We stayed on the Le-Plateau-Mont-Royal, in a nice AirBnB, and the street it was on turns into a pedestrian only street during the summer, which was excellent. No noise, no traffic, perfect for strolling. Were literally across the street from an outpost of St. Viateur, so I was able to grab hot bagels each morning for breakfast. Without apology, I'll just say they're pretty lame, but...
And yes, I know everyone likes Schwartz's, but not being one to wait on a line for a sandwich, we tried another highly-regarded deli.
More to come.