Le Plateau-Mont-Royal & Rue Saint-Denis
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Montreal's most lived-in neighbourhood, with colourful external spiral staircases, murals, cafés and independent shops. It is ideal for wandering without a plan.
The Plateau-Mont-Royal lies on the eastern side of Mount Royal and is Montreal's most representative French-speaking residential district. Its signature feature is the iron spiral staircases on the outside of the 19th- and early 20th-century terraced houses, often set off by coloured doors and window frames and corner murals. The main streets, Saint-Denis and Mont-Royal Avenue, are lined with cafés, second-hand bookshops, design boutiques and small bars, and parts of them become pedestrian streets in summer. Parc La Fontaine is where locals go for picnics and strolls. A suggested route is to start at Mont-Royal metro station on the orange line, walk east along Mont-Royal Avenue, then turn onto Duluth Avenue and Saint-Denis. Entry is free.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Schwartz's Deli
- Quartier des Spectacles & Place des Arts
- Rue Sainte-Catherine
- Chinatown Montreal
- McCord Stewart Museum
- Montreal Underground City (RÉSO)
- Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal
- Bonsecours Market