Travelling to Montreal on a budget - the perfect vacation! (Part 3)

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Follow me on my journey of exploring the beautiful city of Montreal! It was my first time visiting Montreal in the month of May last year, 2022, and I absolutely enjoyed it. In this episode, we had mouthwatering sandwiches at Schwartz's, admired the Murals and architecture on Avenue Laval, visited the Jean Talon Market, took the bus first time, and had an unforgettable Poutine to close off a perfect day! #montreal #canadatourism #livingincanada
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@hangryparanoyd Год назад

Bouillon Bilk for french food. Restaurant Gus for good casual food with huge portions. Patisserie Rhubarbe for dessert (one of the best in the city). Just some top favorites. There's so many...

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Thanks so much for the suggestions! Will check those out when I get a chance to visit again!

@TonkyTube 11 месяцев назад

+1 for Bouillon Bilk. One of my favorite tables in Montreal. It’s not a cheap place though, it’s fine French cuisine and the prices comes with it.

@svartedauden3566 2 месяца назад

Hi. Great 3 videos about an awesome city. We pronounce it as Puts in. Poutine. ;) Take care.

@TonkyTube 11 месяцев назад

In my very humble opinion, best poutine in Mtl is the one from Gibeau Orange Julep. The building is actually a big orange 😂. I like it because they put some orange juice in the sauce which make the poutine slighty sweeter. Some people dislikes, but to me it’s the best.

@LivinginCanada 11 месяцев назад

Wow, that sounds interesting! Thanks for the tip!

@etow8034 6 месяцев назад

You can get Cott's Cherry Cola at Dollarama of all places, but the real fountain made cherry cola is served at Wilensky's Light Lunch which is several blocks up from Schwartz which in itself is another Montreal landmark with their Wilensky's Special.

@FR3DOU 4 месяца назад

It’s funny to see my whole life in this video. I live in this district. You filmed my street and my office building. You visited restaurant where I use to order. You walked in parks where I spend hours every day 😄 My advice: next time you go to fairmount bagel and the weather is hot, have a stop at kem koba: best ice cream of montreal!

@LivinginCanada 4 месяца назад

That's so cool, I never thought of that! Yeah I can imagine it feeling a bit strange to see your daily life in a video :) You live in a beautiful city! And thanks for the recommendation!

@Pulpswo Год назад

Dinner must have been filling for sure! Yummmmmo

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Yes...after a meal like that it always feels as though you never want to eat again. But then, just after a few hours you're looking for food again. Humans.

@denissecastillolopez Год назад

I'm visiting Montreal soon, you have helped me to plan my trip!! Thank You Greeting from Mexico

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Glad to hear that, I hope it helps with basics at least! For more local knowledge, there's plenty in the comments :) Enjoy your trip!

@9grand Год назад

Montreal seems to be like a mix of Europe and North America

@LivinginCanada Год назад

That was my impression too!

@mariakoufalis1487 Год назад

As you saw and mentioned, there are two Saint Viateur bagel shops just a block away from each other. Reason being is that the smaller one was made to help with the high demand of the bigger one. Many times throughout the day a worker is seen hauling bagels in a fancy type of a covered wheel barrel bringing bagels over. And yes, even in winter…lol.. of course the smaller location also sells to the public.

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Interesting! That makes sense. Having multiple outlets distributed really helps with promotion. Although I may not want to buy the first time I see the store, I come across it again after a few minutes and am finally convinced! :)

@elearnej5524 Год назад

la banquise has pretty consistent line ups every day till 4am, and yes even in winter. if i could suggest a better time to visit, it would be any time around the grand prix(june) till early fall has the city undergoes a crazy transformation with a vast amount of festivals every week from the grand prix itself, the francos, jazz fest, osheaga, ilesoniq, fantasia, just for laughs fore a total of 34 festivals from june to august plus the fireworks world competition every week at la Ronde.

@CptVein Год назад

Scwartz is good but it is slightly overrated. The Main right across the street has some smoked meat that's just as good, if not better, and other places, like Dunn's, make good smokedmeat too. I would avoid Lester's smoked meat. Marché Jean-Talon is great! Glad you went there and glad you liked it. About the bagels, I live 45-60 mins away from both places and I still go there if I want bagels. They are that good. So walking a few hours for some bagels is not a stretch. Personnaly, I prefer the fairmount ones a little more. Not sure why. Also, that shop is open 24/7. I've been there at 3 in the morning more than once. The ''french'' way is how we say poutine. The other way you were saying it just had a stronger québécois accent. I would avoid saying it like at 17:33 because it sounds very close to ''putain'', which is the french word for whore 😂 Across La Banquise, there's a place called Ma Poule Mouillé. It's a portuguese chicken place that has a great poutine. And yes, La Banquise is 100% a place where you go after a night of clubbing. Nothing like greasy fries to combat a hangover. It's gets crowder at around 3 am.

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Yeah, I could imagine developing a more specific taste after having those bagels a few more times! Thanks for the clarification about poutine. Now I do remember from the few French lessons I got that pronouncing it that way would sound uncomfortably similar to that😂. I tend to say pou-teen much easier anyway.

@christofat2704 Год назад

The Main closed one month ago!

@CptVein Год назад

@@christofat2704 WHAT!!! Man, that's too bad. Sad to hear that.

@francischan3796 Год назад

Great video series.....maybe can you do one for going to Vancouver....it's an expensive city....plus great seafood....!!!my wife and I really enjoy your video from going the Niagara falls to this Montreal series.....

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Thank you for the suggestion! I haven't been to Vancouver yet I must admit, but would love doing a video on that one day. Coming up is a video about the city of Kingston!

@albyarranz6406 Год назад

You can get the Cott's Black Cherry from Giant Tiger.

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Thank you!

@mbg9650 Год назад

7:07 This is the side of late Leonard Cohen's house.

@Tao1988 Год назад

nice trip

@LivinginCanada Год назад

It was!!

@erock0517 Год назад

The best cherry sodas is from Dr. Browns. It’s hard to find in Toronto but I know for sure that Zeldens Deli at Yonge and St. Clair has it!

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Aw, thank you!

@davewong4834 Год назад

I like to have a beer, rather than cheery Coke, . again that is my personal choice. Whenever someone goes to Montreal, I would ask them to bring me back some Montreal Smoke Meat. OH, what happens to Shopsy at Spadina in Toronto, the good ole Kensington? I used to go there when I want some fix.

@LivinginCanada Год назад

I could imagine beer working well with that too! I've not been there actually! Seems it's temporarily closed and will open in the summer, so around this time.

@christofat2704 Год назад

Your french pronunciation is great !

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Awww, thank you!

@aselvais Год назад

OK subscribed :) after watching a few of your vids, and the consistency; great communication and story telling :) ... fantastic job ! Your content about Canada is so good it should kill it with bill C-11 haha ;)

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Thank you, and welcome. I'd rather do without the bill though! :)

@timezero8409 Год назад

For the Bagels, since you got some really good ones from Fairmount and St-Viateur, you didn't need to heat them. They are best served as is. 😄 If you come back to Montreal, give them another chance.

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Haha yes, initially I thought it would make them softer if I reheat them a bit the next day. But they obviously didn't like the toaster😂

@dweebycat9929 Год назад

@@LivinginCanada I'd also recommend Drogheria Fine (a take-out gnocchi place) right next to the Fairmount bagel, it's really delicious and costs $5-$6

@TonkyTube 11 месяцев назад

It’s definitely better this way.

@BarryKrebs 4 месяца назад

Snowdon Deli is my go to. I grew up with smoked meat btw.

@fredklein3829 11 месяцев назад

Cott drinks is from my hometown of Laval, Quebec. They are indeed wonderful including the many flavours other than black cherry. I've seen it in Ottawa but not everywhere. Don't know about Toronto.

@LivinginCanada 11 месяцев назад

I've never seen it here, but will be looking out for it!

@alanwu3678 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for your helpful and educational videos. I was wondering where is a good place to convert US dollar to Canadian because I will be visiting Montreal next week.

@LivinginCanada 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! You can go to a currency exchange, e.g. 'Kantor' and many others.

@Calendyr Год назад

Finaly, for restaurant recommendation: L'auberge du Dragon Rouge on Lajeunesse street. It's a medieval themed restaurant. The food is amazing! If you like live entertainment, go during the evenings, there is a surcharge for it. If you prefer to eat in peace with your friends go during lunch time.

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Just the name itself sounds so appealing, thanks for the tip!

@mariannerichard1321 Год назад

The way you pronounce poutine is right on point. Montrealers tend to lower the i, that is true, but the dish is from Centre-du-Québec where it is pronounced same as you did.

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Good to know! It seems, in the comments, that people have various opinions on that. Thank you!

@FrancoisBert Год назад

Schwartz is visited mostly by out-of-townwers. You pronounce « pouteen ». Laval street is probably the most charming old street in Montreal but you needed to visit near Square Saint-Louis to really appreciate it. In fact that square is mythical. Your french pronounciation is excellent.

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Thanks so much, I really appreciate that! I knew it haha, but still, had a great experience at Schwartz's!

@Gradd123 3 месяца назад

It's not pronounce Pouteen. It's pronounce Poo-Tsin

@Mysthral1 7 дней назад

@@Gradd123 Exactly. The «S» has to be pronounced. «Pouteen» sounds more like Vladimir Putin.

@Calendyr Год назад

Funny you started your trip from about 2 blocs from where I live ;) I have never heard poutine spoken any other way than poo-thin-e (frech E). I have not been to Schwartz in years! I should go soon. Way say it the non-german way: Shwar-TS. I have been there 2 or 3 times. Really good food but always a long line (which is great for them, less so for us ;) and while the food was good, the servers where quite short with us being almost overwhelmed by the number of people to serve, I don't hold it against them but it did not make for a great experience. Cott's black cherry coke is really hard to find here too. Only a few stores sells it and as far as restaurants, I am pretty sure only Schwartz has it. I am diabetic so I can't drink it anymore but yes it's pretty great in moderation.

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Haha, interesting! How do you like it living there?

@eructationlyrique Год назад

If you think that was a long lineup at la Banquise, you should try at 3AM on a Saturday night

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Haha, that puts things into perspective!

@mariakoufalis1487 Год назад

The proper way to say Schwartz’s is the first way you said it, not the German way. As well, the long line ups is 95% locals.

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Good to hear it's locals lining up as well, and thanks for the Schwartz's clarification!

@jeanbolduc5818 Год назад

I like your elegance and intelligence in your videos .... keep the good vibes and work ...the world needs your attitude Here are some facts about Montreal : - UNESCO city of design since 2006 , like Berlin , Budapest ,Dubai, Singapore . 40 cities in the World; - in 2023 , Montreal ranked #1 in the world for sustainability with more than 1.5 million trees in the city , more than 500 green roofs and the largest urban park and green energy , Vancouver ranked 4 th for sustainibility - a world leader in Artificial intelligence ( université de Montréal). Yoshua Bengio is a pioneer of deep learning, a discipline that has revolutionized artificial intelligence. Mila, the institute he founded, is the world's most renowned university research centre in AI. -Montreal is the 3rd largest aerospace center in the world after Toulouse ( France) and Seatle ( USA) - one of the largest ecosystems for life sciences and health tech in all of North America, Some of the areas where Montréal has established world-renowned expertise include oncology, infectious diseases, neuroscience and mental health, regenerative medicine for rare diseases, precision medicine, Montreal has been named one of the most intelligent communities in the world by the Intelligent Community Forum. - Montreal , after New York city , has the highest number of restaurants per capita in North America . Montreal is known internationaly for has creative chefs and a leader in gastronomy in the world. - hollywood produces movies in Montreal ( Transformers : Rise of the Beasts 2023,Jack Ryan (2018-2023) , Beau Is Afraid (2023) , Arrival, 300, etc plus european movies ) ... CBC only talks about Toronto or Vancouver for movies but Montreal has big movies studios ( Mel ).. Hollywood choose Montreal for New York scenes and Paris

@LivinginCanada Год назад

I appreciate that! And thank you for all the additional useful information, very interesting!

@LivinginCanada Год назад

After spending 3 days in Montreal, I found the food (cheap eats as well as more pricey options) to be very delicious! If you're from Montreal, what restaurants (also snack and dessert places) would you recommend to tourists that are perhaps less well-known and underrated?

@MsMtlangel Год назад

Next time in Montreal go to Montréal pool room cheap and my go to place before concerts

@jeanbolduc5818 Год назад

Montreal ,after New York ,as the higher number of restaurants per capita in North america .... so many choices ... i prefer small restaurants and amazing creative chefs where you can bring your wine ... Le Cath Cart , Place Ville Marie is a good place for drinks , food and deserts .....

@CptVein Год назад

Forgot to say it in my other comment but next time you are in Montreal, you have to try spruce beer. It's a soda that taste like a pine. Not everyone likes it but those that do REALLY do. Colt, the same brand from the cherry coke, makes some. Otherwise, there's one called Marco and that one is really good imo. It tastes really strong.

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Thanks for the extra tip!!

@ziwang Год назад

haha can’t believe i found another spruce beer drinker! among everyone i know, i’m the only person who likes spruce beer. i would say 99% of people won’t like that.

@TonkyTube 11 месяцев назад

Schwartz’s really is amazing. Their smoked meat is so good that they are shipping it worldwide.

@LivinginCanada 11 месяцев назад

I loved it!

@TonkyTube 11 месяцев назад

I wouldn’t recognize St Viateur or Fairmount bagels from one another either 😅 both are equally good to me

@LivinginCanada 11 месяцев назад

That's what I thought too!

@jeanbolduc5818 Год назад

Carré St-Louis offers elegant and unique house architecture , better than Laval streets ... Carré St-Louis is famous for international celebrities and artists

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Thanks!

@kameo360fan 10 месяцев назад

Since Ive watched the whole series: 1. I dont really go to markets for regular shopping, but I will go for fun or to get the really seasonal produce 2. Ive never been to Schwartz, my family's smoked meat restaurant is Lesters in Outremont! Just as charming as Schwartz from the look of it, lots of memorabilia and no wait times 3. Fairmount and Saint Viateur are almost the same, my family likes Fairmount better but push come to shove, they taste almost the same and the only difference I noticed is that Saint Viateur bagels are skinnier! Ive also never had the flavoured bagels at either cause they looks so bready and stale! Poppy or sesame for the win, especially when theyre hot! You should try getting a hot dozen from either and a container of cream cheese, then walk over to the monument on a Sunday for Tam tams! (its a weekly drum circle thing on Sundays with vendors etc that goes all summer and into when there is snow)

@LivinginCanada 10 месяцев назад

Very insightful! checked out your website and everything looks so delicious! Would love to visit the next time I go to Montreal!

@kameo360fan 10 месяцев назад

@@LivinginCanada ah my bad not meaning Lester's is owned by my family 😅 but that my family goes to it haha. Just to clarify

@jeanbolduc5818 Год назад

there are many parks in Montreal and you are allowed to dùrink alcool as long as you have somthing to eat .

@LivinginCanada Год назад

That's awesome!

@thatcherdonovan7305 Год назад

For the pronunciation of poutine: Pou-TSIN, rhyming with tin, not nasalized. Pou-TEEN is acceptable, but not the typical anglo-canadian POO-teen. As far as bagels are concerned, they really need to be kept in airtight bags, ideally frozen, otherwise they go stale overnight. The paper bags they come in just don't cut it.

@LivinginCanada Год назад

That makes sense, the go dry really fast.

@TonkyTube 11 месяцев назад

7:56 Little hint: it’s not cheap. Very very very not cheap. 😂

@daniellord-vera6987 Год назад

your pronouncing poutine correctly we say it the same way in English

@Calendyr Год назад

A yes forgot about La Banquise. Only been there once and was really underwhelmed after hearing about it for years. Like Schwartz there is always a line up. I think poutine is really easy to make and it can be good most places. Only bad poutine I have ever eaten was at Valentine, that was atrocious just like the hot dogs were terrible. How you can make bad poutine and hot dogs is beyond me! Since my favorite poutine is the italian one (meat spaghetti sauce instead of gravy), most restaurant serves it and it's always good.

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Wow spaghetti sauce on fries sounds delicious!

@emiriebois2428 Год назад

Jean Talon market

@christofat2704 Год назад

The southern part of avenue Laval is much better

@joenroute9646 Год назад

Yep , specially the square St Louis ! A beautiful a square surrounding Victorian houses

@coco9004 5 месяцев назад

ride a bycicle is more effective and faster and you can bring it in the bus and metro

@dannychhann6917 9 месяцев назад

Hi same pronounce as Russia President POUTINE🙂

@LivinginCanada 9 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@dannychhann6917 9 месяцев назад

🙂you are welcome@@LivinginCanada

@Sayitlikitiz101 Год назад

You're saying poutine correctly. The pronunciation in English is quite similar to the original French pronunciation. Now, when you say "putin", it sounds like you're saying the French word for hooker. 😁

@LivinginCanada Год назад

Yeah, someone brought that up! thanks

@therealgumby2937 Год назад

It's Cott Black Cherry, not Cherry Coke

@mariakoufalis1487 Год назад

No, no no..lol.. poutine is pronounced very similar in French and English. Nowhere near the word ‘Putin’. Some anglos will say pou-teen.

@LivinginCanada Год назад

It seems like I caught incorrect information in this video then: "How to pronounce Poutine the right way": ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yyis4TgmXYg.html

@mariakoufalis1487 Год назад

@@LivinginCanada No, it seems correct, it’s when saying putin that it’s wrong.

@Mysthral1 7 дней назад

@@LivinginCanada It has to be pronounced the Québécois way, not the French.

@liamlee8422 8 месяцев назад

I don’t know why so much hype over Schwartz’s pastrami sandwich which I am not a fan of because it’s quite salty and the bread they use is not even toasted or anything . I really don’t get it

@LivinginCanada 8 месяцев назад

Perhaps because people haven't tried other options yet!

@Mysthral1 7 дней назад

It is not pastrami like in New York... different spices and all that and the bread is not supposed to be toasted. Of course, you like it or you don't.