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Love your city? It’s time to
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On May 11, Time Out Montreal joined other cities around the world in a global campaign to support local culture and commerce. In this city, we’re pledging to help out the Montreal Restaurant Workers Relief Fund, an emergency economic relief fund created to support restaurant employees who are facing economic hardship. | |
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Here’s what you can and can’t do in the city right now | |
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You’re going to want to bookmark this: Until our city gets completely back on its feet, Time Out Montreal is taking time every day to review what phase the city is in during its deconfinement. Here, you’ll find up-to-date stories about what’s allowed and what’s not, plus what sectors of the city have (and haven’t) opened up, from hair salons and retail to restaurants and bars.
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What to check out this week | | |
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Saturday Attend a virtual nightclub with
Glow Party
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Missing the spinning DJs and high energy of Montreal’s nightlife? Put on your flashiest duds, grab some glowsticks and dance the night away in your living room with this digital nightclub’s mix of EDM, house, hip hop and reggaeton. | |
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The best of the rest:
Today Everything under the sun at the National Film Board of Canada
Sure, there’s the harrowing tale of a Tiger King on Netflix, but how about some homegrown entertainment? The NFB has tons of free online material going back decades, with films, documentaries and animations for the kids (or the kid inside you) to check out, including this eerie short black-and-white film of an abandoned Montreal in the 1960s.
Friday Pop Montreal’s online festival, Le Funhouse
Walk through art galleries and halls of mirrors, attend workshops, watch films, groove to musical acts by local artists and more with this weekend-long online festival that’s running all weekend long.
Sunday Pub quiz nights with Burgundy Lion
Crack open some cold ones, invite your friends to login and test your wits against one another with this weekly pub quiz hosted by one of the best pubs in Montreal. Join in on Zoom at 8PM sharp. | |
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The best delivery and takeout
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Day by day, more and more restaurants in Montreal are opening their doors for takeout and delivery with top choices for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and something sweet for afterwards. If you want to mix things up, check out this list of the best new takeout and delivery options in Montreal this week.
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Little Italy’s fine dining darling Vin Mon Lapin has flipped into a fried chicken counter with savory bites, a highly curated wine list from one of the country’s best somms and desserts you won’t forget. |
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Want to plan a luxuriant date night? Grab ready-to-eat dishes from this cooks and craftsmen of Club Chasse et Pêche, Le Serpent and Le Filet all in one place with their new takeout operation. |
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As of this week, Old Montreal’s famed breakfast and lunch counter that’s so good we welcomed them into Time Out Market is open for business with a grab-and-go window. |
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Mix things up with this Cambodian pop-up kitchen running out of Parliment Pub & Parlour in Old Montreal, serving aromatic bites of wraps, salads, soups and scoops of coconut ice cream. |
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Dispatches from around the world | | |
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How to support Black Lives Matter, wherever you are.
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‘Tourists are welcome’ in Portugal—with no quarantine on arrival.
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Catch a strawberry moon eclipse in North America this Friday.
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You can stream this year’s summer solstice live from Stonehenge.
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The strangest thing to come out of lockdown: priests with water pistols.
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Everything whale
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For the first time ever, a humpback whale has been spotted frolicking in the Saint-Lawrence River along the shores of Old Montreal. Check out the photos and videos. |
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Pair these cocktail kits with local distillers
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Montreal’s one-stop-shop for bartending equipment has rolled out a whole new selection of syrups that are tailored to local distilleries for gin, rhum, vodka and more. Here’s what’s on the menu. |
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Pile in the car for this new drive-in movie theatre | |
A new drive-in movie theatre pop-up is opening in Vaudreuil-Dorion soon. The best part? Admission is $10 per car. Here’s what you need to know.
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Uber Eats reveals its most popular orders in Canada | |
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The food delivery service showed us Canadians are ordering the most at home, and the results might surprise you. For example, poutine didn’t take the spot in Quebec. Dig into the list here. |
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We don’t know who needs to hear this but…
Going on Zoom dates because you’re bored at home is totally acceptable. | | |
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Hey Montreal, share the love! | | | | |
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Time Out is Time In while our wonderful city is on lockdown. We are dedicated to bringing you the best of Montreal, even while Montreal itself sits indoors for a while. Wherever you are in the city, know that if there’s something happening out there, Time In will let you know about it. | | | | | |
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