Restaurants Open on July 1st (Canada Day) in Montreal: Our Picks
July 1st is a packed day across Canada. It’s Canada Day, and in Quebec it’s also the traditional Moving Day, when leases turn over and the sidewalks fill with boxes. Between the celebrations, the truck rentals, and the holiday hours, finding a restaurant open in Montreal can quickly turn into a puzzle. Whether you’re marking Canada Day, recovering from an exhausting move, or simply enjoying a day off, it helps to know where to go for a good meal without the hassle.
Juggling the festivities, the boxes, and the friends who showed up to help can make cooking at home feel like a lot. The good news: plenty of restaurants around the city stay open on July 1st, ready to welcome the celebrators, the worn-out movers, and anyone just looking to relax over a good plate. Whether you’re after local cooking or comforting favourites, there’s something for every taste and every occasion.
Here’s our list of restaurants that will open their doors on July 1st and give you a meal worth remembering. Enjoy the holiday, knowing exactly where to go to eat well, stress-free.
If picking up takeout sounds easier, take a look at our list of affordable takeout spots in Montreal too or our list of restaurants offering delivery.
Happy eating, and happy Canada Day!
Casavant
A few steps from Jean-Talon Market, Casavant serves up French brasserie cooking in a handsome setting, with an easygoing atmosphere and a well-priced menu. A dependable pick whether you’re sitting down for a full meal or just a glass of wine.
Montréal
Restaurant Elena
Elena has earned its place among the city’s best Italian restaurants, our picks for where to celebrate, and the most romantic restaurants in town. We love the atmosphere, the pizzas, the house-made pasta, and the decor, and we love that the bill stays reasonable.
Montréal
Mano Cornuto
An Italian café in Griffintown, Mano Cornuto has been a local favourite since it opened. The welcome is so warm that everyone seems to know each other, and it’s the kind of place you could drop into every day without tiring of it, July 1st included.
Montréal
Cadet
Cadet brings a festive energy to a pared-down setting. The menu changes regularly, built around refined sharing plates, with a smart list of wines and interesting cocktails, all carried by service that’s professional and efficient.
Montréal
Foxy
Intimate and full of character, Foxy is both a Notre-Dame Ouest staple and one of the best restaurants in Griffintown. You come here for comforting cooking, to treat yourself, to mark an occasion, and to drink well. One to put on your list.
Montréal
BarBara
BarBara is a lovely spot on Notre-Dame Ouest that blends the spirit of a wine bar with Italian-accented cooking. Expect fresh pasta and one of the best Caesar salads in town, alongside a cellar stocked with bottles chosen with care from small producers here and abroad.
Montréal
HENI
HENI takes you across the SWANA region (Southwest Asia and North Africa) through an inventive menu built with real skill and grounded in Quebec products. Set in Little Burgundy, it offers a distinctive experience and a concept that balances refinement with warmth.
Montréal
Le Bar Darling
From the Holder brothers (behind the Holder restaurant and Majestique bar), Le Bar Darling opened in March 2017 at the corner of Saint-Laurent and Marie-Anne, with a decor that charms from the moment you walk in. The menu shifts through the day: pastries in the morning and brunch on weekends, heartier plates at lunch, and refined small plates at night that evolve week to week with the seasons.
Montréal
Miracolo
Run by a seasoned team, Miracolo is a handsome, very good Italo-Québécois restaurant on Saint-Laurent. The eclectic, one-of-a-kind decor sets a festive mood, and you eat very well: the throughline is Italian with a North American touch, the chefs drawing on traditional recipes made with Quebec products.
Montréal
Satay Brothers
Satay Brothers is the success story of brothers Alex and Mat Winnicki. Their Notre-Dame Ouest restaurant is one of the most popular in town, where Montrealers come for crowd-favourite classics inspired by Asian street food, served in a bold, eye-catching setting.
Montréal
Verdun Beach
Verdun Beach is a neighbourhood guinguette with a strong natural wine list, house cocktails, and craft beer, plus a tidy little menu to go with it. With its 70s vintage decor, it’s a charming spot to eat well, drink well, and have a good time.
Montréal
Oncle Lee
On Laurier Ouest, Oncle Lee keeps bringing fresh energy to the neighbourhood. With one of the prettiest terraces in town, a strong team in the kitchen and on the floor, and a very good menu, it’s no surprise it earned a place on our list of the best restaurants in the Mile End.
Montréal
Oncle Lee Kăo
Oncle Lee Kăo opened in late January 2025, to the delight of Chinese cuisine lovers. The little sister of the much-loved Oncle Lee on Laurier Ouest, it brings a new take on that world in an elegant, carefully finished setting.
Montréal
Lundis au soleil
Even once the sun goes down, you can settle in for a good meal and a lovely evening at Lundis au soleil. It also turns up on our list of where to drink good natural wine in Montreal.
Montréal
Le Boulevardier Restaurant
Le Boulevardier is a handsome restaurant right downtown, where you can dig into Parisian brasserie-inspired plates in an elegant setting, looked after by an attentive and thoughtful team.
Montréal
Molenne
Molenne belongs to the new generation of Montreal brasseries built for any occasion. The kitchen turns out refined cooking that leans on local products and seafood, set in a space where old and new meet with ease. A good wine list, precise cocktails, and a convivial mood round out a place that’s already getting plenty of attention.
Montréal
Myers
Myers stands out for its singular atmosphere and especially well-judged design. In that polished setting, the kitchen serves convivial cooking that brings a note of freshness and modernity to the Montreal scene. It’s also a strong choice for lunch.
Montréal
Renzo Sandwich
Its name comes from San Lorenzo, the Italian rendering of Saint-Laurent. Renzo is a sandwich shop serving classics from the four corners of the world, from the Cubano to the famous Philly cheesesteak, with plenty to win you over.
Montréal
Juliette Plaza
Juliette Plaza is the little sister of Montréal Plaza, right next door. It stands out for its atmosphere and the high quality of its cooking, which clearly echoes its neighbour. The laid-back mood matches a more accessible menu, and the same goes for the wine list.
Montréal
Jun I
Jun I is one of the finest sushi restaurants in Montreal, and arguably our favourite. Chef Junichi Ikematsu is among the city’s great chefs and has trained many of its best. The menu is defined by the undeniable delicacy of each plate and the freshness of the products, and the knife work is in a class of its own. A standout we recommend without hesitation.
Montréal
Bar Henrietta
Bar Henrietta is a charming neighbourhood bar with a roster of classic cocktails, Quebec beers, and private-import wines. It also puts out small plates that pair nicely with a bottle, and when the weather turns, it has one of the loveliest terraces in Montreal.
Montréal
Mexico Restaurant
At Mexico Restaurant, the atmosphere feels straight out of Mexico. You don’t come for the decor but for what’s on the plate: generous, low-priced portions of Mexican classics like tacos (some of the best birria in town), chilaquiles, and quesadillas. A few steps from Iberville metro, it’s one to keep in your little notebook of spots that are good, cheap, and welcoming.
Montréal
Le Rodman Bar Festif
On the corner of Saint-Laurent and Saint-Viateur, in the former Waverly space, Rodman is a festive resto-bar bringing fresh energy to the Mile End with Caribbean flavours that feel both refined and grounded. Under the direction of Akim Acacia of Piklìz, the menu wins you over with generous, vibrant plates, from crispy cornflake chicken to tender ti bœuf skewers, not forgetting the fritay. It’s a place where the night stretches on: warm, joyful, and full of rhythm.
Montréal
Chez Ma Tante
Chez Ma Tante stands as an institution in Montréal-Nord, celebrating the art of the hot dog and fries since it opened in 1929. This legendary snack bar stays faithful to the recipe that built its name: some of the best hot dogs in town, glorious fries, and the secret ingredient that makes all the difference, a contagious generosity of smiles.
Montréal
Pan Américan Pizza
Open since fall 2023, Pan American welcomes guests on a quiet stretch of Jeanne-Mance. The focus is comforting thick-crust pan pizzas, from the classic tomato, cheese, and basil to bolder ideas like the French onion soup pizza. Around them sit playful nods to Italy: cacio e pepe croquettes, Caesar salad, and house fries with green aioli. Dine in, delivery, or takeout.
Montréal
Osteria Berto
Berto is the life’s work of Riccardo Bertolino and Isabel Bordeleau, set on the corner of Castelnau in Villeray. Together they’ve shaped a contemporary osteria where serious rigour meets Italian cooking that’s grounded, generous, and precise, with just as much care given to the wine. A spot that’s already giving a lot to the neighbourhood.
Montréal
Bistro Le Cerf-Volant
In the east end, Bistro Cerf-Volant has brought new life to this corner of Tétreaultville. With its bring-your-own-wine format, the kitchen takes a more polished approach, a current bistronomy that puts fresh, seasonal products front and centre. It’s a table where conviviality, honesty, and the simple pleasure of eating well come together with ease.
Montréal
Stellina
In Old Montreal, Stellina offers an elegant reading of Italian cooking centred on fresh pasta and a contemporary idea of the pastificio. In a chic, hushed setting that at times recalls the little Italian spots of New York, it also gives pride of place to seasonal vegetables and a fine selection of Italian wines. A refined choice you come to as much for the plate as for the atmosphere.
Montréal
Rôtisserie La Lune
Rôtisserie La Lune reinvents the Québécois rotisserie with flair and creativity. Set in Little Italy, it builds its offering around poultry and quality local products, with a remarkable wine list and an absolutely gorgeous decor designed by Zebulon Perron.
Montréal
Pumpui
Pumpui is one of the best Thai restaurants in Montreal and, without question, one of our favourites. The food carries you somewhere new on every visit. The menu is mostly Thai with a few Southeast Asian influences, and the plates, the curries above all, are comforting, authentic, and full of flavour. Don’t miss the pad thai, and for dessert, the mango sticky rice.
Montréal
Le Petit Alep Bistro
Le Petit Alep is one of Montreal’s very good Middle Eastern restaurants. It’s also an institution, at once approachable and deeply convivial, built around sharing plates rich in flavour. The dishes take their cue from the Alep restaurant next door, in smaller portions at gentler prices, and the wine list ranks among the finest in town.
Montréal
Antonietta Pizzeria
In Rosemont, Antonietta Pizzeria runs a counter built around New York-style and Sicilian pizzas, in a spirit that’s simple, warm, and genuinely effective. With slices served at the window and a kitchen designed for grab-and-go, it’s a natural fit for Moving Day, whether you order delivery or takeout.
Montréal
HÀ Vieux-Montréal
Hà in Old Montreal, on Rue William, has been serving cooking inspired by Southeast Asian flavours in a festive, accessible atmosphere since 2017. Led by chef Ross Louangsignotha, the house showcases meat dishes, fragrant soups, seafood, a few vegetarian options, as well as buns and imperial rolls that rank among our favourites. The spot will be open for lunch and dinner on July 1st.
Montréal
