Fairmount Bagel is a street-food stop in Mile End, Montreal.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Taste your way through Montreal’s Mile End on a guided tour featuring warm wood-fired bagels, classic poutine, street-style gnocchi, and a savory Mediterranean secret dish.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Discover the Mile End neighbourhood in Montreal on a guided foodie walking tour. Enjoy 7 food/drink tastings, and learn about the history of Mile End and its culturall...
Guided tour · 2h 30m
Taste your way through Montreal’s Mile End with a local guide. Enjoy iconic dishes like bagels, smoked meat, gnocchi, and poutine while discovering the city’s rich cul...
Address: 74 Avenue Fairmount Ouest, Montreal, QC H2T 2M2
La Panthere Verte fries crisp falafel and stuffs zesty vegan pitas in Mile End and across Montreal, a green-minded counter for a fast, meat-free lunch.
TryFalafel pita
TipThe falafel pita with green sauce is the order; it is fully vegan even when it does not taste it.
La Banquise is Montreal's 24-hour poutine temple on Rue Rachel, ladling gravy and squeaky curds over fries in more than thirty over-the-top combinations.
TryPoutine
TipThe classic proves the kitchen; add smoked meat or guacamole once you have tried it straight first.
Ma Poule Mouillee grills charcoal Portuguese chicken to order on Rue Rachel in Montreal, its piri-piri birds and chicken poutine drawing a permanent line.
TryPortuguese charcoal chicken
TipGet a half chicken with hot piri-piri to go; the tiny room has almost nowhere to sit.
Romados is the Plateau rotisserie and bakery in Montreal whose charcoal chicken and custard tarts pull a lunchtime line out the door onto Rue Rachel.
TryPortuguese charcoal chicken
TipOrder the chicken and a couple of pasteis de nata; cash keeps the fast-moving queue moving faster.
Boustan has fed downtown Montreal since 1986, a late-night Rue Crescent counter with garlic-heavy shawarma and the fried-potato Aladin pita past midnight.
TryShawarma and pita
TipAsk for extra toum garlic sauce and pickled turnip; it stays open long past the bars for a good reason.
La Panthere Verte fries crisp falafel and stuffs zesty vegan pitas in Mile End and across Montreal, a green-minded counter for a fast, meat-free lunch.
TryFalafel pita
TipThe falafel pita with green sauce is the order; it is fully vegan even when it does not taste it.
Nouilles de Lan Zhou stretches its noodles by hand at the window in Montreal's Chinatown, dropping them into cumin-spiced Lanzhou-style beef broth to order.
TryHand-pulled noodles
TipWatch the dough being pulled at the counter and order the beef soup; specify thin or wide noodles.
