Overview

Affectionately known as "The Main," this ever-changing boulevard once represented the dividing line between Anglophone (west) and Francophone (east) Montreal. Streets number east or west from St-Laurent, and it is at various points the main drag in Chinatown, the Plateau and Little Italy; all are worth exploring. The most famous strip is likely that between Sherbrooke Street and Mont-Royal Avenue : moving south to north, culinary and post-culinary standouts include Buona Notte, Globe, the Bifteck, Tokyo, Schwartz's, Moishe's and the Belmont sur le Boulevard.