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INFO
ACCESSIBILITY
At McGill:
IGSF Office (3487 Peel St)
All of the bathrooms at IGSF are closed and gender-inclusive. Please note that the building is not wheelchair accessible.
Thomson House (3650 McTavish St)
All of the bathrooms at Thomson House are gender-inclusive, most are multi-stall restrooms. This building is wheelchair accessible through the side entrance.
McIntyre Medical Building (3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler)
Bathrooms in McIntyre are not gender-inclusive. Main entrance is wheelchair accessible with an automated switch. To reach Martin Amphitheatre (room 504), take elevator to 5th floor, turn right, then turn left at the next corridor. This corridor will lead you to room 504. The amphitheatre door is not equipped with an automated switch, but it can be held open. There is wheelchair accessible seating in the front row near the podium.
TRANSPORTATION
Getting to Montréal:
Montréal—Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
www.admtl.com/en
The 747 Express Bus links the airport to downtown Montreal for $10 (Lionel Groulx and Berri-UQAM metro stations)
Greyhound
www.greyhound.ca
Montreal terminal: Station Centrale d’Autobus Montréal - 505 de Maisonneuve est (Berri-UQAM Metro)
Megabus
www.megabus.ca
Megabus terminal: 997 Rue St. Antoine West (Bonaventure Metro)
Via Rail/Amtrak
www.viarail.ca and www.amtrak.com
Montreal station: Gare Centrale - 895 de la Gauchetière West (located under the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, near Bonaventure Metro)
Local Transportation:
STM (Société de Transport de Montréal)
Offers bus & metro routes to/from McGill’s downtown campus
Metro stop: McGill on the Green line. Also accessible by the 80 and 24 bus lines.
Fares: Regular bus and metro fare is $3.25. An unlimited day pass goes for $10 ($18 for 3 days). A weekend pass costs $13.
Trip planner: www.stm.info/en
Taxis
Atlas Taxi: 514-485-8585
Diamond Taxi: 514-274-6331
Champlain taxi: 514-273-2435
ACCOMMODATION
Places to Stay
HI-Montreal (hostel)
www.hostellingmontreal.com/2/home.hostel
1030 Rue Mackay
Auberge Bishop (hostel)
www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Auberge-Bishop/Montreal/63208
1447 Rue Bishop
M Montreal (hostel)
www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/M-Montreal/Montreal/49955?sc_sau=sfab&sc_pos=2
1245 Rue St-Andre
Pensione Popolo
www.pensionepopolo.com
4871 Boul. St-Laurent
University Bed and Breakfast
www.universitybedandbreakfast.ca
623 Rue Prince Arthur West
Best Western Centre-Ville
book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/CA/QC/Montreal-hotels/BEST-WESTERN-PLUS-Montreal-Downtown-Hotel-Europa/Hotel-Overview.do?propertyCode=67013
1240 Rue Drummond
Things To Do
Museums/Galleries
Musée des Beaux Arts
www.mbam.qc.ca/en
1380 Rue Sherbrooke West
Musée d’Art Contemporain
www.macm.org/en
185 Rue St-Catherine East
Musée McCord
www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en
690 Rue Sherbooke West
Redpath Museum (McGill)
www.mcgill.ca/redpath/redpath-museum
859 Rue Sherbrooke West
DHC/ART
dhc-art.org
451 Rue St-Jean
Galerie de l’UQAM
galerie.uqam.ca/en/home.html
1400 Rue Berri
Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery (Concordia University)
archive_ellengallery.concordia.ca/en/
1400 Boul. de Maisonneuve West
articule
www.articule.org
262 Avenue Fairmount West
Galerie SBC
www.sbcgallery.ca
372 Rue St-Catherine West
Parisian Laundry
www.parisianlaundry.com/fr
3550 Rue St-Antoine West
Édifice Belgo (includes many galleries and artist-run centres)
www.thebelgoreport.com
372 Rue St-Catherine West
galerie antoine ertaskiran
www.galerieantoineertaskiran.com
1892 Rue Payette
Galerie Division
www.galeriedivision.com/?language=en
2020 Rue William
Centre d’Art Contemporain OPTICA
www.optica.ca
5445 Avenue de Gaspé
Battat Contemporary
www.battatcontemporary.com
7245 Rue Alexandra
Centre Eastern Bloc
www.easternbloc.ca
7240 Rue Clark
Never Apart
www.neverapart.com
7049 Rue St-Urbain
Other Places to Visit
Olympic Site: Botanical Gardens/Insectarium/Planetarium/Biodome
espacepourlavie.ca/en
4141 Avenue Pierre de Coubertin
Old Port (Notre Dame Basilica, skating etc.)
www.oldportofmontreal.com
L'Euguelionne Bookstore
https://librairieleuguelionne.com
1426 Beaudry (Gay Village)
Mount Royal Park
www.montreal.com/parks/mtroyal.html
Marché Atwater/Marché Jean Talon
www.marchespublics-mtl.com/en/
138 Rue Atwater
7070 Rue Henri-Julien
Cinémathèque Québecoise
www.cinematheque.qc.ca
335 Boul. de Maisonneuve East
Habitat ‘67
www.habitat67.com/en
2600 Avenue Pierre Dupuy
Science Centre
www.montrealsciencecentre.com
2 Rue de la Commune West
Oratoire St-Joseph (largest free-standing dome in North America)
www.saint-joseph.org/en
3800 Chemin Queen Mary
Drawn & Quarterly Bookshop
www.drawnandquarterly.com
211 Rue Bernard West
Places to Eat/Drink
Schwartz’s (smoked meat, deli)
www.schwartzsdeli.com
3895 Boul. St-Laurent
Lola Rosa (Vegetarian Mexican)
lola-rosa.ca/site/
545 Rue Milton (close to McGill)
4581 Avenue du Parc
Aux Vivres (vegan)
auxvivres.com/en/
4631 Boul. St-Laurent
St. Viateur Bagel (Bagels, open 24hrs)
www.stviateurbagel.com/
263 Rue St-Viateur West
Romados (Portugese chicken)
romados.ca
115 Rue Rachel East
La Banquise (Poutine, open 24hrs)
labanquise.com/en
994 Rue Rachel East
La Panthère Verte (Vegetarian)
www.lapanthereverte.com
2153 Rue Mackay (close to McGill)
1735 Rue St-Denis
145 Avenue Mont Royal East
Nouveau Palais (brunch and late night menu)
www.nouveaupalais.com/wp/fr/
281 Rue Bernard West
Patati Patata (Burgers)
www.facebook.com/pages/Patati-Patata/152005481506456
4177 Boul. St-Laurent
Kazu (Japanese)
kazumontreal.com/
1862 Rue St-Catherine West
GaNaDaRa (Korean)
www.facebook.com/Restaurant-GaNaDaRa-429893133718487/
1862 Boul. de Maisonneuve West
Sparrow (Brunch, dinner, cocktails)
www.sparrow-lemoineau.com
5322 Boul. St-Laurent
Sumac (Middle eastern)
www.sumacrestaurant.com
3618 Rue Notre Dame West
Maïs (Tacos)
restaurantmais.com
5439 Boul. St-Laurent
Cafeden (Vietnamese)
cafedenrestaurant.com/welcome.html
6576 Boul. St-Laurent
Bombay Mahal (Indian, BYOB)
www.restaurantbombaymahal.ca
1001 Rue Jean Talon West
Casa del Popolo (Vegetarian lunch and dinner, bar, concert venue)
casadelpopolo.com/shows
4873 Boul. St-Laurent
La Buvette Chez Simone (Wine bar with food)
buvettechezsimone.com
4869 Avenue du Parc
‘No Name’ Bar (Cocktails)
5295 Avenue du Parc
Notre Dame Des Quilles (Queer-friendly bar, has a bowling alley)
www.facebook.com/notredamedesquilles/
32 Rue Beaubien West
Dieu du Ciel (pub)
dieuduciel.com/en/
29 Avenue Laurier West
Benelux (pub, close to McGill)
brasseriebenelux.com
245 Rue Sherbrooke West
Dispatch Coffee (on McGill campus)
dispatchcoffee.ca
3480 Rue University (inside McConnell Engineering Building)
Café Humble Lion (close to McGill)
www.facebook.com/CafeHumbleLion?ref=stream
904 Rue Sherbooke West
Pikolo Espresso Bar (close to McGill)
pikoloespresso.com/en/
3418b Avenue du Parc
Café Olimpico
www.cafeolimpico.com
124 Rue St-Viateur West