Comments on: Where to eat on Christmas Night http://montrealnotebook.com/notebook/2009/10/22/where-to-eat-on-christmas-night/ Todd and Chuck blog about their trips to Montréal Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:36:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: toddmundt http://montrealnotebook.com/notebook/2009/10/22/where-to-eat-on-christmas-night/comment-page-1/#comment-67 toddmundt Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:24:51 +0000 http://montrealnotebook.com/notebook/?p=239#comment-67 Great question! Here's what I wrote to Matt via email: <br><br>Not everything closes, but most of the non-hotel destination restaurants close, and it's surprising how many of the cafes close, too - I think more so than in the US. (Starbucks may be open on Notre Dame and Square Jacques Cartier) This includes chains, too. I wouldn't say every place closes, but over the years, finding food for lunch and dinner has been a chore.<br><br>As for other stuff, yeah most attractions close on Christmas Day and the first half of Boxing Day. One thing we've done is take a walk up Mont Royal on Christmas Day if it's not too cold. There are lots of Montrealers out walking and sledding, it's a brisk walk that's not steep, and the belvedere that overlooks the city has a mini cafe that sells hot chocolate and stuff.<br><br>One year we bought bread and cheese the day before and made lunch with it - Quebec has great cheese. The auberge we stay at has a good breakfast which helps too and then try to find something good for dinner. Great question! Here's what I wrote to Matt via email:

Not everything closes, but most of the non-hotel destination restaurants close, and it's surprising how many of the cafes close, too – I think more so than in the US. (Starbucks may be open on Notre Dame and Square Jacques Cartier) This includes chains, too. I wouldn't say every place closes, but over the years, finding food for lunch and dinner has been a chore.

As for other stuff, yeah most attractions close on Christmas Day and the first half of Boxing Day. One thing we've done is take a walk up Mont Royal on Christmas Day if it's not too cold. There are lots of Montrealers out walking and sledding, it's a brisk walk that's not steep, and the belvedere that overlooks the city has a mini cafe that sells hot chocolate and stuff.

One year we bought bread and cheese the day before and made lunch with it – Quebec has great cheese. The auberge we stay at has a good breakfast which helps too and then try to find something good for dinner.

]]> By: toddmundt http://montrealnotebook.com/notebook/2009/10/22/where-to-eat-on-christmas-night/comment-page-1/#comment-62 toddmundt Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:24:51 +0000 http://montrealnotebook.com/notebook/?p=239#comment-62 Great question! Here's what I wrote to Matt via email: <br><br>Not everything closes, but most of the non-hotel destination restaurants close, and it's surprising how many of the cafes close, too - I think more so than in the US. (Starbucks may be open on Notre Dame and Square Jacques Cartier) This includes chains, too. I wouldn't say every place closes, but over the years, finding food for lunch and dinner has been a chore.<br><br>As for other stuff, yeah most attractions close on Christmas Day and the first half of Boxing Day. One thing we've done is take a walk up Mont Royal on Christmas Day if it's not too cold. There are lots of Montrealers out walking and sledding, it's a brisk walk that's not steep, and the belvedere that overlooks the city has a mini cafe that sells hot chocolate and stuff.<br><br>One year we bought bread and cheese the day before and made lunch with it - Quebec has great cheese. The auberge we stay at has a good breakfast which helps too and then try to find something good for dinner. Great question! Here's what I wrote to Matt via email:

Not everything closes, but most of the non-hotel destination restaurants close, and it's surprising how many of the cafes close, too – I think more so than in the US. (Starbucks may be open on Notre Dame and Square Jacques Cartier) This includes chains, too. I wouldn't say every place closes, but over the years, finding food for lunch and dinner has been a chore.

As for other stuff, yeah most attractions close on Christmas Day and the first half of Boxing Day. One thing we've done is take a walk up Mont Royal on Christmas Day if it's not too cold. There are lots of Montrealers out walking and sledding, it's a brisk walk that's not steep, and the belvedere that overlooks the city has a mini cafe that sells hot chocolate and stuff.

One year we bought bread and cheese the day before and made lunch with it – Quebec has great cheese. The auberge we stay at has a good breakfast which helps too and then try to find something good for dinner.

]]> By: Matt http://montrealnotebook.com/notebook/2009/10/22/where-to-eat-on-christmas-night/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Matt Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:12:21 +0000 http://montrealnotebook.com/notebook/?p=239#comment-61 My girlfriend and I are planning to head up to Montreal from New York this Christmas (we wanted to go in December, and that's how the vacation days worked out). We'll be there the 22nd through 26th, and we were wondering just how much Christmas would shut the city down, food-wise and otherwise. Do you just mean that all the nice "destination" restaurants close? Would we still be able to find, say, cafes with sandwiches or pubs with burgers, etc., or does everything of that level close too? We were thinking it might be smart to book 24th through 26th in a place that has a small kitchenette, in case we need to end up cooking our own Christmas dinner. (Not really feeling like Chinese!) My girlfriend and I are planning to head up to Montreal from New York this Christmas (we wanted to go in December, and that's how the vacation days worked out). We'll be there the 22nd through 26th, and we were wondering just how much Christmas would shut the city down, food-wise and otherwise. Do you just mean that all the nice “destination” restaurants close? Would we still be able to find, say, cafes with sandwiches or pubs with burgers, etc., or does everything of that level close too? We were thinking it might be smart to book 24th through 26th in a place that has a small kitchenette, in case we need to end up cooking our own Christmas dinner. (Not really feeling like Chinese!)

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