'If I can’t get to Europe, I feel like I can go to Montreal and get a fix,' says food writer and recipe developer Colu Henry
Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Colu Henry Everyone knows that person who spends weeks sniffing around travel blogs, going deep into Tripadvisor rabbit holes, collecting Google docs from friends of friends, and creating A Beautiful Mind–style spreadsheets to come up with the best vacations and itineraries possible.
Hotel Gault Book at Booking.com Buy From $178 at Hotel Gault Buy Le Saint-Sulpice Hotel Book at Booking.com Buy Le Saint-Sulpice, Hotel Monville, and Hotel Gault, where we stayed on this visit, are all lovely. The Hotel Gault is industrial and lofty and, most important, pet friendly and in Old Montreal. I like staying in Old Montreal because of the charm factor. It’s fun to wander the cobblestone streets and take in the architecture. Our best friends, Helen and Dan, came with us this trip.
Noon: Settle in for a long Parisian-style lunch. Then we headed to my favorite restaurant in the world: L’Express ! This place is just so magical, and I had the foresight to make a reservation because it gets pretty crazy otherwise. It is the best place to feel as though you’re transported to Paris. And I love a long, boozy lunch. When it’s just Chad and me, we sit at the bar — I could sit at that bar all day — but since there are four of us, we get a table.
Day 3 10 a.m.: Start at the pub then get in some shopping. Helen is English, and there was a pub near the hotel, so we started the day off at Pub Saint Pierre , watching some football. We all had a few beers, and by 11 a.m., it was packed. The weather was pretty rainy, so we spent the rest of the afternoon strolling around town and popping into shops to stay dry. Swell and Ginger has some beautiful items. I had my eye on a few bags in the store but, in the end, didn’t purchase anything.
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