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Shabbat in Montreal

Canada · community hub: Côte-Saint-Luc / Snowdon · airport YUL, about 25 min by car. Everything below was checked against the sources on each listing in November 2026; confirm times with the shul before you rely on them.

9 minyanim (5 with times)9 hotels (3 confirmed, 1 guest-reported)14 kosher places (3 sell Shabbat meals)3 mikvaosEruv: yes
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Eruv

Eruv: yes

Community eruv (Rabbinical Council of the Eruv of Hampstead, N.D.G.) covers Côte-Saint-Luc, Hampstead, Montreal West, NDG, Snowdon, De Vimy and Outremont; two Décarie Blvd areas were added on 25 Jul 2026, and a small area south of Sherbrooke St is still out. Downtown and Westmount are not listed as covered. An earlier read of eruvmontreal.org (undated) was cited here as saying the entire Westbury Development, including the Hilton Garden Inn, is outside the eruv and that the east edge stops at Légaré (Jewish General Hospital excluded) during construction. That could not be re-verified on 2 Nov 2026: eruvmontreal.org's root now redirects to an unrelated website, and the live status page (eruvstat.us/montreal) does not mention Westbury, Légaré, the Jewish General Hospital or a hotline. Treat the Westbury exclusion as unconfirmed, not as fact, and whether the Décarie hotels (6785, 6787, 6939) sit inside the Westbury Development is also unknown: ask the Eruv Montreal hotline 514-418-6892 (number from the earlier page, unconfirmed) or Rabbi Eytan Jacob via eruvstat.us/montreal before carrying. The status page still showed 'NOT CHECKED' (updated 30 Oct 2026) when re-read on 1 Nov 2026, with no entry for Fri 6 Nov; eruvmontreal.org says weekly email updates come with eruv membership ($100 per family per year); if repairs are needed, confirmation may come only on Friday. Weekly status ↗

Where to stay

Sofitel Montreal Golden Mile

1155 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC H3A 2N3
Shabbat-ready notes

Offers manual keys for Shabbat (Chabad Downtown's Staying Downtown page); rooms start on the 3rd floor; 2 min walk (0.1 km) to Chabad at McGill. Downtown is not listed in the eruv · 514-285-9000

Hotel Omni Mont-Royal

1050 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC H3A 2R6
Shabbat-ready notes

Non-kosher, 'Jewish Observant Friendly' and 2 min walk from Chabad at McGill per Totally Jewish Travel; also on Chabad's Staying Downtown list (double queens from the 4th floor). No key or elevator policy stated: ask for a manual key · 514-284-1110

Best Western Ville-Marie Montreal Hotel & Suites

3407 Rue Peel, Montreal, QC H3A 1W7
Ask for a mechanical key

Same block as Chabad at McGill (about 1 min walk); listed on Chabad's Staying Downtown page, rooms start on the 5th floor; no Shabbat key or elevator note. Review check Nov 2026 (Google, TripAdvisor): no Shabbat, key or elevator comments; Booking.com lists both 'key access' and 'key card access', not Shabbat-specific: ask for a manual key · 514-288-4141

Le Mount Stephen

1440 Rue Drummond, Montreal, QC H3G 1V9
Ask for a mechanical key

Boutique hotel about 0.4 km (5 min walk) from Chabad at McGill by map coordinates; no Shabbat policy found: ask for a manual key. Review check Nov 2026 (Google, TripAdvisor): no Shabbat, key or elevator comments; Booking.com lists 'key card access': ask whether a manual key exists · 514-313-1000

Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Montreal

6445 Boul. Décarie, Montreal, QC H3W 3E1
Ask for a mechanical key

Snowdon/Décarie: about 1.0 km (13 min walk) to Spanish & Portuguese and 0.8 km to Chabad Centre (4691 Van Horne) by map coordinates; Luzzatto (kosher meat per a 2018 guide, not confirmed now) listed at same address (Google phone 514-739-8535); no Shabbat key or elevator stated. Guests report an advertised kosher breakfast has no kosher certificate, checked with two local kosher certifiers (TripAdvisor review, Oct 2026): do not rely on it. No Shabbat key or elevator comments in Google or TripAdvisor reviews (Nov 2026) · 514-739-3800

Courtyard by Marriott Montreal Midtown

6787 Boul. Décarie, Montreal, QC H3W 3E3
Shabbat-ready notes

Totally Jewish Travel: 'Shabbat keys available', 'NON Kosher, Jewish Observant Friendly', kosher option supervised by MK. Snowdon/Décarie: about 1.2 km (15 min walk) to Spanish & Portuguese and 0.9 km to Chabad Centre (Van Horne) by map coordinates; ask for the key when booking. A hotelbusiness.com opening article (undated) also says the Courtyard and Residence Inn Midtown offer 'Kosher-friendly accommodations featuring a full Kosher kitchen', a daily kosher breakfast and 'Shabbos locks' · 514-544-7777

Hôtel Terrasse Royale

5225 Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal, QC H3T 1Y1
Ask for a mechanical key

Totally Jewish Travel lists it as non-kosher, 'Jewish Observant Friendly', 19 min walk to Spanish & Portuguese (about 1.1 km by map coordinates); suites with kitchenettes and free laundry (Google reviews); no key or elevator policy stated: ask for a manual key. Review check Nov 2026 (Google, TripAdvisor): no Shabbat, key or elevator comments; Booking.com does not list it · 514-739-6391

Hilton Garden Inn Montreal Midtown

6939 Boul. Décarie, Montreal, QC H3W 3E4
Ask for a mechanical key

About 1.0 km to Chabad Centre (Van Horne) and 1.35 km to Spanish & Portuguese by map coordinates; a review mentions Deli 770 next door; no Shabbat policy found. An earlier read of eruvmontreal.org (undated; the site was unreachable on 2 Nov 2026) was cited as placing the Westbury Development, including this hotel, outside the eruv; unverified, so call the eruv hotline 514-418-6892 (from that page) before carrying. Booking.com lists 'key card access' and an elevator; no Shabbat comments in Google or TripAdvisor reviews (Nov 2026) · 514-370-3300

Residence Inn by Marriott Montreal Midtown

6785 Boul. Décarie, Montréal, QC H3W 3E3
Guests report Shabbat-friendly

Trade-press and guest reports, not confirmed by a shul or MK: a hotelbusiness.com opening article (undated) says the Courtyard and Residence Inn Midtown offer 'Kosher-friendly accommodations featuring a full Kosher kitchen', a daily kosher breakfast and 'Shabbos locks', and a Google reviewer also mentions it (year not shown). Ask for the Shabbat key and the kosher-kitchen terms in writing before booking. Map coordinates put it within about 30 m of the Courtyard (6787 Décarie), so distances match: about 0.9 km to Chabad Centre (Van Horne) and 1.2 km to Spanish & Portuguese. Whether 6785 Décarie lies inside the Westbury Development (outside the eruv, per an earlier unverified report) is unknown: call the eruv hotline 514-418-6892. · 514-303-8888

Where to daven

Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue

4894 Avenue Saint-Kevin, Montreal, QC H3W 1P2
Sephardic

Minyan: Fri Mincha/Arbit 4:00pm (candles 4:17pm Nov 6); Shabbat Shacharit 8:30am, Mincha/Arbit 4:10pm; weekday Shacharit 8:30am, Mincha/Arbit 4:00pm (site, week of 1 Nov 2026; winter times shift weekly)

Contact: 514-737-3695 · thespanish.org · Rabbi Menachem White

Rohr Chabad Downtown Montreal (Chabad at McGill)

3429 Peel St, Montreal, QC H3A 1W7
Chabad

Minyan: Fri night service 7:30pm Sept-Apr (8:30pm May-Aug) then dinner, one site page says 8:30pm: confirm; Shabbat Shacharit 10:30am then lunch (Shabbat Meals page, re-read 1 Nov 2026); weekday: Times: call (site Schedule of Services page lists only High Holidays). Candles 4:16pm Nov 6. Visitors RSVP on site

Contact: 514-845-4443 · chabadmcgill.com

Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem (TBDJ)

6519 Chemin Baily, Côte-Saint-Luc, QC H4V 1A1
Orthodox

Minyan: Fri Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat Shacharit: Times: call (weekly calendar at tbdj.org/calendar blocks automated reading; Totally Jewish Travel lists Friday Mincha and Maariv but no clock times; Facebook page blocked to fetch); weekday Shacharit 8:00am and 9:00am, Mincha/Maariv 4:25pm (site, 1 Nov 2026); candles 4:17pm Nov 6, Havdalah 5:20pm Nov 7; Ashkenaz and Sephardic minyanim per Google reviews

Contact: 514-489-3841 · tbdj.org

Beth Zion Congregation

5740 Avenue Hudson (also 1 Sidney Shoham Pl), Côte-Saint-Luc, QC H4W 2K5
Orthodox

Minyan: Sefardi minyan: Shabbat Shacharit 9:00am, weekday Shacharit Mon-Fri 6:30am; Ashkenaz minyan: Sun-Thu Mincha/Maariv 5:45pm (site snapshot from Sept 2026, seasonal); Fri Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat in Nov: Times: call (Totally Jewish Travel lists Friday Mincha and Maariv but no clock times; bulletin page bethzion.com/weekly-bulletins last posted Feb 2025 and omits it)

Contact: 514-489-8411 · bethzion@bethzion.com · bethzion.com · Rabbi Yamin Benarroch

Congrégation Sépharade Or Hahayim

5700 Avenue Einstein, Côte-Saint-Luc, QC H4W 1V3
Sephardic

Minyan: Shabbat Shacharit 7:00am (small shul), 8:30am (main shul), 9:30am youth, every Saturday (site page, last edited Jul 2024: confirm); Fri service is Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat, Arvit but the start time is only on the weekly calendar (orhahayim.com/evenements, no times in page text); Shabbat Mincha and weekday Shacharit: Times: call

Contact: 514-489-1301 · bureau@orhahayim.com · orhahayim.com

Beth Chabad Côte-Saint-Luc

6501 Chemin Kildare, Côte-Saint-Luc, QC H4W 0A1
Chabad

Minyan: Times: call (no website and no hours on Google; listed by the Quebec rabbinate; Rabbi Mendel Raskin per Totally Jewish Travel). The CJN describes a smaller Ashkenazi prayer hall downstairs and a main Sephardi sanctuary upstairs (about 600 seats), led by Rabbi Mendel Raskin and Sarah Raskin since 1986; no clock times published

Contact: 514-485-7221 · Rabbi Mendel Raskin

Beth Israel Beth Aaron (BIBA)

6800 Chemin Mackle, Côte-Saint-Luc, QC H4W 1A4
Orthodox

Minyan: Times: call (Totally Jewish Travel and Jlive list the shul but give no times; no website found; Google reviews mention 'a lot of minyanim' and Rabbi Poupko, no clock times; Facebook page blocked to fetch)

Contact: 514-487-1323

Adath Israel-Poale Zedek-Anshei Ozeroff

223 Harrow Crescent, Hampstead, QC H3X 3X7
Modern Orthodox

Minyan: Times: call (adath.ca home page loads but shows no times; Wikipedia lists the congregation as active, see closed list). Eruv Montreal still takes eruv membership payments through adath.shulcloud.com, which suggests the shul is active, but one undated Google review says 'unfortunately closed now': phone before relying on it

Contact: 514-482-4252 · adath.ca

Chabad Lubavitch Centre (Van Horne)

4691 Avenue Van Horne, Montreal, QC H3W 1H8
Chabad

Minyan: Times: call (chabad.qc.ca could not be read here; Google shows no hours; nearest Chabad to the Décarie hotels)

Contact: 514-738-4654 · chabad.qc.ca

Kosher food

Rohr Chabad Downtown: Shabbat dinner and lunch for visitors

3429 Peel St, Montreal, QC H3A 1W7
catering—Shabbat meals · pre-order

Visitors RSVP online and pay in USD or CAD: $50 Fri dinner, $36 Sat lunch, $75 both; students free. Page says reservations are taken May to 22 Aug only, so outside summer call to confirm. No take-out or hotel delivery stated

Hours: Fri night meal after 7:30pm service (Sept-Apr); Shabbat lunch after 10:30am service · 514-845-4443 · chabadmcgill.com

Le Plezl (dairy, Chabad McGill basement)

3429 Peel St (lower level), Montreal, QC H3A 1W7
dairyMK (listed on mk.ca restaurant guide)Fri closes 13:30

Weekday lunch only, closed Shabbat; hours follow the McGill calendar and it shuts for some school breaks

Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00-15:00; Fri 11:00-13:30; Sat-Sun closed (Google; Chabad page says Fri to 14:00) · 514-400-5147

Shabbat Express (George Amar, Décarie Square)

6900 Boul. Décarie (Décarie Square), Montreal, QC H4P 2P9
catering—Shabbat meals · pre-orderFri closes 14:30

Shabbat meals, challah and catering (Google reviews); order ahead by phone and ask about hotel delivery. Open Wed-Fri only. Not on the mk.ca guides seen; the mk.ca take-out guide lists Bstro (5663 Royalmount) with this same phone, so ask for the certificate

Hours: Wed 11:30-17:00; Thu 11:30-21:30; Fri 9:00-14:30; Sat-Tue closed (Google) · 514-731-1862

La Marguerite Catering (take-out, sushi, desserts)

6630 Chemin de la Côte-Saint-Luc, Montreal, QC H4V 1G6
cateringMK (listed on mk.ca bakery and take-out guides)Shabbat meals · pre-orderFri closes 14:00

Pre-Shabbat take-out and catering; reviews mention delivery and say food sells out early on Friday: call to pre-order

Hours: Tue 9:00-16:00; Wed 9:00-17:00; Thu 9:00-18:30; Fri 7:30-14:00; Sat-Mon closed (Google) · 514-488-4111

Adar Montreal Kosher Supermarket and Patisserie

5634 Avenue Westminster, Côte-Saint-Luc, QC H4W 2J3
groceryMK (listed on mk.ca dining list)Fri closes 17:00

Bakery, challah, deli counter, take-out and party platters; no Shabbat meal programme found

Hours: Mon-Thu 7:00-19:00; Fri 7:00-17:00 (Google; in winter candles are about 4:15pm, so expect an earlier close and call); Sat closed; Sun 8:00-17:00 · 514-484-1189

Boucherie Eden (glatt butcher and sandwiches)

5525 Avenue Westminster, Côte-Saint-Luc, QC H4W 2J2
groceryMK Glatt and KSR (as named on Google listing); also in mk.ca take-out guideFri closes 15:00

Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00-21:00; Fri 8:00-15:00; Sat closed; Sun 9:00-21:00 (Google) · 514-484-7070

Montreal Kosher Bakery (cheese bagels, challah)

7005 Avenue Victoria, Montreal, QC H4P 2N9
bakeryMK (listed on mk.ca bakery guide)Fri closes 15:00

Hours: Mon-Thu 7:00-20:30; Fri 7:00-15:00; Sat closed; Sun 7:00-20:30 (Google) · 514-739-3651

Côte St-Luc Bagel Kosher

5757 Avenue Caldwell, Côte-Saint-Luc, QC H4W 1W1
bakery—Fri closes 14:00

Take-out only, no seating; closed Saturday

Hours: Mon-Thu 7:00-17:00; Fri 7:00-14:00; Sat closed; Sun 7:00-17:00 (Google) · 514-484-4757

Pizza Pita Prime (dairy)

5345 Rue Vézina, Montreal, QC H3X 4A8 (older guides list 6415 Décarie)
dairyMK (listed on mk.ca restaurant guide)Fri closes 14:00

Closed Shabbat; reopens Saturday evening after Shabbat

Hours: Mon-Thu 10:00-21:00; Fri 10:00-14:00; Sat from 18:30 to 1:00; Sun 10:00-21:00 (Google) · 514-731-7482

Al Ha'esh Dine-in Rotisserie (meat)

6403 Boul. Décarie, Montreal, QC H3W 3E1
meatMK (in Google name; listed on mk.ca dining list)

Closed Fri and Sat; take-out and delivery listed on Google

Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-21:00; Fri-Sat closed; Sun 12:00-21:00 (Google) · 514-733-1818

Chez Benny Express (meat, Ville Saint-Laurent)

2159 Rue Saint-Louis, Saint-Laurent, QC H4M 1P1
meat—Fri closes 14:00

Shawarma, plates and baguettes; about a 15-min drive from Snowdon; closed Saturday

Hours: Mon-Thu 11:30-22:00; Fri 11:30-14:00; Sat closed; Sun 11:30-22:00 (Google) · 514-507-2020

Deli 365 (meat deli, Fooderie Market, Mile End)

6680 Avenue du Parc, Montreal, QC H2V 4H9
meatMK (listed on mk.ca take-out guide)Fri closes 16:00

Take-out only, no seating; delivery listed on Google; closed Saturday

Hours: Mon-Tue 10:30-22:45; Wed-Thu 10:00-23:45; Fri 9:00-16:00 (winter candles about 4:15pm: call); Sat closed; Sun 12:00-22:45 (Google) · 514-544-3354

Umai Soo She (kosher sushi, Décarie Square)

6900 Boul. Décarie (Décarie Square), Montreal, QC H3X 2T8
pareve—Fri closes 14:00

Google reviews call it kosher sushi and mention Friday platter orders via its website; agency not confirmed, ask for the certificate; closed Saturday

Hours: Mon-Thu 10:00-19:00; Fri 10:00-14:00; Sat closed; Sun 11:00-18:00 (Google) · 514-659-1969

Yakimono (kosher sushi restaurant)

4210 Boul. Décarie, Montreal, QC H4A 3K3
pareve—Fri closes 15:00

Reviews call it a kosher sushi restaurant; agency not confirmed, ask for the certificate. Closed Shabbat, reopens Saturday night; about 2.5 km from the Décarie hotels

Hours: Mon-Wed 10:30-14:30 and 17:00-22:30; Thu 10:30-14:30 and 17:00-23:00; Fri 10:00-15:00; Sat from 19:30 to 24:00; Sun 12:30-22:30 (Google) · 514-484-1515

Mikvah

Mikvah Israel (Côte-Saint-Luc)

7015 Chemin Kildare, Côte-Saint-Luc, QC H4W 1W1

Booking: 514-487-5581 (no hours published; call to book)

Mikvah Golda (Chabad NDG)

6060 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC H4A 1Y1

Booking: 514-536-0260 (Google office hours Sun-Fri 9am-5pm; call to book)

Mikvah Taharath Hamishpacha (Mile End / Outremont)

5124 Rue Saint-Urbain, Montreal, QC H2T 2W5

Booking: 514-276-1205 (no hours published; call to book)

What locals would tell you

  • Most shuls and kosher shops are in Côte-Saint-Luc (Kildare, Mackle, Einstein, Baily, Westminster), but no hotel was found there online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google Places). Décarie-corridor hotels are about 1 km from Spanish & Portuguese and Chabad Centre (Van Horne) and Snowdon is in the listed eruv, but an earlier read of eruvmontreal.org (undated, site unreachable on 2 Nov 2026) was cited as placing the Westbury Development, including Hilton Garden Inn, outside it, which is unverified (the live status page eruvstat.us/montreal does not mention Westbury): ask the eruv hotline (514-418-6892) about your hotel before carrying. CSL shuls are 1.4-1.8 km away, so plan a long walk or stay with a host.
  • Downtown visitors: Chabad Downtown (3429 Peel) sells Shabbat dinner $50, lunch $36 or both $75 via online RSVP. Sofitel, Omni and Best Western are 1-2 min away, but downtown is not listed in the eruv, so do not carry.
  • Friday is short in winter: candles are about 4:16-4:17pm on Nov 6 and Shabbat ends about 5:19-5:24pm. Most kosher shops close Fri 13:30-15:00 and are shut Saturday; Pizza Pita and Yakimono reopen Saturday evening.
  • Hechsher: MK is the local Montreal agency (mk.ca/montreal-dining lists certified places). A 2018 guide also names COR and KSR as acceptable; if in doubt call MK. Chez Benny Express is in Ville Saint-Laurent, a short drive from Snowdon. Shabbat Express, Chez Benny and CSL Bagel were not found in the mk.ca guides: ask to see their certificate.
  • Prepaid or take-out Shabbat food: Shabbat Express (514-731-1862, Wed-Fri only), La Marguerite (514-488-4111, Tue-Fri), Adar (514-484-1189). No hotel-delivery service found online as of Nov 2026 (checked shop pages and Google), so ask when ordering and order early in the week.
  • Times change weekly in winter and several shuls post them only on a weekly calendar or bulletin: phone ahead for Friday Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat, and check the eruv page or hotline (514-418-6892) before Shabbat.
  • Shabbat key: Totally Jewish Travel says Courtyard Midtown (6787 Décarie) has Shabbat keys and an MK-supervised kosher option, and a hotel trade article also mentions 'Shabbos locks'; ask for the key when booking, and expect to walk about 1 km to Spanish & Portuguese or Chabad Centre.
  • Not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google Places, the mk.ca guides and the Chabad and rabbinate listings): Tatami (kosher sushi; two Google searches found no Tatami in Montreal); Ernie & Ellie (6900 Décarie, Décarie Square, 514-344-4444; still on Google with no hours and a review of new management, agency unconfirmed); Luzzatto (kosher meat at Ramada Plaza, 6445 Décarie, 514-739-8535; a 2018 guide listing, no Google hours, newest reviews 2023); Chabad of Old Montreal and Griffintown (687 Rue St-Paul O, 514-800-6966; Google reviews conflict and one reports an empty storefront). A 2018 guide's 'only downtown kosher restaurant' at Chabad House is now Le Plezl at Chabad McGill (weekday lunch only). Adath Israel (223 Harrow Cres) stays listed above; confirm it by phone. Ask Chabad at McGill (514-845-4443) or Chabad Centre Van Horne (514-738-4654) before relying on any of these.

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