Mayor Valérie Plante often uses social media to showcase the Montreal businesses and institutions she visits, both as part of her duties as the city's chief executive and, occasionally, in her personal life, as just another Montrealer seeking a good time in the buzzing metropolis. On May 21, she took to the city's Sud-Ouest borough for an apparent date night, "playing tourist," in her words, as she zipped between some of the area's trendiest drinkeries with some time for architecture gazing along the way.
Montrealers have their pick of date-worthy restaurants to treat a romantic interest on a night out. For those who live off-island, the options can feel somewhat slimmer. But a new ranking by dating app Bumble and online reso site OpenTable finds two spots in Laval and Brossard are among the best in Canada. According to the list, vegan restaurant LOV DIX30 on the South Shore and Sterlings Steakhouse in Laval strike the right balance between tasty food that can impress a potential SO and relaxed ambiance to counter the awkwardness that can come with an IRL meet-up.