If the simple pleasures of Stardew Valley have you longing to step foot in your favourite video game, let Montreal be your urban farmstead. With quirky townsfolk to romance and local markets that give Joja Mart a run for its money, the city is a dupe for Pelican Town (minus the weeding but with a whole lot of green space).
If your favourite person is a coffee lover and easily won over by petites attentions, there's a Montreal café on rue Ontario Est that could make their eyes sparkle. Open since 2021, Valentina Boutique & Café near Parc La Fontaine has a brand new machine that can personalize any coffee by printing words or images on the milk foam.