Mile End (and more) by… Jean-Philippe Wauthier

Jean-Philippe Wauthier left Saguenay a little over 20 years ago to settle down in Montreal, in Mile End, which he has never left since. An avid runner, he has been roaming his neighbourhood for years. Let’s follow the guide!

“When I arrived in Montreal, I really wanted to live in a neighborhood that combined the English and French sides of the city,” confided the host at the helm of the talk show. good evening all summer on ICI Télé (except during the Paris Olympics). You know, Mile End, just walking around there, you can’t go wrong. I like to jog along the little path that runs along rue des Carrières before going to Promenade Paugam, under the Van Horne viaduct. There’s a skateboard park and an outdoor gym for working out, it’s really great.

“After that, I think about my post-race coffee, then everything happens, I come back stopping everywhere on my way,” continues the man who will return to hosting the event on August 19. The day (is still young)on ICI Première radio, but also for the first time on screen on ICI Tou.tv and ARTV. What I like is that you can find everything you want there, it’s quite a small neighborhood, so you can really get around on foot. You can find lots of things and there are often new stores opening, they’re never the same ones.”

His addresses

Alphabet Cafe

“This is my new place, but it must be the new place for 5,000 people,” Jean-Philippe Wauthier tells us with a laugh. “They managed to build something superb in a shop that was pretty much dead. There’s a nice little terrace, we stop there for a macchiato, a cortado, I think it’s the best coffee in the area.” Pastel Rita and the new branch of Petit Dep, both on Boulevard Saint-Laurent, also feature in the star host’s “coffee roundup.”

5765 Clark Street

Brioche Head Bakery

“It’s a small bakery that doesn’t really look like much, a gem that’s been around for years,” says our guide for the day. “The place may have a stupid name, but I think they have the best croissants, for real, there, no kidding!” The bakery on rue Saint-Zotique was also a finalist this year in the competition for the best baguette in Montreal.

107 Fairmount Street West

Pan American Pizza

First things first, Jean-Philippe Wauthier suggests the pizzeria of his brother-in-law Danny St-Pierre, who opened his Detroit-style pizzeria in… Mile-Ex. “Truth be told, what he’s managed to do there is exceptional,” he says. “It’s a small, no-frills restaurant on the outside, but it’s superb on the inside and there’s a lovely terrace in the summer. Having a glass of wine and a little pizza there is really cool.”

6631, rue Jeanne-Mance

Visit the Pan American Pizza website

Lemeac

Open since 2001, the French bistro remains one of the pillars of Montreal’s gourmet scene. “You can’t go to Laurier Avenue without going to Leméac,” says the host, who will return to the helm of Two Golden Men and Rosalie. They managed to keep the atmosphere, to keep the fun, to keep something really family-oriented too, as well as a quality that you don’t find elsewhere.”

1045 Laurier Avenue West

Visit the Leméac website

Gino’s Negroni & Lasagna

A new Italian restaurant on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Gino’s offers an impressive menu of negronis and cocktails to accompany a simple menu of lasagna, starters and appetizers. “It’s not very well known yet, there’s still a cool aura around this restaurant,” Jean-Philippe Wauthier tells us. “What you eat there is lasagna! Well, there are obviously lots of small starters, everything here is really great.”

4639, Saint-Laurent Boulevard

Michel Brisson

Open since 2002 in a space designed by the renowned architectural firm Saucier Perrotte, the Michel Brisson boutique is a reference in men’s fashion in Montreal, offering a selection of clothing, shoes and accessories including several international collections. “Michel is very welcoming, it’s one of the best clothing stores in town, there’s everything in there, it’s really a beautiful store that I like a lot,” confides Jean-Philippe Wauthier.

1074 Laurier Avenue West

Visit the Michel Brisson boutique website

Piece

“I like antiques, but more like cool objects,” our guide tells us. “It’s a tiny shop that I really like, I like going there with my mother, by the way! When you walk past it, you can’t go wrong, it’s Morceau. The owner Alain Caron is super welcoming, his service is outstanding, he’ll find what you’re looking for. It’s very small, but there are plenty of finds to be made.”

4812, rue Saint-Urbain

Visit the Morceau website