Beyond the Bagel: Montreal Jewish Food Walking Tour
Overview
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3 hours 30 minutes
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Taste your way through Montreal's Jewish heritage on the Beyond the Bagel tour. Experience Jewish food culture as you explore Montreal’s Mile End and Plateau neighborhoods with a guide, enjoying tastings along the way.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
This tour is not certified kosher nor can provide vegan or gluten-free options (vegetarian options and alternatives for non-kosher meat are available)
This tour is not entirely wheelchair accessible; some visited food establishments have steps. However, we are happy to provide accommodation for all levels of mobility to the best of our ability.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Local guide
Food tasting
Hotel pickup and drop-off
What To Expect
Outremont
Noshing on some kosher pastries, we'll dive into the history of Jewish Montreal as we explore the streets of this beautiful neighbourhood!
Mile End
We'll learn about the history of Jewish food, and it's starring role in Montreal's cuisine as we take a trip to the city's most famous bagel shops and oldest Jewish lunch counter.
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Beyond the Bagel Food Tour
5 delicious tastings!: Eat your way through Montreal's Jewish history and culture! Bring a big appetite as there is a lot of food on this tour.
Beyond the Bagel - 11am: Taste your way through Montreal's Jewish heritage on the Beyond the Bagel tour in the city's Plateau & Mile End neighbourhoods.
Reviews
128 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great Tour with Ella
Karen G,
Oct 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00Ella was a fabulous guide, weaving the history of Jewish immigration and stories of current life/culture with delicious food. Lots of food!! Almost all carbs and smoked meat so not for all diets. We had a gorgeous sunny day, which always helps. Thoroughly enjoyed this tour.
Great Jewish Food and History Tour
Dtenzer,
Aug 27, 2025
- Viator
5.00Come hungry! This was a very informative tour that mixed information on the history of Montreal's Jewish community with no waiting access to the best of the city's Jewish foods. The tour is put on by the Jewish Museum of Montreal and included food stops at a kosher bakery, both St. Viateur and Fairmount bagels, Wilensky's for a pressed sandwich, Chez Greenberg for a knisch, as well as a second bakery for chocolate babka and finished at Schwartz's for the requisite smoked meat sandwich and cherry soda. No waiting in line for bagels or at Schwartz's was a huge plus, and we also learned a lot about the Montreal Jewish community. You will also get your steps in! If you love traditional eastern European Jewish food and/or history, you are sure to enjoy this tour.
Excellent tour!
Fiona A,
Aug 23, 2025
- Viator
5.00Megan was an excellent tour guide. She allowed time for questions, asked questions and gave great information about the businesses we visited on the tour.
It was wonderful: from...
Sandra S,
Aug 20, 2025
- Viator
5.00It was wonderful: from comparing and contrasting 2 iconic Montreal bagel institutions to babke, knishes and more, it amazing!!! Our guide was full of knowledge of the Montreal Jewish community
Add this to the top of your list of things to do in Montreal
Leah S,
Aug 20, 2025
- Viator
5.00This was an excellent tour. Wear comfortable shoes and be prepared to eat a lot of wonderful food! The tour guide was very knowledgable and friendly.
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Operated by Museum of Jewish Montreal