Most inner-city Lafleur locations are open until 4 a.m (there’s around ten spread across the island), which is convenient as heck when all you want is a greasy poutine before crawling into bed after a round of drinks. Unlike many other inexpensive fast food joints, Lafleur uses fresh curds and even fresher hand-cut potatoes. They also offer a veggie burger and tofu steamés.

This Plateau mainstay is a late-night staple — even when all the tourists in bed, line-ups are still known to occur at 4 a.m. You just can’t fight tradition. Even so, they were one of the first venues to introduce vegan poutine -- or as they call it, La Veganomane. Game changer.

By now, L’Gros Luxe is a Montreal cheap eats hit, known for affordable plates and unique decor, which have propelled their expansion around the city. The original Plateau location is now home to an all-vegetarian version of the mini-chain, doing everything from vegan poutine to crispy “chicken” burgers.

Montreal already isn’t a huge ramen city, so finding vegan ramen can feel akin to searching for a needle in a haystack. If the broth doesn’t have pork, it’ll have fish, and 9 times out of 10 that hard-to-find vegan broth will taste of little more than water. However, at Nakamichi, they pride themselves on a selection of flavourful vegan bowls.

Everyone knows that this Montreal institution boasts some of the best recipe-unknown orange “shake-like” drinks in town. But Orange Julep is one of the few places to get a vegetarian pogo, too.

Made even more accessible by their new Atwater Market location, much of Le Kitchen’s fare is health-conscious, but they’re also known for their Lil Mak — a vegan rendition of the iconic McDonald's sandwich that tastes way better than the real thing. Also of note: their peanut butter brownies are not to be missed.

Dalla Rose offers a variety of unique, locally sourced  ice cream flavours -- ranging from Quebec corn to vegan brownie, and they always have at least two vegan flavours on tap. Come winter, Dalla Rose turns into Ramen 9000, a ramen pop up with vegan broth (though omnivores can add pork belly or egg upon request).

One of the best places in the city for a slice, come here before a night of drinking to truly appreciate the depth of flavour that a slice of Adamo has to offer, with interesting vegetarian toppings like ricotta and Italian rapini.