Boston vs Montreal (downtown, market, skyline, beautiful)

[northstar22]

Originally Posted by bostonskyguy

boston has something montreal could never have universities like harvard or MIT.

Montreal has McGill University and Concordia University, which are both great colleges.

[drizzyy]

US > Canada

[nycjowww]

both are dominated by Haitian culture

[ThroatGuzzler]

I wouldn't say dominated.. but there's a significant presence in MTL.

[Chimérique]

Both Cities are way cool for different reasons, but I like Montreal BEST

Montreal - Many restaurants are "Apportez Votre Vin" with no corkage fees!

Montreal - The only place in North America (besides the rest of Quebec) with a dominating French language and culture over English.

The best restaurants ever in Montreal: 1. La Prunelle 2. Pied de Cochon 3. L'Express

Bixi Bikes!

[nycjowww]

Originally Posted by ThroatGuzzler

I wouldn't say dominated.. but there's a significant presence in MTL.

yea but when you talk about blacks haitians dominate in both cities. Thats a huge comparison i thought about immediately when i saw this thread.

[tmac9wr]

Originally Posted by kazoopilot

Montreal has McGill University and Concordia University, which are both great colleges.

I'm sure they are...but come on...it's Harvard & MIT.

[Cart24]

Originally Posted by Chimérique

Both Cities are way cool for different reasons, but I like Montreal BEST

Montreal - Many restaurants are "Apportez Votre Vin" with no corkage fees!

Montreal - The only place in North America (besides the rest of Quebec) with a dominating French language and culture over English.

The best restaurants ever in Montreal: 1. La Prunelle 2. Pied de Cochon 3. L'Express

Bixi Bikes!

Au Pied de Cochon is really amazing, one of my favorite places to eat. L'Express I have always found underwhelming though, but to each his own.

The no corkage fee is really great, the lack of BYOB (except under the radar) in Boston is a real draw back.

Agreed on the Bixi Bike system, cant wait for it to debut in Boston early next year.

[Acajack]

Yeah, the corkage fees (in Ottawa, Ontario just across the river from me) just drive me nuts. I mean, what's the point of BYO if it ends up costing you the same?

Bringing a different wine they might not have in their cellar? Maybe...

[Chimérique]

^^^^^
A guest at La Prunelle described the French tradition of "Apportez Votre Vin" in French:

My translation: "This restaurant makes excellent food; they reserve their time for the food and the preparation; they don't have time to be the connaisseur of the wine; that's left up to you. La Prunelle sells no alcohol; you MUST bring your own, so why would we charge you for it".

Let's hope this MONTREAL tradition lives on!