@shrinkrap Linking a few recent threads below.
WIth 8 late summer / fall days, you may want to consider a day trip to wine country / eastern townships – its only a 45 min drive, pretty, and quaint. Not just wine either - cider, distilleries, more.
If you’re in an AirBNB, the markets will be fun to explore (even if you’re at a hotel, you can pick up snacks or a picnic) – Adonis, Atwater, etc.
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If you clink the link where I originally said “search”, that’s the montreal / Quebec board — there are more threads 
I’ll be going again next year too - I’m usually there every year to visit family, but I haven’t been back since COVID.
I did that! Your hard work is not wasted!
St Hubert Chicken, which is a roast chicken chain, something like Boston Market, but better, with locations all over Quebec.
Chalet BBQ’s Rotisserie chicken in Montreal, since 1944
I don’t think I have ever ordered fried chicken in Montreal because if I order chicken, it’s always Montreal rotisserie chicken or Portuguese churrasco chicken!
I usually visit Romados for Portuguese chicken
Pikliz has Haitian fried chicken. I have not tried it yet! https://www.restaurantpikliz.com/menu
If you’re in Montreal, I say, do a small Quebec-based fried chicken chain. Olivia’s! I have not tried it yet.
Chalet Bar-B-Q is the absolute benchmark for rotisserie chicken in Montreal. Hole-in-the-wall type of place that’s existed for many decades for good reason. My personal favourite.
Bonjour, hi. I visited Montreal back in 2018 and had some great meals there:
I also went in August (hot, humid, rainy at times) and stayed in the Plateau neighborhood. Getting around wasn’t too bad with the metro and the bus. I think I took Uber a few times too. Like others have mentioned, it doesn’t feel too “American” at all, which makes sense as it is in (French) Canada.
Things other than food (gasp)
Hiking up Mount Royal in the rain was an experience. There are some nice views of the city at the top at the lookout up there.
The Montreal Botanical Garden, as others have mentioned.
The Montreal Olympic Park, where the 1976 Summer Olympics were held, is right next to the Botanical Garden
In Old Montreal, the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal is worth seeing. The Queen of Canada herself - Celine Dion - got married there.
If you’re into beer check out Dieu du Ciel in Mile End.
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Thank you for bumping this up! We are just weeks away, and finalizing plans.
Please report back – I’m going to head up for a long-delayed visit in a couple of months too!
We will be there August 13th to 15th!
Lucky you!!
My recommendations from my trip there last year.
No particular order.
Foxy- Great terrace and excellent food and service, most food is cooked on a special wood burning grill.
Nora Grey- Excellent Italian, very cool vibe.
Le Vin Papillon- way better than their other restaurant Joe Beef.
Cabaret L’ Enfer for a big splurge dinner.
My favorite patisserie is Au Kouign Amann, get there early.
What’s on tap?
Not much planned – mostly kid-friendly stuff. I also want to eat dumplings and/or dim sum! Any places you can specifically recommend?
Also – cheap eats.
Butting in here 
There is a Chinatown close to Old Montreal, which has some dim sum and dumpling joints.
Despite visiting Montreal around 2 dozen times, I’ve never had Chinese food in Montreal so I can’t help you with Chinese dumplings or dim sum.
I have had Vietnamese food and Japanese food in Montreal several times.
There is a place called Satay Brothers near the Atwater Market which is on the affordable side.
This Japanese place is good.
This place looks good. Haven’t been. La Maison de Mademoiselle Dumpling
Middle Eastern food in Montreal is cheap and done well.
Traveling with kids? Arthurs Nosh Bar looks fun and tasty, Beauty’s restaurant is still going strong after all these years and it’s very kid friendly.
Most Portuguese chicken joints are cheap and cheerful. Ya gotta stop at Schwartzt’s Deli, although the quality has slipped a bit, go early(for breakfast to skip the lines.
Cant vouch for any of these but, hey, its eater, so maybe?:
When we were there a couple of years ago, we ate at a noodle/dumpling place that was okay, maybe a little more than okay. But yelp folks don’t like it much: Le Maison de Mme Dumpling. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066664029723
