Coffee
Caravane Café
Avenue Lacombe
A café on Avenue Lacombe serving drinks, brunch and lunch. A lunch-hour date leaves each of you free to go back to your day, or to stretch it out if the spark is there.
Between campus and mountain: casual hookups in Côte-des-Neiges
Coming out of Université-de-Montréal station, a drink on a terrace can quickly turn into an evening. What comes next, no strings attached, is up to the two of you.
- Free to join and browse
- Moderated profiles
- Adults only, 18+
Easy first dates, any time of day
A west-end neighbourhood in the borough it shares with Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, it runs to the rhythm of a big campus and the metro. For something casual, all that coming and going is an asset: where everyone passes through, two adults having a drink draw no attention. And with stations right here, each of you comes and goes as you please.
The site asks nothing of you to start: a profile in three steps, profiles you can browse for free, then a Gold subscription to write. After that, you pick a terrace near campus or a performance hall, depending on the time of day.
Côte-des-Neiges and Université-de-Montréal stations serve the neighbourhood, and Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges is its main street, lined with cafés and restaurants. Further up, the Université de Montréal campus and the Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges are landmarks nobody mixes up, handy when the other person doesn't know the area, and the Centre Segal des arts de la scène hosts the show nights.
Where to meet in the neighbourhood
Drinks
Pub McCarold
Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges
A pub at the Université de Montréal's student residences, with terraces and a kitchen open late. A drink on the terrace can stretch into dinner without changing addresses, since the kitchen stays open late.
A meal
Ermitage
Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges
A European and Russian restaurant. For a first dinner that breaks from the usual spots, Russian food gives you something to talk about from the first course.
A night out
Centre Segal des arts de la scène
Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine
A performing arts centre with a season of shows. A play gives the evening a ready-made shape, and the ride home tells you quickly whether the interest is mutual.
Is Côte-des-Neiges worth it for a casual hookup?
Yes, especially if you like simple dates. Lunch at Caravane Café, a drink on the terrace at Pub McCarold, a play at the Centre Segal: the neighbourhood has something for every hour, with the metro to get there and back. Say clearly what you're after, suggest a public place, and create your free profile to see who's looking for the same.
A few profiles to browse
A free account lets you look at profiles and photos. Writing to someone, and opening the full galleries, takes a Gold subscription.
Representative member images
Your questions before you start
A discreet fling near campus, is that realistic?
Yes. In a neighbourhood with people always passing through, a drink for two stays unremarkable. On the site, your username replaces your name. You browse profiles by age and by what people are looking for, then a Gold subscription lets you write and suggest a terrace or a café nearby.
A café for meeting the first time?
Café Safran+, on the same chemin as the pub, mostly serves herbal teas: Safran tea, green tea, mint tea. A first meeting over tea, with no alcohol, keeps both heads clear, and nothing stops you from moving on to Pub McCarold afterwards if the conversation calls for it.
Which metro stop should I give the other person?
Côte-des-Neiges or Université-de-Montréal, depending on where you're meeting. Université-de-Montréal leads to the campus and the pub at the student residences, while the other station opens onto the chemin, its cafés and its restaurants. If the other person is coming from elsewhere on the island, meet at the station exit, then walk together.
An idea for a walk on a second date?
Head up to the Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal, on Chemin Queen-Mary. The church is built on the south-west slope of Mount Royal, and the climb on foot gives you time to chat side by side, before heading back down to a café in the neighbourhood if the day allows.
Do you have to be 18 to sign up?
Yes. The site is for adults 18 and over, and your age is confirmed at sign-up with your date of birth. It isn't a formality: every member you come across on the site went through the same step, and profiles are moderated.
Further west, or over the mountain
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce shares the borough, and every neighbouring area has its own page, like the rest of the island.
Downtown & Plateau
East
South-West
Laval & North Shore
South Shore
A terrace near campus, tonight?
Your free profile takes three steps, and the terraces at Pub McCarold are waiting for what comes next.
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