Wilensky’s
Wilensky's Light Lunch, also known as Wilensky's, is a kosher-style lunch counter located on Fairmount Avenue West in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Opened in 1932 by Moe Wilensky, the restaurant was immortalized in Mordecai Richler's novel, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.Photo: Shawn in Montreal, Public domain.
- Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Fast food restaurant
- Cuisine: sandwich
- Description: lunch-counter restaurant in Montreal
- Also known as: “Wilensky’s Light Lunch”
- Address: 34 Avenue Fairmount Ouest
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parc Lahaie and Église Saint-Enfant-Jésus du Mile-End.
Église Saint-Enfant-Jésus du Mile-End
Church
Photo: Simon Villeneuve, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Enfant-Jésus du Mile-End is a church, which is situated 270 metres east of Wilensky’s.
Théâtre Espace Go
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Théâtre Espace Go is a theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1985 as the feminist Théâtre Expérimental des Femmes, the company changed its name to Théâtre Espace Go in 1994 and broadened its mandate. Théâtre Espace Go is situated 340 metres southeast of Wilensky’s.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Outremont and Mile-End.
Outremont
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Outremont, once its own town, was incorporated into Montreal in 2002. As its name suggests, it's on the other side of Mount Royal from downtown, and is a predominately residential area, home to well-known Québec artists and celebrities and to Montreal's Hasidic Jewish community.
Mile-End
Photo: Alain Rouiller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mile End, the last Mile, is a small neighborhood between Outremont, Le Plateau, Rosemont and Little Italy. The main commercial streets are parts of St-Viateur, Fairmount, Bernard, Villeneuve, Parc Ave & St-Laurent.
Quartier des spectacles
Neighborhood
Photo: art inthecity, CC BY 2.0.
Quartier des Spectacles is an arts and entertainment district located in the eastern section of Downtown Montreal, designed as a centre for Montreal's cultural events and festivals. Quartier des spectacles is situated 3 km southeast of Wilensky’s.
Wilensky’s
- Categories: restaurant and food
- Location: Plateau, Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Southwestern Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.52332° or 45° 31′ 24″ northLongitude
-73.59483° or 73° 35′ 41″ westOpen location code
87Q8GCF4+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 1655424856OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fast_foodOpenStreetMap attribute
cuisine=sandwichOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q8001601
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Wilensky’s” goes by many names.
- French: “Wilensky”
- Turkish: “Wilensky”
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