Wilensky’s

Wilensky's Light Lunch, also known as Wilensky's, is a kosher-style lunch counter located on Fairmount Avenue West in , Quebec, Canada. Opened in 1932 by Moe Wilensky, the restaurant is widely believed to have inspired scenes in Mordecai Richler's novel, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz as either Eddy's Cigar & Soda or Moe's Cigar Store.
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  • 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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fairmount Bagel and Parc Lahaie.

Bakery
is a Montreal-style bagel bakery in , , in the neighbourhood of the borough. The first location opened on September 7, 1919 on Saint-Laurent Boulevard by Isadore Shlafman.

Park
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
is a park.

Church
Photo: Simon Villeneuve, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 280 metres east of Wilensky’s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mile-End and Outremont.

Photo: Alain Rouiller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, the last Mile, is a small neighborhood between , , Rosemont and Little Italy. The main commercial streets are parts of St-Viateur, Fairmount, Bernard, Villeneuve, Parc Ave & St-Laurent.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, once its own town, was incorporated into 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.

Neighborhood
Photo: art inthecity, CC BY 2.0.
is an arts and entertainment district located in the eastern section of , designed as a centre for Montreal's cultural events and festivals. is situated 3 km southeast of Wilensky’s.

Wilensky’s

Latitude
45.52332° or 45° 31′ 24″ north
Longitude
-73.59483° or 73° 35′ 41″ west
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
87Q8GCF4+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1655424856
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fast_food
Open­Street­Map attribute
cuisine=­sandwich
Wiki­data 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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Highlights include Cinéma Moderne and Musée des Pompiers de Montréal.

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