Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
HoMa is east Montreal's working neighborhood that keeps attracting artists who can't afford the Plateau — grocery z-score of 2.18, saturated. Seven cafes for 39 restaurants. The Atomic Café still exists and so does Gerry's Deli. Climate resilience is 100.
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About this Neighborhood
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve runs on a French-Canadian working-class grid that never quite completed its gentrification arc. Thirty-nine restaurants are unremarkable on count but specific on character: État Major, Boonlaï, Gerry's Delicatessen all coexist without a unifying aesthetic. The grocery situation is genuinely overdeveloped for the vibe score — 23 spots with a z-score of 2.18, including Super C and a chain of dépanneurs that map like capillaries through the street grid. Seven cafes is lean; Atomic Café and Canard Café carry the indie credibility load. Jardin communautaire Hochelaga and Parc Ovila-Pelletier are the local park infrastructure — modest, used. Climate resilience score of 100 is a signal worth noting: this neighborhood scores well on green and infrastructure metrics that larger districts often ignore. The social glue is only 47, which tracks — it's a neighborhood of neighbors who live alongside each other without necessarily connecting.
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