Restaurant Advertising

Reach Montreal Locals Before They Pick the Spot They Always Go To

157 elevator screens in 76 Montreal residential buildings reach the locals who eat out weekly — 25 million monthly impressions in the buildings where your regulars live.

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Montreal Restaurant Clients Have Favourites — You Need to Become One

Montreal has one of the great food and bar cultures in North America. For every resident, there are half a dozen spots they rotate through on autopilot. Breaking into that rotation requires familiarity — not a perfect review on Google, not an Instagram ad they scroll past. The restaurants and bars that earn new regulars are the ones already woven into residents' daily field of view.

Elevator advertising makes your restaurant part of the daily environment for residents in nearby buildings. When they're deciding where to go on a Thursday night, yours is the name that comes to mind — not an unknown option buried in a delivery app.

Get Your Montreal Restaurant in Front of 25M Monthly Impressions

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Montreal, by the Numbers

157

157 elevator screens

76

76 residential buildings

25M

25M monthly impressions

Why Montreal Bars and Restaurants Choose Elevator Advertising

Reach Residents When Hunger Strikes

People decide where to eat when they're already hungry -- not while scrolling social media in the morning. Elevator ads catch residents heading out the door, phone in hand, looking for dinner.

Your Ad Runs Alone. No Other Restaurants.

No competing menus. No other dining options next to yours. Residents see your name 4-6 times a day with nothing else fighting for their attention.

Proximity Wins the Dinner Decision

Most people eat within a mile of home. Elevator ads in nearby buildings put your restaurant in front of the exact residents most likely to order delivery, pick up, or walk in tonight.

They See You 4-6 Times a Day. They Remember You.

A social ad gets seen once and forgotten. Elevator ads show up 4-6 times daily. When a resident thinks "where should we order from?" your name is the one they remember.

How Restaurant Advertising Channels Compare

Metric

Elevator Ads

Bus Shelters

Social Ads

Daily Frequency

4-6x guaranteed

1-2x if on route

Depends on the algorithm

Your Ad Runs Alone

100% (no other ads)

Shared with 3-5 ads

Competing in feed

Attention Rate

2.5x higher than OOH

Low (people walk past)

Scroll-through rate 90%+

Why Montreal Bars and Restaurants Choose Elevator Advertising

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Montreal residential areas have the highest restaurant-adjacent building density?

Downtown Ville-Marie, Old Montreal, Griffintown, the Plateau-Mont-Royal, Mile-End, and Rosemont all have residential towers adjacent to active restaurant and bar corridors. We'll show you building coverage around your location.

Can I promote a specific event or weekly special on my Montreal restaurant elevator ad?

Yes. Happy hour, trivia night, live music, chef's tasting menus, brunch specials, and seasonal events all run well. Screen content can be updated within 48 hours — so you can promote a limited-time offer without a long lead time.

Does elevator advertising work for new Montreal restaurant openings?

Particularly well. A new restaurant launching a campaign in nearby buildings before opening generates familiarity from day one — so residents have already heard of you when they finally walk by and see the 'now open' sign.

How does elevator advertising compare to DoorDash and Uber Eats promotions for Montreal restaurants?

Delivery platform promotions drive immediate orders but cost 20–30% commission and build no brand loyalty. Elevator advertising builds the dine-in relationship and direct order behaviour that makes your restaurant a neighbourhood favourite, not a commodity in a delivery app list.

Get Your Montreal Restaurant in Front of 25M Monthly Impressions

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