Restaurant suggestions in Montreal?
Am going up to Montreal in a couple of weeks--would love a bunch of restaurant recommendations. It's been a few years since I've been & there's such a buzz about the place now! Funky cheap international food and traditional good French food recs too (not too expensive). Don't like ze poutine..Thanks very much!
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I was just there in May and recommend:
Pullman
Les Chocolates de Chloe
Da Emma
Stash Cafe - This place was very fun. There was a guy playing Radiohead on the piano!
Marche de La Villette - This place is a deli/restaurant and it seemed like it was full of locals, like everyone kind of knew each other. Friendliest waiter I've ever had in my life!
I also recommend reading the Montreal blog Midnight Poutine. They have tons of restaurant reviews. And Budget Travel magazine has an article on Montreal in their new issue with eating suggestions.
Have fun!!
K at 11:50AM on 08/10/07
My first recommendation is just to walk around and choose a place that looks good. There are sooo many restaurants and everyone has their menu posted outside.
I was just there in May as well and I loved:
Au Pied de Cochon, although it is on the expensive side but totally worth it.
Les Trois Brasseurs - good food and great beer
Au Pain Doré has really great breads and pastries
Faema in Little Italy has the best espresso in North America :)
I would also recommend going to one of the various middle-eastern restaurants and getting the Shish Taouk.
Have fun!
Chau at 4:08PM on 08/10/07
u can't come to montreal and not try Schwartz's on Blvd St. Laurent, expect to wait in line....either suppor or lunch...breakfast at Beauty's ave. Parc and St Urbain and eat the mish mash (eggs) or the bagel lox and cream cheese which i think is called the Beauty's special....french food u will spend bucks on and is very touristy....Blvd St Laurent has trendy restaurants which will cost and need reservations...i would suggest Joe Beef, but it will be hard to get into...in Chinatown there is Mongolian Hot Pot which is unique cause u cook at ur own table on induction heat...Le Latini is fabulous italian on the outskirts of chinatown, Queue de Cheval for steaks or Moishes $$$$..anything in Old Montreal will also be bucks...there is a great cheap BarBQ on Ave Somerled toward the NDG area and u can sit outside and in fact that whole block on both sides has cheap but good eats....ie Jardin Asean, Bofingers, a sausage place ....but if u want downtown on Bishop is an all u can eat Jap restaurant so busy and so good and fresh - and it is excellent quality
Natalie Sztern at 5:34PM on 08/10/07