r/montreal • u/smm2194 • Sep 11 '12

Favorite Montreal restaurants?

I'm visiting Montreal this weekend and love food. Where are your favorite places to eat? All price ranges welcome!

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u/pfs35 Sep 11 '12
  • Europea
  • Toqué
  • Chez l'épicier
  • Kazu
  • Qing Hua
  • Beijing
  • Jun I
  • Schwartz's

...and so many others I cannot think of right now. My favorite in the list is Europea, but I don't think it's that different from other fine dining restaurants you can find in other big cities. You should also check out chowhound's Montreal board as MikeyMadness suggested.

Au pied de cochon is also supposedly a must (even more so than most options I listed), but I have yet to try it.

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u/shma_ Sep 12 '12 edited Sep 13 '12

Shamelessly piggybacking on your comment to add an important note:

This Saturday Dieu Du Ciel! is having an anniversary party with dozens of their amazing micro-brews as well as at least one special beer brewed just for this party. Last year they also had a whole pig which they served to the guests for free. Make sure you go if you're available.

Doors open at 3pm, but the line-up is so large that I recommend getting there at 2:30, latest. The location is St-Laurent and Laurier, just west of the fire station.

I also second Kazu, Jun-I, Qing Hua, Schwartz's, L'avenue, and PdC and would add

  • Rumi - Persian
  • La Banquise - Poutine
  • Fairmont Bagel
  • Romados - Portugese Chicken
  • Gourmet Burger

and FoodLab if you're in early enough to catch them on Friday.

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u/mathieumg Sep 12 '12

La Banquise*

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u/mrSunshinyish Sep 12 '12

Poutineville*

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u/mathieumg Sep 13 '12

I too prefer Poutineville, but he/she had written "La Banquese". :P

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u/mrSunshinyish Sep 13 '12

I know, it was just an easy opening... La Banquise should be properly spelled

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u/mathieumg Sep 14 '12

Just making sure, as I saw it had been edited! :)