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The best Italian restaurants in Montreal for true pasta lovers
"It’s just over six years since Little Italy’s most celebrated restaurateurs Stefano Faita and Michele Forgione opened Gema, and yet the pizzeria remains one of the best around town. It’s also the most likely to convert even the most unyielding of Hawaiian pizza skeptics with its winning pairing of smoked maple ham, oven-roasted pineapple, and mozzarella di bufala."
"Come for the pizza and stay for dessert at Pizzeria Gema all year round, or just hit up the service window around the corner from the front entrance in the summer. Their frozen custard might not be fancy, but it’s everything you want in a frozen dessert: Cold and creamy without being excessively icy in the slightest."
"Despite the rather audacious dual claim of frozen custard and Italian pizza specialties, Gema Pizzeria succeeds in pleasing all critics, thanks to refined, traditional, and extremely tasty fare, which is mostly made from produce bought at nearby..."
"Discover this typical Italian happy hour at Caffe Un Po’ Di Piu in Old Montreal!. You will be transported to Italy circa 1920 with the old-fashioned bar, high stools and bricks walls. Specializing in Italian coffee, paninis, Negronis, Spritz, and small plates like burrata, bruschetta, focaccia, eggplant dip, etc., this is the kind of place where you can spend a whole afternoon (and evening) eating and drinking in a beautiful space."
"Saddle up at Un Po’ Di Piu’s gorgeous bar with your love and plan to stay awhile. Their menu of antipasti is eminently snackable, and with an array of Negronis to choose from, it’s hard to say no to another bite. Nothing makes a date go more smoothly than when the food is consistently on point."
"Chef-owners of this sleek restaurant, Michele Forgione and Stefano Faita, are among Montreal’s most notable restauranteurs, and their combined expertise makes for a mouthwatering menu. A four-course sharing option is available, alongside the à la carte offerings of casarecci nero di seppia, a calamari and shrimp dish, and porchetta del nonno, pork from Ferme St-Canut. The wine list is extensive and varied."
"Montréal’s inviting Little Italy is home to some truly outstanding Italian restaurants. Among them is Impasto, a contemporary eatery headed by acclaimed restaurateurs Michele Forgione and Stefano Faita. With a concise menu featuring an array of seafood, meat and pasta dishes, Impasto’s flair lies in its ability to perfect Italian staples and liven them up with fresh ingredients and surprising flavors."
"Chef and co-owner Michele Forgione's dessert have a distinctly Italian feel without crossing any lines into cliché — ricotta figures prominently."
"The menu at this Griffintown hotspot is divided into four sections—starters, pastas, mains, and desserts. Each dish, whether it's a starter of warm octopus with potato mousseline and salsa verde, or ravioli with green peas, braised lamb, stracchino cheese, and olives, is balanced in flavor and beautiful to see. Acclaimed pastry chef Masami Waki puts a Japanese twist on the Italian desserts; citrus fans will love the lemon tart with clementine cake, cream cheese, and grapefruit jelly."
"What is it: Another stellar restaurant from chef Claude Pelletier, Le Serpent comes out swinging with an Italian bent to its menu. From its raw and cooked appetizers to a heavy emphasis on pastas, risottos, surf and turf. Quite possibly the inspiration behind the more informal—and no less delicious—Il Miglio pasta bar located uptown, Le Serpent delivers one wow after another with impressive in-house ingredients."
"Canadian, Italian, French, Online Reservation, Restaurant With Bar. been described as casual. They are open at night from Monday to Saturday."
"Another hidden gem, the Café Il Cortile is a longstanding Italian restaurant with an exquisite inner courtyard terrasse neatly protected by a cluster of surrounding buildings. Paved with cobblestones, shaded by awnings and packed tightly with hanging flower baskets, hibiscus trees and oleander plants, it’s a great spot if an Italian mountain village vacation isn’t feasible. Instead, an early afternoon caprese salad at Il Cortile is sure to work just as well."
"Featuring a Tuscan-style terrace on the streets of the Museum Quarter, this classic Italian eatery is a hidden gem nestled behind a grey stone-fronted office building on Sherbrooke Street West. With close proximity to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and many of the city's best museum attractions, Il Cortile is a great place for a romantic meal in the alleyway courtyard."
"FCO di Fiumicino is a pizzeria in Old Montreal that serves excellent Italian food and on top of their delicious pizza, they also offer very good gelati. These are typical flavors you’d find in Italy like pistachio, hazelnut, and sorbets of lemon, ricotta and cinnamon. If you are looking to have your tastebuds remind you of that epic Italian vacay, then head to FCO di Fiumicino."
"Planning a fun-filled family adventure to Montreal anytime soon?. Be sure to make a food trip itinerary, aside from a list of places to see and activities to try. One restaurant that should be in your food crawl agenda is Cora."
"Build-your-own-burger spots have never been so delicious or cheap, and that’s just the cost of a double burger. What makes these burgers a step up—hell, two or three steps up—from your average fast food joint is because of the patties. Made from an exceptional marinated beef recipe, they get sandwiched between buns that are glazed on the outside and crisp on the inside (they won't tell us where they get them from) and it makes for a irreplicable package."
"Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul is a multicultural Presbyterian congregation. On Notre Dame Street, near the current location of city hall, was founded. In 1843, St. Paul’s Church was built nearby."
"Montreal born and bred Copper Branch prides itself of being the first 100% vegan food chain in the province. With a few outlets scattered across the city and a choice of sandwiches, burgers, bowls, chilli and soups that all make me a little sad I no longer call Montreal home, Copper Branch is the perfect little spot for a healthy bite. The warm yet industrial interior with raw wood counters and copper light fixings lends itself to lingering and people watching (I enjoyed the Ste-Catherine location perpendicular from Square Cabot a lot)."