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10 Best Restaurants In Montreal, Canada According To A Local - Updated 2021
"If you have limited time in Montreal, Elena should be one of the first reservations you make. This bright, colorful Italian spot is one of the best restaurants in the entire city and it’s a great place to celebrate an anniversary or kick off a bachelor/bachelorette weekend. You come here for the wood-fired pizza - the margherita is near perfect - but the pastas are just as excellent and you’ll want to try a few, along with a bottle or two from their long natural wine list."
"The atmosphere at restaurant Elena is welcoming, playful and fun, all while maintaining a distinctly elegant aura. Designed by the talented Kyle Goforth, designer of Boxermans and Bar Loïc, the space is reminiscent of the Italian retro aesthetic. Neutral coloured walls and flooring allow the colourful accents to pop even more."
"Ronen Baruch and Saleh Seh's Mediterranean fare is the foundation which built this neighbourhood institution worth the ride out to the edge of Lachine. We've got mad love for theor equally cheap sabich with its runny egg and roasted egglplant and meatless takes on shawarma and shishtaouk by using shiitake in lieu of chicken, but the namesake falafel—crunchy chickpea balls, veg and sauce stuffed until brimming in a warm and fluffy pita bread—is our current favourite here. Never mind the time it'll take for a central islander to get out, this place's food makes it a home away from home."
"Since 2015, Falafel Saint-Jacques has been a hidden jewel, serving delicious, original and affordable Middle Eastern veggie cuisine. This counter service resto is one of our best healthy-veggie spots in Montreal!. The house specialty are the excellent falafels it serves – soft, fresh and tasty, and among the best falafels in Montreal!"
"At this much-loved Ville Saint-Pierre gem, $6.89 will get you one of the best falafel pitas in the city. Actually, all of their sandwiches (all excellent) ring in at under $10 — even carnivores are sold on the meat-free “chicken” shish taouk."
"Former Toqué chef Luca Cianciulli and partner Maxime Landry bestowed this cozy Italian resto upon Villeray in late 2018. Pasta is the focus — bolstered by the likes of arancini and polpette for appetizers — and, as with all great Italian food, simplicity is key, with sauces and other accoutrements that allow delicate bucatini or ricotta-asiago-stuffed cannelloni to shine."
"If fine dining is what you’re out for, then look no further than Moccione, a prime selection in the Velleray district. While Montreal is known for having long-established Italian restaurants, they’re also in the business of innovation. Moccione has quickly established itself among the city’s best with dishes such as the maccheroni Bolognese with Parmigiano."
"Moccione is a neighborhood restaurant in the middle of Villeray. Moccione is festive and unpretentious, very Italian-Montreal, inspired by childhood and travel. The menu, like the wine list, changes according to the seasons and according to the owners’ desires."
"Aux cinq parfums is a very good restaurant located in the north of the island. You will specially like its appetising cuisine and its copious dishes. We recommend you to share several appetizers, as they are particularly delicious.(Photo credit: Aux cinq parfums)"
"Located on Rue Saint-Viateur, in the center of Montreal’s Portuguese district, Romados is a much-loved location, built around takeouts and quick bites. Rich, seasoned rotisserie chicken is the specialty here, with a steady stream of patrons lining up for quick-fire orders throughout the day. True to its Portuguese heritage, a small pastry counter is also open, serving fresh pasteis de nata custard tarts."
"The undisputed champ of the Portuguese chicken in Montreal game is as always offering its charcoal roasted birds and addictively seasoned fries for takeout and delivery."
"Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account. If you love meat food and you are looking for the perfect kosher restaurant to wine and dine, then the Deli 365 kosher restaurant is the perfect place to be. The menu is filled with lots of appetizing meals that will leave you waiting in anticipation of your meal to be served."
"Despite a change of ownership in 2018, the menu at this neighbourhood mainstay of Saint-Henri has remained largely the same: daily breakfast and lunch menus every day of the week (except Mondays) from 8 a.m., now available on SkipTheDishes and UberEats. Simple, effective, and cheap."
"Fun, Festive and Affordable: good times at a good price Sometimes, there’s nothing better than a relaxed evening out at a restaurant – one where your date’s voice is louder […]"
"Welcome to Faberge, located in the Mile End district, this iconic brunch spot remains lively, with its family-friendly ambiance and excellent drinks menu featuring anything and everything from spicy Bloody Marys to mimosas. One of the more famed dishes is the chicken waffle that comes with a boneless fried chicken, a side of spicy sriracha coleslaw and a bowl of fresh fruits. The portions here are huge and the cozy and bright decor keeps residents and visitors coming back for more."
"Located in the heart of the Mile End, Nouveau Palais is a spot much loved by locals. The cozy restaurant, which has kept many of the trappings of the former diner in which it is housed, consistently draws in a lively crowd, which converges on the restaurant’s booths to enjoy classic comfort food and drinks late into the night. It is not uncommon for a calm dinner at Nouveau Palais to turn into a rowdy dance party."
"Since 1942, Beauty’s Luncheonette has been serving up generous portions of their lovingly cooked Jewish-inspired breakfast and lunch fare in their timelessly cool retro 50s diner on the corner of Saint-Urbain and Mont-Royal. In fact, Beauty’s is one of the oldest operating brunch joints in town, and depending on who you ask, it might just be Montreal's first. Beauty’s serves all the classic brunch stapes, including full breakfasts, fresh-pressed orange juice, salads, sandwiches, pancakes, and waffles, but also several unique specialties including their coveted bagel lox platter and downright legendary mishmash omelette, loaded with salami, hot dogs, green peppers, and fried onions."
"This Mont Royal mainstay got its start in 1942 when newlyweds Hymie and Freda Shkolnick (RIP) took over Bancroft Snack Bar across from what once was a hockey rink. Word about Freda’s mish-mash omelette and Hymie’s bowling nickname “Beauty” quickly spread, and the rest is history. Nowadays it’s hard to come by a blue booth or counter stool without a short lineup, but the wait is nothing that a Beauty’s Special—a bagel sandwich with lox, red onion, capers and cream cheese—can’t make better."
"The Beautys Special and the Mish-Mash are why people have been queuing up outside the doors of this Montreal institution since 1942: a bagel with smoked salmon, cream cheese, tomato, and red onion, and an omelette with hot dogs, salami, onions, and green peppers, respectively. According to the owner, no matter how many times you’ll try to recreate these simple dishes at home, you will keep coming back for that good ol’ Beautys taste."