No. 14: Nacarat
Nacarat, located inside Montreal’s beautifully renovated Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth hotel. Nacarat’s name alludes to shimmering jewel tones reflected in the bar’s “glam rock” decor. The beer and cider menu…
No. 11: El Pequeño
El Pequeño Small square-footage, grand atmosphere: El Pequeño is the former Canuck-kitsch gift shop which now evokes a grand Havana hotel lobby, complete with ornate glass chandelier, white marble countertops…
No. 6: The Coldroom
Old Montreal’s architectural marvels do not include an anonymous, scruffy, black metal door set into a brick wall. But ring the doorbell and you’ll be escorted into a dark underworld…
No. 5: Atwater Cocktail Club
Atwater cocktail club is one dark, dead-end alley that you shouldn’t scurry past. Because behind a door painted with the image of a scowling-faced individual (and lit by a single…
Most Innovative Chef 2019: Antonin Mousseau-Rivard
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Lifetime Achievement Award 2019: Normand Laprise
His kitchen turned it into something new: a distinctly Québécois haute cuisine that leaned on solid, old-school techniques, but only selectively...
One to Watch Young Chef 2019: Massimo Piedimonte
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Editor-in-chief Jacob Richler on the 2019 List
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No. 3: Toqué!
For 26 years now, chef-owner Normand Laprise has stayed true to his mission here,